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Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Here's mine:

1. Unthought Known (I almost dropped to #2 because of BoB piano treatment, but still awesome)
2. Force of Nature (this is climbing - almost got to #1 today)
3. Got Some (some of Matt's best work with Pearl Jam)
4. Amongst the Waves (kind of an attempt at another Given to Fly - close, but not quite)
5. Just Breathe
6. Supersonic (I think would've been a slightly better opener than GSMF, but I'm nitpicking here)
7. Johnny Guitar
8. GSMF
9. The Fixer
10. The End
11. Speed of Sound (definitely overproduced)

I can't tell if something is overproduced, but this is the same order I like the songs also! But sometimes it is hard to choose just one!!

BrainofBGA

1) unthought known
2) gonna see my friend
3) got some
4) supersonic
5) amongst the waves
6) force of nature
7) the fixer
8) speed of sound
9) just breathe
10) the end
11) Johnny guitar

really hard, nearly hardest to rank!!!! Very even, just breathe and the end don't deserve to b near bottom but I like the rockers on this album such as gonna c my friend and supersonic.

thefin190

Force of Nature
Unthought Known
Just Breathe
The Fixer
Got Some
Speed of Sound (I am factoring in the demo version, which is a whole lot better than the album version)
The End
Amongst the Waves
Gonna See My Friend
Johnny Guitar
Supersonic

eeriepadave

1. Amongst The Waves
2. Unthought Known
3. Got Some
4. Just Breathe
5. The End
6. Supersonic
7. Force Of Nature
8. The Fixer
9. Gonna See My Friend
10. Johnny Guitar
11. Speed Of Sound

Kilgore_Trout

Just Breathe
The Fixer
Johnny Guitar
Got Some
Supersonic
Unthought Known
Gonna See My Friend
Amongst the Waves
Speed of Sound
The End
Force of Nature

Johnny Abruzzo

Here's an update. Getting a lot of votes. I think people like it better without the b-sides.

Amongst the Waves briefly took over in 1st, but Unthought Known has had the lead most of the way.

1 Unthought Known 240
2 Amongst the Waves 227
3 Got Some 188
4 Just Breathe 173
5 Force of Nature 149
6 The Fixer 138
7 Johnny Guitar 114
8 Gonna See My Friend 110
9 The End 107
10 Supersonic 87
11 Speed of Sound 62

inlet13

Can someone explain their distaste for The End? I just don't get why anyone would not like it.

Johnny Abruzzo

inlet13 wrote:

Can someone explain their distaste for The End? I just don't get why anyone would not like it.

I guess it's a little bit sappy for me. I still like it, just not as much as most of the rest of the album.

like.echoes

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

inlet13 wrote:

Can someone explain their distaste for The End? I just don't get why anyone would not like it.

I guess it's a little bit sappy for me. I still like it, just not as much as most of the rest of the album.

I was going to say it's a little on the drippy side. I do like it, the lyrics are nice, but it's a little soft.

Love Boat Capt.

1. Unthought Known
2. Got Some
3. Amongst the Waves
4. Just Breath
5. The Fixer
6. Supersonic
7. Speed Of Sound
8. Gonna See My Friend
9. Johnny Guitar
10. Force Of Nature
11. The End

mcginnis2st

1. Amongst the Waves
2. Force of Nature
3. Unthought Known

4. Just Breathe
5. Got Some
6. The Fixer

7. Gonna See My Friend
8. Johnny Guitar

9. Supersonic
10. Speed of Sound
11. The End

This was pretty easy for me...

pledgeagrievance

1. Unthought Known
2. Just Breathe
3. Got Some
4. The End

5. Gonna See My Friend
6. Supersonic
7. The Fixer

8. Johnny Guitar
9. Amongst the Waves
10. Speed of Sound
11. Force of Nature

(Speed of Sound Demo version would be my #5.)

Johnny Abruzzo

Another update:

1 Unthought Known 268
2 Amongst the Waves 247
3 Got Some 211
4 Just Breathe 196
5 Force of Nature 159
6 The Fixer 153
7 Gonna See My Friend 123
8 Johnny Guitar 122
9 The End 114
10 Supersonic 99
11 Speed of Sound 68

Besides the 7/8 flip-flopping, it's not the most suspenseful Rank Em. We can finalize tomorrow morning.

