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Here is a listing of 30 U2 songs.Please tell me if you prefer the live versions of these songs or the studio version.I wont list NLOTH songs because most to all of us have not had a chance to hear them live in person yet.I'll give my thoughts first:

1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire-Studio
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Studio
5.Bad-Both
6.Pride-Both
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Much Better Energy Live
8.With or Without You-Studio
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Studio
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live (particularly ZOO TV)
11.Running To Stand Still-Live(particularly ZOO TV)
12.Desire-Studio
13.Angel Of Harlem-Both
14.Zoo Station-Both
15.One-Live
16.The Fly-Both
17.Mysterious Ways-Live
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-Live
20.Dirty Day-Much More Kick Live
21.Discotheque-Studio(Vertigo version pretty good though)
22.Mofo-Studio a little better
23.Gone-Both
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Studio
26.Elevation-Live(Vertigo Version Better)
27.Kite-More Passion Live
28.Vertigo-Works better live
29.Sometimes-Both
30.Original of the Species-Studio(with exception to Milan version)

So in closing I think we can make a case that U2 is both a great studio band and a great live band.:up:
 
I'd have to go with live versions for most songs - possible exceptions are Original of the Species & Sometimes. IMO, a lot of the Bomb songs didn't translate as well live as previous albums' songs have (COBL, Vertigo & Fast Cars are the exception).

I'm surprised you went with studio for Desire. For me, Lovetown version of that kicks the studio version's arse ten times over - I wished they'd stuck with that version live rather than the stripped down version of later tours :)

Also WOWY - live with "Shine like stars" verse = :drool: :love:
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire-Studio
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Either
5.Bad-Good live, or studio. There are too many crappy live versions, though.
6.Pride-Studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Live
8.With or Without You-Live up to 1992
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Studio, except with Exodus or IALW snippet.
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-the only version worth listening to is Zoo TV 1993. Not even the '92 versions satisfy.
11.Running To Stand Still-live, especially ZooTV
12.Desire-Don't care enough to compare
13.Angel Of Harlem-Lovetown live
14.Zoo Station-Meh... live.
15.One-Live until the Vertigo Tour
16.The Fly-Live, especially on the Vertigo Tour. Studio version > Elevation Tour version.
17.Mysterious Ways-Live, but only in 92-93.
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-This song's brilliant enough that it would sound great on the surface of the sun.
20.Dirty Day-Live.
21.Discotheque-Any version
22.Mofo-Live
23.Gone-Live
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Vertigo Tour.
26.Elevation-None.
27.Kite-Vertigo Tour.
28.Vertigo-Live and only live.
29.Sometimes-Skip, until Vertigo Leg Five
30.Original of the Species-Killhurtz mix.
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Album
3.Unforgettable Fire-Studio
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Studio
5.Bad-Both
6.Pride-Studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Both
8.With or Without You-Both
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Studio
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live
11.Running To Stand Still-Live
12.Desire-Both
13.Angel Of Harlem-Both
14.Zoo Station-Live
15.One-Studio
16.The Fly-Studio
17.Mysterious Ways-Studio
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-Studio
20.Dirty Day-Live
21.Discotheque-Studio
22.Mofo-Live
23.Gone-Live
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Live
26.Elevation-Live
27.Kite-Live
28.Vertigo-Live
29.Sometimes-Live
30.Original of the Species-Live
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire-Studio
4.A Sort of Homecoming-I like both (tie)
5.Bad-LIVE, NOT EVEN CLOSE!
6.Pride-Both but usually studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Much Better Energy Live
8.With or Without You-I Prefer the R&H Live version
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Live
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live (particularly ZOO TV)
11.Running To Stand Still-Live
12.Desire-Studio
13.Angel Of Harlem-Either
14.Zoo Station-Both
15.One-Live
16.The Fly-Studio
17.Mysterious Ways-Live, EASY
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-Live
20.Dirty Day-Much More Kick Live
21.Discotheque-Live (Popmart Mexico & Vertigo Versions)
22.Mofo-Live by a Mile
23.Gone-Both
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Studio
26.Elevation-Live
27.Kite-More Passion Live but studio version is probably better if you don't count amazing guitar solo at the end of some versions
28.Vertigo-Works better live
29.Sometimes-Studio by a mile
30.Original of the Species-Studio (with exception to Milan & Conan versions)
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire-Studio
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Studio
5.Bad-Live
6.Pride-Studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Studio
8.With or Without You-Studio
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Studio
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live
11.Running To Stand Still-Live
12.Desire-Live
13.Angel Of Harlem-Studio
14.Zoo Station-Live
15.One-Both
16.The Fly-Live
17.Mysterious Ways-Live
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-Studio
20.Dirty Day-Live
21.Discotheque-Studio(Vertigo version pretty good though)
22.Mofo-Live
23.Gone-Live
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Live
26.Elevation-Live(Vertigo Version)
27.Kite-Live
28.Vertigo-Works better live
29.Sometimes-Live
30.Original of the Species-Studio(with exception to Milan version)
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire-Live
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Live
5.Bad-Live
6.Pride-Studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Live
8.With or Without You-Live (Shine Like Stars)
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Live
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live
11.Running To Stand Still-Live
12.Desire-movie version or live
13.Angel Of Harlem-Live
14.Zoo Station-Live
15.One-Live
16.The Fly-Live
17.Mysterious Ways-Live
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-Neither
20.Dirty Day-Much More Kick Live - YES
21.Discotheque-Live
22.Mofo-Live
23.Gone-Live
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Live
26.Elevation-Live
27.Kite-Live
28.Vertigo-live
29.Sometimes-Studio
30.Original of the Species-Studio
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Both
3.Unforgettable Fire-Live
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Don't care/Haven't heard live
5.Bad-Studio
6.Pride-Studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Studio
8.With or Without You-Studio
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Studio
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Both
11.Running To Stand Still-Live(particularly ZOO TV) and studio
12.Desire-Studio
13.Angel Of Harlem-Studio
14.Zoo Station-Studio
15.One-Studio
16.The Fly-Studio or Elevation DVD live, though not quite as good
17.Mysterious Ways-Studio
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Both suck
19.Lemon-Both
20.Dirty Day- Live
21.Discotheque-Studio
22.Mofo-Studio
23.Gone-Both suck; studio slightly better
24.Please-single version
25.Beautiful Day-Studio, but it sucks
26.Elevation-Studio, but it sucks
27.Kite-Both
28.Vertigo-Worst U2 song
29.Sometimes-Studio
30.Original of the Species-Studio

