13. Speed of Sound vs Unthought Known

Post by **stip** » Sun February 17, 2019 11:46 am

Speed Of Sound (Ottawa 2016-05-08) vs. Unthought Known (Berlin 2010-06-30)

doone · Post by **doone** » Sun February 17, 2019 3:04 pm

could go either way here but for now chose SoS

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sun February 17, 2019 5:02 pm

Yeah, Speed Of Sound all the way. Wish they play it more often.

CopperTom · Post by **CopperTom** » Mon February 18, 2019 12:39 pm

Speed of Sound cause I was there.

Post by **stip** » Mon February 18, 2019 1:28 pm

I'm going to break the tie for Speed of Sound. It's a song with a surprising depth of feeling underneath the jangly mess. It's a song I am almost always pleasantly surprised by, and this performance captured that feel. I like Unthought Known a bit more, and the best moments of that song can be a bit powerful. This was a good performance, but never fully swept me up like I wanted it to

digster · Post by **digster** » Mon February 18, 2019 6:37 pm

Speed of Sound, mainly on the strength of the song (though to this day I don't really understand Matt's approach to the song, which seems way, way louder and obtrusive than is called for). But it's an ok song, nonetheless. Unthought Known has had zero staying power for me, unfortunately. I think the first time I heard it, you got that sugar high of its anthemic quality, but for me it just doesn't hold up; that quality to the song ended up just being empty calories.

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