God Part II, The Fly, Dirty Day, Gone ?

[Ellay]

I don't think you can separate the Fly and God Part II - Particularly Live

But I'd have other 'rockers' above Gone and Dirty Day.

Ie Vertigo - sorry.

 

[RPRB]

I don't get it.. why just those FOUR songs?

I know it seems kind of random. I just love all four of them and feel that they are comparable in certain ways.

 

[ultraviolet625]

1. Dirty Day (Junk Day)
2. Gone
3. God, Part II
4. The Fly

 

[thelaj]

I thought this was gonna be about the confirmed first encore on the new tour... and that made me happy

 

[U2lunatic]

in studio:

1.God Part II
2.Gone
3.The Fly
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.
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200.Dirty Day

live:
1.The Fly
2.Dirty Day
3.Gone
4.God Part II

 

[OrARoundabout]

God 2 and Fly are in close contest with each other...


GOD PART 2 HAS BETTER LYRICS LOLOLOLO

 

[djerdap]

The Fly, as my favorite U2 song, beats the other three quite easily. Which isn't to say the others don't kick ass, because they do. Especially live. Dirty Day would be my favorite of the three, followed by Gone and then God Part II.

 

[tsweeney]

In order:

God Part II
The Fly (better live)
Gone (better live)
Dirty Day (Junk Day Mix = much better than album version, which I think is the one we're choosing from!)

Dirty Day (Junk Day Mix) is better than the studio version.


God Part II (Studio or Live)
The Fly (Studio or Elevation Tour Version)
Dirty Day (Junk Day Mix)
Gone (Live)

 

[bigjohn2441]

God Part II guitar riff > The Fly riff

 

[cathalmc]

God Part II or The Fly ...

Tough choice but I'd go with God Part II because it came out in 1988 before the whole dance scene kicked off in the UK yet has a lovely electronic sounding beat behind Larry's thundering drums. Not quite techno but still suggestive of it.

Bono is at his screaming his head off best, great lyrics too. Adam has a lovely chunky bass groove going. Fabulous song.

Gone is great but comes in after these two. Dirty Day just doesn't get out of the blocks in this race I reckon.

But I think Acrobat trumps all four songs hands down.

GOYB is a pale effort compared to all of these.

 

[U2phan]

why is EBTTRT not in this discussion...? that song is so sexy on many levels. that BASS

 

[Earnie Shavers]

And who mentioned Vertigo in comparison to these four? Seriously? It doesn’t, in comparison, ‘rock’ at all. Being loud means nothing. It needs to have a feeling to match the song.

Edge racing further and further into chaos on the Fly matches the lyric perfectly, the world crumbling around him, he’s spitting out these final pieces of hurtful honesty while Edge is creating the ever increasing urgency. The swirling sensation of Gone also matches the lyric perfectly, the arrogant bravado of this kiss off song tempered against the more truthful anger in the chords, the sadness wailing out over the top (wanky enough for you?) Meanwhile, Vertigo… is like someone who has dressed up as ‘rock’ by buying an Armani leather jacket and getting just the right $500 haircut to match. It misses the mark by a million miles.

(That U2 shook up the mix so greatly on the Gone Best of mix is why I far prefer the album version. They changed the mood of the song).

 

[ScandalCrow]

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me.
New York
Surrender
Twilight
MoFo

Just a few they should pull out on this tour. All great rockers.

 

[An Cat Gav]

The Fly of course, though God Part 2 is certainly heavy and is even heavier live. ALl of the choices you have mentioned are great.

 

[DevilsShoes]

And who mentioned Vertigo in comparison to these four? Seriously? It doesn’t, in comparison, ‘rock’ at all. Being loud means nothing. It needs to have a feeling to match the song.

Edge racing further and further into chaos on the Fly matches the lyric perfectly, the world crumbling around him, he’s spitting out these final pieces of hurtful honesty while Edge is creating the ever increasing urgency. The swirling sensation of Gone also matches the lyric perfectly, the arrogant bravado of this kiss off song tempered against the more truthful anger in the chords, the sadness wailing out over the top (wanky enough for you?) Meanwhile, Vertigo… is like someone who has dressed up as ‘rock’ by buying an Armani leather jacket and getting just the right $500 haircut to match. It misses the mark by a million miles.

(That U2 shook up the mix so greatly on the Gone Best of mix is why I far prefer the album version. They changed the mood of the song).

Great post Earnie, I agree completely. Vertigo has always felt too calculated and contrived for me.

My favourite song of the ones listed in Gone, but God Part II runs a pretty close second.

 

[pepokiss]

Mofo

 

[ShipOfFools]

In order from greatest to least:

The Fly
God Part II
Dirty Day
Gone

 

[BEVERLY56]

My vote goes to The Fly, with Gone a distant 2nd. To me, The Fly epitomizes the phrase "EDGE IS ON FIRE!"

 

[RPRB]

I thought this was gonna be about the confirmed first encore on the new tour... and that made me happy

That would be the greatest stretch of songs for an encore in history.

 

[van]

the fly