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Poll--The Weakest Link: Pearl Jam Semi-Finals

MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
edited May 2017 in The Porch
Semi-Final Round
Big Wave, Wasted Reprise, and Parachutes eliminated in Round 1.
Unemployable, Gone, and Comatose eliminated in Round 2.
Army Reserve, Come Back, and World Wide Suicide eliminated in Round 3.

Again, 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 two songs with the most votes. All songs eliminated MUST have a least 10 votes to qualify for dismissal.

We will then move on to the Finals.

The poll will close on Thursday (5/11) at 2:40pm cst.

Poll--The Weakest Link: Pearl Jam Semi-Finals 143 votes

Life Wasted
22%
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Severed Hand
20%
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Marker In The Sand
34%
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Inside Job
21%
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  • Weston1283Weston1283 Posts: 4,830
    Marker In The Sand
    I vote for Life Wasted to win, still a killer live song to this day as well as the strongest studio song on the self titled album 
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Inside Job
    I'd love for Inside Job and Severed Hand to go no further in voting. Life Wasted (extended outro) for the win!
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,732
    Life Wasted
    Ahhh!  Tough choice!  I had to hit the button and run!
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,845
    Marker In The Sand
    I'm hoping for Severed Hand for the win but could live with Life Wasted. Not sure quite who to vote out yet to try to make that happen. 
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  • SmellymanSmellyman Posts: 4,524
    Life Wasted
    I know a lot like Life Wasted.  I never dug it.
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,606
    Severed Hand
    i actually can't decide between these ones. i was going to vote inside job, but any song with a bassline like that, instrumentation that doesn't require lyrics until 2 minutes in....... :o
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Inside Job
    Tried to walk, found a severed hand 
    Recognized it by the wedding band 
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,253
    Marker In The Sand
    How the hell is WWS not in the semi finals!?!?
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Life Wasted
    buck502000 said:
    Tried to walk, found a severed hand 
    Recognized it by the wedding band 
    Yah mun!
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  • erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
    Marker In The Sand
    My prediction for the finals is looking pretty good at this point..
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  • derbydavederbydave Posts: 11,254
    Severed Hand

    Fingers crossed we get news about the reissue of this album in the newsletter today!!! :rock_on:

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  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,165
    Life Wasted
    Really love Marker in the Sand
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  • whoanelly15whoanelly15 Posts: 740
    Life Wasted
    All worthy winners
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,180
    Inside Job
    Love the lyrics of Marker in the Sand. Eddie sounds rough when struggling through it on the album.

    I think.. Severed Hand is the strongest song here...
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,128
    Life Wasted
    Solid final four. Speaks to how strong side 1 of this album is.
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  • lolobugglolobugg Posts: 8,192
    Severed Hand

    I liked "Severed Hand" better the first time I heard it,

    when it was called "Porch"

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  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    Life Wasted
    Nice final four. Close race.
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,128
    Marker In The Sand
    Could be the rare finals I would pick....SH vs. IJ
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,621
    Marker In The Sand
    I don't know that I can pick one from the group left. Hard choice. Probably have to pick Marker only because I've never really liked the "walking tightrope high" line that much.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    Marker In The Sand
    for the win bitches!!!!!!!!

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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,430
    Marker In The Sand
    Still bottom of the barrel.
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,621
    Marker In The Sand
    dimitrispearljam said:
    for the win bitches!!!!!!!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_AhA8ylvI0
    Careful now, you're going to jinx it. Inside Job is catching up to Life Wasted in votes and it's still early.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,243
    Life Wasted
    Tough choice. 
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Inside Job
    I will never understand the undying love for Severed Hand. I seriously don't get it. I'm going to give it a listen again shortly, but what should I be looking for to stand out? Lyrically it doesn't move me at all. Musically it's "meh". So what am I missing? I'd love to have my mind changed on it and admit I was wrong.
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  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself Posts: 8,818
    Life Wasted
    Musically meh?!?  It rocks!  The drums are intense and huge and the 16th note thing that stone (I'm guessing) does is awesome!  Love to ride my bike or run to this one. All out sprint intervals. Love it!  
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  • RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,240
    Inside Job
    Yeah Severed Hand is a top 10 for me and currently #1 on my bucket list of songs to see live. Love the main riff in the verses and that added guitar part in the second verse. The best part of the song to me is when it cools down and then erupts into the epic (and I don't say epic often) Mike solo. That's probably a top 3 or 4 Mike studio solo for me. 
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,845
    Inside Job

    I can't really argue with this final four. I probably would have Army Reserve instead of Inside Job but that's about it.

  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,243
    Life Wasted
    RiotZact said:
    Yeah Severed Hand is a top 10 for me and currently #1 on my bucket list of songs to see live. Love the main riff in the verses and that added guitar part in the second verse. The best part of the song to me is when it cools down and then erupts into the epic (and I don't say epic often) Mike solo. That's probably a top 3 or 4 Mike studio solo for me. 
    So good. Heard it in DC 08'
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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,606
    edited May 2017
    Severed Hand
    lolobugg said:

    I liked "Severed Hand" better the first time I heard it,

    when it was called "Porch"

    ??? I don't see the similarities of those at all. 

    edit: ok, I hear what you're hearing. the only similarity is a few bars of the rhythm guitar. everything else is completely different. 
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,896
    Inside Job
    I like Inside Job, but I chose it because of that slightly odd tone of voice Eddie has in it.
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