Deleted song from U2 LOVETOWN doc - "Desire"

[nathan1977]

Found this on YouTube. Kind of cool. Didn't know it had been edited out... nice to see Edge ripping it up, as opposed to just hearing it.

Enjoy!

YouTube - U2 DESIRE - UK VERSION OF LOVETOWN DOCUMENTARY

 

[The_Pac_Mule]

ammmmazinnngggggg

 

[bigjohn2441]

i always wish they would've done that snippet at the end again. but all we get is half-ass acoustic, soft versions of desire.

 

[believer75]

wow, they are just jammin' and letting loose....never seen this clip before.....rock and roll.

 

[Mr Sarajevo]

Great live version! Anyone know where you can download a clean version of it (without all the documentary snippets all over it)?

 

[An Cat Gav]

That Lovetown documentary is one of my all time favourite U2 pieces, and the Edge solo's on desire are a real highlight.

 

[GretzkyU2Yanks]

very enjoyable. anybody know what Lovetown show it is from?? Axver?? anyone??

 

[The Sad Punk]

In my opinion, Desire was only good on Lovetown. The one with the shredding solo from 27/9/89 is even better than this, but both are heaps good.

very enjoyable. anybody know what Lovetown show it is from?? Axver?? anyone??

18/11/89 Sydney, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[adypole]

I like edges solo tidbits. take for example 3:09.

 

[An Cat Gav]

The vocals are incredible too.

 

[Moser]

I hate guitar shredding.

Otherwise, good performance.

 

[Morgoth321]

I've seen this clip before, love it to bits. As far as I know, there is no 'clean' version of the song, and I'm sure we'll agree that it was a bad editorial decision to include the talky bits through the song.

My question would be - is there a version of the Lovetown documentary that includes 'Desire'? The version that I have - the only version I'm aware of - doesn't.

 

[Axver]

In my opinion, Desire was only good on Lovetown. The one with the shredding solo from 27/9/89 is even better than this, but both are heaps good.



18/11/89 Sydney, if I'm not mistaken.

All of this post is absolutely correct. That 27 September 1989 version of Desire slays.

 

[adypole]

I just looked it up but the quality is rated to be crap.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Do you know I have never seen this doc before?

<-- bad U2 fan

Was this just for Australian TV or something?

I find it interesting that you can already see hints of Zoo TV creeping in, especially the quick cuts and the "interference" between cuts...

 

[bigjohn2441]

i KNOW they have this whole concert filmed. WHY dont they release it?


while we are on edge solos, i think this is also the concert where they cover knockin on heaven's door. Edge plays an awesome (by edge standards) solo on that.

 

[The Sad Punk]

i think this is also the concert where they cover knockin on heaven's door.

The one concert!

 

[major_panic]

Interesting: from about 4:46 onward, the solo begins to sound a little like the logical progression to the Fly, which of course came what, two years after this?

 

[GretzkyU2Yanks]

Do you know I have never seen this doc before?

<-- bad U2 fan

Was this just for Australian TV or something?

I find it interesting that you can already see hints of Zoo TV creeping in, especially the quick cuts and the "interference" between cuts...

definitely had the zoo confessional feeling to it.

Ive never seen this doc either. its available on youtube in 7 parts.

I think the classic album series has been carried on VH1 in the states, dont know if it still is or if this has ever been played on it.

 

[MMP]

Holy shit... this was freaking awesome. Thanks for posting this.

 

[OrARoundabout]

That was awesome...

"We make two kinds of music...country and western"

Thank you Betty Dalton

 

[Purplereign]

bloody fantastic . . .rob duckworth !!!!!! back in the bad old days when MMM actually played decent music

had snippets of this stuff (for aussie fans, am sure the interview tidbits with the cheeky chick was shown on some music show on sbs, hosted by paul clarke, eons and eons ago) on daggy ole video tape which broke from overplaying . .. and ditto to whomever said 'why don't they release this concert" . . . why indeed

 

[Edge_Orchestra]

very enjoyable. anybody know what Lovetown show it is from?? Axver?? anyone??

It's from the Nov 18th, 1989 show in Sydney. The giveaway being when Bono says "Everyone here gets out alive". The reason he said that is the show was delayed due to a bomb scare at the venues.

 

[BrandonLee722]

They are so young ... haha

 

[digitize]

Ehh... I'd take a ZooTV version any day of the week and twice on Sunday over this.

 

[adypole]

Ehh... I'd take a ZooTV version any day of the week and twice on Sunday over this.

true. there's no beating (is it the washington version?) with the zoo tv reporter and hectic preaching. eccentric movements, huge platform shoes and sparkly hats aside, the sound is so heavy

 

[The Sad Punk]

true. there's no beating (is it the washington version?) with the zoo tv reporter and hectic preaching.

I just find that shit distracting.

 

[gareth brown]

would happily give one of my legs to go see one of those gigs

 

[digitize]

I just find that shit distracting.

Exactly.

 

[digitize]

true. there's no beating (is it the washington version?) with the zoo tv reporter and hectic preaching. eccentric movements, huge platform shoes and sparkly hats aside, the sound is so heavy

That's East Ruth, I believe.