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[BoMac]

I tried compiling what I consider to be their Top 5 post-2000 songs.

In no particular order:

Invisible
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Stateless
The Troubles
Moment of Surrender

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I tried compiling what I consider to be their Top 5 post-2000 songs.

In no particular order:

Invisible
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Stateless
The Troubles
Moment of Surrender

I would replace Invisible with Kite but that's pretty much my list as well...

 

[namkcuR]

Obviously this is before Tedder/Epworth got their hands on it.

Thanks. I like it. The synths in the album version never bothered me as much as they did you, but I like the added guitar parts in this version a lot. Kind of reminds me of the early BBC version of Electrical Storm that has additional guitar parts in it that didn't make the final cut.

Also noticed the different lyrics in the second half of the chorus:

every dog on the streets
knows we got a hunger to feed
in between the night and its need
we go chasing every breaking wave

Kind of like that better.

Any idea how this version got to see the light of day? Or is like Mercy where nobody knows?

 

[mikal]

My top 5 would be

No Line On The Horizon

When I Look At The World

City Of Blinding Lights

Cedarwood Road

Electrical Storm

 

[the tourist]

I tried compiling what I consider to be their Top 5 post-2000 songs.

In no particular order:

Invisible
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Stateless
The Troubles
Moment of Surrender

For me it's probably:

Beautiful Day
California
Vertigo
Invisible
Moment Of Surrender

But that could change from hour to hour. Being Born without Fez would be on the list. The Blackout could wind up on the list at some point in the future. Songs of Innocence is my favorite post-POP album.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

No shouts for COBL...

 

[namkcuR]

So...they recorded the Sao Paulo JT30 shows, right? Does that mean there's going to be a blu-ray? I don't see any announcements anywhere. Probably not going until next year, huh?

 

[namkcuR]

For me it's probably:

Beautiful Day
California
Vertigo
Invisible
Moment Of Surrender

But that could change from hour to hour. Being Born without Fez would be on the list. The Blackout could wind up on the list at some point in the future. Songs of Innocence is my favorite post-POP album.

Don't see why Fez makes you drop Being Born.

I can't get it down to five, because I like more of their 21st century output than most, but Fez-BB would almost certainly be in it.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

So...they recorded the Sao Paulo JT30 shows, right? Does that mean there's going to be a blu-ray? I don't see any announcements anywhere. Probably not going until next year, huh?

Highly doubt they'd put it out in the middle of the SOE promotions

 

[the tourist]

Don't see why Fez makes you drop Being Born.

I can't get it down to five, because I like more of their 21st century output than most, but Fez-BB would almost certainly be in it.

Because I think once it kicks in it's one of their best songs during this time period. But I do not like that first minute or so very much. Simple as that.

 

[namkcuR]

Highly doubt they'd put it out in the middle of the SOE promotions

That's what I'm saying, I assume it'll be like a U2 Go Home thing where they wait a year or two before putting it out. I just wondered if there had been any actual word about it.

 

[nielsgov]

Kite
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Mercy
Fez-Being Born

Really can't decide on the last one. Probably one of:
Cedars of Lebanon/Moment of Surrender/Walk On/Raised By Wolves

 

[gump]

The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Mercy (not the live version)
Fez-Being Born
Moment of Surrender
Stateless or The Troubles

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

This was my top 10 from the rank the songs from 2000 on thread

1 City Of Blinding Lights

2 The Troubles

3 Beautiful Day

4 Walk On

5 Kite

6 Moment Of Surrender

7 Miracle Drug

8bSometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

9 No Line On The Horizon

10 Cedarwood Road

 

[lazarus]

5 songs for a 17-year period is tough.

Mercy (studio)
MOS
Reach Around
No Line
Troubles

Pre-SOI I guess I would have had Walk On and COBL on there but they've lost their lustre a bit and I'm a little sick of 2000s stuff emulating the "classic" U2 sound.

 

[Hewson]

So...they recorded the Sao Paulo JT30 shows, right? Does that mean there's going to be a blu-ray? I don't see any announcements anywhere. Probably not going until next year, huh?

Highly doubt they'd put it out in the middle of the SOE promotions

Maybe it'll be the 2018 U2.com subscriber gift.

