U2 mini-albums / 20 (&30) minute versions

[Bad Exit]

You want to listen to one U2 album, but you only have 20 minutes... so, what do you do?

Here's the challenge.
Create a micro-album and a mini-album version of all 13 U2 albums.

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The purpose of this is exactly what I said in the first line: I'm interested (and I guess more people would be interested aswell) in "short" playlists that work together.

If I want to listen to a pack of songs that won't last more than 20 or 30 minutes, to have a series of play lists ready to just hit play.

So, give it a try and post what you find that works for you (maybe it'll work for someone else too).

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Some "rules" here:

1. For the first category, every album must be shorter than 21 minutes.

For the second category, every album must be shorter than 31 minutes.

2. You can't include songs not included in the normal release of the album (i.e. NO bonus tracks, no b-sides, etc).
However, you can use alternative versions or mixes of the album songs, including those made on your own.

3. Try to keep the "spirit" of the album... like when a book is adapted into a movie, you have to get rid of several important things, but in the end you have to feel that the book is there.
The mini-album has to "sound" like the full album (obviously this is impossible, but you have to try)... that you felt that you actually listened to the album.

4. Not every song works as an opener of an album, much less as a closer. Obviously we all have different opinions on what is a good closer, so we may not agree on our decisions, but keep this in mind and try to choose songs that you honestly believe that fit.

5. Try to make them flow... some songs sound better after one song than after another. Keep this in mind when creating your track list.

5. This is NOT a "choose the best 4 songs" in each album.
Probably (most likely) because of rules #3, #4 and #5, you will have to choose a lesser song over one of your favourites because of that.
However, if you can make it work with your favourites, even better.

6. You can come up with "alternative" versions ignoring rule #3, focusing on the songs you like the most, but still keeping in mind the running time AND the opener/closer/flow of the album.
For these versions please use the "spoiler" tag.

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I'll start.
Hope you like it and I hope you submit your own mini/micro albums

 

[Bad Exit]

MY MINI ALBUMS
30 MINUTES

26:36

1. I Will Follow
2. Twilight
3. An Cat Dubh
4. Into The Heart
5. Out of Control
6. Another Time, Another Place
7. The Ocean

Feel free to replace track 6 with any of the following:
(6. Stories for Boys)
(6. Electric, Co)
(6. A Day Without Me)

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25:42

1. Gloria
2. Rejoice
3. Fire
4. Tomorrow
5. October
6. With a Shout
7. Is That All?

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25:06

1. Sunday Bloody Sunday
2. Seconds
3. New Year's Day
4. Drowning Man
5. Like a Song
6. 40

--Alternative Version---
25:46

1. New Year's Day (*)
2. Like a Song
3. Drowning Man
4. Sunday Bloody Sunday
5. Seconds
6. 40

*I added the beginning of the USA mix into the full album track. I think it's a better opener.

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29:02

1. A Sort of Homecoming
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. Wire (Kevorkian mix)
4. Bad
5. Elvis Presley And America
6. Promenade

I'd use Pride instead of ASOH, but I'm afraid you'll ban me for suggesting that, so I'll just keep it as an alternative option.
(1. Pride)

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29:43

1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. With or Without You
3. Red Hill Mining Town
4. Bullet the Blue Sky
5. Running to Stand Still
6. One Tree Hill

Spoiler

I believe that the following two options only reflect one side of the album sound, so I'm only suggesting them as alternative mini-albums:

ALT A
28:34 (29:03)
1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. With or Without You
3. Red Hill Mining Town
4. Exit
5. Bullet the Blue Sky
6. Running to Stand Still

Or replace track 3 with:
(3. One Tree Hill)

ALT B
27:27
1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. With or Without You
3. Red Hill Mining Town
4. In God's Country
5. Trip Through Your Wires
6. One Tree Hill

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27:56

1. Hawkmoon 269
2. Desire
3. Angel of Harlem
4. Heartland
5. God (Part II)
6. All I Want is You

I'd replace track 3 with any of the following:
(3. Love Rescue Me)
(3. Silver And Gold [Studio Version])

 

[Bad Exit]

27:13

1. Zoo Station
2. Even Better Than the Real Thing
3. One
4. The Fly
5. Ultraviolet
6. Love is Blindness

I'm really torn between that and this version:
27:26

1. The Fly
2. Even Better Than the Real Thing
3. Until the End of the World
4. Ultraviolet
5. Acrobat
6. One

Spoiler

Ok, I made 3 different versions that focus more on only one aspect of the album, but I really love these 3 versions, so here they are anyway.

A 27:10
1. Zoo Station
2. One
3. Until The End Of The World
4. The Fly
5. Acrobat
6. Love Is Blindness

B 25:49
1. Zoo Station
2. Even Better Than the Real Thing
3. Until the End of the World
4. The Fly
5. Misterious Ways
6. Love Is Blindness

C 28:38
1. Zoo Station
2. So Cruel
3. The Fly
4. Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
5. Ultraviolet
6. Love Is Blindness

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27:31

1. Zooropa
2. Numb
3. Lemon
4. Stay
5. The Wanderer (*)

*I've removed the silence+alarm at the end of the track.

