Poll--The Weakest Link: Backspacer Semi-Finals

MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
edited May 2017 in The Porch
Semi-Final Round
Johnny Guitar, Speed Of Sound, and The Fixer eliminated in Round 1.
The End, Supersonic, and Gonna See My Friend eliminated in Round 2.
Force Of Nature and Just Breathe eliminated in Round 3.

For the Semi-Final round, you are going to pick the song that you think is the "Weakest Link" from the remaining list after a couple days I remove the song with the most votes. The remaining two songs will battle it out in the finals.

ONLY 1 SONG WILL BE ELIMINATED THIS ROUND

We will then move on to the Championship.

The poll will close on Sunday (5/21) at 3:00pm cst.

Poll--The Weakest Link: Backspacer Semi-Finals 134 votes

Got Some
48%
jeffbrreleaseNYDr. DelightForce Of NatureGary CartertunodamaiNoloadchiwhitesoxlolobuggdavidosNamiBIGDaddyWilIndifference71BrainofBGAchinese_njarkkonieminenBSullyHesCalledDyerpjrussRP112579 65 votes
Amongst The Waves
32%
mcgruff10igotid88NewJPageHebejebeAndySlashpjpitt89on2legsSpiritual_Chaospearljimmookieblalockmfc2006dannypdalowskyRoeghmannComeToTXnycratsP34RL J4MM3RPA Jammertbergsdimitrispearljam 43 votes
Unthought Known
19%
elwayvedderledveddermanBEnglish017bootlegger10goldrushiOnlyownMymindcutzJimmyVDewieCoxScreamHello_33JS81606ewok pantshm210980YardenerocshiftyRiotZactderbydavepearldavidsonPJ_SoulPapaljuice 26 votes
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  • derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    Unthought Known

    Easy choice for me...

    This one should've gone out in the last round!!

    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • northerndragonnortherndragon somewhere, nowhere, anywhere Posts: 9,728
    Unthought Known
    derbydave said:

    Easy choice for me...

    This one should've gone out in the last round!!


    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,588
    Amongst The Waves
    Only things I love about ATW is that my wife loves the song...and it inspired Amongst The Ani's name change.

    I do like the song quite a bit, but don't love it.  Easy as the other two are probably my favorite 2 on this record.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,368
    Amongst The Waves
    Three very good songs right here 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739
    Amongst The Waves
    Solid three finalists. I d take any of them at a concert but amongst the waves is the weakest link imo. 

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,755
    Unthought Known
    Come on, Got Some. You're the much better song by far next to the other finalists. 

    Side note: What's everyone's take on the "first time you saw blood" line in Amongst the Waves?

    i hate it. But maybe that's because I don't get it. 
  • BSullyBSully Indiana Posts: 1,004
    Got Some
    ooh, close one.
    1998: Noblesville, IN 08-17
    2000: Noblesville, IN 08-18
    2003: Noblesville, IN 06-22
    2006: Cincinnati, OH 06-24
    2010: Noblesville, IN 05-07
    2016: Lexington, KY 04-26, Wrigley Field 2 08-22
    2018: Wrigley Field 1 08-18, Wrigley Field 2 08-20
    2022: St. Louis, MO 09-18
    2024: Noblesville, IN 08-26, Wrigley Field 1 08-29, Wrigley Field 2 08-31
  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,416
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Got Some
    Come on, Got Some. You're the much better song by far next to the other finalists. 

    Side note: What's everyone's take on the "first time you saw blood" line in Amongst the Waves?

    i hate it. But maybe that's because I don't get it. 
    The first time you got your hands dirty is the way I always took it.
    It's clearly a loss of innocence, and the "you've bled yourself" implies that it was a loss of innocence from a perspective that wasn't the victim of transgression, but the observer or perpetrator.

    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Got Some
    I always perceived it as the first time you ever saw blood drawn from an injury to yourself.  As youth we think we are invincible until the channel changes.

  • Attaway77Attaway77 Posts: 2,848
    edited May 2017
    Unthought Known is the winner on this album (my opinion of course). It's just a great song to crank up and hit the road, go for a run, etc... Amongst The Waves is cool but it hits a "meh" in there when you're starting to feel it... 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Db7U0sicA
    Post edited by Attaway77 on
    1998 Dallas (7/5) 2006 San Fran (7/15,7/16) 2009 San Fran (8/28) 2010 Bristow (5/13) NY (5/21) 2011 Alpine Valley (9/3,9/4)
    2012 Missoula (9/30) 2013 Chicago (7/19) Pittsburgh (10/11) Buffalo (10/12) Baltimore (10/27) Dallas (11/15)
    2014 Austin (10/12) Memphis (10/14) St. Paul (10/19) Milwaukee (10/20) Denver (10/22)
    2016 Ft. Lauderdale (4/8) Miami (4/9) Hampton (4/18) Philly (4/28,4/29) NY (5/1,5/2) 2018 Seattle (8/10) Missoula (8/13) 2022 Nashville (9/16)

    E.V. - 2008 Berkeley (4/8) 2012 Austin (11/9,11/12)
    Temple of the Dog - 2016 Upper Darby



