thelaj
Refugee
What is with the packaging on this? It looks like a stretched CD jewel case. Fine, saves space and therefore good, but why not release all their other releases in this packaging type?
Also, is it just the UK or do people's 18 Singles regular CD have weird rounded corners? Never seen that before...
Just wanted to share a few thoughts about the DVD.
First, why only PCM sound on all tracks? All of the tracks 1991 ahead have surround sound at least, and the others could surely have been converted.
A second annoyance is having alternate versions of SIAMYCGOO & Walk On in the playlist, meaning when you click "Play all" it has the same song twice in a row. A minor issue, but it smacks of laziness. Why not have it seperately like on 90-2000 DVD?
3) Why the live version of Saints instead of the video released? There appears to be no valid reason for this (like there is in the case of SBS). EVen if they just "liked" the performance, they could have bothered to remove the "Rhapsody" banner from the bottom!
4) No WITS. Inexcusable. I don't care that the video wasn't ready in time, something should have given. I don't often criticise the band, but this just smacks of greed. Logically, U218 videos & singles should share a tracklist, and most buyers would assume it did.
5) Amusing quote from "Making of Vertigo":
(paraphrased) Bono "the test of these songs is how many we play live, and I wanna play all of them"
Funny to see only 3 Bomb songs in some 5th leg shows then B-Man
6) Vertigo (Lisbond Version) is very good, never seen it before. It has a real 90's vibe going on, a bit like The Fly vs Discotheque. Also makes a change to see a non-performance video with the band having some fun (cf. Bono Dancing)
Hey Hey, Sha lala!
Also, is it just the UK or do people's 18 Singles regular CD have weird rounded corners? Never seen that before...
Just wanted to share a few thoughts about the DVD.
First, why only PCM sound on all tracks? All of the tracks 1991 ahead have surround sound at least, and the others could surely have been converted.
A second annoyance is having alternate versions of SIAMYCGOO & Walk On in the playlist, meaning when you click "Play all" it has the same song twice in a row. A minor issue, but it smacks of laziness. Why not have it seperately like on 90-2000 DVD?
3) Why the live version of Saints instead of the video released? There appears to be no valid reason for this (like there is in the case of SBS). EVen if they just "liked" the performance, they could have bothered to remove the "Rhapsody" banner from the bottom!
4) No WITS. Inexcusable. I don't care that the video wasn't ready in time, something should have given. I don't often criticise the band, but this just smacks of greed. Logically, U218 videos & singles should share a tracklist, and most buyers would assume it did.
5) Amusing quote from "Making of Vertigo":
(paraphrased) Bono "the test of these songs is how many we play live, and I wanna play all of them"
Funny to see only 3 Bomb songs in some 5th leg shows then B-Man
6) Vertigo (Lisbond Version) is very good, never seen it before. It has a real 90's vibe going on, a bit like The Fly vs Discotheque. Also makes a change to see a non-performance video with the band having some fun (cf. Bono Dancing)
Hey Hey, Sha lala!