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Jack White's Love Is Blindness on Radio 2 tonight
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On the topic of Snow Patrol, I really, really, really, really like the song "Set the Fire to the Third Bar."
that's actually my fave song of theirs and one of the best things about it is probably Martha Wainwright haha
LyricalDrug
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I much preferred it to Jack White.
I didn't mind Jack White, but the emotion that everyone else is citing on here just sounded too contrived to me
The Killers is the one I am most looking forward to.
I'm a huge fan of both the Killers and U2, and have thought about a Killers cover of Ultraviolet before... nearly died when I saw they were doing it for this compilation. It's the perfect song for them: Brandon Flowers has a great singer persona / voice for a manic, screaming, pleading character - a lot like Ian Curtis, and a lot like Bono on Ultraviolet. This is by far going to be the best track...
canedge
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Maybe they tried to place it beside UltraViolet because the drums are strikingly similar. They might have even been the same song.
Here is a version of One:
One by u2mexico on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
Here is a version of One:
One by u2mexico on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
mikal
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i actually disagree. seeing them live actually made me want to listen to them more. i mean, they're not even close to my top 20 or so bands but i think they're decent. their new electronic sound is kind of fun as well.
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I don't agree. I have seen passion in Bono recently. It's just a question of when and where. And Bono always seems to be on top of that.
With regards to this song, I get a bit of that Mary G. Blige version of "One" sense. That is, by screaming, White oversings the song.
I will admit, as this is such a painful song, White's screaming fits a bit more than Blige's diva like notes. And, as with Blige, I respect White's version.
I'm just not sure it's better than the original nor would I want to hear more covers from him.
Before I get ripped about favoring U2 above all else, there are plenty of U2 covers that I also don't like ("Unchained Melody" was terrible).
Still, I am anxious to hear the rest. Maybe White's version will grow on me and I'll love it (especially when compared to the rest of the CD).
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On the topic of Snow Patrol, I really, really, really, really like the song "Set the Fire to the Third Bar."
It's beautiful. I really like some of their more obscure stuff, the darker songs. I don't see their music as "throwaway pop" at all. Strangely, that's something I usually associate with the Killers. I'm not a big fan of the killers and I cannot really stand Brandon Flower's singing. So it's different strokes for different people. I know Snow Patrol and Gary in particular love and admire U2. They are great friends. So I'm sure they have nothing but respect for their music and will treat the song they are doing with respect as well.
chocky
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How true. I think the track The Lightning Strike, especially part one (What if the Storm Ends) is epic. They have some great darker (less mainstream) tracks.
I hope they bring some of that darkness to their cover.
mikal
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yep. add songs like "Make This Go On Forever" and "The Finish Line" as well.
cobl04
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I liked You're All I Have a lot. Then radio played those two fucking dreadful singles (Open Your Eyes and Chasing Cars) into the ground and that made me turn on them.
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So I pretty much only got the name of the song right? Good job, me.
is this thing out yet?
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corianderstem
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It's in the December issue of Q, which is supposed to hit UK newsstands at the end of October. Any US stores that carry the import, it will be on stands in .... what, maybe mid-to late-November?
I think they could've made a more interesting and varied production, but it works. I do like that it's sort of exactly the opposite of the Mary J Blige-version. Whereas that version was over-the-top screaming and yelling, this is as laid-back as this song can possibly get. Which is kind of nice.
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Q December issue features the Achtung Baby U2 CD!
The Current Issue: Nov 11
Next Issue Due: 25 Oct 11
Q December issue features the Achtung Baby U2 CD!
The Current Issue: Nov 11
Next Issue Due: 25 Oct 11
Galeongirl
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Yeah Q is always released a month in advance of its noted month. And by that, I mean it'll be released around the last wake of the month before the month before the month it's supposed to be released.
TheWanderer
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That was their third album, not first. It was their first popular mainstream album.
They started great, and just became too wimpy and wrote only boring ballads, and with the vocals SO LOUD. Final Straw is their last good album.
dan_smee
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Yeah Q is always released a month in advance of its noted month. And by that, I mean it'll be released around the last wake of the month before the month before the month it's supposed to be released.
The month on the magazine is meant to refer to the date it gets taking OFF the shelves. It is a reminder for newsagents going through the racks that if the magazine says the month they are in, to pull it out.
Galeongirl
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Ah, gotcha! Here it's actually the month of the issue, when it's out.
That explains why it's always early.
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The Damien Rice cover of One is absolutely brilliant. Love the piano at the top, the understatedness of it all... It's maybe even better than the real thing!
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That's gonna be the best one on the CD. 
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canedge
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not even funny
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Did any of you actually watch the video?
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