Hollow Island
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My complaints about these versions of the songs have nothing to do with how I feel about the album...I've said many times here I love the record, and in fact don't think there's a bad song on SOI. I know there are some haters for songs like California, or people who don't understand Volcano, but not me...I love 'em all.
I just don't care for stripped down, acoustic U2 (except in very small doses), never have. Is that OK?
I don't care for stripped down, acoustic U2 either, but I prefer the acoustic version of California to the album version. I really like the arrangement. The chamber arrangements for these songs are all wonderful. EBW would be better served if Ede had come up with a piano part that wasn't so basic. It's like something that someone who just learned their first piano chords would play. I can see what you mean about Bono's passion, but I think it's as real as it's ever been, which is not something I'd have said during Vertigo or 360 eras.