Rest of U2 Survivor: NON-ALBUM TRACKS 00-07 - Round 1

[corianderstem]

Lady With the Spinning Head was the winner of the 90-99 non-album set.

VOTE FOR YOUR LEAST FAVORITE SONG

Polls will remain open for 24 hours for the non-album track rounds.

Songs in this round:

- Summer Rain
- Always
- Big Girls Are Best
- The Ground Beneath Her Feet
- Stateless
- Are You Gonna Wait Forever
- Fast Cars

Criteria for song selection (at least for the albums): anything on the regular pressings of the Best Of 1980-1990, Best Of 1990-2000, and U2:18 is excluded.

We originally had She's a Mystery to Me in this set, but took it out because the only U2 version is the live version, and it was initially written for and recorded by Roy Orbison.

 

[corianderstem]

There's a handful of really good songs here, one or two that baffle me with their popularity on this board, and one that really, really grates on me.

Big Girls may be best, but the song sure blows.

 

[Zoots]

Always wear a safety belt... always!

 

[Mr. V]

No Xanax and Wine/Smile and the rest?

 

[intedomine]

Big Girls is pretty crappy

 

[corianderstem]

No Xanax and Wine/Smile and the rest?

Those are in the next round. We're still dealing with songs that had official releases in some form or another. Next round will be those unreleased tracks from 2004-2007.

... as well as previously unreleased stuff that was on the reissue of The Joshua Tree. It's a mish-mash round.

I always hear people on this site talking about how they love Big Girls because it's "funky" or whatever. That sure doesn't make the song any good.

Always is next on my list because of that assinine safety belt line. And because it's just a rough draft of Beautiful Day.

 

[phanan]

Those are in the next round. We're still dealing with songs that had official releases in some form or another. Next round will be those unreleased tracks from 2004-2007.

But those tracks aren't unreleased anymore.

Big Girls

 

[Mr. V]

Those are in the next round. We're still dealing with songs that had official releases in some form or another. Next round will be those unreleased tracks from 2004-2007.

... as well as previously unreleased stuff that was on the reissue of The Joshua Tree. It's a mish-mash round.

I always hear people on this site talking about how they love Big Girls because it's "funky" or whatever. That sure doesn't make the song any good.

Always is next on my list because of that assinine safety belt line. And because it's just a rough draft of Beautiful Day.

OK, sweet.

FYI, Interference, Big Girls Are Shit.

 

[phanan]

And The Ground Beneath Her Feet better win this one. It should really be no contest.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Whoa! These songs are beautiful.

Most of them anyway.

Well, Ground Beneath Her Feet and Stateless are beautiful.

I enjoy Summer Rain, Fast Cars, and Are you Gonna wait Forever as well.

Big Girls Are Best gets my first vote.

 

[the tourist]

And The Ground Beneath Her Feet better win this one. It should really be no contest.

 

[corianderstem]

But those tracks aren't unreleased anymore.

I know! It felt silly typing out that post when I realized the same thing. But I guess that's where they ended up because they were released in 2007. And Axver put "unreleased" in quotation marks when compiling the master list, so there you go.

 

[phanan]

Ok, we'll blame him then.

 

[pepokiss]

Tasteless

 

[the tourist]

Who voted Stateless?

 

[phillyfan26]

Who voted Stateless?

Looks like pepokiss, but only because he mixed it up with some song named Tasteless.

 

[bono_212]

Oh what to vote for what to vote for. I hate half of these songs, I'll admit it.


Big Girls I think

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

 

[Axver]

I know! It felt silly typing out that post when I realized the same thing. But I guess that's where they ended up because they were released in 2007. And Axver put "unreleased" in quotation marks when compiling the master list, so there you go.

Yeah, it's the "Unreleased" category, with the quotation marks being rather important. Basically I didn't have a better name for "rarity tracks not released until the iTunes package and JT remaster". After all, they were pitched to us as "unreleased" ...

As for this round, hard to choose between BGAB and AYGWF. I suppose I'll go with the herd and oust BGAB. How about a mercy ruling!

 

[pepokiss]

Looks like pepokiss, but only because he mixed it up with some song named Tasteless.

there was no mix up


and 2 more voted

 

[the tourist]

Looks like pepokiss, but only because he mixed it up with some song named Tasteless.

Yeah, he must've posted an instant before me.

 

[theFly51]

why all the big girls haters??

 

[corianderstem]

I have no problem with big girls. I have an extreme problem with awful U2 songs.

 

[pepokiss]

we like the skinny ones

 

[the tourist]

I have no problem with big girls. I have an extreme problem with awful U2 songs.

So why didn't you vote Always or Are You Gonna Wait Forever, then?

 

[theFly51]

who dosent like big girls

 

[bono_212]

I dont' mean to be argumentative, but is for sanities sake that Ground Beneath Her Feet was counted as a non-album track?

 

[corianderstem]

I think Axver was going off the US regular releases, hence Fast Cars' inclusion as well. Or something like that. He and I had these discussions so long ago, I don't remember all the details and reasonings.

Tourist: I don't like either of those two songs either, but neither irritates me nearly as much as Big Girls Are Best.

 

[bono_212]

I think Axver was going off the US regular releases, hence Fast Cars' inclusion as well. Or something like that. He and I had these discussions so long ago, I don't remember all the details and reasonings.

Tourist: I don't like either of those two songs either, but neither irritates me nearly as much as Big Girls Are Best.

Figured as much. It's not all that important honestly


Cori, btw....I've been meaning to tell you...I freakin' love your Av.

 

[corianderstem]

Thanks! I might go back to Tina Fey soon ... I like to change it up.