Aardvark747
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NYD remixes...
Any word on a Red Hill Mining Town live remaster?
I'm REALLY looking forward to the Achtung Baby bonus disc. That has a lot of potential as they recorded a lot of material for that album. I just hope we don't end up with a bunch of Hansa session demos that most of us already have on bootleg.
From u2.com:
Tracklisting for War:
2. Angels Too Tied To The Ground (Previously Unreleased Track)
who wants to bed that the angels are on their knees while tied to the ground?
What else did you people expect. October barely got recorded and War was being finished at the last minute with Bono "making up" 40 with seconds left. Of course there isn't a lot of extra material.
I would read Axver's post regarding October again.
Did Axver's post somehow suggest that I'm wrong?
Is the song on the end of the October bonus disc just the re-recorded version? Or a remix of the re-recorded version?
Or even more freaking remixes.I just hope we don't end up with a bunch of Hansa session demos that most of us already have on bootleg.
Because I'm thinking of the broader market here, not bootleg collectors. The majority of people buying this remaster would not own 30/05/83 or 20/08/83. It makes the shows much more readily - and officially - accessible to all fans who want to hear them.
Both discs basically suck. A disc's worth New Years Day mixes and a bootleg you could get for free? Phail.
I mentioned this during the lead up to the JT remaster, that I don't think every album should get the special edition treatment. There just isn't enough material
There would be if, as several have stated in this thread, they released demos and in progress versions of songs. Now that would be truly interesting. Additionally we know there are songs like Be There that they've left off.
I don't really agree with your argument that there isn't enough (release worthy) material. There certainly is for October and probably for War too.
I don't really agree with your argument that there isn't enough (release worthy) material. There certainly is for October and probably for War too.
For October, I want it to include at least all the B-sides and other vinyl-only stuff:
- J. Swallo
- I Will Follow (Live from Boston)
- The Cry/The Electric Co. (Live from Boston)
- 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Live from Boston)
- The Ocean (Live from Boston)
and oh, also throw in:
- Out Of Control (Live from Boston)
- Stories For Boys (Live from Boston)
as those were released on The Sweetest Thing single (but are from that same concert, and OOC was even a B-side to the US IWF single in 1981)
plus:
- I Will Follow (Live from Hattem, a separate single in 1982)
- A Celebration
- Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl
Then we have the War material:
- Treasure
- Fire (Live from Werchter)
- I Threw A Brick.../A Day Without Me (Live from Werchter)
- New Year's Day (US Remix)
- Two Hearts Beat As One (US Remix)
- Two Hearts Beat As One (Club Mix)
- Endless Deep
Of the previously released War material, the live songs fit chronologically better on the October bonus disc. So then basically you are left with some remixes and 2 B-sides for War.
They might've reasoned that they don't want to have 2 consecutive bonus discs with such a heavy focus on live material. I don't really agree with that point of view though.
Still, as far a previously released, but currently quite hard to get and not always available on CD, material goes, they've covered most of it. So the bonus discs aren't bad, they just could've been even better.