Yahweh_OMG
New Yorker
It is easily among the 3 best songs of SOE and i don t understand why it s not included in the proper album. Beautiful haunting song with Bono s best vocals in 25 years.... The book, the book of your hearrrrrrt !!!!
I actually like the edges guitar work in this song also. Underrated song for sure.
It is easily among the 3 best songs of SOE and i don t understand why it s not included in the proper album. Beautiful haunting song with Bono s best vocals in 25 years.... The book, the book of your hearrrrrrt !!!!
Book of Your Heart is an excellent song. Its omission, however, from the album proper is more understandable than leaving The Crystal Ballroom off Songs of Innocence. Crystal's omission was baffling and a big mistake.
Crystal Ballroom was a tragedy. Not only was it in the top 3 songs off of SOI period for me, but it would have made a great first single IMO.
Book of Your Heart is incredible. There are a couple of lyric/vocal parts that don't hit me just right in the beginning, but I've grown to love this song so much. I think it would have fit better on the album than the dreadful Showman.
I agree with everything you said except for the Showman dislike. I did not care for The Showman the first four or five listens, but then the song clicked for me. While I am not saying it is better than countless U2 classics, I really enjoy the song. It sounds unlike anything U2 have done before and they managed to capture joy without sounding contrived. I agree with Noel Gallagher's sentiment that The Showman could be considered as one of the best things they have done, well at least in the 2000s. It also makes a fantastic pair with Little Things on the album.
Crystal Ballroom was a tragedy. Not only was it in the top 3 songs off of SOI period for me, but it would have made a great first single IMO.
Book of Your Heart is incredible. There are a couple of lyric/vocal parts that don't hit me just right in the beginning, but I've grown to love this song so much. I think it would have fit better on the album than the dreadful Showman.
I agree with everything you said except for the Showman dislike. I did not care for The Showman the first four or five listens, but then the song clicked for me. While I am not saying it is better than countless U2 classics, I really enjoy the song. It sounds unlike anything U2 have done before and they managed to capture joy without sounding contrived. I agree with Noel Gallagher's sentiment that The Showman could be considered as one of the best things they have done, well at least in the 2000s. It also makes a fantastic pair with Little Things on the album.
Showman = How all Bono's doubt and insecurity gets projected to the outside world through his public persona.
Little Things = How it really feels inside. Sometimes.
It's a perfect sequence.
Showman = How all Bono's doubt and insecurity gets projected to the outside world through his public persona.
Little Things = How it really feels inside. Sometimes.
It's a perfect sequence.
The Showman could ruin any sequence. Also don't like the bouncy Showman into Little Things. Doesn't settle right on my ears at least.
Luckily it has been removed from my tracklisting, so I won't need to worry about it any more.
Showman = How all Bono's doubt and insecurity gets projected to the outside world through his public persona.
Little Things = How it really feels inside. Sometimes.
It's a perfect sequence.
I never thought about it like that, but it makes perfect sense!