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

could go either way here but for now chose SoS

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

Speed of Sound cause I was there.

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

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.