axanorth
Babyface
I just went back and listened to the new mixes of the 3 Pop songs on Best Of 90-2000. Now obviously we've all read that U2 felt they could've improved on the songs off of Pop, especially production wise, and this seems apparent since the only songs off of POP on best of are 'new mixes.'
So my question is this: does anyone out there think these new mixes are better, because I do not. I'm not just speaking as a longtime fan of the band, but I also produce records and write/record/mix music and I just don't think these new mixes are very good. That doesn't make my opinion more worthy, just a different perspective. At first I wondered if perhaps I was just so used to the Pop versions, but I realized that if I hear a new style of a song at a U2 show, sometimes I like it better than the original right away.
So my beef is that it seems that U2 go around apologizing for POP all the time and that they have tried to make these new mixes to correct their 'mistakes' - I for one, however, feel angered by what I feel is backing out on a brave experimentation just because it wasn't as huge as other things they have done.
Anyone else feel this way? It's probably the only time I've ever had an adverse reaction to something they've said/did.
So my question is this: does anyone out there think these new mixes are better, because I do not. I'm not just speaking as a longtime fan of the band, but I also produce records and write/record/mix music and I just don't think these new mixes are very good. That doesn't make my opinion more worthy, just a different perspective. At first I wondered if perhaps I was just so used to the Pop versions, but I realized that if I hear a new style of a song at a U2 show, sometimes I like it better than the original right away.
So my beef is that it seems that U2 go around apologizing for POP all the time and that they have tried to make these new mixes to correct their 'mistakes' - I for one, however, feel angered by what I feel is backing out on a brave experimentation just because it wasn't as huge as other things they have done.
Anyone else feel this way? It's probably the only time I've ever had an adverse reaction to something they've said/did.