Got Some vs. Johnny Guitar

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Got Some vs. Johnny Guitar

Got Some
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41%
Johnny Guitar
29
59%
 
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Re: Got Some vs. Johnny Guitar

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PHATJ wrote:
evenslow wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Never understood the hate for Got Some. I loved it when they debuted it on the Late Show. Rocking intro, great drumming throughout, maybe not the most creative number, but the whole outro soars.
Yeah this was a good moment even if the mix was awful - but it wasn't Late Show it was Conan's first night on his ill-fated Tonight Show. Can't find video of it anywhere.
Correct. And the sound during that performance was garbage.
Pretty much every show except for Letterman sounds god awful - Conan, Fallon, SNL, etc. Whoever does the sound for those shows should be put before a North Korean firing squad.
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evenslow wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
evenslow wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Never understood the hate for Got Some. I loved it when they debuted it on the Late Show. Rocking intro, great drumming throughout, maybe not the most creative number, but the whole outro soars.
Yeah this was a good moment even if the mix was awful - but it wasn't Late Show it was Conan's first night on his ill-fated Tonight Show. Can't find video of it anywhere.
Correct. And the sound during that performance was garbage.
Pretty much every show except for Letterman sounds god awful - Conan, Fallon, SNL, etc. Whoever does the sound for those shows should be put before a North Korean firing squad.
:lol: Line 'em up! :cop:
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evenslow wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Never understood the hate for Got Some. I loved it when they debuted it on the Late Show. Rocking intro, great drumming throughout, maybe not the most creative number, but the whole outro soars.
Yeah this was a good moment even if the mix was awful - but it wasn't Late Show it was Conan's first night on his ill-fated Tonight Show. Can't find video of it anywhere.
Woah wait PJ ruined Conan's show
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Re: Got Some vs. Johnny Guitar

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I'm gonna go with Got Some. But I like both of these songs on about the same level. Don't care. Had to vote for one. Went with Got Some.
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durdencommatyler wrote:I'm gonna go with Got Some. But I like both of these songs on about the same level. Don't care. Had to vote for one. Went with Got Some.
Then switch to Johnny Guitar.
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Both these songs, along with The End, are the Backspacer highlights in my opinion. Got Some started out as an early favorite, though it's fallen quite a bit in my estimation in the time since. I like the musical backing, though it's a bit simplistic. Matt is again a highlight on this song; that kind of whip-sharp fill between the first chorus and second verse is great, and it's moments like that that make me wish the "PJ does pop" experiment had gone better.

But Johnny Guitar is the winner. The music sounds a little spare and the guitars sound a little unadorned for a song like this. Someone mentioned the song evoked Yield; I don't hear that in the songwriting, but I think it could definitely benefit from that kind of production. I love the bridge in this song; it's a deceptively clever bit of songwriting from both Ed and the band, especially how Ed comes in and how it all comes crashing back into a verse.
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wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I'm gonna go with Got Some. But I like both of these songs on about the same level. Don't care. Had to vote for one. Went with Got Some.
Then switch to Johnny Guitar.
Okay.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I'm gonna go with Got Some. But I like both of these songs on about the same level. Don't care. Had to vote for one. Went with Got Some.
Then switch to Johnny Guitar.
Okay.
Yay!
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wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I'm gonna go with Got Some. But I like both of these songs on about the same level. Don't care. Had to vote for one. Went with Got Some.
Then switch to Johnny Guitar.
Okay.
Yay!
It's that easy folks!
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Re: Got Some vs. Johnny Guitar

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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Got Some blows. I don't like it and I hope it loses in grand fashion.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I'm gonna go with Got Some. But I like both of these songs on about the same level. Don't care. Had to vote for one. Went with Got Some.
Then switch to Johnny Guitar.
Okay.
Yay!
It's that easy folks!
You made the right choice, Joey.
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Self wrote:At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Got Some blows. I don't like it and I hope it loses in grand fashion.
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Re: Got Some vs. Johnny Guitar

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PHATJ wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I'm gonna go with Got Some. But I like both of these songs on about the same level. Don't care. Had to vote for one. Went with Got Some.
Then switch to Johnny Guitar.
Okay.
Yay!
It's that easy folks!
You made the right choice, Joey.
8-)
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