Poll--The Weakest Link: Backspacer Round 1

mfc2006

The Fixer

I always skip The Fixer & Johnny Guitar, so I flipped a coin.

whoanelly15

Johnny Guitar

ledvedderman said:

mcgruff10 said:

ledvedderman said:

mcgruff10 said:

I still can't believe that inside job won. Terrible song live.  Oh well. 
Unthought known for the win!

Not so fast my friend!

"gems and RHINESTONES!!!"

Most cringeworthy lyric in the catalog. 

Absolutely agree that it s a terrible lyric but overall it s a killer song live.  No way it s the weakest link on the album as per your vote. 

I'll give you that. For me, it's very formulaic of Ed lately. Palm muted intro, big attempt at an anthemic chorus, and some iffy lyrics. Lightning Bolt (the song) is very similar. I believe they even share a chord pattern in the verses. This pattern started with Love Boat Captain and it just feels predictable. 

It's really not similar from a guitar standpoint. Not the same key. Not the same chords or progression. Really not structured the same either. There really isn't a true chorus in Unthiught Known. No guitar solo. Really, only the build is comparable. and the fact that they're both great songs. ;

ledvedderman

Unthought Known

whoanelly15 said:

ledvedderman said:

mcgruff10 said:

ledvedderman said:

mcgruff10 said:

I still can't believe that inside job won. Terrible song live.  Oh well. 
Unthought known for the win!

Not so fast my friend!

"gems and RHINESTONES!!!"

Most cringeworthy lyric in the catalog. 

Absolutely agree that it s a terrible lyric but overall it s a killer song live.  No way it s the weakest link on the album as per your vote. 

I'll give you that. For me, it's very formulaic of Ed lately. Palm muted intro, big attempt at an anthemic chorus, and some iffy lyrics. Lightning Bolt (the song) is very similar. I believe they even share a chord pattern in the verses. This pattern started with Love Boat Captain and it just feels predictable. 

It's really not similar from a guitar standpoint. Not the same key. Not the same chords or progression. Really not structured the same either. There really isn't a true chorus in Unthiught Known. No guitar solo. Really, only the build is comparable. and the fact that they're both great songs. ;

I'm going from my deteriorating memory on this, but are you sure about the chords? I could have sworn they both start off in a variation of F. 
The main point of structure is the quick palm mute intro that eventually builds to an anthemic chorus. My problem isn't the structure, because I love a great building song...it's just a little predictable anymore. Even songs like Porch live follow this (to an extent) It's not that it's bad, it's just been done. I guess it's like Inside Job in my mind. The promise is there but something isn't clicking with me. 

Let the record show though that I would give up my nuts to write a song 1/10th as good as anything on this album. 

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Johnny Guitar

ledvedderman said:

whoanelly15 said:

ledvedderman said:

mcgruff10 said:

ledvedderman said:

mcgruff10 said:

I still can't believe that inside job won. Terrible song live.  Oh well. 
Unthought known for the win!

Not so fast my friend!

"gems and RHINESTONES!!!"

Most cringeworthy lyric in the catalog. 

Absolutely agree that it s a terrible lyric but overall it s a killer song live.  No way it s the weakest link on the album as per your vote. 

I'll give you that. For me, it's very formulaic of Ed lately. Palm muted intro, big attempt at an anthemic chorus, and some iffy lyrics. Lightning Bolt (the song) is very similar. I believe they even share a chord pattern in the verses. This pattern started with Love Boat Captain and it just feels predictable. 

It's really not similar from a guitar standpoint. Not the same key. Not the same chords or progression. Really not structured the same either. There really isn't a true chorus in Unthiught Known. No guitar solo. Really, only the build is comparable. and the fact that they're both great songs. ;

I'm going from my deteriorating memory on this, but are you sure about the chords? I could have sworn they both start off in a variation of F. 
The main point of structure is the quick palm mute intro that eventually builds to an anthemic chorus. My problem isn't the structure, because I love a great building song...it's just a little predictable anymore. Even songs like Porch live follow this (to an extent) It's not that it's bad, it's just been done. I guess it's like Inside Job in my mind. The promise is there but something isn't clicking with me. 

Let the record show though that I would give up my nuts to write a song 1/10th as good as anything on this album. 

You'd give up your nuts to write a song 1/10th as good as Johnny Guitar?

ledvedderman

Unthought Known

Ha! Yeah man. I have quite low standards and self esteem about my songwriting, it appears!

That seriously had me laughing. 

cutz

Johnny Guitar

mfc2006 said:

I always skip The Fixer & Johnny Guitar, so I flipped a coin.

I did the same. Either one of these songs could go.

erocshifty

The End 

MedozK

Got Some

3 Votes for The End thus far.
@mcgruff10 @104 years and counting @erocshifty

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Johnny Guitar

ledvedderman said:

Ha! Yeah man. I have quite low standards and self esteem about my songwriting, it appears!

That seriously had me laughing. 

Lol

Kind of in between a monkey with cymbals and Will Farrell with the cowbell, eh?

Dr. Delight

Just Breathe

Oh man, between this album and LB, this contest is now like shooting fish in a barrell. You can hardly go wrong

tbergs

Johnny Guitar

MedozK said:

3 Votes for The End thus far.
@mcgruff10 @104 years and counting @erocshifty

Can't believe you voted Got Some!

rummy

Johnny Guitar

mcgruff10 said:

I still can't believe that inside job won. Terrible song live.  Oh well. 
Unthought known for the win!

The only choice.

The rest of this album does very little for me. I can't even decide which song to vote against first. So many options!

104 years and counting

MedozK said:

3 Votes for The End thus far.
@mcgruff10 @104 years and counting @erocshifty

Yeah man... 

riley540

Force Of Nature

Can't believe the hate their later albums get. LB was fantastic! 

Weston1283

Johnny Guitar

Force of fucking Nature

bootlegger10

Supersonic

Ed, let's pick some better Stone tunes for the albums.  I know they are there.

seanwon

Just Breathe

present tense, light years, i am mine, inside job......
I just want to apologize to everyone.....I have been playing the wrong game all this time.  I thought we were supposed to be picking the BEST song from each album, not the worst..... 

oftenreading

The Fixer

So, there are really people out there who think The Fixer is superior to Unthought Known and Got Some?

You people baffle me.

brianlux

Supersonic

Well, I had to vote for something other than Johnny Guitar since that one's a goner! 

Apone

The end