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Poll--The Weakest Link: Binaural Champion - Light Years

MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
edited April 2017 in The Porch
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Evacuation, Soon Forget and Rival eliminated in Round 1.
God's Dice, Sleight of Hand and Breakerfall eliminated in Round 2.
Thin Air, Parting Ways and Nothing As It Seems eliminated in Round 3.
Of The Girl and Grievance eliminated in Round 4.

Again, you are going to pick the song that you think is the "Weakest Link" from the remaining list after a couple days the song with the fewest votes will be crowned CHAMPION.

The poll will close on Friday (4/21) at 2:40pm cst.

Poll--The Weakest Link: Binaural Champion - Light Years 135 votes

Light Years
46%
Riot_MacOceansJennyjeffbrintodeepigotid88evenflow82releaseNY2-feign-reluctancejdopjspnoonebootlegger10sachtriva5pjSpiritual_ChaosPurex37mookieblalockgoldrushlolobuggmfc2006PurduePete55 63 votes
Insignificance
53%
CantKeepmedownledveddermanmcgruff10NewJPageski-bumdrummerboy_73AndoBEnglish017pjpitt89104 years and countingtunodamaipearljimlogan5iveRoelanddannyNamicutzRoeghmannPeasant TentsBMo-643 72 votes
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    thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    Light Years
    Go Insignificance!
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,840
    Insignificance
    Dirty, remember you are voting for the weakest song, so don't vote for your favorite song. Got it? This is only the 25th time we've done this.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    Light Years
    Light Years the winner...?

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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,529
    Light Years
    How did we get to these two?
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    JbarkerJbarker Alberta Posts: 557
    Light Years
    This was by far the weirdest album for these polls.
    Certainly a testament to how good all the songs are.
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    pearljam1809pearljam1809 Posts: 863
    Insignificance
    Jbarker said:

    This was by far the weirdest album for these polls.
    Certainly a testament to how good all the songs are.

    agreed
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    thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    Light Years
    I'm getting ready to eliminate "Arc" on Riot Act...
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    rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,351
    Insignificance
    I remember when I first starting listening to Binaural and thinking how Light Years and Insignificance were the two most "catchy" (not too sure if that's the right word) of all the tracks. Admittedly, I like others better now but these two were probably the most "immediate" songs.
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    pearldavidsonpearldavidson PA Posts: 1,356
    Insignificance
    Both my favorite songs from this album, but I have to go with Light Years.
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    pearldavidsonpearldavidson PA Posts: 1,356
    Insignificance
    thispureamericanriot said:

    I'm getting ready to eliminate "Arc" on Riot Act...

    Lol
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    whoanelly15whoanelly15 Posts: 737
    Insignificance
    Jbarker said:

    This was by far the weirdest album for these polls.
    Certainly a testament to how good all the songs are.

    This. And Insignificance deserves credit for being what seems to me like the most long shot finalist. I get where it kind of feels like "the hit" from this record, but for me, it's just never been that. Maybe that's the beauty of Binaural. It's almost like there shouldn't be a single. Like these songs shouldn't exist individually, only as a part of this album.
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    cutzcutz Posts: 11,422
    edited April 2017
    Insignificance
    NAIS for the win>LOL
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    ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,755
    Insignificance
    whoanelly15 said:

    Jbarker said:

    This was by far the weirdest album for these polls.
    Certainly a testament to how good all the songs are.

    This. And Insignificance deserves credit for being what seems to me like the most long shot finalist. I get where it kind of feels like "the hit" from this record, but for me, it's just never been that. Maybe that's the beauty of Binaural. It's almost like there shouldn't be a single. Like these songs shouldn't exist individually, only as a part of this album.
    Ah yes, the Kid A approach. I can agree to that.

    I also agree with the poster who said these two songs were the most immediate upon first listen.

    God damn Binaural is amazing.
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    SJD3232SJD3232 Posts: 2,200
    Insignificance
    Easy choice. Light Years is top 7-8 for me
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    PorchgirlCOPorchgirlCO Colorado Posts: 1,375
    Insignificance
    MedozK said:

    CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
    Evacuation, Soon Forget and Rival eliminated in Round 1.
    God's Dice, Sleight of Hand and Breakerfall eliminated in Round 2.
    Thin Air, Parting Ways and Nothing As It Seems eliminated in Round 3.
    Of The Girl and Grievance eliminated in Round 4.

    Again, you are going to pick the song that you think is the "Weakest Link" from the remaining list after a couple days the song with the fewest votes will be crowned CHAMPION.

    The poll will close on Friday (4/21) at 2:40pm cst.

    Weird I was just thinking about light years not 5 min ago since my friend from work just lost her husband last night. So sad
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...

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    Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Light Years
    mcgruff10 said:

    Dirty, remember you are voting for the weakest song, so don't vote for your favorite song. Got it? This is only the 25th time we've done this.

    Lol

    I picked. This was my 1st strategic vote. It was an anger vote. A vote spawned from mild disappointment.

    Neither of these songs is the best two from this album IMO. They're not even in the top five for me. I knew this stretch of albums was going to be interesting and... interesting is what we have.
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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,141
    Light Years
    Bombs dropping down....
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,378
    Light Years
    well, this one sucked. love them both.
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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    Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,044
    Light Years
    Love Binaural start to finish but Light Years would've been my first to go.
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,930
    Insignificance
    Well I've voted for Insignificance 3 times in a row. Here's to hoping the third times a charm!
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    erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
    Light Years
    The only vote I was able to bring myself to cast for this record.
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,878
    edited April 2017
    Insignificance
    I like Light Years but it's not the best song on this album. Assuming the voting stays as is, it will be a strong contender for my first round vote when we get to the Champions poll.
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    graham1978graham1978 Posts: 51
    Light Years
    Damn hard choice, these two. I voted simply for the one that I have on heaviest rotation.
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,975
    Insignificance
    Not what I expected...
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Light Years
    Grievance or Sleight of Hand should've won.
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Insignificance
    The studio recording of Light Years is phenomenal and when they play it in concert the band makes awesome dedications.
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    shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,772
    Light Years
    buck502000 said:

    The studio recording of Light Years is phenomenal and when they play it in concert the band makes awesome dedications.

    True but imo it's played too fast live now. Also, maybe Im risking being cold-hearted, but I feel like there is a point when there are too many sad dedications. Imo insignificance is a better song anyway and is the only one to rival :smile: Breakerfall for the win. In general I favor heavy, rocking songs.
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,529
    Light Years
    shetellsherself said:

    buck502000 said:

    The studio recording of Light Years is phenomenal and when they play it in concert the band makes awesome dedications.

    True but imo it's played too fast live now. Also, maybe Im risking being cold-hearted, but I feel like there is a point when there are too many sad dedications. Imo insignificance is a better song anyway and is the only one to rival :smile: Breakerfall for the win. In general I favor heavy, rocking songs.
    Agree on the dedications. It means a lot to the people in the room which is great though.
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Insignificance
    HesCalledDyer said:

    Grievance or Sleight of Hand should've won.

    There's no way SOH is the best song on the album. It's not accessible to a common listener, acquired tastes are good for those who have acquired them, but they don't compare to the universally accepted greats.
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    edited April 2017
    Light Years
    rgambs said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    Grievance or Sleight of Hand should've won.

    There's no way SOH is the best song on the album. It's not accessible to a common listener, acquired tastes are good for those who have acquired them, but they don't compare to the universally accepted greats.
    Most common doesn't always mean best.
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