DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Post by **stip** » Sat March 14, 2026 11:28 am

Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Post by **stip** » Sat March 14, 2026 11:34 am

Vote for Sonic Reducer. I remember hearing Atlanta 94 and not knowing this was a cover. I was kind of disappointed to learn it didn't make it onto Vitalogy. That's still my favorite version.

I like that Dirty Frank exists more than I like listening to it.

Post by **96583UP** » Sat March 14, 2026 6:09 pm

Dirty Frank might represent the best of PJ having fun in the Dave A era

vibes full of RHCP inspiration

Dave doing the funk that Dave loves

Sonic reducer is a legend track but it's a cover and pretty vanilla

although i did play in a band and cover it once!

got to give the nod to dirty frank

Post by **epilogue** » Sat March 14, 2026 8:14 pm

Dirty Frank!

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sun March 15, 2026 7:45 am

I like them both but looking at the other matchups in this round, neither of these songs should advance.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sun March 15, 2026 9:12 am

Sonic Reducer

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sun March 15, 2026 1:28 pm

Dirty Frank. Yeah, I do give a little bit of a demerit to Sonic Reducer for being a cover, but mostly because Dirty Frank is a rare Pearl Jam track where they let loose a little, especially at a time for the band where they obsessively clutched pearls on what tracks should see the light of day. Yes a b-side, but one that shows more range than you would have expected from them in 1992.

Red Mosquito