what is the most kick-ass U2 song ever?

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A 2 CD-R set of U2?s loudest, fast, hardest rock songs. What would be your title for it ? What songs would you select ? If live ? which tour and which concert ? How would your track list look like ?

- U2 Rock ?
?like landing a 747 on your front lawn? ? Bono, Irving Plaza concert, 2000 ? it could be called U2 747 ?
- U2 B52 ?
- Daisycutter ? I think I heard once that the biggest bomb that US drops from their planes is called a Daisycutter ?
- U2 Tomahawk ?

DISC 1

Influx Intro / Elevation ? Tomb Raider Mix or live ?
Desire - live ? ZOO TV Tour
The Fly ? album or live ?
Mysterious Ways ? live - ZOO TV Tour
Lady With A Spinning Head - Extended Mix
Until The End Of The World ? live - ZOO TV Tour
Last Night On Earth ? live - POPMART Tour
Bullet ? live - ZOO TV Tour
All Along The Watchtower ? live - Lovetown
God Part ll ? album or live ?
Gone ? live ? Elevation Tour
Streets ? live ? which Tour ?

DISC 2

HMTMKMKM ? live - POPMART Tour
Daddy?s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car ? album or live ?
Ultraviolet ? live - ZOO TV Tour
Do You Feel Loved
Discotheque ? album or live ?
Mofo ? album or live ?
Follow - live
Out Of Control - live
Tick Tock - live
Electric Co. - live
Wire ? album or live ?
Exit - live

"I will follow" should be track one on Disc 2. Just a suggestion. And what about Pride, Beautiful Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day?!!

Great choice on Zoo TV "Desire". Love that version of the song.
 
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U2Soar said:
A 2 CD-R set of U2?s loudest, fast, hardest rock songs. What would be your title for it ? What songs would you select ? If live ? which tour and which concert ? How would your track list look like ?

- U2 Rock ?
?like landing a 747 on your front lawn? ? Bono, Irving Plaza concert, 2000 ? it could be called U2 747 ?
- U2 B52 ?
- Daisycutter ? I think I heard once that the biggest bomb that US drops from their planes is called a Daisycutter ?
- U2 Tomahawk ?

DISC 1

Influx Intro / Elevation ? Tomb Raider Mix or live ?
Desire - live ? ZOO TV Tour
The Fly ? album or live ?
Mysterious Ways ? live - ZOO TV Tour
Lady With A Spinning Head - Extended Mix
Until The End Of The World ? live - ZOO TV Tour
Last Night On Earth ? live - POPMART Tour
Bullet ? live - ZOO TV Tour
All Along The Watchtower ? live - Lovetown
God Part ll ? album or live ?
Gone ? live ? Elevation Tour
Streets ? live ? which Tour ?

DISC 2

HMTMKMKM ? live - POPMART Tour
Daddy?s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car ? album or live ?
Ultraviolet ? live - ZOO TV Tour
Do You Feel Loved
Discotheque ? album or live ?
Mofo ? album or live ?
Follow - live
Out Of Control - live
Tick Tock - live
Electric Co. - live
Wire ? album or live ?
Exit - live

I think a great intro for the CD would be Irving Plaza version of BD. Include the announcer's intro.

Elevation - Tomb Raider Mix all the way!!!

For Wire, use demo version - even rockier than the final studio. Or, if you don't have it, use the dub mix.

Mofo - use a remix. I think it's the Matthew Roberts mix, which has the whole song, but a few extras thrown in. Similar backing to the Rock'n'roll doggie version, but with all the lyrics and melody of the original song.

Use DC Zoo TV for your live versions when required. It totally rocks, and sounds great!

If you can, also get a hold of "Womanfish" - Bono sounds like Elvis baby! yeah. :D

Oh, and one more thing - the Achtung Beibi version of Acrobat kicks major ass!

I should probably do this myself actually.... ;)
 
Even Better Than the Real Thing. Man, that thing absolutely oozes sex, but in a subtle, implicit way, very nicely done. That's what makes it so absolutely irresistable to me.
 
Fly, MOFO, Elevation, HMTMKMKM and Bullet from the Elevation tour!

...In God's Country, God Part 2...

Oh and GOONEEEEEEE and LNOE live!
 
Is it just me or does the live version of New York rock?

I love how it's slow for a little bit..........then BOOM!!! Rock out all the way!
 
Edgeman said:
Is it just me or does the live version of New York rock?

I love how it's slow for a little bit..........then BOOM!!! Rock out all the way!

YES, it's not even one of my faves on the album, but it's my fave of ATYCLB songs live. That solo at the end...woooo.

Other kick ass songs were already covered i think. Maybe Discotheque or Lady with the spinning head should be considered too?

As for the title of the CDs...how about "U2 crankin' it up"?
 
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Hold me Thrill me Kiss me Kill me
Elevation

unbelievable songs!!! perfect songs!!!
 
Without a doubt or hesitation: Mysterious Ways LIVE version
(specifically the version from Elevation Tour, Montreal, Molson Centre - yeah I know that's awfully nit-picky)

Nothing beats the Edge's outro there! (and I'm a bass player so that's saying a lot!)
 
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