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D3 Round 2ab: Arc vs. Strangest Tribe

Strangest Tribe has grown on me over the years, as the RM gushing over this song made me give it a closer look. Arc never touched me as much as I would have expected it to.

Strangest Tribe for March Madness winner 2015.

Arc sucks.

I can't be bothered to vote on most of these this year, unless it's a match I feel particularly strongly about. That said, I really do love "Arc" for what it is, but "Strangest Tribe" is one of the most magically perfect compositions that Pearl Jam have released. It's fragile but not bothered by the fact, and is thus able to allow itself to explore unknown territories.

stip wrote:Strangest Tribe has grown on me over the years, as the RM gushing over this song made me give it a closer look. Arc never touched me as much as I would have expected it to.

Same.

Arc should have been a hidden track

Arc, like Pry To, is a nice little intro into something greater. While it's way less successful than Pry To, I think it would have been better as an intro to All or None and not a separate track.

I legitimately think "Arc" is a terrific song. A really moving soundscape.

Strangest Tribe is pretty cool, but Arc gets my vote mainly because I like that it's something a bit different from your standard "song" and I like that Ed's still doing it as a performance piece at his solo shows.

Strangest Tribe is probably the most special song they have done. It truly feels like a captured moment in time, as opposed to a performance trying to portray one. No other PJ song creates such a visceral sense of time,space and emotion as this one. I was really disappointed to see they started to bring it to some live sets.

Thejambi wrote:Strangest Tribe is probably the most special song they have done. It truly feels like a captured moment in time, as opposed to a performance trying to portray one. No other PJ song creates such a visceral sense of time,space and emotion as this one. I was really disappointed to see they started to bring it to some live sets.

+1. The song just feels like you're stuck inside during a snowstorm, the electricity is out and you're sitting around candles.

The only other song that comes close to capturing that feeling for me is Sleight Of Hand.