Speed of Sound: Solo vs. Full Band

TheGossman
TheGossman Posts: 1,120
edited November 2009 in The Porch
Solo version is 10x better than the full band version hands down
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  • SpinTheBlackO
    SpinTheBlackO Posts: 385
    it's really just a matter of opinion, i liked the demo they released to fan club members after that online game. not the full band.
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  • theanswersarefatal
    theanswersarefatal Posts: 239
    TheGossman wrote:
    Solo version is 10x better than the full band version hands down

    i second that.
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  • MrMerkinball
    MrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    With the beuatiful lyrics...they could play that song with a Jug band in teh background and it was still be amazing.
  • Rubberbandman
    Rubberbandman Posts: 439
    it's really just a matter of opinion, i liked the demo they released to fan club members after that online game. not the full band

    i must be out of the loop when did this happen?
  • halszka123
    halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    I can speak about solo version. Full band version doesn't exist to me - it's not a song at all.
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  • MrMerkinball
    MrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    Rubberbandman wrote:
    it's really just a matter of opinion, i liked the demo they released to fan club members after that online game. not the full band

    i must be out of the loop when did this happen?
    Sometime just after the Fixer was released. There was an online scavenger hunt and at the end you could sound load an accoustic version. If you want to hear it - go to youtube
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
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  • pretext
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    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    +1
  • Gems and Rhinestones
    Gems and Rhinestones Posts: 861
    edited November 2009
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
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  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,415
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
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    I like full band more....but I have to agree with this photo. :ugeek:
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  • gremmiedotnet
    gremmiedotnet Posts: 345
    you can find the solo version here:

    www.gremmie.net

    enjoy :)
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,613
    I love the solo version. The album version is OK, not great. I do wonder if I would have liked the album version more if the solo demo had never been released. As it is the album version just doesn't sound right. Without the the solo I probably wouldn't have felt that way.
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  • wolfamongwolves
    wolfamongwolves Posts: 2,414
    Speed of Sound was the biggest disappointment about Backspacer for me - even more so than Force of Nature, which is a much, much, much worse song.

    What's fundamentally so disappointing about Speed of Sound is that we've all heard what an amazingly beautiful, haunting, moving, affecting song it was from Eddie's demo, but the band seems to have drained all the soul from it by trying to do far too much with it. It's a beautifully simple song. They made it far too complicated, so that now it's painfully overwrought.

    But to give the rest of the band the credit they deserve, they transformed Unthought Known from a frankly boring song (lyrics notwithstanding) into something utterly transcendent...
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  • davidtrios
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    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
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  • VirtueAndVice
    VirtueAndVice Posts: 33
    Love BOTH versions. I must be the only fan that really likes the studio version...
  • pjam
    pjam Posts: 102
    I love both versions. Its not my favorite song on the album but its not the worst. And to the guy that had no love for force of nature your crazy. Thats another great song. My least favorite on the album is Johnny Guitar but its still a good song. As a friend of mine says " Eddie could sing me the phone book and I'd love it"!!!
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  • PJSEMPRE
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    wolfamongwolves wrote:
    Speed of Sound was the biggest disappointment about Backspacer for me - even more so than Force of Nature, which is a much, much, much worse song.

    What's fundamentally so disappointing about Speed of Sound is that we've all heard what an amazingly beautiful, haunting, moving, affecting song it was from Eddie's demo, but the band seems to have drained all the soul from it by trying to do far too much with it. It's a beautifully simple song. They made it far too complicated, so that now it's painfully overwrought.

    But to give the rest of the band the credit they deserve, they transformed Unthought Known from a frankly boring song (lyrics notwithstanding) into something utterly transcendent...

    Agree 100% with you.
    The solo version (demo) was beautiful and moving, but the final version is a disappointment.
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  • Rubberbandman
    Rubberbandman Posts: 439
    does anyone know how to obtain this track ? pm me
    itunes?
  • The Rock
    The Rock Posts: 1,439
    The solo version is very moving, I love the subtle guitar notes after each chorus.

    The full band version is moving but in different ways. I love singing along when the whole band is playing. Also, I get this really weird feeling whenever I hear it - like I'm on a little wooden rowing boat out in space heading towards the moon and it's rocking vey gently from side to side along with the beat of the song. Odd, I know.

    Fantastic song.
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  • pjsteelerfan
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    I thought it sounded pretty good live in Philly
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