 

[prbiker15]

Kite
City of Blinding Lights
Invisible
Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own
Magnificent

 

[Hewson]

Song For Someone
Crazy Tonight
Grace
Stand Up Comedy
Peace on Earth

Spoiler

Hard to type that with a straight face

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Song For Someone
Crazy Tonight
Grace
Stand Up Comedy
Peace on Earth

Spoiler

Hard to type that with a straight face

Joke ain't as funny when two of those aren't as hilariously bad.

 

[namkcuR]

Like Laz said, top 5 for 17 years is hard. So I divided it into two eras and did a top 10 for each.

ATYCLB/HTDAAB

The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Stateless
Beautiful Day
Walk On
Kite
Wild Honey(I know, you think I'm nuts)
When I Look At The World
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
A Man And A Woman
Mercy

Honorable mentions: Electrical Storm, Vertigo/Native Son, COBL, Fast Cars, Elevation, Stuck In A Moment

NLOTH/SOI

No Line On The Horizon
Moment Of Surrender
Fez-Being Born
California
Iris
Raised By Wolves
Cedarwood Road
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight
The Troubles
The Crystal Ballroom

Honorable mentions: White As Snow, Winter, The Miracle, EBW, Reach, Invisible

Something like that.

 

[namkcuR]

Looking at the SOI artwork, I'm struck by how much Eli looks just like his father when he wasn't much older...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

The Apple[emoji769] doesn't fall far from that Cherry Blossom Tree

 

[mikal]

https://twitter.com/U2start/status/926518219103526913

 

[lazarus]

Like Laz said, top 5 for 17 years is hard. So I divided it into two eras and did a top 10 for each.

ATYCLB/HTDAAB

The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Stateless
Beautiful Day
Walk On
Kite
Wild Honey(I know, you think I'm nuts)
When I Look At The World
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
A Man And A Woman
Mercy

Honorable mentions: Electrical Storm, Vertigo/Native Son, COBL, Fast Cars, Elevation, Stuck In A Moment

NLOTH/SOI

No Line On The Horizon
Moment Of Surrender
Fez-Being Born
California
Iris
Raised By Wolves
Cedarwood Road
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight
The Troubles
The Crystal Ballroom

Honorable mentions: White As Snow, Winter, The Miracle, EBW, Reach, Invisible

Something like that.

You basically named over half the songs from each era.

 

[LemonMelon]

https://twitter.com/U2start/status/926518219103526913

He also spent 20 hours at a chef's table.

 

[LemonMelon]

Stateless
Moment of Surrender
Mercy
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
When I Look at the World

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

This was my top 10 from the rank the songs from 2000 on thread

1 City Of Blinding Lights

2 The Troubles

3 Beautiful Day

4 Walk On

5 Kite

6 Moment Of Surrender

7 Miracle Drug

8bSometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

9 No Line On The Horizon

10 Cedarwood Road

I guess this original post was only album tracks...

I'd definitely have to include Invisible, Crystal Ballroom and Xanax and Wine to my list.

 

[BoMac]

You basically named over half the songs from each era.

My point was that, from my perspective, there aren't that many songs that I would consider some of their best work. Some decent, even good songs, but nothing much post 2000 that stands up with the rest of their catalog.

I might add Mercy, Kite and Fez to my list.

And the best run of songs since Pop — and it's not even close — is the second half of SOI.

If we get one or two songs that can be added to the best of the 2000s then it'll be a success for them at this point.

 

[lazarus]

And the best run of songs since Pop — and it's not even close — is the second half of SOI.

I'm surprised more people in this part of the forum don't agree with us. I don't think it's even close either.

 

[the tourist]

My point was that, from my perspective, there aren't that many songs that I would consider some of their best work. Some decent, even good songs, but nothing much post 2000 that stands up with the rest of their catalog.

I might add Mercy, Kite and Fez to my list.

And the best run of songs since Pop — and it's not even close — is the second half of SOI.

If we get one or two songs that can be added to the best of the 2000s then it'll be a success for them at this point.

I totally get that. I posted this in the Songs Of Experience thread in the other section of the forum:

Basically the band was at it's creative peak from 1980-1995 and since then they've been trying to be their commercial peak. I basically consider U2 from Pop to now a different band than U2 from Boy to Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me.

I enjoy both U2s. One is a nice fun band and the other is one of the best bands of all time. The trick is to mentally separate them. In my opinion.

I think it's amazing that an artist is putting out something that I even like a little bit when they've been putting stuff out for the better part of four decades. Not sure if there's any other artist like that for me.