Why doesnt anyone like Speed of Sound?

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  • cannotstaylong
    cannotstaylong Posts: 668
    The drums are what kill this song for me. I don't mind the other instrumentation (not including the synthesizers), but the drums just sound awkward. I've written before that I just really do not like the way they bring the drums in. It just sounds chintzy to me. For some reason the drums seem to make Ed's vocal rhythm sound choppy. I don't know what it is, but the demo version seemed so much smoother in its vocal delivery. As someone else said, there doesn't seem to be the same emotion in this one as there is with the demo version.

    All that said, I do think some of the additional instrumentation adds to the song. I just really think they should have left the drums out or at least found a better/smoother beat. Overall I like the song. The demo showed a lot of room for a great song, and they came close in certain areas. However along with the Fixer, it is the song I skip the most on the album.
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  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    The entire album is solid and SOS maybe the weakest but it's at least as good as anything on Riot Act and a top 3 song on Self Titled.
  • Out.Of.My.Mind
    Out.Of.My.Mind Posts: 125
    I love Speed Of Sound.
    Got to hear it in Baltimore and Honolulu.
    Very happy it made the LP.
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  • theanswersarefatal
    theanswersarefatal Posts: 239
    the album version is growing on me too, but i'm a firm believer that for SOS, less was more.

    the demo put the band in a completely different territory soundwise...it was almost john frusciante-ish...someone mentioned earlier in this thread how the demo was typical pj like thumbing my way and some other songs and i have to disagree...the SOS demo was otherwordly, where songs like thumbing my way are very classic-sounding pj ballads...not that i don't like thumbing my way, cuz that song is awesome and i'd love to hear it live.

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  • DH62179
    DH62179 Posts: 312
    edited October 2009
    I hadn't listened to BS in full for several days now but have been listening to the SOS demo a lot. To my surprise when I put on the album version right after listening to the demo about 5x the BS vesion sounded a lot better to me. By the way, my brother and nephew who have never heard the demo version point to SOS as one of their favorites on the album.
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    i really like them both....
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  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    i like the hell out of both versions, and i am glad we have both versions available to us.

    i like the EV solo version , but had they put that on the record, there would have been too many EV ballad type songs. glad they did the full band version on the record.

    i like the fact that it almost sounds like two different songs in ways.
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  • serpent boy
    serpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    I don't hate the song, but it just doesn't appeal to me. It's a slow and somewhat boring track reminiscent of "Gone," which I've also tried to like but just can't. The odd minor chords strike me the wrong way.
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  • InMyTree4
    InMyTree4 Posts: 1,239
    i love it!
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,855
    This one took awhile, but it has finally grown on me.

    Least favorite on the album... but it doesnt help that the album contains 11 'favorites'
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    I really didnt like tha album version, so I just heard the demo...and I like the demo a lot better.
    I've said from the first second I heard that song that it sounds like cheap background music in a old Miami Vice episode. Especially the piano/synthesizer part. I just picture Crockett speeding off in his boat with his damn 80's hair going off into the sunset.

    Piano=Fail.
    Drums=too monotonous.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    couse the version of ev solo in hawaii was better..
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  • in eds tree
    in eds tree Denver Posts: 539
    LOVE speed of sound, could do without supersonic
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  • joebot
    joebot Posts: 372
    Personally, I love the flow of the second half of Backspacer. Seamless blend for me. The only track on the record i can do without is Johnny Guitar.
  • TEEJAM11
    TEEJAM11 Posts: 335
    Put me down for +1 for the drums FXXXXX up this song.
    Really sounds like Mat is playing some other song.

    But with that said I love all of the other songs on this album.

    Supersonic is pretty cool jam...

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  • joebot
    joebot Posts: 372
    I agree, Supersonic rocks like a muthafu$%er
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV00SGTL ... re=channel
  • vaggar99
    vaggar99 San Diego USA Posts: 3,431
    "bump" as you americans call it
  • bruce
    bruce Posts: 384
    It's growing on me... i think the end of the song really picks up. I love Matt, but the drums blow on this song. The Demo is fucking amazing... all the difference in the world.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    sounds like Meatloaf.

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