So, would a Rank Em! Temple of the Dog go in The Porch or in Other Music??? I would think Other Music.

Empty Glass

Johnny, now that all the albums are done you should take the top 2 or 3 from each and have an overall rank'em. Put everyones brains into overdrive.

AKRounder85

Kinda did it fast, but accurate enough for goverment work

Just Breathe
Unthought Known
Supersonic
The Fixer
Got Some
Speed of Sound
Johnny Guitar
The End**
Gonna See My Friend
Amongst the Waves
Force of Nature

**Yeah, no distaste for "The End" here, great song on a good album but tough to rank high when the other slower songs (just breathe, speed of sound) are "better" and speed of sound only makes it to the middle ground on my ranking.

Empty Glass wrote:

Johnny, now that all the albums are done you should take the top 2 or 3 from each and have an overall rank'em. Put everyones brains into overdrive.

I was thinking of something simular, but I disagree with top 2 or 3. Why should Binaural's #2 get another shot to beat out Binaural #1, or Vitalogys #3 get a shot to become #1 overall in next rankings when it wasnt even top 2 on vitalogy.

My suggestion, if Johnny wants, would be top song each album ranked 1-9. instead of a top 18 or 27. Again all an opinion.

mca47

1) Just Breathe
2) Unthought Known
3) Amongst the Waves
4) Speed of Sound (Could have been 1-2 if it was the demo version)
5) Got Some
6) The End
7) Force of Nature
8) Fixer
9) Supersonic
10) Gonna see my friend
11) Johnny Guitar

aneutronbomb

just breathe
the end
amongst the waves
super sonic
fixer
got some
unthought known
speed of sound
gonna see my friend
force of nature
johnny guitar

Johnny Abruzzo

AKRounder85 wrote:

Kinda did it fast, but accurate enough for goverment work

Just Breathe
Unthought Known
Supersonic
The Fixer
Got Some
Speed of Sound
Johnny Guitar
The End**
Gonna See My Friend
Amongst the Waves
Force of Nature

**Yeah, no distaste for "The End" here, great song on a good album but tough to rank high when the other slower songs (just breathe, speed of sound) are "better" and speed of sound only makes it to the middle ground on my ranking.

Empty Glass wrote:

Johnny, now that all the albums are done you should take the top 2 or 3 from each and have an overall rank'em. Put everyones brains into overdrive.

I was thinking of something simular, but I disagree with top 2 or 3. Why should Binaural's #2 get another shot to beat out Binaural #1, or Vitalogys #3 get a shot to become #1 overall in next rankings when it wasnt even top 2 on vitalogy.

My suggestion, if Johnny wants, would be top song each album ranked 1-9. instead of a top 18 or 27. Again all an opinion.

I'm thinking through how to do it. It's unfair to put all the #9's in a countdown, since it was much easier to get to #9 in the 11 song Backsapcer Rank Em compared to the 20 song Ten Rank Em. I also want to keep them kind of small; I get more votes that way.

Johnny Abruzzo

It's over - see page 1. Thanks for playing!

mookiemoochie16

It's interesting how Force of Nature is either at the top or the bottom of most peoples' lists. I guess it's just one of those songs where you love it or you hate it, depending on who you are.

Evacuation Rules

mookiemoochie16 wrote:

It's interesting how Force of Nature is either at the top or the bottom of most peoples' lists. I guess it's just one of those songs where you love it or you hate it, depending on who you are.

The same with Johnny Guitar. I can't believe it's at the bottom of some people's lists. They must be retarded.

reign40

Ohh and I hide my disappointment......
You guys nuts with Johnny Guitar Last???
Damn I missed this rank em but I can't believe there's no love for johnny guitar watson

My Ranking - too late and insignificant but here it is anyhows

Gonna See My Friend
Unthought Known
Johnny Guitar
Just Breathe
Amongst the Waves
Got Some
The Fixer
Force of Nature
Speed of Sound
Supersonic
The End

yoyo

1 Johnny Guitar
2 Force of Nature
3 Just Breathe
4 Unthought Known
5 Got Some
6 Gonna See My Friend
7 Amongst the Waves
8 Speed of Sound
9 The End
10 Supersonic
11 The Fixer