Tryin' To Throw Your Arms... vs. Electrical Storm

[Miggy D]

My vote is for the former of the two.

But what do you have to say?

Begin!

-Miggy D

 

[Aardvark747]

Ive read a lot of ppl dissing TTTYAATW - but it's a very under-rated song imo.
With regards to ES, I loved that when it came out, and I still love it now, more than ever.

ES for me..

 

[U2Kitten]

ES!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Miggy D]

No way. TTTYAATW is way cooler than ES. ES WISHES it were TTTAATW on a bad day.

-Miggy 'Knows He's Right' D

 

[Aardvark747]

 

[RFTGRIDLOCK]

The slumber lullaby intro of Trying is timeless. Not putting down ES, for ES is great! Just seems U2 suspended a moment once again with Trying. Love that song.

 

[Miggy D]

Dude, I know I've started a decent thread when I get 'post #2' from someone who's been here since 2001!

 

[Tranquilfire]

Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around the World, hands down. I fall asleep to that song some nights. It's a lullaby for grown-ups...

 

[SeattleVertigo]

I love TTTYAATW. Of course, I love ES too. But I love TTTYAATW more.

Never understood why that song got dissed.

 

[U2Kitten]

I must add that the NON ORBIT MIX ES is the best. Sadly I can't find my Best of double CD

 

[If you shout...]

I have to go with "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World"--absolutely no contest for me. I always have found "Electrical Storm" to be a pretty boring song...I enjoy some of the guitar parts which Edge performs quite well (though they're not too complicated), but I neither like the lyrics nor Bono's vocals. The music video is a travesty, as well. "Tryin'..." has always had a very special place in my heart for various personal reasons, but even when putting those aside, I still think it's about a million times better of a song than was "Electrical Storm." Sure, some lyrics are GREAT ("You're kept awake dreaming someone else's dream"--what a perfect way to describe a disintegrating relationship/quarrel between lovers), but others are just wince-inducing ("It's hot as hell, honey, in this room," etc.--I shudder to think); and, like I said, I think Bono over-sings it like crazy. Not a BAD song, but I think it's decidedly un-great.

 

[U2Kitten]

Tryin and Cruel are the 2 songs I skip on AB. They're not bad songs, but they don't do it for me the way the others do.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

Two completely different songs, one is good the other isn't. Just kidding, but really TTTYAATW is better. I used to hate Electrical Storm but now I quite like it. The lyrics and melody still annoy me a little though, but it has good guitars and a nice solo at the end. However I think TTTYAATW achieves its goal better than ES. It's a soulful, drinking song with a kiskc ass organ riff and, as simple as it is, an awesome intro!

 

[djerdap]

Well, I find Tryin' studio version OK, but the live version is incredible. So that wins, although I didn't hear the live version of ES...yet.

 

[irelandwhispers]

Am I the only one who likes Electrical Storm better? The studio version, not that remix junk.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

6 o' clock in the morning.

 

[heyho_letsgo]

I don't think anything U2 does now can ever compare to the love that I have for Achtung Baby and the tracks on it...

Electrical Storm was the first single that I really remember going out to get, but I still have a much fonder memory of listening to Trying to Throw Your Arms for the first time.

I think it fits much better into the overall theme of Achtung Baby as well, whereas ES was sort of just a one-off to me, just another song to put on the best of.

 

[Flying FuManchu]

I like the atmosphere in Tryin' much better than Electrical Storm...

 

[theedge111]

ES is in my top five U2 songs of all time. Loved it when it came out and still listen to each everyday...well not the last 2 weeks lol.

 

[riverfari]

a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle...dammit it's true and Bono Knows it and that song is much higher on my list than ES

riverfari

 

[beau2ifulday]

I like Electrical Storm - I was really pleased that they'd chosen William Orbit to remix it.... i'm a huge fan of his

 

[MrU2Macphisto]

ES

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle...

 

[watsons]

irelandwhispers, you're not the only one. I believe ES to be far superior. I have liked Tryin' since AB came out, but never loved it.

 

[Saracene]

Electrical Storm. Trying to Throw Your Arms... is the dullest song on AB IMO.

 

[Miggy D]

So it looks like TTTYAATW wins!

TTTYAATW: 12 votes
ES: 8 votes

But a good, close race.

-Miggy

 

[GeekTronic]

My first post...

ES is one of my favorite "recent" songs.
TTTYAATW kicked ass live when I saw it - one of the highlights of ZooTV for me.

They're both good songs. Is there a reason why I can't like them both, equally? ;-)

 

[Miggy D]

You can...but not the point of this thread

You must choose!

 

[GeekTronic]

Okay, then put me in for TTTYAATW!

... it's more sentimental to me.