Cedars Of Lebanon appreciation thread
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mikal
Blue Crack Addict
you know, NLOTH2 sounds really good after this song.
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
RademR
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
moving up the rankings on NLOTH for me....this song is incredible.
best lyrics on the record, love the chorus.
best lyrics on the record, love the chorus.
gweeps
War Child
Best closer since Wake Up Dead Man.
Love the lyric. And that "middle-eastern" guitar lick near the end in the left speaker.
Love the lyric. And that "middle-eastern" guitar lick near the end in the left speaker.
gweeps
War Child
They should have started the album with Magnificent and ended it with NLOTH2.
gweeps
War Child
Best track of the album, by a country mile
As I posted on the stevehoffman forum, THIS should be U2's direction
Apparently, the next album we'll get in 8 months or so will be exactly that.
Easily the best closer since LIB. All of the lyrics on this album are strong, but they really shine here.
Larry and Adam break into and drive this song without taking it over from the guitar and Bono's searching lyrics. Masterful!
A live show could end COL>40 or COL>LIB
Larry and Adam break into and drive this song without taking it over from the guitar and Bono's searching lyrics. Masterful!
A live show could end COL>40 or COL>LIB
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
Best track of the album, by a country mile
As I posted on the stevehoffman forum, THIS should be U2's direction
hey ponkine, glad you like it!!
my favourite track as well. and if the next album is indeed like this then 
no way. Cedars is the perfect closer. and I can't see NLOTH anywhere but the beginning. and NLOTH 2 kind of sucks.
gweeps
War Child
That's the general consensus around here. But I feel it has an energy the album version lacks. And I bet they play this version live.
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
Actually I don't think it's the general consensus. The album version did get a lot of love in my thread but in the NLOTH 2 vs GOYB poll NLOTH 2 was winning like 2 to 1.
xaviMF22
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
edgeplaytheblue
War Child
Did the same here
edgeplaytheblue
War Child
A kinda Velvet Dress-esque song. And that is very good. Could be a great closer ....
SpaceBoy
War Child
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I love the synthesizer in this song, the sampled vocals are great too. My favorite part is the first time Bono and Edge sing "Return the call to home"...Edge's guitar there is so awesome, it's simple yet compliments the song perfectly.
As said in a different thread the electric piano of the intro (that continues throughout the song) is a sample from Harold Budd and Brian Eno's The pearl album (co-produced by Daniel Lanois).
The Pearl is beautiful album, and this sample is used in a wonderful way (turning what was originally ambient noodling into the basis for a song).
According to these credits Harold Budd is credited:
U2.COM OFFICIAL STORE - No Line On The Horizon (Vinyl)
What surprises me more is that Eno is not. One of the beautiful synth loops in the song (it's difficult to describe) is a very Eno-ish sound, I was sure it was him.
Oh well, these things are hardly precise when you work for so long in an album.
In any case it's a really beautiful song, experimental and really successful
The Pearl is beautiful album, and this sample is used in a wonderful way (turning what was originally ambient noodling into the basis for a song).
According to these credits Harold Budd is credited:
U2.COM OFFICIAL STORE - No Line On The Horizon (Vinyl)
What surprises me more is that Eno is not. One of the beautiful synth loops in the song (it's difficult to describe) is a very Eno-ish sound, I was sure it was him.
Oh well, these things are hardly precise when you work for so long in an album.
In any case it's a really beautiful song, experimental and really successful
Mirrorballman83
The Fly
there's a voice that come out a couple of time during the song....it's seems like a soldier on a trasmittent....someone can understand what it says?
ludilobrate
Acrobat
I wish if Edge played longer guitar solo on. this is fantastic closer anyway
chrissybaby
Refugee
I'd like to know that too...
Bono, PLEASE SING LIKE THIS MORE OFTEN!!!!!
I want more of this, just this. This is heaven.
mgokelly
The Fly
This has really grown on me, deifinetely the best closer since LIB, sums up the times we are living in perfectly.
chrissybaby
Refugee
do you think that the quality of this MP3 isn't as good as the others?
Is it really "hissy" at the beginning.... or is it just me?
Is it really "hissy" at the beginning.... or is it just me?
Moser
Refugee
do you think that the quality of this MP3 isn't as good as the others?
Is it really "hissy" at the beginning.... or is it just me?
Me thinks that's intentional production.
TheEnd
The Fly
do you think that the quality of this MP3 isn't as good as the others?
Is it really "hissy" at the beginning.... or is it just me?
It's intentional and awesome. Part of it sounds like someone trying to tune into a radio station -- white noise.
TheEnd
The Fly
I'd like to know that too...
Bono, PLEASE SING LIKE THIS MORE OFTEN!!!!!
I want more of this, just this. This is heaven.
Pretty sure he is saying 'Pull your brother out, pull your brother out'.
Yahweh_OMG
New Yorker
It's one of the weakest track on the album. Still ok, but I prefer 100 times more White as snow...
gweeps
War Child
It's one of the weakest track on the album. Still ok, but I prefer 100 times more White as snow...
Automater
Babyface
is the voice in the background saying "soldier brought oranges?"
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