LOVE SPEED OF SOUND! love the album version, it has many layers. i also love the demo but i'm glad that the whole band plays it on the album version. people on this forum like to complain too much. a lot of pearl jam fans are spoiled brats. if they didn't even release the demo, there wouldn't be this controversy. however, i'm glad that they did because now we have both versions to enjoy.
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I was a little shocked to see this post, mostly because I think that SOS is a beautiful song. I haven't heard the demo though, so I guess I don't have the same frame of reference as a lot of the people who dislike the song. I can't imagine that hearing the demo first would have made a difference though (for me, anyway).
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I havent been on the board in quite a while. I am really surprised at the general reception to some of the songs on Backspacer..Seems like most everyone dislikes Speed of Sound. I thought this one would be at the top of most peoples lists. Just curious...what is that you dislike about it?
I like it! Took me a bit to get over the way they "popped it up", but I really like it now.
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Overall, I do like the studio version of "Speed Of Sound", however, what bothers me about it is that the guitar in the mix is pretty much non-existent...After the beginning of each verse it disappears completely, and all that you can hear is the drums, strings and the keys...If the guitar was much more upfront in the mix the song could have had much bigger balls...
I havent been on the board in quite a while. I am really surprised at the general reception to some of the songs on Backspacer..Seems like most everyone dislikes Speed of Sound. I thought this one would be at the top of most peoples lists. Just curious...what is that you dislike about it?
You're awfully casual with your use of the all inclusive "Everyone."
I don't dislike it per se, it's just not that special. On an album with rocking songs like Got Some, gonna see my friend, suupersonic, force of nature, it just doesn't stand up. don't get me wrong, i think Just Breathe and The End are amazing, it's not about the tempo - it's just that it never really hits you in the gut with anything. and i did like the demo version better. still wouldn't have been in my 5 favorite songs on the record though. as is, it is my least favorite.
Here's the thing about the album version... It's a good song, lyrically it's beautiful and contains some of Ed's most earnest lyrics ever....
BUT! The stripped down demo is a lot easier for people to like because it doesn't have a lot of the spacey effects like the album version does... for some people it makes them cringe to hear those sounds coming into their ears... and it's not without reason... those sounds are so very anti-Pearl Jam...
Personally speaking, It took me a lot of listens to like the album version and now I can say I like it more than the demo, the demo is good and I loved it for a long time... but it's kind of boring compared to the album version... and I've come to embrace the odd overdone complexity of the album version.
I think when they finally do play it live, it will most likely be stripped down a tad so they can actually handle it... I think it will be a cool mix of the over the top album version and the very naked demo.
When Ed sings, "And yet I'm still holding tight," I can't help but picture Olivian Newton John singing Hopelessly Devoted in Grease. Am I the only one?
I may be a total goober, but I LOVE THIS SONG.
My favorite line is "this nite has been a long one" Dig the way that little bit sounds SO much.
Really hoping to hear it sometime during this so cal tour, pretty please with sugar on top (as if it all weren't just too f-in' sweet already, eh?)
i like both the album version and the demo.........but i think the album version fits better on Backspacer ...it has more meat
my only complaint would be all of the weird background noises....they dont detract from the song, but i am just curious as to why they are there....thats why i am waitng to hear it live. Overall I think it will be pretty nice.
Wow, thank you. So far the album version of this reminds me of Riot Act more than anything else on BS. I really enjoy PJ having that nice and easy sound sometimes. A good song on a great album, for me.
Wow this version is really great! I can see how some really like this version. I downloaded it and the player is repeating it over and over. And I just happened to have sexy time to with it repeating... I wonder if that will be an attached memory.
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... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
as i said in my Backspacer review....the album version is overproduced and doesn't even have 1/4 the feeling that the demo version does...i know it was because they already had 2 slow songs on the album so BOB prob felt obligated to "add" to this song..but he destroyed it in the process...which is ok...i just rip BS to my HD then burn a copy and repleace the album version with the demo...problem solved!
so i do like the song a lot...just not the album version.
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force of nature is soooo right on. omg
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I like it! Took me a bit to get over the way they "popped it up", but I really like it now.
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You're awfully casual with your use of the all inclusive "Everyone."
I don't dislike it!!
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You're awfully casual with your use of the all inclusive "Everyone."
I don't dislike it!![/quote]
I did say "most everyone". Just surprised to see it at the bottom of almost everyones list (Backspacer song ranking thread)
BUT! The stripped down demo is a lot easier for people to like because it doesn't have a lot of the spacey effects like the album version does... for some people it makes them cringe to hear those sounds coming into their ears... and it's not without reason... those sounds are so very anti-Pearl Jam...
Personally speaking, It took me a lot of listens to like the album version and now I can say I like it more than the demo, the demo is good and I loved it for a long time... but it's kind of boring compared to the album version... and I've come to embrace the odd overdone complexity of the album version.
I think when they finally do play it live, it will most likely be stripped down a tad so they can actually handle it... I think it will be a cool mix of the over the top album version and the very naked demo.
I may be a total goober, but I LOVE THIS SONG.
My favorite line is "this nite has been a long one" Dig the way that little bit sounds SO much.
Really hoping to hear it sometime during this so cal tour, pretty please with sugar on top (as if it all weren't just too f-in' sweet already, eh?)
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my only complaint would be all of the weird background noises....they dont detract from the song, but i am just curious as to why they are there....thats why i am waitng to hear it live. Overall I think it will be pretty nice.
Wow, thank you. So far the album version of this reminds me of Riot Act more than anything else on BS. I really enjoy PJ having that nice and easy sound sometimes. A good song on a great album, for me.
Wow this version is really great! I can see how some really like this version. I downloaded it and the player is repeating it over and over. And I just happened to have sexy time to with it repeating... I wonder if that will be an attached memory.
It's in the perfect location on the album right before Force of Nature rips you apart.
Like others have stated once they break it out live it will get better. By the way have they yet?
WIth The End and Just Breathe another EV solo would have been too much for Backspacer.
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
so i do like the song a lot...just not the album version.
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