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6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Sun April 20, 2025 9:23 pm
by stip
Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Sun April 20, 2025 9:24 pm
by stip
Strangest Tribe is a cool little song. An interesting curio, and arguably the best xmas single in the catalog.
Alive, on the other hand, is arguably the greatest rock anthem of all time.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Sun April 20, 2025 9:33 pm
by epilogue
Alive is great. I like it more than Strangest Tribe. But both of these songs should have been ousted round ago. So I'm going with Strangest Tribe because it's more interesting this late in the tournament than Alive.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Sun April 20, 2025 10:02 pm
by Anders
ST
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Sun April 20, 2025 10:54 pm
by Kevin Davis
I am sure it will turn around, but it is nice seeing “ST” with such a lead up front. It gets my vote.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Sun April 20, 2025 11:44 pm
by Farmer John
This is Strangest Tribe's time to shine
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 3:54 am
by Jorge
"Alive" is the grander and more significant song in several ways, but truthfully I would rather listen to "Strangest Tribe" 9 times out of 10
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 7:09 am
by Matters
Jorge wrote:"Strangest Tribe" 9 times out of 10
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 11:50 am
by blueviper
This is a baffling outcome
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 3:19 pm
by Kevin Davis
blueviper wrote:This is a baffling outcome
Fear not, the status quo has returned
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 3:24 pm
by lvc
I can't believe this is tied. I love it. A true underdog story taking a heavyweight down to the wire.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 5:13 pm
by stip
Alive has never made it past this point, I dont think. Its not an RM heavyweight.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 5:14 pm
by stip
BUT IT SHOULD BE!!!!
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 7:42 pm
by blueviper
I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.
Bah!
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 7:53 pm
by Kevin Davis
blueviper wrote:I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.
Bah!
Nah, there are a lot of lesser-known PJ songs that get blown out of the water by heavyweights in these tournaments. For as much as Stip says that RM's tastes are anomalous relative to the rest of the PJ fanbase, nothing especially niche has ever won.
"Strangest Tribe" is a really good song with an entirely different set of strengths than "Alive." I'm much more attuned to the latter's virtues at this point in my life, so it's an easy vote for me.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 7:55 pm
by epilogue
Kevin Davis wrote:blueviper wrote:I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.
Bah!
Nah, there are a lot of lesser-known PJ songs that get blown out of the water by heavyweights in these tournaments. For as much as Stip says that RM's tastes are anomalous relative to the rest of the PJ fanbase, nothing especially niche has ever won.
I'd say In My Tree is the most "niche" winner and that one required a specialized tournament to win.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 7:58 pm
by Chris_H_2
blueviper wrote:I think it's just a group of hoity-toity PJ fans that are voting against "Alive" because it's what a true fan of the band/music would do, like subvert expectations or something.
Bah!
you seem to be really taking this hard
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 7:59 pm
by stip
but you acknowledge that it won…
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 8:01 pm
by epilogue
stip wrote:but you acknowledge that it won…
You count it as a winner. And it did win
A tournament but it never won an official full MM tournament.
Re: 6-30: Alive vs. Strangest Tribe
Posted: Mon April 21, 2025 8:04 pm
by Kevin Davis
If I can imagine a Pit member wearing a homemade t-shirt featuring a song's lyrics, I don't count that song as niche. "In My Tree" -- along with other pseudo-spirituals like "Present Tense" and "In Hiding" -- seems custom-made for that experience.
The fact that "follow the strangest tribe" hasn't been repurposed as a corny 10C touring life slogan yet underscores its niche status. A real underdog here. I'm proud of it.