|
Click Here to Login |
Register | Premium Upgrade | Blogs | Gallery | Arcade | FAQ | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read | Log in |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
![]() |
#31 |
War Child
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ontario,Canada
Posts: 911
Local Time: 02:05 AM
|
Good call on the comparison to Luminous Times.
__________________ |
![]() |
![]() |
#32 |
Refugee
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: CANADA
Posts: 1,810
Local Time: 01:05 AM
|
My major concern lies with ABOY.
__________________I love the alternate verse WAY better than the album verse. That verse sounds so fresh and melodic. I find it very inventive. |
![]() |
![]() |
#33 |
Refugee
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,068
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
These guys have been doing it for about 25 years now? It may seem crazy that Mercy was left out, but I'm sure they had a reason.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#34 |
New Yorker
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Another Time, Another Place
Posts: 3,108
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
Some of my favorite U2 songs are B-sides. I think being a B-side makes a song rarer and not played out. Spanish eyes and Love comes tumbling (my favorite song) are both B-sides.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#35 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington State
Posts: 3,861
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
The reason I care that these songs were left out even though I already have them is because I believe some these songs would be classics if they got more attention.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#36 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 7,479
Local Time: 08:05 AM
|
Gorman, my man. I agree with everything you said. Alternate Yahweh is better, but everything else is much inferior to the album songs.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#37 | |
The Fly
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Florida state of consciousness
Posts: 177
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
![]() Quote:
Bingo; I can't wait for the next previously unreleased bunch. Bring on the B-sides. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#38 | |
The Fly
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Florida state of consciousness
Posts: 177
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
#39 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Band-aid Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 4,422
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
you know, they've been listening to these songs alot longer than us. (what have we had them for? a week?) so they're in a better position to decide. you can't decide on what song is better than what until you live with it for a long time.
it's like when the beutiful day single came out and I heard always. I said "damn this is better than beutiful day". now, after considerable time has passed, I realize beutiful day is the better song. |
![]() |
![]() |
#40 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington State
Posts: 3,861
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
I recieved much better quality clips that weren't cut up and quiet and now I must say I'm much more satisfied than I was. I'm not so bitter anymore. It's like I got a little EP of new U2 songs in addition to HTDAAB. Man I love these guys. Awesome stuff!
|
![]() |
![]() |
#41 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 3,477
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
I think this album is fine the way it is and couldnt have been made any better by these outtakes.
There is something to be said about album flow and thats I am sure what the band was going for. |
![]() |
![]() |
#42 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The edge of the known universe
Posts: 3,219
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
Going back to the first post... If mercy was on the album it would be by far the weakest song outhere. I dont like mercy. The other unreleased songs like smile, levitate xanax and win and so on are okey but i like that they are unrealesed because they don't seem album worthy. The only one that strikes me although somewhat repitetive is are you ganna wait forever that one would have done alrite in the album IMHO as a 12th or 13th track
|
![]() |
![]() |
#43 |
The Fly
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Lewistown
Posts: 116
Local Time: 07:05 AM
|
I think Mercy would have been a weird fit on Bomb, but who cares really? Its a great, great song with a lot of depth. I think someone said earlier about U2 over producing some songs. On this album, I think they may have over-thought some of these songs. Just b/c a song isn't radio friendly or has a repetitive tone doesn't make it a weak song. Who woulda thought of WOWY as radio friendly before it was released, and who wouldn't consider BAD repetitive.
Including Mercy might have made the album less seamless, but I think it would have been worth it. |
![]() |
![]() |
#44 | |
Acrobat
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 376
Local Time: 02:05 AM
|
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
#45 | |
Acrobat
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 376
Local Time: 02:05 AM
|
Quote:
On that same subject, I've always loved The Cure's B-sides better than their album tracks. 'Harold & Joe', 'The Exploding Boy', 'This Twilight Garden', 'Halo' - those were all solid gold songs, far more interesting than their A-sides. |
|
![]() |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|