"Ready to Go" - Yes, it's a sporting event staple, but it's also like going to the arena every day.

"All Over You" - One of my favorite jogging songs - fast enough to keep me going when I hit that "wall" after a few miles.

"Supernova" - I do enjoy Supernova more, but what about the Buffalo-based Goo Goo Dolls drawing the Dallas bracket? Is Clippy now in an alliance with the Cigarette Smoking Man?

"Devil's Haircut" - By the hairs of its pointed goatee.



Brian Hight | Homepage | Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 10:17:43 pm | #

All Apologies. At least one Albini-produced (now there's a hallmark of modern rock for you) song has to appear in this damn thing, and better "All Apologies" than something by frickin' Bush.

I dislike both bands (and these particular songs) quite intensely, but Ed Kowalczyk appeared in Fight Club. So "All Over You" gets my vote.

Supernova. Sad thing about the Goo Goo Dolls is not that they're Replacements wannabes, but that they're Replacements-circa-Don't Tell A Soul wannabes.

Devil's Haircut. Best song of today's 8.


Greg S. | Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 10:43:33 pm | #

1. All Apologies. I love singing to this song with all the unintelligble lyrics. wait, that's every one of their songs.
2. All over you: not bad. Collective soul: rules. December it is.
3. Supernova. I can't believe how much the Goo Goos learned to suck.
4. Down. 311 rules! Holla.
Ryan Blay | Homepage | Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 11:23:14 pm | #

All Apologies

A very tough matchup, but I'm going to go with the peppier song. All Over You.

Liz "Ren" Faire

Beck

-MMM
Meyer | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 7:10:16 am | #

Craig runs this tourney
where people vote for what songs
they'd rather hear played

and sometimes, he thinks
we should write haiku when we
post our comments up.

Not everybody
takes part in the fun. I might
be the only one

who even bothers.
But me, I think it's great fun.
(I need more hobbies.)

1)

Kurt's voice is cracking
like he's some country artist.
What is up with THAT?

Saffron is a babe.
All their songs sound the same, but
without Kurt's faux twang.

2)

Was Soul's bass riff from
"Anybody Listening?"
by Queensryche? It's close.

I saw Live for free
before they were a huge thing.
That song is okay.

3)

That guy did some songs
for a crappy Disney flick.
Will Goos get ONE VOTE?

4)

How did those potheads
end up at #1? Easy.
Their fans were on drugs.

VwlssWndr | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 8:31:35 am | #

1.) I'm voting for "All
Apologies," but it's close.
Proto-emo rules!

2.) I'm not quite thinking
oncoming traffic, but close;
I have to abstain.

3.) This is an easy
decision -- Liz Phair has twelve
times the chops of Goos.

4.) I've nothing against
311, but Beck kicks
ass. One for "Haircut!"
vgroce | Homepage | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 9:36:41 am | #

"Ready to Go." As previously noted in this space, Nirvana doesn't do it for me. Also, I saw Republica perform at the Taste of DC several years ago, and they opened the concert with "The Internationale," which I thought was strange enough to be truly admirable.

"All Over You." Because I just listened to the song snippet of "December," and now five minutes later I can't remember what it sounds like.

"Supernova." Gotta support the Chicago scene. Also, Steve Albini hates her, which endears her to me.

"Down." I know in my gut that "Devil's Haircut" is a better song, but I have a deep love for "Down" that I can't explain.
John Heaton | Homepage | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 10:18:34 am | #

1. All Apologies. When I was in 8th/9th grade I was a huge Nirvana fan, to the point of dressing like Kurt Cobain. But I also tended to be rather cranky when woken from sleep. The morning after Cobain killed himself, my mom woke me up at 8 am (it was a Saturday and I'd been out late the night before) to tell me, and I snarled "About goddamn time, he's whined about it enough" and went back to sleep.

2. All Over You. Live sucks, but Collective Soul Hoovers.

3. Supernova. Again, because Liz Phair sucks, but the Goo goo Dolls....

4. Devil's Haircut.
Noel Erinjeri | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 11:13:58 am | #

1. Republica

Saw Republica
At Taste of DC. Enjoyed
"Internationale."

2. Collective Soul

Both songs beat silence;
I'm not going to abstain.
Weak matchup here, though.

3. Liz Phair

Liz, overrated.
Goo Goos, crime against nature.
Commence butt-whomping.

4. 311

1995:
Girl who liked 311.
A lot of fun, too.
David Vacca | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 12:48:00 pm | #

Four negative energy haiku coming at you...

1. Republica sucked
Music for TV commercials
Lame one-hit wonder

2. How monotonous!
Worst song on "Throwing Copper"
All Over You sucked

3. Name way overplayed;
Still can't listen to it now.
Plus Liz Phair's a babe.

4. Play "Devil's Haircut."
Can't go wrong with "Odelay."
311? Blah.

Tim Young | Homepage | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 2:26:43 pm | #