Unthought Known

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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Not a fan of Unthought Known. A weak Given To Fly at best.
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    AW105331 wrote:
    One of the things I love about PJ is the different setlists night in & night out. But Unthought Known keeps getting played every night. Not a big fan of the song


    This is one song I could hear EVERY night, for the rest of my life.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    One of my very least favoirite tunes from PJ. Boring music, cheesy lyrics.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,506
    I love Unthought Known. To me, the lyrics aren't cheesy at all. I think it's great to see them come out of a sort-of comfort zone and use words like "gems and rhinestones" in a song. I never would expect to hear Eddie sing those lyrics, but I like it.

    That being said, everyone does have their specific tastes and I can't fault the OP for it not being a favorite song. I know I personally couldn't care less to ever hear Last Kiss, Marker In The Sand, or The End. Not that they are *bad* songs, I just don't care for them.
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  • Dead Man Walking
    Dead Man Walking Toronto-ish Posts: 2,762
    Unthought Known's yin is Given To Fly's yang...

    They are both fantastic crowd pumpers and very similar in building style...excellent live.
  • PyouP
    PyouP Posts: 25
    gems and RHINESTONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • JP33
    JP33 Posts: 1,348
    You Kidding me.....Thats the best song on Backspacer
    AW105331 wrote:
    One of the things I love about PJ is the different setlists night in & night out. But Unthought Known keeps getting played every night. Not a big fan of the song
  • iamica
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,627
    This is a song that I wasn't impressed with at first, but it definitely grew on me, especially after seeing Ed do it solo!
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,955
    ritechus wrote:
    Unthought Known is a brilliant tune - even better live.

    Bring it on at every show - would love to hear it again and again!!


    This sums it up real nice.
  • RGarabed21
    RGarabed21 Posts: 467
    Can never get enough UK live.

    However I do feel this way about Just Breathe. Its my pee break song :D
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  • thefin190
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    pineapplesandwaves. wrote:
    thefin190 wrote:
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    That being said....why the heck wasn't it released as a single??? I thought it was geared to be the perfect follow up to Just Breathe, and could've been their biggest hit since Last Kiss. But yet they chose Amongst the Waves instead, which is a good song, but not at all in the same league as Unthought Known. A missed opportunity I think.

    I agree. I think it would have done very well.

    Having said that, PJ hasn't always released singles that one would expect them to.

    That is true. Its too bad it didn't have the same organic growth in popularity the way that Better Man or Last Kiss did without releasing a single. But I guess with Pearl Jam's last album being geared towards growing the fanbase, I think they were successful regardless. I can't wait to hear it again next time I see them live.
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  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    I agree with the OP. It's a lame song that anybody could have written in thirty seconds. It's basically just an excuse to play nice and quiet and then get really really loud and make the crowd go "ooooooooooh". Apparantly it works.
  • cheesy_shredder
    cheesy_shredder Posts: 87
    Gotta a lot of love for it myself.
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  • thefin190
    thefin190 Posts: 918
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    I agree with the OP. It's a lame song that anybody could have written in thirty seconds. It's basically just an excuse to play nice and quiet and then get really really loud and make the crowd go "ooooooooooh". Apparantly it works.

    Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
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  • robthepjfan
    robthepjfan Posts: 647
    ummm ..easily the best song off Backspacer and probably in their top 10 songs PERIOD ... the first time i heard it i was like " what on earth was that..that was wicked brilliant"
  • kevedder
    kevedder Posts: 80
    thefin190 wrote:
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    I agree with the OP. It's a lame song that anybody could have written in thirty seconds. It's basically just an excuse to play nice and quiet and then get really really loud and make the crowd go "ooooooooooh". Apparantly it works.

    Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

    The first comment...that's almost like saying, I don't like it because the music is too musical...it's a great song. in fact if it had been sung by a new band as their first single, it would've been a massive hit and played to death on the radio...which is why i am glad it is Pearl Jam's...some bands would give their left nut for a song like this...for Pearl Jam it just sits nicely in their catalogue of genius
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  • ogey38
    ogey38 Posts: 563
    This song is playing on Sirius XM right now. I can't help but love it! Sitting at my desk dancing! :D
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  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    unthought should be played 2 times a show
  • Hinn
    Hinn Posts: 1,517
    I used to think there's so such thing as a bad show.

    A show will never be any more than just 'good' if it has only one out of Given To Fly and Unthought Known.

    If it lacks both, then it's plain meh.

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  • Hinn
    Hinn Posts: 1,517
    Davidtrios wrote:
    unthought should be played 2 times a show
    I hear that.

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