who thinks Johnny Guitar was not a very good song?

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  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    Bump :lol:
  • RP112579
    RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,388
    I skip it 8 out of every 10 times i listen to Backspacer. My least favorite song on the album.
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  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    RP112579 wrote:
    I skip it 8 out of every 10 times i listen to Backspacer. My least favorite song on the album.
    here you go I replaced Johnny Guitar with Of The Earth and it is a much better listen
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03m026Lcbv8&list=PLK6GLx6mijaW7s174YAB6vb4gALzRwsmi
  • Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob
    Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Carmel, IN Posts: 574
    Love the bridge guitar breakdown. Can take or leave the rest. The story behind it moves it a little into like category, but its not one you'd put on a mix to explain the greatness of PJ to someone. Guess I'm in the middle!
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  • Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob
    Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Carmel, IN Posts: 574
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    PJStatTracker wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:

    supersonic gets my vote if you can call a song worst..

    Get Right and Big Wave are tied for worst PJ album songs for me.
    need to see them live,and ill tell you!!

    Once you see supersonic, you'll think it's one of their best tunes. I could hear that one at every show. And I would wet myself if they played get right. That song is a certified ass jam.
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  • DriftingByTheStorm
    DriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Big Bank Hank wrote:
    PJStatTracker wrote:
    jfconnorjr wrote:
    It is not a good song.....maybe the worst PJ song in the bands history.
    I would challenge you to find a worse one.

    get right
    big wave
    get right gives it a run for it's money, but I like Big Wave, maybe it's a stoner thing

    Lol... i was trying to make it through all 10 pages before picking out a post to comment on, but you got me, hank.
    this is hillarious.

    You actually dis "get right" which is a song that even the title says is outright about smoking dope. and then you support "big wave" because it's a "stoner" thing. lol. Big Wave is, to me, lyrically much more akin to Cropduster. It seems to be approaching the same overarching cosmological questions from another metaphoric angle (from that of the ocean, der-dee-der) where as cropduster approaches it using earth, dirt, and plant metaphors.

    Get Right, i dig the music, i really dig that it is a Matt penned tune (cuz we all know he is the best stoner in the band), i super groove on the Get Right shirt and the hookah smokin fool on the back blowin PJ smoke, but I really have no idea what some of the lyrics are about. I get he is waiting for sundown to blaze that shit up with Johnny Hopkins and Sloan Kettering, but I don't really get the "out single file, 9 in a row" and all that jazz. Call me square.

    Now, Johnny Guitar?
    Mmm... i try not to pick apart Backspacer too much. There are 8 other strong albums to pick a fight with, and pickin on backspacer is like pickin on the wimp. I had high hopes on the heels of Avocado, which I found to be thoroughly enjoyable (even if the back half slowed a bit too much). And i actually thought Big Wave was one of the standouts on an album with a lot of great stuff.
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  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    Get Right has actually grown on me since those comments, and it is definitely not one of their worse tunes
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,652
    Big Bank Hank wrote:
    Get Right has actually grown on me since those comments, and it is definitely not one of their worse tunes
    I never saw any comments disparaging Get Right, but I'm surprised to hear they exist - I think that's a really good song! :)
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Big Bank Hank wrote:
    Get Right has actually grown on me since those comments, and it is definitely not one of their worse tunes
    I never saw any comments disparaging Get Right, but I'm surprised to hear they exist - I think that's a really good song! :)
    Most people hate the hand claps in Get Right.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    BTW, Johnny Guitar blows. Just an awful effort.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • capecodriot
    capecodriot Posts: 340
    Fuckin love Johnny guitar, was just watching ACL from 2010 when they played it there, hopefully they keep playing it live but its doubtful
  • LOVEBOATCAPT0226
    LOVEBOATCAPT0226 Posts: 503
    Probably my most disliked of all PJ songs!!
  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    LOVEBOATCAPT0226 wrote:
    Probably my most disliked of all PJ songs!!
    I dislike it more each time I hear it, kind of like Cherry Pie by Warrant it's fingernails on a chalkboard
  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    this is possibly the best song on backspacer.
    this or got some


    do you guys even music?
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,652
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Big Bank Hank wrote:
    Get Right has actually grown on me since those comments, and it is definitely not one of their worse tunes
    I never saw any comments disparaging Get Right, but I'm surprised to hear they exist - I think that's a really good song! :)
    Most people hate the hand claps in Get Right.
    Really? Huh. I love the clapping. Who doesn't love trying to clap along with a song that has clapping?? It's the reason Bron-y-aur Stomp is my favorite Led Zeppelin song... even though I still can't seem to get the clapping right, after 24 years or so. :lol:
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,652
    YieldToNothing wrote:
    this is possibly the best song on backspacer.
    this or got some


    do you guys even music?
    I don't know about everyone else, but i music all the time. :D;)
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Always liked Johnny Guitar. One of the better songs on BS.
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    YieldToNothing wrote:
    this is possibly the best song on backspacer.
    this or got some


    do you guys even know music?
    well we do listen to Pearl Jam frequently...........................
  • courtmcc
    courtmcc South Jersey Posts: 1,143
    Johnny Guitar is one of my favorites from the record!
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    for years I had been hoping

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