Red Mosquito

Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

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.

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

Dirty Frank!

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

Sonic Reducer

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.