Random Music Talk XXXVI: Not this time, Cobbler.

[martha]

Oh damn, Mofo. Now I have new stuff to see in Utah! Thanks!

 

[Imperor]

Hopefully you didn't forget how depressing it is.

That's precisely why I gave it a spin, Mobro. Great sounding LP.

 

[lazarus]

About 30 miles south of SLC is the world's largest open pit copper mine.

SPOILER that shit, man! You want to give NSW another cardiac?

Spoiler

 

[powerhour24]

I can't be the only one around here who loves this track, right?

‪Heat | Always Forever Now - Passengers (U2/Eno)‬‏ - YouTube

 

[lazarus]

I love it as well, and with that I'm sure Gimli Finn feels the same way.

 

[powerhour24]

I was just listening to Passengers and thinking how underrated it is, even amongst U2 fanatics.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I'm a big fan of Beach Sequence, its simplicity appeals to me

 

[corianderstem]

Interesting tidbit from the crew soundcheck in Philly:

Spoiler

Apparently they've been running through Breathe.

 

[Imperor]

My Jockeys are full of something other than bourbon.

Stereogum - St. Vincent Covers Tom Waits

 

[powerhour24]

Interesting tidbit from the crew soundcheck in Philly:

Spoiler

Apparently they've been running through Breathe.

Don't do this to me! I would die if they brought it back!

 

[LemonMelon]

I don't like all of these acts, but go with Julianna Barwick, Woods, Cold Cave, and The Fresh & Onlys. Especially The Fresh & Onlys.

Thanks. That's just about the order I was going to go with myself, although it's good you were so adamant about The Fresh & Onlys. Now I want to hear an album of theirs.

Sons, I forgot how good Sea Change is.

Always a good call.

I'm a big fan of Beach Sequence, its simplicity appeals to me

Hey, you're a simple man.

 

[lazarus]

I enjoy Boner's simple but pretty piano work on Beach Sequence.


Though it should be noted it's not the only time he's tickled the keys in a beach setting:

Spoiler

 

[powerhour24]

My eyes!!!!!

 

[martha]

I lol'd, Laz.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Interesting tidbit from the crew soundcheck in Philly:

* SPOILER *

Where was this 3 days ago?!!

 

[corianderstem]

I'll be really surprised if they make a change to swap that in this close to the end, but jeez, who knows with these guys.

If they

Spoiler

make it the opener again instead of EBTTRT, I'll actually be kind of disappointed. Throw it in where Magnificent used to be or something.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I did find it kind of sad they had the amount of songs played on the 360 tour as 52 displaying on the screen amongst the rest of the facts before the band came on...

Considering the amount of songs in their catalog, 52 seems pretty low but I have to keep reminding myself who we are talking about here...

 

[LemonMelon]

U2gigs has it at 60, but I doubt U2 counted their cover of The Model and similar one-off material.

 

[powerhour24]

I guess they don't count the 8 songs that were only played once, u2gigs has the total at 60, identical to Vertigo.

 

[Danny Boy]

In going to Pitchfork Fest this weekend, I've got a few sets of bands to pick between, and I haven't heard of any of them, save Woods.

Chrissy Murderbot (likely a Laz favorite) vs. Julianna Barwick
Woods vs. Sun Airway
Cold Cave vs. G-Side
Darkstar vs. The Fresh and Onlys

This seemed like a good indie sample so, FWIW, all of these bands are available on Spotify except for The Fresh and Onlys.

 

[BoMac]

Where was this 3 days ago?!!

They weren't in as big a crisis mode then.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

They weren't in as big a crisis mode then.

Yeah, I started to read that thread but then I decided I don't want to give myself a stress headache

 

[BoMac]

I did find it kind of sad they had the amount of songs played on the 360 tour as 52 displaying on the screen amongst the rest of the facts before the band came on...

Considering the amount of songs in their catalog, 52 seems pretty low but I have to keep reminding myself who we are talking about here...

I agree to an extent. Sure they have a vast back catalogue, but in terms of songs that they realistically could have played, I think 52 (or 60) is a decent number.

They're missing the entire POP album (their biggest blunder) and former warhorses like Bullet the Blue Sky and others that escape me. But other than those, I have no idea what else they could 'realistically' be playing.

 

[martha]

Two Hearts Beat as One

Dammit.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I agree to an extent. Sure they have a vast back catalogue, but in terms of songs that they realistically could have played, I think 52 (or 60) is a decent number.

They're missing the entire POP album (their biggest blunder) and former warhorses like Bullet the Blue Sky and others that escape me. But other than those, I have no idea what else they could 'realistically' be playing.

True but if they can play YBR and Zooropa, "realistically" is there anything they can't play?

 

[u2popmofo]

I hope there's something in Big Girls Are Best that makes the song a 100% impossibility to ever perform live.

 

[corianderstem]

Me too.

 

[BoMac]

True but if they can play YBR and Zooropa, "realistically" is there anything they can't play?

I hate it when you make a valid point (as rare as that is).

 

[LemonMelon]

I see no reason for Pop to be slighted, especially when I see that giant metal claw, but hey, Pop is being remastered in 6 years. Maybe they'll throw acoustic SATS back in.

 

[u2popmofo]

Pop is being remastered in 6 years.

Just reading this made me feel ridiculously old.