I know, I know, this topic is done like every 2 weeks around here (I'm a long-time lurker, and now a little drunk), but whatever...
So I've just been watching PopMart at Mexico and seriously, WTF happened Last Night on Earth ? It just ROCKS, pure and simple. Hell, it's probably better rock-wise than anything U2 have done since, yet it's been ignored. I know that Pop is loved around these parts, and I hate to follow it because I sometimes feel like it's blind, but this is definitely something that needs to be resurrected.
Speaking of blindness, whatever happened to Love is Blindness? Again, probably one of the best songs in U2's catalogue, everything about it just chills, it's haunting. I was thinking that it's possible that it just bring back too many bad memories for Edge with his ex-wife, which is possible and completely understandable, but otherwise... this is a song that needs to be played. If only for the solo... amazing.
Now, I don't want to be pro-90's (or too much like a blog which, unfortunately, this is probably going to be) but what the fuck happened to Mofo?! Again, around here I think the Pop-love is OTT, Mofo, LNOE and Please are probably the only REALLY good songs on it (Actually, I might make a topic about that later, if I can find another drink...) but MOFO is again one of those bad-ass songs that kicks so much ass it sounds like Jack Bauer doing William Shatner's version of Rocket Man. Screaming guitar at the start would make me orgasm as it is. Discotheque was great this tour, overhyped here, but great. But just imagine Mofo... I think someone was saying they rehearsed it for Vertigo.. maybe not... but next tour it just HAS to be played.
OK, what's next... (this is probably gonna be a pretty long post, so if you want to, the song titles are probably in bold, just look at those until I write "Acrobat".) I don't wanna have another 90s song, although it's my favourite era. And Unforgettable Fire. But is most of that really playable anymore, seeing as Bono probably can't sing it. Hell, if it is, The Unforgettable Fire is a must, it's just beautiful. Though I've heard it's quite hard to play live, and a lot of "casuals" wouldn't be too familiar with it, it's still an amazing song, and would fit a lot better in the next tour than the An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart double in Vertigo.
(Oh, and for the record, I think that Bad not being played every night is brilliant, really gives the song a sort of strength.)
OK, personally I would say Seconds next, simply cos it gives Edge a chance to sing, and he really, really can. And it's a great song. Then I suppose Desire, but it's only been remarkable in 2 ways, either when played on Lovetown (THAT solo...), or ZooTV (just about everything about that version), so unless they can do something equally as good... Same with God Part II really, though it's a song that I think would still work, no matter how they interpreted it.
Though really, it's all about Stay. It's a beautiful song, and though I absolutely love One, Stay is about the only song that could replace it. Though only in its electric version, or even the ZooTV version. I just think that it really hasn't reached its peak live like it did on the record.
Anyway, that was stuidly long, if you read it all I probably owe you a pint. But, if you want, post what you think U2 have forgotten live, and what they should play again. Hell, if you think I just talked bollocks, tell me, I can take it. Probably...
So I've just been watching PopMart at Mexico and seriously, WTF happened Last Night on Earth ? It just ROCKS, pure and simple. Hell, it's probably better rock-wise than anything U2 have done since, yet it's been ignored. I know that Pop is loved around these parts, and I hate to follow it because I sometimes feel like it's blind, but this is definitely something that needs to be resurrected.
Speaking of blindness, whatever happened to Love is Blindness? Again, probably one of the best songs in U2's catalogue, everything about it just chills, it's haunting. I was thinking that it's possible that it just bring back too many bad memories for Edge with his ex-wife, which is possible and completely understandable, but otherwise... this is a song that needs to be played. If only for the solo... amazing.
Now, I don't want to be pro-90's (or too much like a blog which, unfortunately, this is probably going to be) but what the fuck happened to Mofo?! Again, around here I think the Pop-love is OTT, Mofo, LNOE and Please are probably the only REALLY good songs on it (Actually, I might make a topic about that later, if I can find another drink...) but MOFO is again one of those bad-ass songs that kicks so much ass it sounds like Jack Bauer doing William Shatner's version of Rocket Man. Screaming guitar at the start would make me orgasm as it is. Discotheque was great this tour, overhyped here, but great. But just imagine Mofo... I think someone was saying they rehearsed it for Vertigo.. maybe not... but next tour it just HAS to be played.
OK, what's next... (this is probably gonna be a pretty long post, so if you want to, the song titles are probably in bold, just look at those until I write "Acrobat".) I don't wanna have another 90s song, although it's my favourite era. And Unforgettable Fire. But is most of that really playable anymore, seeing as Bono probably can't sing it. Hell, if it is, The Unforgettable Fire is a must, it's just beautiful. Though I've heard it's quite hard to play live, and a lot of "casuals" wouldn't be too familiar with it, it's still an amazing song, and would fit a lot better in the next tour than the An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart double in Vertigo.
(Oh, and for the record, I think that Bad not being played every night is brilliant, really gives the song a sort of strength.)
OK, personally I would say Seconds next, simply cos it gives Edge a chance to sing, and he really, really can. And it's a great song. Then I suppose Desire, but it's only been remarkable in 2 ways, either when played on Lovetown (THAT solo...), or ZooTV (just about everything about that version), so unless they can do something equally as good... Same with God Part II really, though it's a song that I think would still work, no matter how they interpreted it.
Though really, it's all about Stay. It's a beautiful song, and though I absolutely love One, Stay is about the only song that could replace it. Though only in its electric version, or even the ZooTV version. I just think that it really hasn't reached its peak live like it did on the record.
Anyway, that was stuidly long, if you read it all I probably owe you a pint. But, if you want, post what you think U2 have forgotten live, and what they should play again. Hell, if you think I just talked bollocks, tell me, I can take it. Probably...
