boystupidboy
Refugee
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Have they played it yet?
I'm off to bed......work in 5 hours
Have they played it yet?
I'm off to bed......work in 5 hours
Where the hell is OOTS
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mikal
Blue Crack Addict
no, but to answer the question in your thread title, it's track 10 on their new album.
Mark Freedman
War Child
Well, since they played two shows already, and 100% of them did not include OOTS, they will never play it. I mean, look at the stats -- stats don't lie! 
It took them a little while before playing Kite last tour, so don't fret.
It took them a little while before playing Kite last tour, so don't fret.
The OOTS
Refugee
I am right here
Aardvark747
Blue Crack Addict
Hope it's ready come Cardiff time.....
verte76
Blue Crack Addict
I'm sure they'll have it by November.
babyman
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
original is actually the best song to close every night
ImOuttaControl
Refugee
babyman said:
What are the odds Bono could actually sing this as the closing song every night? Slim to none...his voice would never hold up.
ImOuttaControl
Refugee
Well, if U2 don't start playing this song live soon, it'll never be a single. There's no better way to promote a new single than to play it live to 20,000 per night.
Maybe they just can't get it right? The piano only version is awesome, but maybe they think that wouldn't fit in with the aggressive tone of the show. U2 always has great songs they don't play live; When I Look At The World and Acrobat being prime examples. Original of the Species may very well fall into that category, but we'll have to wait a month or two maybe to see if they break it out. (It took them about a month to start playing "kite" on the last tour.)
Maybe they just can't get it right? The piano only version is awesome, but maybe they think that wouldn't fit in with the aggressive tone of the show. U2 always has great songs they don't play live; When I Look At The World and Acrobat being prime examples. Original of the Species may very well fall into that category, but we'll have to wait a month or two maybe to see if they break it out. (It took them about a month to start playing "kite" on the last tour.)
broken toy
The Fly
My guesses about OOTS:
1) They really can't get it right musically. Since about 1990, they've been hampered by the fact that Edge hasn't been cloned. They need at least three of him on stage to make all the album noises that sculpt the songs. They're probably reluctant to do another "Staring At the Sun" to it, and make a willowy pseudo-acoustic.
2) It may cut too close to the bone considering the situation with Edge's daughter. Bono seems to thrive to some extent on the nightly catharsis of singing out his demons; Edge may feel differently.
3) Obviously, they have taken the set in a very one-world, political direction. They are not playing up the intimate, personal aspects of the songs, and Original may not fit well with the Africa/human rights push, which basically takes up 2/3 of the show. At this point, I'd expect to hear Crumbs before Original.
1) They really can't get it right musically. Since about 1990, they've been hampered by the fact that Edge hasn't been cloned. They need at least three of him on stage to make all the album noises that sculpt the songs. They're probably reluctant to do another "Staring At the Sun" to it, and make a willowy pseudo-acoustic.
2) It may cut too close to the bone considering the situation with Edge's daughter. Bono seems to thrive to some extent on the nightly catharsis of singing out his demons; Edge may feel differently.
3) Obviously, they have taken the set in a very one-world, political direction. They are not playing up the intimate, personal aspects of the songs, and Original may not fit well with the Africa/human rights push, which basically takes up 2/3 of the show. At this point, I'd expect to hear Crumbs before Original.
ShellBeThere
War Child
I think OOTS can fit nicely between Beautiful Day and Miracle Drug on the setlist as played anaheim 4/2. I really do.
I haven't heard them play it live, but an album-like version would go well there...I don't think it would fit in so well with the closing acoustic stuff.
Yes, it might be too much emotionally though...
I haven't heard them play it live, but an album-like version would go well there...I don't think it would fit in so well with the closing acoustic stuff.
Yes, it might be too much emotionally though...
Needle_Chill
War Child
I think RTSS already has the slow, emotional track-spot taken. I say this because they'll probably end up having to play OOTS as a piano/vocal/drums piece, very similar to RTSS. If they have both RTSS and OOTS in the set, it will take away from the momentum and agressiveness of the tour so far...
The OOTS
Refugee
Bono cannot sing this song night after night....to demanding....plain and simple.
LyricalDrug
Rock n' Roll Doggie
It'll appear just like "Kite" did: in San Jose.
Macfistowannabe
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
It'd be nice to see live, even if they only play it a few times.
knox
Refugee
Axver said:
Maybe I'm in a minority here, but I liked the Brooklyn Bridge version. I wasn't a fan of the song before the concert, and I definitely was after it.
Though I'm the first to admit it would be awesome if they worked out how to do it "properly'.
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