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Poll--The Weakest Link: The Champions - Round 3

MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
edited June 2017 in The Porch
Ten (Release)
Vs (Rearviewmirror)
Vitalogy (Corduroy)
No Code (Present Tense)
Yield (Given To Fly)
Binaural (Light Years)
Riot Act (I Am Mine) - Eliminated Round 2
Pearl Jam (Inside Job) - Eliminated Round 2
Backspacer (Unthought Known) - Eliminated Round 1
Lightning Bolt (Pendulum) - Eliminated Round 1

Now on to Round 3:
You are going to pick the song that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the two (2) songs with the most votes.
We will then move on to Round 4 and the Semi-Finals. - Remember you are voting to eliminate songs from contention.

For each round of the "Champions" competition, 2 songs will be eliminated.

The poll will close on Wednesday (6/7) at 3:00pm cst.

Poll--The Weakest Link: The Champions - Round 3 156 votes

Release
4%
ledveddermanNewJPagegoldrushnycratsBLACK35brianluxKB656988 7 votes
Rearviewmirror
4%
BEnglish017Force Of Naturepjpitt89tunodamailolobuggScreaming Treegvn2fly1421 7 votes
Corduroy
5%
elwayvedder2-feign-reluctancedrummerboy_73mfc2006hm210980MRMACPHISTO75KP278376Stickman24 8 votes
Present Tense
21%
jeffbrevenflow82Dr. DelightWashedpistol3Spiritual_Chaoswashedinblack91RoeghmannPA JammerForiginal SinjoberschlakeBSullyJB111896RP112579Kearn5yIM160456ewok pantsjstu39Blood Red MosquitoALaux 33 votes
Given To Fly
7%
ryph raphcutzchinese_nJS81606Gern Blanstenbuck502000wall232rgambsSmallestOceansbigdeathShyner 11 votes
Light Years
57%
CantKeepmedownmcgruff10my_waveigotid88releaseNYHebejebePoncierTony1477bootlegger10sachtrivNoloadpearljimlogan5ivemookieblalockRoelanddannyPurduePete55Namihrd2imgnShaqdaddy 90 votes
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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,831
    Light Years
    Like I said earlier, just working backwards the first three rounds.  GTF may get passed by for Present Tense.
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Present Tense
    I see PT and LY getting the axe this round
    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.
  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,116
    Light Years
    I went Light Years last round so I guess I have to be consistent. But man, those first couple minutes of Present Tense aren't great on the record. Live it is awesome. On No Code not so much.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,383
    Light Years
    this round was easy.  next round..yikes.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,192
    edited June 2017
    Rearviewmirror
    judging by the votes..........PJ is a washed up oldies band with just a few decent new song since 94'.

    livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446

    1995- New Orleans, LA  : New Orleans, LA

    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    Light Years
    lolobugg said:
    judging by the votes..........PJ is a washed up oldies band with just a few decent new song since 94'.

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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 36,482
    Light Years
    was going to vote Present Tense, then listened to it. Nope. 
    new album "Cigarettes" out Fall 2024!

    www.headstonesband.com




  • pearljam1809pearljam1809 Posts: 863
    Light Years
    If this trend continues (last two from the bottom go down), the final will be between RVM and Release.
    I´m totally fine with that.
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,870
    Light Years
    I am very disappointed that I Am Mine is gone so early.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • rummyrummy Posts: 4,436
    Light Years
    easy
  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,922
    Light Years
    Nostalgia runs deep w/ PJ fans. Albums 7-10 eliminated in rounds one and two. GTF to buck the chronological trend.
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,831
    Light Years
    jjflash said:
    Nostalgia runs deep w/ PJ fans. Albums 7-10 eliminated in rounds one and two. GTF to buck the chronological trend.
    Nah, the songs on the first half of their records are "light years" better than their second half of records. While they are better musicians than they were in 1991, nothing replaces the combination of passion, hunger and available time. 
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,236
    Corduroy
    Great song that is standing amongst giants in this list
    www.cluthelee.com
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    Light Years
    I think we can already see who's leaving this round. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Release
    I just couldn't bring myself to vote for Light Years yet. So it was either this or Corduroy. I kind of regret my pick already. 
    E8toX.gif

    http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
  • derbydavederbydave Posts: 11,254
    Light Years
    mcgruff10 said:
    this round was easy.  next round..yikes.