Spoiler

Again, two versions focused each on different styles:

A (30:44)
1. Zooropa
2. Babyface
3. Numb
4. Lemon
5. Stay
6. The First Time

B (26:45)
1. Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Car Crashed
2. Numb
3. Lemon
4. Dirty Day
5. The Wanderer

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25:38

1. Mofo
2. Staring at the Sun
3. Discotheque
4. Please
5. Wake Up Dead Man

Spoiler

A couple of different versions focused each one in a different style:

30:18
1. Discotheque
2. Do You Feel Loved?
3. Mofo
4. Last Night on Earth
5. Gone
6. Miami

24:54
1. Staring at the Sun
2. The Playboy Mansion
3. If You Wear That Velvet Dress
4. Please (Single Version)
5. If God Will Send His Angels

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26:28

1. Beautiful Day
2. Elevation
3. Walk On
4. Kite
5. In a Little While
6. Grace

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28:10

1. City of Blinding Lights
2. Vertigo
3. Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own
4. Love And Peace or Else
5. Original of the Species
6. Yahweh

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29:33

1. FEZ/Being Born
2. No Line on the Horizon
3. Breathe
4. Crazy Tonight
5. Get on Your Boots
6. Moment of Surrender

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28:00

1. The Miracle
2. Every Breaking Wave
3. Iris (Hold me Close)
4. Cedarwood Road
5. Sleep Like a Baby Tonight
6. The Troubles

Spoiler

I like this (parcial) version too:

30:50
1. Volcano
2. Raised by Wolves
3. Every Breaking Wave
4. Cedarwood Road
5. Sleep Like a Baby Tonight
6. This is Where You Can Reach me Now
7. The Troubles

 

[Bad Exit]

MY MICRO ALBUMS
20 MINUTES
(This one is a hell lot more trickier than the 30 minutes one)

18:22

1. I Will Follow
2. Twilight
3. Out of Control
4. Another Time, Another Place
5. The Ocean

Feel free to replace track 4 with any of the following:
(4. Stories for Boys)
(4. Electric, Co)
(4. A Day Without Me)

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18:40

1. Gloria
2. Rejoice
3. Fire
4. Tomorrow
5. October

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20:18

1. Sunday Bloody Sunday
2. Seconds
3. New Year's Day
4. Drowning Man
5. 40

--Alternative Version---
18:20

1. New Year's Day (*)
2. Like a Song
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday
4. 40

*I added the beginning of the USA mix into the full album track. I think it's a better opener.

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19:04

1. A Sort of Homecoming
2. The Unforgettable Fire
3. Bad
4. Promenade

Again, I'd use Pride instead of ASOH, but I'm afraid you'll ban me for suggesting that, so I'll just keep it as an alternative option.
(1. Pride)

Spoiler

Actually, the one I really like, is this one:

19:58
1. The Unforgettable Fire
2. Bad
3. Elvis Presley And America
4. Promenade

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20:54

1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. With or Without You
3. Red Hill Mining Town
4. One Tree Hill

Spoiler

Two alternative versions that I also like:

ALT A
19:09 (20:15)
1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. With or Without You
3. Red Hill Mining Town
4. Exit

Or replace track 3 with:
(3. One Tree Hill)

ALT B
19:28
1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. With or Without You
3. Bullet the Blue Sky
4. Running to Stand Still

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20:52

1. Hawkmoon 269
2. Desire
3. Heartland
4. All I Want is You

Or replace track 3 with any of the following:
(3. God [Part II])
(3. Angel of Harlem)

 

[Bad Exit]

18:17

1. The Fly
2. Ultraviolet
3. Even Better Than the Real Thing
4. One

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20:59

1. Numb
2. Lemon
3. Stay
4. The Wanderer (*)

*I've removed the silence+alarm at the end of the track.

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20:35

1. Discotheque
2. Mofo
3. Gone
4. Please

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20:19

1. Beautiful Day
2. Elevation
3. Kite
4. In a Little While
5. When I Look at the World

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18:11

1. City of Blinding Lights
2. Vertigo
3. Original of the Species
4. Yahweh

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20:32

1. FEZ/Being Born
2. No Line on the Horizon
3. Breathe
4. Unknown Caller

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18:49

1. The Miracle
2. Every Breaking Wave
3. Iris (Hold me Close)
4. Sleep Like a Baby Tonight

Spoiler

I like this (parcial) version too:

20:59
1. Volcano
2. Raised by Wolves
3. Every Breaking Wave
4. Cedarwood Road
5. Sleep Like a Baby Tonight

 

[lazarus]

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[BigMacPhisto]

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