Unless it's a song from the first 3 albums, I generally always prefer studio versions by a landslide!
 
1. Sunday Bloody Sunday-live
2. New Years Day-live
3. Unforgettable Fire-studio
4. A Sort of Homecoming-studio
5. Bad-live
6. Pride-studio
7. Where the Streets Have No Name-live
8. With or Without You-live
9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For-live
10. Bullet the Blue Sky-live
11. Running to Stand Still-live
12. Desire-live
13. Angel of Harlem-live
14. Zoo Station-live
15. One-studio
16. Fly-studio
17. Mysterious Ways-live
18. Daddys Gonna Pay for your crashed car-live
19. Lemon-studio
20. Dirty Day-live
21. Discotheque-live
22. Mofo-studio
23. Gone-studio
24. Please-live
25. Beautiful Day-studio
26. Elevation-live
27. Kite-live
28. Vertigo-live
29. Sometimes-studio
30. Original of the Species-live
 
also can you people who are voting for Streets in studio explain? I don't understand
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire- Studio
4.A Sort of Homecoming- Live ( although right now with his voice prob studio)
5.Bad- Live
6.Pride- Studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name- Live
8.With or Without You- Live
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For- Live
10.Bullet The Blue Sky- neither
11.Running To Stand Still- Live
12.Desire- Studio
13.Angel Of Harlem- Live
14.Zoo Station- STudio
15.One- Live
16.The Fly- Studio
17.Mysterious Ways- Live
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car- Live
19.Lemon-Live
20.Dirty Day- Live
21.Discotheque- Live
22.Mofo-live
23.Gone - live
24.Please- Live
25.Beautiful Day- studio
26.Elevation - studio
27.Kite- studio
28.Vertigo - neither
29.Sometimes - live
30.Original of the Species- Studio

