trashdaveed
The Fly
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Ok, so I thought I’d further delve into this notion that U2 aren’t quite up there with the Stones yet. And yes, I’m aware that the notion is not one supported by the majority of this board – but I thought I'd share how I explain it when I am confronted by friends with this thought. In recent years we’ve had the release of 40 Licks from the Stones, spanning their entire 40 year career in 36 songs plus 4 new ones (one of which was a single, “Don’t Stop” with very ‘moderate’ exposure). After only 25, and using only tracks that I think are a sure bet, I believe we have our 40 Licks quite handily with room to spare. I’m sure I’m not the first to address this, so apologies if this is redundant. Also, as a disclaimer, I am not hugely fluent with all of the RS catalogue, and I suspect there were some things left off 40 Licks that fans were hoping to have on there, so please forgive any ignorance I display here. See what ya think:
I Will Follow
Out Of Control
Sunday Bloody Sunday
New Year’s Day
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
The Unforgettable Fire
Bad
Where The Streets Have No Name
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
With Or Without You
Desire
Angel Of Harlem
When Love Comes To Town
All I Want Is You
Even Better Than The Real Thing
One
Until The End Of The World
The Fly
Mysterious Ways
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Stay (Faraway, So Close)
Miss Sarajevo
Discotheque
Staring At The Sun
Gone
Sweetest Thing
Beautiful Day
Stuck In A Moment
Elevation
Walk On
Electrical Storm
Vertigo
All Because Of You
3 more likely: Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
City Of Blinding Lights
Original Of The Species (just my guesses – I’d love LPOE, but hey)
Guaranteed new material of some kind (standard fare)
Other very real possibilities: October (on Best Of)
Bullet The Blue Sky
Numb (on Best Of)
Lemon
The First Time (on Best Of)
Kite
Hands That Built America
You could make a mild case for other released tunes:
Two Hearts Beat As One
Wild Horses
Last Night On Earth
Please
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Mercy (if it ever shows up as and A-side in some form due to interference outcry)
(and the myriad of other songs many of us think are standouts: ASOH, RTSS, etc)
That’s 36 already recorded in the ‘most likely’ group – same as on RS’ 40 Licks, and another 6-12 other possibilities (if I’m forgetting things I’m sure you’ll all let me know very quickly
).
So there you have it – we already have to get rid of some amazing tunes that are completely viable to be part of a Best Of (not just the ones that fans like us hold dear, but were never singles, etc). That’s 25 years – can you imagine how hard it would be to squeeze in 15 more years of material if they were to last for 40? That’s my take anyway…let the music speak for itself!
I Will Follow
Out Of Control
Sunday Bloody Sunday
New Year’s Day
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
The Unforgettable Fire
Bad
Where The Streets Have No Name
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
With Or Without You
Desire
Angel Of Harlem
When Love Comes To Town
All I Want Is You
Even Better Than The Real Thing
One
Until The End Of The World
The Fly
Mysterious Ways
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Stay (Faraway, So Close)
Miss Sarajevo
Discotheque
Staring At The Sun
Gone
Sweetest Thing
Beautiful Day
Stuck In A Moment
Elevation
Walk On
Electrical Storm
Vertigo
All Because Of You
3 more likely: Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
City Of Blinding Lights
Original Of The Species (just my guesses – I’d love LPOE, but hey)
Guaranteed new material of some kind (standard fare)
Other very real possibilities: October (on Best Of)
Bullet The Blue Sky
Numb (on Best Of)
Lemon
The First Time (on Best Of)
Kite
Hands That Built America
You could make a mild case for other released tunes:
Two Hearts Beat As One
Wild Horses
Last Night On Earth
Please
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Mercy (if it ever shows up as and A-side in some form due to interference outcry)
(and the myriad of other songs many of us think are standouts: ASOH, RTSS, etc)
That’s 36 already recorded in the ‘most likely’ group – same as on RS’ 40 Licks, and another 6-12 other possibilities (if I’m forgetting things I’m sure you’ll all let me know very quickly
).So there you have it – we already have to get rid of some amazing tunes that are completely viable to be part of a Best Of (not just the ones that fans like us hold dear, but were never singles, etc). That’s 25 years – can you imagine how hard it would be to squeeze in 15 more years of material if they were to last for 40? That’s my take anyway…let the music speak for itself!
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