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Demo Speed Of Sound better than album Speed Of Sound

bigbadbillbigbadbill Posts: 1,758
edited September 2009 in The Porch
I think less = more with this song. The bonus EdVed demo version we got a few months back just sounds better than the full instrumental version on the album. It just seems that there are too many notes played as Ed sings, especially in the first verse, you can hear that extra note being out of place.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I thought the same for my first week with this album, but I now think the album version is much better..

    They messsed with our heads by releasing the demo.. give the album version a few weeks and a few dozen listens and I think most will change their minds. The demo bores me now.. 8-)
  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    bigbadbill wrote:
    I think less = more with this song. The bonus EdVed demo version we got a few months back just sounds better than the full instrumental version on the album. It just seems that there are too many notes played as Ed sings, especially in the first verse, you can hear that extra note being out of place.


    There have been tons of posts debating this issue, and I think the right version made the album (is probably one of my favorites as well). The demo is just too thin for me. Everyone else is slamming the drum work, but I think its a great touch.

    That being said I do enjoy the demo as a side dish.
  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    The demo bores me now.. 8-)


    Exactly........the guitar work is nice and subtle on the demo, but the album version provides the extra bulk to help maintain the melody.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    UpSideDown wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    The demo bores me now.. 8-)


    Exactly........the guitar work is nice and subtle on the demo, but the album version provides the extra bulk to help maintain the melody.
    To me it really is a different song now.. when I hear the demo I can't help but think where are the drums.. I really liked the demo, but it grew old quick. The album version gave it new life. Its got more bounce and spirit now.
  • CopTheRiotActCopTheRiotAct Posts: 953
    I didn't really like the demo. I always got lost in it.

    As soon as I heard the album version I loved it. Its about my 4th fav from BS. wheras a lot of people have it ranked quite low.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    i listened to the demo when it first surfaced and thought i was a good song but i knew the band would do great things with it and they did...which is why it was a demo
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    I'm just glad i have two versions of this amazing song.
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  • PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    i prefer the demo version, but the studio is growing on me...i just think the drums in that song are too over powering...nothing against matt, just wish they were a bit quieter
  • OGT92OGT92 Posts: 1,588
    I compare Speed to Gone from 3 yrs ago, in that it was an Ed demo first. But I thought the Gone demo is far superior to the album version, while the Speed album is better than the demo, and I really liked the demo.
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  • parintachin73parintachin73 Posts: 742
    Both versions are great. I like the demo a little better though.
  • corduroykellycorduroykelly Posts: 668
    I like the album version with the piano way better..................
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i wasn;t crazy about either. i really dont like overproduced adult contemporary PJ. it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. i wouldn;t listen to any other band with a song like SPeed of Sound. its dreck. luckily the rest is good.
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    Opening Band For The Sun wrote:
    i wasn;t crazy about either. i really dont like overproduced adult contemporary PJ. it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. i wouldn;t listen to any other band with a song like SPeed of Sound. its dreck. luckily the rest is good.

    dreck? did u get that from the Pitchfork review?
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    long red wrote:
    Opening Band For The Sun wrote:
    i wasn;t crazy about either. i really dont like overproduced adult contemporary PJ. it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. i wouldn;t listen to any other band with a song like SPeed of Sound. its dreck. luckily the rest is good.

    dreck? did u get that from the Pitchfork review?
    its a good word.
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I respectfully disagree ... Not a fan of stripped down demos, as a general rule.
  • Uncle NeilUncle Neil Posts: 176
    I don't care for the album version either. The first time I heard it I thought it sounded like it belonged in a musical or theatre production. It just has an element of cheesiness to it. I think it might benefit from less piano. That being said, it has grown on me a tiny bit since I first heard it, but still don't prefer it.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Uncle Neil wrote:
    I don't care for the album version either. The first time I heard it I thought it sounded like it belonged in a musical or theatre production. It just has an element of cheesiness to it. I think it might benefit from less piano. That being said, it has grown on me a tiny bit since I first heard it, but still don't prefer it.
    exactly, it sounds very musical-ish. very strange. an interesting attempt i guess, but i dont care for it.
  • Volcano_ManVolcano_Man Posts: 4
    The drums have such an 80's power ballad feel to it and that's why i don't like the pj version.My daughter even hates it and she loves the demo version. It's almost like they recorded it that way so that it wouldn't feel as if half the album was an Ed solo effort,which it is. All the songs that have only Ed getting credit for the music and lyrics would have fit woderfully on "Into the Wild",except for"gonna see my friend". Still,it's a good album,with a couple of great songs.
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    demo-itis is spreading like swine flu!!!
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    just listened to the demo again and yep the band version is much better in my opinion...i'll listen to the demo when i'm listening to itw but since this is a pj record i'll go with the backspacer version :D
  • Sleep.With.InnocenceSleep.With.Innocence Posts: 607
    Less is more, the demo's beautiful.

    It has to many layers, they did way to much with it. Could go without the strings.
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    norm wrote:
    just listened to the demo again and yep the band version is much better in my opinion...i'll listen to the demo when i'm listening to itw but since this is a pj record i'll go with the backspacer version :D

    that's a great idea. I'll add it in iTunes as an ITW bonus track!
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  • dustinparduedustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    I like the album version better
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  • Snoopy Died For Our SinsSnoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dreck
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