nathan1977
Rock n' Roll Doggie
When U2 released these songs as B-sides to "Who's Gonna Ride," critics seemed to be fairly unimpressed with the quality of these cover versions, especially given the general brilliance of "Achtung."
But while thumbing through "U2 Propaganda" recently, I read an interview with Bono during the R&H period about how they recorded a whole bunch of cover versions for future B-sides, including one or two that had Maria McKee singing backup. In another interview from the same period Adam talks specifically about recording "Fortunate Son" but being pretty certain it didn't work, so he wasn't sure where that song would fall.
So for those who would rank these fairly low in the U2 canon...perhaps now we can see what period they were intended for.
No one cares? Okay...but at least I got to rearrange my "Rattle and Hum Outtakes" playlist in iTunes.
But while thumbing through "U2 Propaganda" recently, I read an interview with Bono during the R&H period about how they recorded a whole bunch of cover versions for future B-sides, including one or two that had Maria McKee singing backup. In another interview from the same period Adam talks specifically about recording "Fortunate Son" but being pretty certain it didn't work, so he wasn't sure where that song would fall.
So for those who would rank these fairly low in the U2 canon...perhaps now we can see what period they were intended for.
No one cares? Okay...but at least I got to rearrange my "Rattle and Hum Outtakes" playlist in iTunes.