Life on a distant Planet

dabiggestu2fan · 12-24-2007, 04:06 PM

I know this is just dreaming but edge mentioned about having Life on a distant planet finished sometime but wouldn't it be cool if we got this song as a single before the album? I wouldn't think it would fit on the album if they are doing a more experimental album but it sounds like it could e a cool song! I would love to see a one off single along with a finished version of street missions as a b-side. Street missions really has a killer guitar solo in there!!!

anyway I think that would be a nice surprise to tie us over before the album comes out!

Opinions or comments? BTW i never heard "life on a distant planet" i am not even sure if a demo or bootleg exists out there of this song but I would love to hear it considering this was the edge's first song e wrote for U2!

anyway happy holidays everyone!

Salome · 12-24-2007, 04:18 PM

it's out there

it's not great, but - as with everything U2 did when they started - it does haev a certain energy

ahittle · 12-24-2007, 07:06 PM

It's fun for what it is, but I don't think it's worth returning to. Maybe it'll turn up on the eventual Boy remaster.

Dorian Gray · 12-24-2007, 08:57 PM

you can have a listen here, dabiggestu2fan

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eu6vWgx0Ibw&feature=related

Axver · 12-24-2007, 10:27 PM

This really should have been on Boy, or at least a b-side. U2 are probably more likely to play October live in its entirety on ukuleles before they'd ever consider resurrecting Lost On A Silent Planet (or whatever you care to name it), but I sure hope it ends up as a bonus track on any future remastered Boy release.

dabiggestu2fan · 12-25-2007, 04:17 PM

Wow thanks for the link! Well i must say its not their best of the early demos!! I think street missions was much better but it has some potential if it ever gets finishied! I am sure we will see it when they remaster boy and put it as a b-side. Either way thanks for the info :-) I am loving all the videos of the early demos on youtube!

ahittle · 12-25-2007, 09:46 PM

I don't think it has any place on Boy. Any band worth anything has to work through some early material to get to the gold. Boy is an awesome debut. This song, while fun, is a trifle. It's goofy to see the band try to find their sound, but LTADP would be a blemish on an otherwise brilliant album.

kennerado · 12-25-2007, 10:02 PM

Street Mission is better...

Aardvark747 · 12-26-2007, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kennerado
Street Mission is better...

By far

OrARoundabout · 12-26-2007, 05:25 PM

I could nvr picture them revisting that song...Street Missions is better anyway...& The Fool can get stuck in ur head 4 hours

12-24-2007, 04:06 PM	#1
dabiggestu2fan Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 3,483 Local Time: 09:52 PM	Life on a distant Planet I know this is just dreaming but edge mentioned about having Life on a distant planet finished sometime but wouldn't it be cool if we got this song as a single before the album? I wouldn't think it would fit on the album if they are doing a more experimental album but it sounds like it could e a cool song! I would love to see a one off single along with a finished version of street missions as a b-side. Street missions really has a killer guitar solo in there!!! anyway I think that would be a nice surprise to tie us over before the album comes out! Opinions or comments? BTW i never heard "life on a distant planet" i am not even sure if a demo or bootleg exists out there of this song but I would love to hear it considering this was the edge's first song e wrote for U2! anyway happy holidays everyone! __________________

12-24-2007, 04:18 PM	#2
Salome you are what you is Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 22,070 Local Time: 11:52 PM	it's out there it's not great, but - as with everything U2 did when they started - it does haev a certain energy __________________ __________________ “Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.” ~Frank Zappa

12-24-2007, 10:27 PM	#5
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 07:52 AM	This really should have been on Boy, or at least a b-side. U2 are probably more likely to play October live in its entirety on ukuleles before they'd ever consider resurrecting Lost On A Silent Planet (or whatever you care to name it), but I sure hope it ends up as a bonus track on any future remastered Boy release. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

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OrARoundabout Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,333 Local Time: 05:52 PM	I could nvr picture them revisting that song...Street Missions is better anyway...& The Fool can get stuck in ur head 4 hours __________________

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12-24-2007, 07:06 PM	#3
ahittle Refugee Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,096 Local Time: 09:52 PM	It's fun for what it is, but I don't think it's worth returning to. Maybe it'll turn up on the eventual Boy remaster.

12-25-2007, 04:17 PM	#6
dabiggestu2fan Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 3,483 Local Time: 09:52 PM	Wow thanks for the link! Well i must say its not their best of the early demos!! I think street missions was much better but it has some potential if it ever gets finishied! I am sure we will see it when they remaster boy and put it as a b-side. Either way thanks for the info :-) I am loving all the videos of the early demos on youtube!

12-25-2007, 09:46 PM	#7
ahittle Refugee Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,096 Local Time: 09:52 PM	I don't think it has any place on Boy. Any band worth anything has to work through some early material to get to the gold. Boy is an awesome debut. This song, while fun, is a trifle. It's goofy to see the band try to find their sound, but LTADP would be a blemish on an otherwise brilliant album.

12-25-2007, 10:02 PM	#8
kennerado Refugee Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lovetown aka Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,906 Local Time: 07:52 AM	Street Mission is better...