If You Could Remove One Song From U2's Albums.

[The Sad Punk]

ok....that doesn't mean take it off one of U2's best album's...

Hey, I always hated it.

 

[BoyStupidBoy88]

Boy: Shadows and Tall Trees
October: Is That All?
War: Red Light
The Unfogettable Fire: Elvis Presley and America
The Joshua Tree: Mothers of the Disappeared
Rattle and Hum: Freedom for my People
Achtung Baby: So Cruel
Zooropa: Some Days are Better Than Others
Pop: If You Wear that Velvet Dress
All That You Can't Leave Behind: Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb: Crumbs From Your Table

 

[Cooper_Pariah]

Boy: None
October: Is That All?
War: Red Light
The Unforgettable Fire: Elvis Presley and America
The Joshua Tree: Trip Through Your Wires
Rattle & Hum: All Along the Watchtower (Live)
Achtung Baby: Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
Zooropa: Some Days are Better Than Others
Pop: The Playboy Mansion
All That You Can't Leave Behind: Wild Honey
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb: A Man and a Woman

 

[phillyfan26]

MLK?!

I'd have preferred them ending the album with, you know, a song. Not some chopped off introduction to The Unforgettable Fire.

 

[corianderstem]

I'd have preferred them ending the album with, you know, a song.

So then you'd take off Elvis Presley and America, too?

 

[phillyfan26]

Hey, at least there's music.

 

[corianderstem]

Underwater and slowed-down, but I guess so.

 

[phillyfan26]

Better than a janitor laying a broom on one key of a church organ for a minute and a half.

 

[corianderstem]

Okay -

 

[Axver]

Better than a janitor laying a broom on one key of a church organ for a minute and a half.

Best. MLK description. Ever.

 

[the tourist]

Better than a janitor laying a broom on one key of a church organ for a minute and a half.

Makes for a great segue, though.

 

[LemonMelon]

Better than a janitor laying a broom on one key of a church organ for a minute and a half.

False though. It's an extremely short track; EPAA is a lengthy pile of garbage.

 

[AndrewCowley]

False though. It's an extremely short track; EPAA is a lengthy pile of garbage.

Yeah well that's why TUF is 1/2 a great album.

 

[U2girl]

Boy: Shadows and tall trees
October: Is that all ?
War: Red light
UF: 4 of July
JT: Trip
Rattle and Hum: Freedom for my people
AB: Zoo station
Zooropa: Some days are better than others
Pop: Miami
ATYCLB: WILATW
Bomb: A man and a woman

 

[Saracene]

Boy: Another Time, Another Place
October: Is That All?
War: Red Light
The Unforgettable Fire: Elvis Presley and America
The Joshua Tree: Exit
Rattle & Hum: Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby: So Cruel
Zooropa: Some Days are Better than Others
Pop: Miami
All That You Can't Leave Behind: Peace on Earth
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb: One Step Closer

 

[Aardvark747]

Boy - The Ocean
October - Scarlet
War - Red Light
TUF - 4th Of July
Joshua Tree - Trip Through Your Wires
Rattle & Hum - Freedom For My People
Achtung Baby - Nothing
Zooropa - The Wanderer
Pop - Miami
ATYCLB - Elevation
HTDAAB - All Because Of You

 

[shart1780]

Boy - An Cat Dubh

October - Is That All?

War - Red Light

Unforgettable Fire - 4th of July

Joshua Tree - Trip Through Your Wires

Rattle & Hum - Van Diemen's Land

Achtung Baby - Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World

Zooropa - Babyface

Pop - Last Night On Earth (but I like the single version a lot)

ATYCLB - Wild Honey

HTDAAB - A Man and a Woman (The lack of hate for this song is disturbing)

 

[Zoots]

All you people choosing Miami

Miami is one of the bravest U2 songs ever! It deserves Top 10 status I tell you... Top 10 status!!!

 

[Axver]

Yes, top 10 status in "songs that are a bit unfairly hated but aren't really remarkable so who cares if other people hate them".

Personally, I'm appalled by all the people who want to ditch Another Time, Another Place. It's a great song. I just can't comprehend why anybody would want to toss it out ahead of The Ocean.

 

[Zoots]

I don't understand that either. Well... I love the Ocean too cos it's so atmospheric and I just love the artsy lyric and pretty guitar strums! But... ATAP is awesome! Great powerful song with a little passage of Gaelic or Bongolese or whatever in between.

 

[Axver]

Oh yeah, I like The Ocean, don't get me wrong. It's a nice little atmospheric piece that helps add diversity to the album and points towards the future. But it nonetheless strikes me as only a mini-song, a bit of a meandering incomplete piece, and to want to keep it ahead of ATAP is baffling

 

[God Part III]

Controversy follows:

Boy: A Day Without Me
October: Stranger In A Strange Land
War: Red Light
UF: Elvis Presley and America
Joshua Tree: Trip Through Your Wires
R&H: Love Rescue Me
Achtung: So Cruel
Pop: If God Will Send His Angels
ATYCLB: Peace On Earth
HTDAAB: Love And Peace Or Else/All Because of You, can't decide.

The fact that someone can put Electric Co makes me cringe.

 

[Mauwer]

Hmmmm....... ,

Boy - The Ocean
October - Stranger In A Strange Land
War - Red Light
U.F. - Pride ( because it feels out of place on the album as a whole )
The Joshua Tree - Trip Through Your Wires
R&H ( studio only ) - Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby - TTTYAATW
Zooropa - Some Days Are Better Than Others
Pop - The Playboy Mansion
ATYCLB - Peace On Earth
HTDAAB - SYCMIOYO

Cheers ,

Mauwer

p.s. The Passengers - Elvis Ate America ( it`s soooooo awful )

 

[gherman]

I could never bring myself to remove ANY songs from Achtung Baby.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

boy: another time, another place (sorry, picking the ocean to me is a cop out)
october: is that all?
war: can i pick sunday bloody sunday? cuz i think the album version is kinda weak. oh well, the song fits with the theme of the album so...two hearts beat as one
the unforgettable fire: bad (sorry bono sounds half-asleep singing this song, it sounds better live, as does sbs)
the joshua tree: in god's country
rattle and hum: freedom for my people...lol that's cheating. for live songs, pride. studio songs, love rescue me.
achtung baby: one
zooropa: the wanderer
pop: the playboy mansion
all that you can't leave behind: when i look at the world
how to dismantle an atomic bomb: yahweh

 

[the tourist]

achtung baby: one

That's my favourite of your choices.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

That's my favourite of your choices.

i hate it

 

[Joey788]

Boy: Another Time, Another Place
October: Is That All?
War: The Refugee
UF: Elvis Presley and America
Joshua Tree: Mothers of the Disappeared
R&H: Love Rescue Me
Achtung: So Cruel
Zooropa: Some Days Are Better Than Others
Pop: Miami
ATYCLB: Grace
HTDAAB: One Step Closer

 

[Axver]

i hate it

Thus you are cool.

 

[Aygo]

I'd only:
replace "A Man And A Woman" by "Mercy" and "Fast Cars,
replace "Wild Honey" and "Peace On Earth" by "Levitate" and "The Ground Beneath Her Feet",
replace "Elvis Presley And America" by "The Three Sunrises",
divide R&H in two discs and put in and out some tracks.