Author Topic: Porcupine Tree Survivor - THE GRAND FINAL (Read 1298 times)

RoeDent · « **on:** March 30, 2015, 04:27:08 AM »

ROUND 28 RESULTS

Dark Matter - 6
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here - 11
Anesthetize - 7

Arriving Somewhere But Not Here takes the Bronze medal.

Ranking

1.
2.
3. ARRIVING SOMEWHERE BUT NOT HERE
4. The Start of Something Beautiful
5. Trains
6. Heartattack in a Layby
7. Way Out of Here
8. A Smart Kid
9. Don't Hate Me
10. Drown With Me
11. Hatesong
12. Deadwing
13. Blackest Eyes
14. Russia On Ice
15. Even Less (Full Version)
16. Lightbulb Sun
17. Waiting Phase 1
18. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 1
19. Stars Die
20. I Drive the Hearse
21. Half-Light
22. Buying New Soul
23. The Incident
24. Fadeaway
25. Cheating the Polygraph
26. Burning Sky
27. Radioactive Toy
28. The Joke's On You
29. The Nostalgia Factory
30. Voyage 34

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This survivor started in the middle of last autumn (October 17, to be precise), ran through the whole of winter, and into spring. Now, after 164 days of voting through 14 album tournaments, Consolation, and well over a month of Finals, it's all come down to this.

Welcome to the Grand Final! Two songs remain in a head-to-head clash to determine the 2014/15 DTF Porcupine Tree Survivor Champion. From 1996's Signify, we have DARK MATTER, and from 2007's Fear of a Blank Planet, it's ANESTHETIZE.

This round will last for 48 HOURS. If there is a tie, I have decided to run a Tiebreaker vote, as there might be a difference in vote count after just 24 hours, and I'd like there to be one champion by any possible means.

Also, I want to take this opportunity to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has participated in this survivor over the last five months or so. It's been quite a ride! I've never attempted anything near this big before, survivor-wise, so I'm relieved it's gone relatively smoothly.

A reminder that you're still voting for your LEAST favourite of these two songs. Now, go and decide your CHAMPION!

Mladen · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2015, 04:57:16 AM »

Dark Matter

It's my 3rd favorite PT song, but Anesthetize is my #1, so there you go. Thanks for running the survivor, RoeDent, it was so much fun.

Tom Bombadil · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2015, 05:19:22 AM »

Dark Matter.

Zantera · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2015, 05:28:28 AM »

Anesthetize

Evermind · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2015, 05:32:57 AM »

Dark Matter FFS

Also, thanks for running this RoeDent! It was fun.

Elite · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2015, 07:03:46 AM »

Dark Matter is without a doubt my favourite song Steven Wilson has ever written

Zantera · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2015, 07:45:18 AM »

Quote from: Elite on March 30, 2015, 07:03:46 AM

Dark Matter is without a doubt my favourite song Steven Wilson has ever written

Highfive! Totally agree. o/

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2015, 07:50:05 AM »

Quote from: Mladen on March 30, 2015, 04:57:16 AM

Dark Matter

Crow · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:04:00 AM »

my prediction that I'd be voting Anesthetize until/if it got eliminated came true, thanks DTF

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:05:32 AM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on March 30, 2015, 07:50:05 AM

Quote from: Mladen on March 30, 2015, 04:57:16 AM
Dark Matter

Thanks RoeDent!

FlyingBIZKIT · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:23:53 AM »

I will cry if Anesthetize wins

bout to crash · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:34:03 AM »

I don't want either of these to win, but okay.

Buddyhunter1 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:58:21 AM »

This is tough...
I ended up going with Anesthetize.

Tyrias · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:02:42 AM »

Voted Dark Matter, still an amazing song though. Its highs just aren't quite as high as my favourite moments in Anesthetize, also Anesthetize is one of my favourite songs ever.

sfam2112 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2015, 01:00:38 PM »

Dark Matter

Scorpion · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2015, 01:10:05 PM »

Anesthetize is very overrated. I don't think it would make my Top 3 on FOABP.

Dark Matter, on the other hand, is completely amazing. Probably my favourite Steven Wilson song ever.

425 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2015, 02:44:37 PM »

Observer commentary:

Wow, I would not put either of these songs as the top PT song. I hope Anesthetize wins, because I really don't get Dark Matter, but... wow. Arriving... was the last song left that I would personally feel at all comfortable putting at number one. Just goes to show difference of taste, I guess.

RoeDent · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2015, 03:22:08 PM »

Side discussion while this is going on: If neither of these two are your personal No. 1 song, which is?

425 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2015, 03:36:33 PM »

I'm not 100% certain what one song I would put at #1, but it would most likely be either Trains or Arriving Somewhere But Not Here. And definitely not one of these two, though I could see Anesthetize slipping into my top ten.

BRGM · « **Reply #19 on:** March 30, 2015, 03:38:01 PM »

These two along with Arriving somewhere are pretty much tied for number one so I'm very satisfied with the results!

Sacul · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2015, 04:25:40 PM »

Quote from: bout to crash on March 30, 2015, 08:34:03 AM

I don't want either of these to win, but okay.

This. Voted for Dark Matter though, just never clicked on me. Maybe one day it will.

Evermind · « **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2015, 10:37:31 PM »

Quote from: 425 on March 30, 2015, 02:44:37 PM

Observer commentary:

Wow, I would not put either of these songs as the top PT song. I hope Anesthetize wins, because I really don't get Dark Matter, but... wow. Arriving... was the last song left that I would personally feel at all comfortable putting at number one. Just goes to show difference of taste, I guess.

I agree with all of that.

? · « **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2015, 11:17:41 PM »

Voted for Dark Matter, but I'd be fine with either song winning.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2015, 10:57:39 AM »

*everybody gets a vote*

*no one is satisfied with last two choices*

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Crow · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2015, 11:19:20 AM »

it's not my fault if people vote poorly

the winner of a survivor is not the "best", it's the "least disliked" because that's how we vote in survivors
so it's not surprising that everyone's personal favorites are gone while generally well-liked but not necessary favorite songs remain

RoeDent · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2015, 02:01:23 PM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on March 31, 2015, 10:57:39 AM

*everybody gets a vote*

*no one is satisfied with last two choices*

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

I was thinking about this earlier. Each time, it's only really the 'consensus' choice if a song gets more than 50% of the vote. This is simply 'most votes out'. A song could get 6 votes, and four other songs get 5 votes each, but the 6 are satisfied, while the 20 who voted for the other songs are left 'disappointed'.

That's just the way survivor works, I suppose. If we had to wait until a song got more than 50% of the votes cast, it would make things a lot more complicated.

YtseJamittaja · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2015, 02:07:14 PM »

What is so good in Dark Matter? Too lazy for me.

Crow · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2015, 02:08:52 PM »

I tried running a modified survivor concept but votes died off really damn fast and I just assumed people were resistant to any kind of change, but yeah, I've never been a fan of the survivor format, oh well

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Author Topic: Porcupine Tree Survivor - *THE GRAND FINAL* (Read 1298 times)

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