  • NamiNami Newfoundland Posts: 5,989
    Got Some
    got none
    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
  • RP112579RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,350
    Got Some
    Same as last round
    6/29/98 Chicago-United Center
    6/18/03 Chicago-United Center
    5/17/06 Chicago-United Center
    7/19/13 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    10/11/13 Pittsburgh-Consol Energy Center
    10/17/14 Moline-IWireless Center (No Code)
    10/20/14 Milwaukee-Bradley center (Yield)
    4/26/16 Lexington-Rupp Arena
    8/20/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/22/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/18/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/20/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    9/5/23 Chicago-United Center
    9/7/23 Chicago-United Center
  • Pearl34JamPearl34Jam TN Posts: 1,102
    Got Some
    I didn't think there was any way Got Some would make it this far. Get it outta here
    "Must I keep explaining my decisions to you strangers of the Internet?" - Merch tent 8/19/16

    '13: 10/27 Baltimore
    '15: 9/26 New York City
    '16: 4/16 Greenville (VS!), 4/26 Lexington, 4/28 Philly, 8/20 Wrigley
    '18: 9/02 Fenway
    '22: 9/16 Nashville
    ’24: 8/26 Noblesville, 9/12 Baltimore
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,926
    Got Some
    Same pick. Let's make unthought known the champ! 
  • pearljam1809pearljam1809 Posts: 863
    Got Some
    Difficult choice
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 3,842
    edited May 2017
    Got Some
    I like Got Some, it's a fast paced rocker, I've always loved Unthought Known and have grown to like Amonst the Waves more and more. It was a tougher choice than I thought. 
    Was wanting Force of Nature to win. 
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
  • Got Some
    Attaway77 said:
    Unthought Known is the winner on this album (my opinion of course). It's just a great song to crank up and hit the road, go for a run, etc... Amongst The Waves is cool but it hits a "meh" in there when you're starting to feel it... 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Db7U0sicA

    Well you can not go wrong with this post.
    Nice video.

  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Got Some
    I got gum if ya need it.....
    I got gum if ya WANT it.....
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,596
    Got Some
    Final round will be close!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,867
    Amongst The Waves
    This gonna be the most uninteresting final so far.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • NamiNami Newfoundland Posts: 5,989
    Got Some
    I got gum if ya need it.....
    I got gum if ya WANT it.....
    hahaha
    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,765
    Amongst The Waves
    I've voted for the same song each round. 
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 New York City
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/02/18 Fenway 1 9/04/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    9/11/22 New York City
    9/14/22 Camden
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    Got Some
    I've voted for the same song each round. 
    Me too
  • javis el errantejavis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,136
    Amongst The Waves
    The three of them are pretty damn good, strong music, great lyrics, I prefer the rocky ones, the ones withmusical chsnges, and with fast beats, to meamongst the waves is the weakest among those three
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,345
    Got Some
    This gonna be the most uninteresting final so far.
    I gotta admit the last two finals have been (or will be) pretty "underwelming" - and I sort of agreed with the final two!
  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,345
    edited May 2017
    Got Some
    It kind of funny that these threads are still getting the votes (so there's still interest) but not getting the quantity/quality of comments like the previous albums.

    Is it due to the album quality or the warmer weather outside?

    Edit: I foolishly (wisely?) failed to mention that maybe some of you are, understandably, less into these threads right now due to the very unfortunately event in music that happened this past week. My apologies if I came across as insensitive. I'm pretty bummed out about Chris Cornell's passing, too.
    Post edited by rummy on
  • Got Some
    rummy said:
    It kind of funny that these threads are still getting the votes (so there's still interest) but not getting the quantity/quality of comments like the previous albums.

    Is it due to the album quality or the warmer weather outside?
    Maybe a combination of the two. I'm all over these boards at the moment procrastinating shovelling gravel. Unfortunately, we are into Backspacer and there's not much there to keep me from going out, sweating like a madman, and getting a sun burn tossing gravel about.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739
    Amongst The Waves
    rummy said:
    It kind of funny that these threads are still getting the votes (so there's still interest) but not getting the quantity/quality of comments like the previous albums.

    Is it due to the album quality or the warmer weather outside?
    Maybe a combination of the two. I'm all over these boards at the moment procrastinating shovelling gravel. Unfortunately, we are into Backspacer and there's not much there to keep me from going out, sweating like a madman, and getting a sun burn tossing gravel about.
    Is that how you are working out these days?
    sun s out guns out!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,345
    Got Some
    rummy said:
    It kind of funny that these threads are still getting the votes (so there's still interest) but not getting the quantity/quality of comments like the previous albums.

    Is it due to the album quality or the warmer weather outside?
    Maybe a combination of the two. I'm all over these boards at the moment procrastinating shovelling gravel. Unfortunately, we are into Backspacer and there's not much there to keep me from going out, sweating like a madman, and getting a sun burn tossing gravel about.
    Hey, I'm shoveling gravel, too! (Well, procrastinating from completing the job, anyway).

    Backbreaking work, isn't it?!
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