Post subject: Does anyone know ANYTHING about Johnny Guitar??
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:51 am
The Snowboy
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I can't believe I am so desperate for information regarding a song with such a title, but there it is.. the curiosity is killing me.
With a title like 'Force of Nature', I just KNOW that song is going to be killer, but this one.. it could go so many different ways, and about eight of those ways I don't even want to contemplate.
Post subject: Re: Does anyone know ANYTHING about Johnny Guitar??
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:35 pm
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Johnny Guitar: Fortunately not as bland as the title suggests. Also a rocker, but with a remarkable amount of lyrics and sincerity. Grows above average but still a very classical tune.
That's all I've heard and that aint much.
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Post subject: Re: Does anyone know ANYTHING about Johnny Guitar??
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:31 pm
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force of nature is probably the one I'm the least interested in right now. Johnny Guitar sounds way more interesting than I expected
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Agreed. Force of Nature is the only one I am not sure on. But with it being a McCready song and it being over 4 minutes, there's hope for a sweet guitar sol at least. Johnny Guitar really intrigues me. I love the guitar and the vocal line.
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Post subject: Re: Does anyone know ANYTHING about Johnny Guitar??
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:21 pm
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If you mean the story behind the song, through the album artwork it was discovered that this is a reference to Johnny "Guitar" Watson. It says on his Wikipedia page that he "...died on stage May 17, 1996, while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. According to eyewitness reports, he collapsed mid guitar solo. His last words were "would you pass me my bow?", probably in reference to The Watsonian Institute."
Post subject: Re: Does anyone know ANYTHING about Johnny Guitar??
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:37 pm
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The album cover that Tom Tomorrow used for the Backspacer panel that features Watson on the tricycle is hanging in the PJ warehouse bathroom. You see it on the wall during the 10 minute video promo that came out recently.
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Post subject: Re: Does anyone know ANYTHING about Johnny Guitar??
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:45 pm
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stip wrote:
force of nature is probably the one I'm the least interested in right now. Johnny Guitar sounds way more interesting than I expected
IMHO, Force of Nature builds into a great chorus...one of the better clips I've heard out of the lot but my opinion might change after I can listen to the album as a whole
Eddie says stomething about Johnny Guitar in it. I'll try to translate it for you( sry for my english, german is my first language )
Laut eigener Aussage findet Vedder die Ideen für seine Texte überall. Der Text des rockigen „Johnny Guitar“ basiert zum Beispiel auf einer Geschichte, die Eddie im Klo des Bandhauptquartiers in Seattle einfiel. „In der Toilette ist die Holzverkleidung neben den Pissoirs komplett mit dem Cover-Artwork alter Alben zugepflastert“, berichtet Vedder grinsend. „Ungefähr auf Augenhöhe hängt das Cover von einem Typen namens Johnny Guitar Watson. Man muss ihn wohl irgendwo zwischen Barry White und Buddy Guy ansiedeln, und er hatte immer so schlüpfrige Plattencover, auf denen die Frauen zwar nicht unbedingt leicht bekleidet sind, aber sagen wir mal, sie sehen schon ziemlich interessant aus... Ich stellte mir dann einen Typen vor, der sich zu dem Mädel auf dem Cover hingezogen fühlt und sich fragt, warum sie sich wohl mit Johnny Guitar abgibt, wo er doch offensichtlich zehn Mädchen an jedem Finger hat. Warum würde irgendwer Lust darauf haben, eine von Johnny Guitars Geliebten zu sein, eine von Hunderten, wenn du für mich die Einzige sein könntest?“
Eddie says he gets ideas for songs from everywhere. The lyrics for johnny guitar base on a story that he came up with at the toilet in the bands headquater. There they have covers of old albums on the walls and one of them is from a johnny guitar album( and there's a woman on the cover that doesn't wear many clothes.. .) He says he imagined a guy that felt attracted to the woman on the cover, and this guy wonders why she's with johnny guitar(who's probably got about 10 girls alongside her...). And he wonders why she'd rather be one of johnny guitars many women instead of being his only one.
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Eddie says stomething about Johnny Guitar in it. I'll try to translate it for you( sry for my english, german is my first language )
Laut eigener Aussage findet Vedder die Ideen für seine Texte überall. Der Text des rockigen „Johnny Guitar“ basiert zum Beispiel auf einer Geschichte, die Eddie im Klo des Bandhauptquartiers in Seattle einfiel. „In der Toilette ist die Holzverkleidung neben den Pissoirs komplett mit dem Cover-Artwork alter Alben zugepflastert“, berichtet Vedder grinsend. „Ungefähr auf Augenhöhe hängt das Cover von einem Typen namens Johnny Guitar Watson. Man muss ihn wohl irgendwo zwischen Barry White und Buddy Guy ansiedeln, und er hatte immer so schlüpfrige Plattencover, auf denen die Frauen zwar nicht unbedingt leicht bekleidet sind, aber sagen wir mal, sie sehen schon ziemlich interessant aus... Ich stellte mir dann einen Typen vor, der sich zu dem Mädel auf dem Cover hingezogen fühlt und sich fragt, warum sie sich wohl mit Johnny Guitar abgibt, wo er doch offensichtlich zehn Mädchen an jedem Finger hat. Warum würde irgendwer Lust darauf haben, eine von Johnny Guitars Geliebten zu sein, eine von Hunderten, wenn du für mich die Einzige sein könntest?“
Eddie says he gets ideas for songs from everywhere. The lyrics for johnny guitar base on a story that he came up with at the toilet in the bands headquater. There they have covers of old albums and one of them is from a johnny guitar album( and there's a woman on the cover that doesn't wear many clothes.. .) He says he imagined a guy that felt attracted to the woman on the cover, and this guy wonders why she's with johnny guitar(who's probably got about 10 girls alongside her...). And he wonders why she'd rather be one of johnny guitars many women instead of being his only one.
This answers several questions including some "chicken-egg" stuff about the promo vid.....
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