Random U2 Thoughts Thread

[Von Schloopen]

The guitar tone Edge gets in "A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel" is gorgeous

I just love it. One of the best tones he's ever recorded. It's fucking nasty.

And he uses it well, especially when the electric guitar slams in to announce the first verse.

If only he'd played a gigantic, slashing, sky-ripping and hectic solo over the outro...with that tone.

Oh my.

 

[cobl04]

I love this song.

Axver murders kittens when he hears it. And he's a cat person!

 

[Von Schloopen]

I love this song.

Axver murders kittens when he hears it. And he's a cat person!

Sucks for him. It's a hot, sweaty tune. Those are the best.

 

[Von Schloopen]

This is a thing of beauty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be8YuyneES4


First, U2 are a great house band. Larry fucking stomps. Bono is a great background singer, along with Edge. Edge, Bono, Springsteen, & Patti Smith all singing together. I mean, that's just about perfect rock & roll.

Second, this song is brilliant. Urgency, passion. And that bridge is perfect.

Third, A song, written by Springsteen, made famous by Patti Smith, that had influence on U2, being played by all 3 artists. Insane.

Fourth, Paul Schaefer on piano.

 

[Von Schloopen]

There is a cat's meow at 2:03 in "Big Girls Are Best."

actually, it's all over the record. Ya can hear it on the intro as well.

I know it's probably a guitar, but I'm pretending it's a sample.

Of a cat.

 

[lazarus]

Can a mod just create a thread where The Schloop can put all his shit?

 

[Von Schloopen]

Can a mod just create a thread where The Schloop can put all his shit?

You probably need a poll to pull that off.

You guys love your polls.

 

[digitize]

You probably need a poll to pull that off.

You guys love your polls.

We'll have to vote on whether it's a bad idea, instead of the opposite. Or perhaps we can rank it between 0 and 10.

 

[Von Schloopen]

We'll have to vote on whether it's a bad idea, instead of the opposite. Or perhaps we can rank it between 0 and 10.

Ha!

 

[bono_212]

It's one of my favorite musical moments ever. I enjoyed that they mixed both versions of the song together for the lyrics as well.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Can a mod just create a thread where The Schloop can put all his shit?

I must say, this is rather hysterical.

U2 fan talks about U2 song on U2 message board.

Gets told to go away by "U2" fan.

 

[lazarus]

U2 fan creates three threads in one day for random shit that comes into his head.

U2 fan might be better off just giving us a daily recap thread where we can easily see (or ignore) all your musings in one place.

 

[cobl04]

At least Peterrrrr stayed on the one topic.

 

[dazzledbylight]

Bruce, Patti & U2 all together on Because The Night?


Priceless!!!

3 of my ultra favorite bands/performers!

Very lucky to have seen them a bunch of times all over 30 - 35 years!

 

[corianderstem]

I'm going to just take your word for it on the cat's meow, because I have no desire to go listen to the song to hear it for myself. Because that would involve listening to that song.

See, because I really don't like that song.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

U2 fan creates three threads in one day for random shit that comes into his head.

More specifically, three threads in one hour.

Never seen anything like it.

 

[Axver]

If we're not counting Elvis Ate America as a U2 song, this is the worst thing U2 ever recorded. I'm honestly not sure if I've heard it more than about twice and I don't plan to add to that now.

 

[LemonMirrorSky]

I'm going to just take your word for it on the cat's meow, because I have no desire to go listen to the song to hear it for myself. Because that would involve listening to that song.

See, because I really don't like that song.

Your avatar goes perfectly with that post!

 

[cobl04]

Big Girls Are Best is the Gob of U2's catalogue.

 

[gareth brown]

hahaha

god only another 3 weeks...

 

[gareth brown]

wow, really? jesus!

I've always thought it was a really great song that would have fit quite well on Rattle And Hum had it been just a studio album or something. like Schloopen said, great guitar tone there and a solo at the end wouldn't have been out of place! It's not a lost classic but there are far worse songs out there, some of which have somehow made it onto albums...

 

[digitize]

I'm going to just take your word for it on the cat's meow, because I have no desire to go listen to the song to hear it for myself. Because that would involve listening to that song.

See, because I really don't like that song.

What are you talking about? It's so good!!!!!

 

[djerdap]

My fridge buzzes exactly like the 2:03 cat's meow in Big Girls Are Best.

 

[Galeongirl]

Maybe we should make a Schloop's random remark thread, like we had the Question thread made especially for Marik?

 

[bono_212]

My fridge buzzes exactly like the 2:03 cat's meow in Big Girls Are Best.

 

[Nick66]

I think Big Girls are Best is a leftover from the Pop sessions.

If you listen closely you can hear an angry rottweiler barking at 2:46 in Discothèque (Felipe Rose mix).

 

[LemonMelon]

We should have a Schloop thread survivor.

If he whines about how we handle it, we can mix things up and see how long Schloop can survive in a hole full of starving wolverines.

 

[cobl04]

We should have a Schloop thread survivor.

If he whines about how we handle it, we can mix things up and see how long Schloop can survive in a hole full of starving wolverines.

Do you look forward to not liking his threads?

That's very sad.

There is more to life than being miserable.

You should go outside once in a while. Listen to The Darkness.

 

[LemonMelon]

Life is too short not to wear a mullet.

 

[djerdap]

I do like this smart-ass haiku shit he has going on.