CTU2fan said:
The Fly > Acrobat, period. People voting otherwise are just being contrarian - they probably all think Mercy is the Best. U2. Song. Ever. (See I can make assumptions too )
Psh. I'm sure you know I don't exactly think much of Mercy, yet I would say that Acrobat's studio version is clearly superior to The Fly's.
Oh and how is Live Survivor going to work? How are we deciding which live versions to use and getting said versions to people before they vote? Because if we limit it to official live stuff there's going to be several holes.
Well, to get people to listen, we will create packages of songs - I'd much appreciate your help in identifying representative performances. They will then be made available in a prominent link in every thread. So, for example, the JT round will have a downloadable package with one live example of each song from the album. I admit it's not going to be perfect, but I think this is more ideal than restricting it only to official live releases (which, besides its obvious holes, it also raises the issue - where do we stop? There are some official live releases out there that aren't exactly in common ownership!).
As for songs with multiple versions, we are at this stage planning on having qualifying rounds. The winning version will go on and join the rest of the album or relevant miscellaneous category. Let me use JT as an example. Prior to the commencement of JT proper, we will have the following qualifiers:
ISHFWILF: Standard electric vs acoustic (3rd leg ZooTV - I forget, was that sole first leg Elevation performance also acoustic?)
WOWY: JT/Lovetown, 1992 ZooTV, 1993 ZooTV, Popmart/Elevation/Vertigo
Bullet: JT/Lovetown, ZooTV, Popmart, Elevation, Vertigo
RTSS: JT/Lovetown/Vertigo, ZooTV
In God's Country: electric vs acoustic
Mothers Of The Disappeared: JT Tour, Popmart stripped down, Vertigo charango
Now, assuming my desired performances win, the actual JT round would have the following options, keeping in mind Streets has been disqualified and declared the winner by default:
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (electric version)
With Or Without You (Joshua Tree/Lovetown Tour version)
Bullet The Blue Sky (ZooTV version)
Running To Stand Still (ZooTV version)
In God's Country (electric version)
Trip Through Your Wires
One Tree Hill
Exit
Mothers Of The Disappeared (Joshua Tree Tour version)