    YUP...voted for Light Years last round too!!
    '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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  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,945
    Light Years
    Lot of votes for present tense...very surprising! . It's already getting tough but next round will be voting off an absolute gem. 
  • northerndragonnortherndragon Posts: 9,850
    Present Tense
    Glad to see Inside Job and I Am Mine gone. Will be sad to see Light Years go, it's a beautiful song. Corduroy is up next for me. Just love the other three more.
    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.
  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,922
    Light Years
    bootlegger10 said:
    jjflash said:
    Nostalgia runs deep w/ PJ fans. Albums 7-10 eliminated in rounds one and two. GTF to buck the chronological trend.
    Nah, the songs on the first half of their records are "light years" better than their second half of records. While they are better musicians than they were in 1991, nothing replaces the combination of passion, hunger and available time. 
    I hear ya and agree that as a whole the albums were better. But there's some real gems of songs in the second half of the catalog that in my opinion belong in a similar pantheon as some of the band's earlier work. The same passion, hunger and available time could also be said for our ears, as the listeners, which is where the nostalgic part comes in. One of the fun parts in this exercise is to hear the differing opinions, none of which are right or wrong. I submit that at least one of the "best" songs off albums 7-10 are better than one of the "best" songs off albums 1-6. I Am Mine, for example, tops Light Years and Present Tense in my book.
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,831
    Light Years
    jjflash said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    jjflash said:
    Nostalgia runs deep w/ PJ fans. Albums 7-10 eliminated in rounds one and two. GTF to buck the chronological trend.
    Nah, the songs on the first half of their records are "light years" better than their second half of records. While they are better musicians than they were in 1991, nothing replaces the combination of passion, hunger and available time. 
    I hear ya and agree that as a whole the albums were better. But there's some real gems of songs in the second half of the catalog that in my opinion belong in a similar pantheon as some of the band's earlier work. The same passion, hunger and available time could also be said for our ears, as the listeners, which is where the nostalgic part comes in. One of the fun parts in this exercise is to hear the differing opinions, none of which are right or wrong. I submit that at least one of the "best" songs off albums 7-10 are better than one of the "best" songs off albums 1-6. I Am Mine, for example, tops Light Years and Present Tense in my book.
    Well said.
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,067
    Light Years
    Last easy round..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,831
    edited June 2017
    Light Years
    23scidoo said:
    Last easy round..
    Honestly I think there should only be two clear frontrunners (Corduroy or RVM), and I think Corduroy is the clear winner.  But my opinion is usually wrong!
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,572
    Release
    Hey, at least I'm not The Lone Bad Guy this time.  :lol:
    “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.













  • rummyrummy Posts: 4,436
    Light Years
    I'm pretty sure I won't be able to vote next round (I just don't think I will be able to pull the trigger on Given To Fly).
  • pistol3pistol3 Posts: 189
    Present Tense
    Ugh, just do not like Present Tense. Live or not. I feel like it's only gotten popular as we've gotten older. Takes less energy to react to at a concert.
    VA Beach 8/3/00, Council Bluffs 6/13/03, St. Paul 6/16/03, East Troy 6/21/03, The Gorge 7/22/06, 7/23/06, Chicago 8/23/09, KC 5/3/10, St. Louis 5/4/10, Dublin 6/22/10, Belfast 6/23/10, London 6/25/10, EV Minneapolis 7/2/11, EV Tulsa 11/18/12, Chicago 7/19/13, OKC 11/16/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Pemberton 7/17/16, Missoula 8/13/18, San Diego 5/3/22, Denver 9/22/22, Sacramento 5/13/24, LA 5/21/24
  • PJForceofNaturePJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    Light Years
    PJ_Soul said:
    I am very disappointed that I Am Mine is gone so early.
    Me too! I think it's a very fine song!
    "A beacon on dry land"
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Release
    pistol3 said:
    Ugh, just do not like Present Tense. Live or not. I feel like it's only gotten popular as we've gotten older. Takes less energy to react to at a concert.
    Really? I feel like it's still going solid live. The studio version doesn't capture the song like it deserves to. I think the way it was played in 2006 with Matt throwing in a great drum pattern leading up to the climax was amazing. Wish it would come back. 
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,543
    Light Years
    PJ_Soul said:
    I am very disappointed that I Am Mine is gone so early.
    Agreed. Light Years and Release would be my vote before that song.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,543
    Light Years
    brianlux said:
    Hey, at least I'm not The Lone Bad Guy this time.  :lol:
    It would have gotten my vote if not for Light Years surviving.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    edited June 2017
    Light Years
    I refuse to vote.  This is nuts.  We are essentially picking the best Pearl Jam song out of the list. Impossible.
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