Magnificent Appreciation Thread
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thelaj
Refugee
Sounds like they autotuned the vocal. It does use the "you're white soul" line which was cut from the final version though, so I'm not 100% sure.
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Stripped of everything that makes the song excellent. Can't say I like this remix at all.
alanah
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I think it's actually very well done..enjoying it very much!
Of course, I do LOVE remixes! 
Rob33
Rock n' Roll Doggie
wow, I really enjoyed that actually..
I'll admit it...when I was listening to this beach clip I was going insane...and I thought Magnificent would be one of the greatest U2 songs ever....seriously...and I didn't want to admit it on first listen when NLOTH finally leaked, but something about it left me unsatisfied...and to this day it just never really gets to me as I originally thought it would....I'm hoping I'll come around to it one day because I really want to love this song, but I just can't seem to get into it like I had hoped....I'm not even sure this is a case of me filling things in that I couldn't hear in the beach clip and expecting more than I got.
Also, I'm sure most of you will disagree with me, but I really didn't like the way the chorus of this song sounded live...at times it worked, but a lot of times I found Bono struggling to sing it properly. Then he started changing the phrasing of it and it just got sort of lame.
I don't dislike the song really...It just doesn't do much for me right now. But I'm loving this remix.
BVS
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dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
I agre, which is why it is amazing that this too is fantastic! The band should of used it as the basis for a new song. Love it
mgokelly
The Fly
This sounds great.
topplehatU2
Refugee
Interesting, and I don't usually like remixes.
God Part III
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
This. That remix is an insult to the original song in my opinion.
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Purplereign
Loungeroom Dancing Queen
. . . *ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun* . . . really didn't like that one at all and didn't even make it all the way to the end < confession . . . absolutely adore the original version and that little edgey bit at around the 45 second mark hits me right where I live every single time
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
How can you possibly tell what software was used?
alanah
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
The remixer said it on his twitter.
BVS
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alanah
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Well..if you want, you can check it out at:Well that makes much more sense...
Twitter / u2wanderer.org: RT @andreanjos: @u2fanfal ...
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
No, I believed you I just didn't understand the poster before stating it without giving a source...
alanah
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Oh I know.. I just thought I'd let you know the source.
trojanchick99
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
I love this song. They just played a bit of the opening during an interview with Mark Sanchez on CBS.
Diane L
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
I heard this song on 101.9 FM in New York City as I was driving home from work tonight. I was exhausted, but it really lifted my spirits. So great to hear it on the radio!
MrPryck2U
ONE love, blood, life
Katiesheb
Refugee
I have loved this song since I first heard it!!! It is a great song to listen to when you need your spirits lifted (and when you are getting ready to go to a U2 concert)!!! However, I have not heard it on the radio recently where I live...
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Still think this is their best song since Beautiful Day. A shame it didn't get more radio play in most places, but I'm glad that a lot of people still got to hear it in the end anyway.
Loved it when it came out, only gotten better over time for me!
Gives me the same feeling as Gloria, NYD, Pride, A Sort of Homecoming and Streets.
anthemic U2 need look no further than Magnificent. I'd take it over anything on ATYCLB or Bomb any day, and that includes BD!
Larry and Adam turn in their best work of the album here, and that is saying alot for NLOTH!
Really do not know why this did not make it on the radio, I heard it a few times on satellite back in the Spring and only once on regular radio. 100.7 WZLX in Boston played the live version from Somerville.
If I heard this song on the radio, I would drive off the road, that's how surprised I would be.
The fact that it was not a hit was what converted me to a true believer in the only conspiracy theory I have ever bought into-that radio blacklisted U2 due to Bono's royalties comments.
Gives me the same feeling as Gloria, NYD, Pride, A Sort of Homecoming and Streets.
anthemic U2 need look no further than Magnificent. I'd take it over anything on ATYCLB or Bomb any day, and that includes BD!
Larry and Adam turn in their best work of the album here, and that is saying alot for NLOTH!
Really do not know why this did not make it on the radio, I heard it a few times on satellite back in the Spring and only once on regular radio. 100.7 WZLX in Boston played the live version from Somerville.
If I heard this song on the radio, I would drive off the road, that's how surprised I would be.
The fact that it was not a hit was what converted me to a true believer in the only conspiracy theory I have ever bought into-that radio blacklisted U2 due to Bono's royalties comments.
Katiesheb
Refugee
Strongly agree with you! The crowd went wild when they played this song on tour! Hope they will play this again on their upcoming tour!
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
well. the upcoming tour is still the same tour, and given that they seem fond of Magnificent -playing it at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame benefit and MTV EMAs- I'd say that Magnificent is pretty safe.
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Definitely hope so!
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
yeah, you know, i still rank this song as my 5th favorite on the album behind MOS, Fez, NLOTH and UC, but that just shows how great the album is, because Magnificent still ranks as one of my favorite U2 tracks of all time. i can't say that about a lot of U2 albums....that my 5th favorite song on the album is an all time favorite.
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