War: Revisited

[the tourist]

In response to namkcuR's October: Revisited post, I'll make a War: Revisited.

Imagine in A Celebration had been on War?

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Seconds
New Year's Day
Like A Song
Treasure
Drowning Man
The Refugee
Two Hearts Beat As One
A Celebration
Surrender
40

First single: A Celebration w/Party Girl
Second single: New Year's Day w/The Red Light
Third single: Sunday Bloody Sunday w/live songs
Fourth single: Two Hearts Beat As One w/Party Girl and remixes

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

No thanks to "A Celebration" on War. Not interested, it's a nice little song but just misses the power of "NYD" or "SBS", or even "Like A Song," for that matter.

 

[sniggirb]

You can't get rid of Red Light! I love that song...)

 

[timothius]

War...is war....is war....

There is no album in U2's catalogue that relies as much on the cohesion of the individual tracks.

You can't simply throw out Red Light, or throw in Celebration. Any track removed or added in War would completely throw the dynamic.

Leave War alone! Leave It alone! Leave It Alone!

 

[Axver]

War...is war....is war....

There is no album in U2's catalogue that relies as much on the cohesion of the individual tracks.

You can't simply throw out Red Light, or throw in Celebration. Any track removed or added in War would completely throw the dynamic.

Leave War alone! Leave It alone! Leave It Alone!

Got to disagree there. War's cohesion falls down with Red Light. I feel the album would have been better if the band had held onto A Celebration and used it in Red Light's place.

I also think that Drowning Man's placement could be improved.

 

[Axver]

Also, tourist, where's Endless Deep, either on War or a single?

 

[BigMacPhisto]

Yeah, "Endless Deep" would be great to add.............I love "Red Light" and "Surrender"......when I first heard them, I couldn't help but think of the film Taxi Driver, and to my astonishment, I later found out that the band was trying to evoke the images of that film into song. They thought they had failed, but it certainly worked for me.

 

[stray dog]

War...is war....is war....

There is no album in U2's catalogue that relies as much on the cohesion of the individual tracks.

You can't simply throw out Red Light, or throw in Celebration. Any track removed or added in War would completely throw the dynamic.

Leave War alone! Leave It alone! Leave It Alone!

I am with you...

 

[the tourist]

Also, tourist, where's Endless Deep, either on War or a single?

Wow. I can't believe I overlooked that. Maybe it's the sore throat talking....

 

[david]

Why are you people so damn obsessed with A Celebration and want it to appear on one early album or the other?!?

 

[the tourist]

A Celebration is a very good song. It's the 80's version of Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me and Electrical Storm.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

AARGGHH! I would rather have had 3 minutes, 15 seconds of Bono and Edge farting in harmony, with xylophone and tambourine accompaniment, than listen to "the Refugee" again!!!! On my vinyl copy, I very happily skip that song and put the needle down on Red Light. So "A Celebration" would have fit quite nicely.

 

[liamcool]

Treasure! TREASURE!

If there was an album with just Treasure remixes, I'd still buy it.

 

[gareth brown]

nice idea, Tourist...I personally don't think A Celebration suits the third to last track...maybe track 3 or 4...with New Year's Day as the first single...

 

[Adam'sbaby]

AARGGHH! I would rather have had 3 minutes, 15 seconds of Bono and Edge farting in harmony, with xylophone and tambourine accompaniment, than listen to "the Refugee" again!!!! On my vinyl copy, I very happily skip that song and put the needle down on Red Light. So "A Celebration" would have fit quite nicely.

Someone really doesn't like "the Refugee"...

 

[timothius]

AARGGHH! I would rather have had 3 minutes, 15 seconds of Bono and Edge farting in harmony, with xylophone and tambourine accompaniment, than listen to "the Refugee" again!!!!

So would I.... that would be hillarious!

Although I would still put foward that the Refugee is awesome.