Blame it on Bad Brackets (Bayside Bracket) Bracket • Page 14

Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem

I And I

Duality

Landing Feet First

(TWW vs. LFF is painful to choose, probably my two favorite songs on the album)

 

Close races!


Carry On - 6
Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem - 4

I And I - 5
They’re Not Horses, They’re Unicorns - 5

Dear Your Holiness - 4
Duality - 6

The Walking Wounded - 4
Landing Feet First - 6

 

Choice Hops
Horses
Dear Your Holiness
Landing Feet First

This round was incredibly easy for me.

 

I think Duality is one of the band’s most overrated songs tbh. It’s fine, but I’d rate it far below most songs on TWW.

 

Duality is a great song but I just don't understand how it's beating DYH.

 

Hops
Horses
Holiness
Landing

 

I like people explaining their votes in this bracket tho

 

Me too! I wish I were able to vote so I could explain my choices haha

 

Honestly, I completely agree. I don’t dislike the song or anything, I’ve just never found it as good or as memorable as most Bayside fans seem too. It’s lower tier for me.

 

Triple post for the update:


Carry On - 6
Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem - 6

I And I - 5
They’re Not Horses, They’re Unicorns - 7

Dear Your Holiness - 6
Duality - 6

The Walking Wounded - 4
Landing Feet First - 8

 

I want to do a blurb with every vote too but I just sprained my thumb and typing is harder than it was a few days ago so I’m just trying to keep up with the voting at this point.

Except for walking wounded. The blurb is vinnie. That’s it.

 

Heal up soon!

 

Carry On
Horses
Duality
The Walking Wounded

 

Carry On (Sorry @ncarrab)

They’re Not Horses, They’re Unicorns (Probably my second favorite song on the album)

Dear Your Holiness (This one was pretty close, so I’ll go with the underdog)

Landing Feet First (I hate voting against The Walking Wounded so early but Landing Feet First is probably my favorite on the album)

 

Carry On - 8
Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem - 6

I And I - 5
They’re Not Horses, They’re Unicorns - 9

Dear Your Holiness - 7
Duality - 7

The Walking Wounded - 5
Landing Feet First - 9

 

Carry On
I And I
Duality
The Walking Wounded

This whole round is like repeatedly asking to choose between your twelve perfect children.

 

I cannot Carry On if Choice Hops loses.

 

:( you must! We need all the votes we can get!

 

Going to leave this round open until noon tomorrow.

 

Carry On
I and I
Holiness
Feet First

 

Hops
Horses
Holiness
Wounded

 

Carry On vs. Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem

I really like both of these. I think the segments of Carry On are arranged perfectly, but Choice Hops comes in close behind. Great bridge/solo that's different in pace and modd from a lot of other on the album, and a worthwhile climax with the chorus. However, I always really hated the formulation of these lines.

"They say that scent is the strongest sense
Its tied to memories (tied to memories)
The stench of this place is almost as bad
As the memory tied to it

Tried to forget that sickening stench
With everything I got (everything I got)
You can't trust a heart
That was cold from the start
Waste your time on it"

IDK, maybe it's just me. I get what he's trying to say, and it's a profound thought, but the way it comes out feels lazy. It really seems like "it" should rhyme with something at the end both times, either "memories" or "got," but it doesn't at all, which makes it feel awkwardly tacked on. Plus the direct repetition of a thought with the same words always kind of bugs me.

I know that's pretty picky to choose a song on, but it's something that bugs me every time I listen for some reason.

I And I vs. They’re Not Horses, They’re Unicorns

Unicorns is fricking perfect. Don't tell me otherwise. It got to a mood that I didn't know Bayside could really capture with that slow, dragging verse, and then bam, straight back with the fire. It works so well. I like I and I, but it looks like I'm passing on it again.

Dear Your Holiness vs. Duality

Dear Your Holiness is great, as I described in the previous round, but Duality is more memorable. I know it's cliche since it's the most popular, but it really does has an impact. Quick, short, a distinctly happier tone while the lyrics remain just as doubtful. That pulsing beat that can be heard in a lot of TWW is what really brings it together. When they got rid of it on the newest acoustic album, that kinda ruined it for me.

The Walking Wounded vs. Landing Feet First

Landing Feet First is a great love ballad, which i respect as something new for Bayside. However, as great as it is, it just doesn't match the title track for me. Unlike Head on a Plate, it doesn't different the "right way." It fits with the music and lyrics perfectly. When he says he feels weak, that loose and lazy instrumentation feels like trying to throw a punch with a limp arm. Then, boom, the pace and energy picks up, and we're back to soldiers, violence, strong metaphors. Perfectly executed and great intro to the album. Love the inclusion of an outro as well.

 

Whoops, for some reason I stopped getting notifications on this thread and missed the last bunch of rounds.

Carry On
I and I
Duality
The Walking Wounded

 

You got your votes in right as I was tallying the final scores, good timing! Haha

 

That will do it for this round! Final scores:


Carry On - 12
Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem - 7

I And I - 8
They’re Not Horses, They’re Unicorns - 11

Dear Your Holiness - 9
Duality - 10

The Walking Wounded - 9
Landing Feet First - 10