20 Live
8 Studio
2 suck.
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire-album
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Either
5.Bad-live
6.Pride-album
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Live
8.With or Without You-Live 1992
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-album.
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Zoo TV 1993.
11.Running To Stand Still-live 1992-93
12.Desire-album
13.Angel Of Harlem-Lovetown live
14.Zoo Station-live in 1992.
15.One-Live till 2001
16.The Fly- Elevation Tour version.
17.Mysterious Ways-Live in 92-93.
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-album.
20.Dirty Day-Live.
21.Discotheque-album
22.Mofo-Live
23.Gone-Live
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Vertigo Tour.
26.Elevation-live.
27.Kite-Elevation tour.
28.Vertigo-Live .
29.Sometimes-either
30.Original of the Species-Amsterdam 16 july 2005 only
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Studio
3.Unforgettable Fire-Studio
4.A Sort of Homecoming-Studio
5.Bad-Live
6.Pride-Studio
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-Both
8.With or Without You-Both (Shine Like Stars snippet adds a lot)
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Studio
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live (particularly ZOO TV)
11.Running To Stand Still-Live(particularly ZOO TV)
12.Desire-Studio
13.Angel Of Harlem-Studio
14.Zoo Station-Live (particularly the "I could've lost you" beginning in Stockholm)
15.One-Both
16.The Fly-Live
17.Mysterious Ways-Live
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-Live
19.Lemon-Studio
20.Dirty Day-Live
21.Discotheque-Live
22.Mofo-Both
23.Gone-Studio
24.Please-Live
25.Beautiful Day-Live
26.Elevation-Live
27.Kite-Live
28.Vertigo-Studio, by a long shot
29.Sometimes-Neither :wink: Studio
30.Original of the Species-Studio
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday- live
2.New Years Day- Studio !
3.Unforgettable Fire- live !
4.A Sort of Homecoming- ex aeq
5.Bad- live
6.Pride- live
7.Where The Streets Have No Name-studio, edge rushes this track too much live, scraping iso arpeggios or clean chords
8.With or Without You- live!
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For- R&H gospel choir
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live (particularly ZOO TV) +1000
11.Running To Stand Still-Live(particularly ZOO TV) not a fav
12.Desire- R&H raw/demo version.
13.Angel Of Harlem- R&H raw
14.Zoo Station- studio
15.One- not a fav
16.The Fly- both great!
17.Mysterious Ways- hmmm belly dancers...live
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car-ex aeq
19.Lemon - studio
20.Dirty Day- studio
21.Discotheque Studio
22.Mofo- live
23.Gone- ex aeq
24.Please- live
25.Beautiful Day- live
26.Elevation- live
27.Kite- don't like it
28.Vertigo- ex aeq
29.Sometimes- studio
30.Original of the Species- skip please


also can you people who are voting for Streets in studio explain? I don't understand

asked and answered ;)
 
1.Sunday Bloody Sunday-Live
2.New Years Day-Live
3.Unforgettable Fire- Dont think Ive heard it live
4.A Sort of Homecoming- Dont think Ive heard it live either
5.Bad-Both
6.Pride- Studio, I think it sucks live tbh.
7.Where The Streets Have No Name- Live
8.With or Without You- Both I spose
9.I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For-Studio
10.Bullet The Blue Sky-Live (Zoo TV and Elevation)
11.Running To Stand Still-Live (immense on Zoo TV)
12.Desire- Both, but I like the Elevation live one best
13.Angel Of Harlem-Studio
14.Zoo Station-Hmm, Both
15.One-Live
16.The Fly- Live, Elevation, Boston
17.Mysterious Ways-Both, but live is so-much better
18.Daddys Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car- Live
19.Lemon-Cant remember what it sounds like live
20.Dirty Day- Have I heard this live? Oh yeah I have...um. Both
21.Discotheque-Studio
22.Mofo-Studio, but I dont remember the live very well to judge
23.Gone-Both
24.Please- Live
25.Beautiful Day - Studio
26.Elevation-Live, Elevation.
27.Kite- Both
28.Vertigo- Both, cos its pretty similar
29.Sometimes - Studio, he doesnt always cut it live.
30.Original of the Species- Never heard it live.
 
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