RedRocksU2
Blue Crack Addict
Take me higher!
Somewhat misguided- and before I get the usual "music is subjective" patter let me point out a few things.
1)The whole point of the song is that it IS seedy- it's a parody of that instant-satisfaction culture in which trendy "soft drinks" play their part. Please tell me you're not one of these people who demands hearts to be worn permanently on sleeves because that is rather boring. EBBTTR- one of the greatest lines in rock music- don't knock it.
2) Blatantly pop? I would disagree. Mysterious Ways is probably more commercial and Wild Horses is certainly more pop- that is why Jimmy Iovine recommended it as a single. I wouldn't call that guitar sound blatantly pop. Nor does it sound datedas you claim- in fact the whole of AB sounds unbelievably fresh even now.
3) The live version is clearly different if you listen hard enough- the siren effect on the guitar is more pronounced and Bono sings "take me higher" in a fasletto which is the song's sleazy highlight.
So yes it is underrated. And no -it is nothing like the lyrically simple, cookie cutter rocker Elevation. That should go, EBTTR must come back!
Why? It is not as if Bono is some fragile sixty-five year old. I don't like reading defeatism. It's just a song, really, it's not climbing Everest.
Thanks for the ultra condescending lecture on why a EBTTR is such a wonderful song "
My pleasure- you needed it.
I think its great that you like it and think it is so deep. I don't, and I don't like it, so what? Just don't lecture with ridiculous arguments(that are very subjective, no matter how you dress them up), and then end "yes its underrated" as if its fact.
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Ridiculous arguments hmmm, if music is so subjective as you say, how can my arguments be ridiculous- such a lack of coherence there. You've got to have reasons for opinions- I didn't feel yours stacked up, you've done nothing more to convince me.
Ridiculous arguments hmmm, if music is so subjective as you say, how can my arguments be ridiculous- such a lack of coherence there. You've got to have reasons for opinions- I didn't feel yours stacked up, you've done nothing more to convince me.
I briefly worked with someone at an animation studio who just so happened to be onset for the filming of the video. If I recall correctly, the band members were standing on a transparent glass floor and the camera was going around a big loop, or something. I don't know, she said it was pretty neat.
Zoo Station is the most underrated on Achtung.
almost yeah, but far too repetitive indeedAlmost makes up for how repetitive it is.
almost yeah, but far too repetitive indeed
Meh, the crimson sky bit is probably my least favourite lyric in the song. I really don't care for this song, vocally at least, live. But musically, it rocks. Almost makes up for how repetitive it is.
how is this song any more repetitive than One, Pride, New Years Day, I Will Follow, Beautiful Day, basically....all their biggest hit songs?!
What don't you like about that line?
The solo's the only real change in the song, and a bit of percussion comes and goes. And the vocals are pretty plodding, with hardly any variation to the melody. Not even really much change on the lyrical bridge. Also You're the real thing x 20 is kind of boring.
Actually I think the only line I really like in the song is "My heart is where it's always been, my head is somewhere in between". The sincerity of the crimson sky line doesn't really stand up against the whole 'this is superficial' vibe of the song, like the idea of a substitute being better.
Lines like 'You're honey, child, to a swarm of bees' have a bit more bite than the ridiculous image of flying.
I don't think it's underated, it was used absolutely everywhere at the time,
Zoo Station is the most underrated on Achtung.
How can a song that opened 50 or so concerts with a combined audience of 2 million be underrated? Not too mention it inspired the name of the tour as well as the next album.
My least favorite on the album. Probably the most shallow, and the least interesting from a musical perspective.
Having said that, I still like it a lot.
This is a song I rarely think about. It's good though. The Vertigo of its time.