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DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Posted: Sat March 14, 2026 11:28 am
by stip
Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Re: DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Posted: Sat March 14, 2026 11:34 am
by stip
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.

Re: DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Posted: Sat March 14, 2026 6:09 pm
by 96583UP
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

Re: DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Posted: Sat March 14, 2026 8:14 pm
by epilogue
Dirty Frank!

Re: DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Posted: Sun March 15, 2026 7:45 am
by Matters
I like them both but looking at the other matchups in this round, neither of these songs should advance.

Re: DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Posted: Sun March 15, 2026 9:12 am
by Anders
Sonic Reducer

Re: DaveA1: Sonic Reducer vs. Dirty Frank

Posted: Sun March 15, 2026 1:28 pm
by liebzz
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.