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AMONGST THE WAVES IS SO AMAZING!

circlesdowncirclesdown Posts: 308
edited December 2009 in The Porch
Man I can't get over how great this song is. I've been dying for the band to give us another song that soars a la In Hiding or Given to Fly, and this is it. For some reason when I saw the tracklisting for Backspacer and saw this title for some reason I assumed it would be a lame uke song about surfing, so I wasn't expecting much. I LOVE Ed's vocals at the end, just going off. There's so much emotion in his voice, it is so beautiful. I can't believe I haven't worn it out yet because I've been listening to it non stop since it came out. It has become my power run song. I start and end my runs with it. I just can't say enough about it, this is an amazing, awesome song.
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  • madisonpaige1996madisonpaige1996 Posts: 7
    I know....I love the song too! :D
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Force Of Nature ain't bad either!
  • theoceansmademetheoceansmademe Posts: 1,132
    It a great song but for me it doesn't compare to In Hiding or GTF. The latter 2 are very special, my opinion is nothing builds like In Hiding.

    Amongst is a bit to mushy for me. The religious undertones are surprising and a bit annoying. "I feel like I have a soul that has been saved" WTF is that?

    Speed of Sound, Got Some, Unthought Known are all better than Amongst. But again just my opinion.

    You go loving this but just isn't my cup of tea.
  • theoceansmademetheoceansmademe Posts: 1,132
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Force Of Nature ain't bad either!

    Yes indeed forgot to mention FON in my rant.
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    theoceansmademe wrote:
    Amongst is a bit to mushy for me. The religious undertones are surprising and a bit annoying. "I feel like I have a soul that has been saved" WTF is that?

    I agree. It sounds like something Scott Stapp would sing. Still a great song though.
  • circlesdowncirclesdown Posts: 308
    What's wrong with religious undertones? Ed's had those before. What's wrong with feeling like your soul has been saved? Anyway, I doubt Ed would call it "religious".

    I agree though, it's not In Hiding or GTF. I doubt they'll ever touch those again. This song is great, but not in that stratosphere.
  • pjfanmanpjfanman Posts: 84
    jon wrote:
    What's wrong with religious undertones? Ed's had those before. What's wrong with feeling like your soul has been saved? Anyway, I doubt Ed would call it "religious".

    I agree though, it's not In Hiding or GTF. I doubt they'll ever touch those again. This song is great, but not in that stratosphere.

    It's in my top 10 songs this band has done and rising. GTF is up there near the top but I believe ATW blows away In Hiding quite handily. In Hiding, while a great tune, doesn't touch ATW in my humble opinion.
  • IamBETELIamBETEL Posts: 110
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  • pjamaholicpjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Force Of Nature ain't bad either!

    My favourite song off Backspacer. Totally awesome, love Amongst the Waves and Unthought Known as well.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    lets go swim tonight :D
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    Got Some wrote:
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    JOHNNY GUITAR IS SO AMAZING!

    :lol:
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    theoceansmademe wrote:
    It a great song but for me it doesn't compare to In Hiding or GTF. The latter 2 are very special, my opinion is nothing builds like In Hiding.

    Amongst is a bit to mushy for me. The religious undertones are surprising and a bit annoying. "I feel like I have a soul that has been saved" WTF is that?

    Speed of Sound, Got Some, Unthought Known are all better than Amongst. But again just my opinion.

    You go loving this but just isn't my cup of tea.

    I guess we all have our interpratations, which is what is awesome about music -- I dont see this as religious at all. You can feel like your sould was saved from any life-altering occurrance, like meeting somebody, having a kid, discovering something important or as simple as surfing. I guess that's just me molding the song into my own experiences that I feel can parrallel the singers.
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  • KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    Got Some wrote:
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    JOHNNY GUITAR IS SO AMAZING!
    Wouldn't that be:

    Unthought Known is SO amazing!

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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 19,643
    great song...and it's placement in front of Unthought is perfect

    live I would always play those two back to back
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  • KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    Gern Blansten wrote:
    great song...and it's placement in front of Unthought is perfect

    live I would always play those two back to back
    True, I think they flow into each other in a Given to Fly / Wishlist kinda way... That make sense?
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