Non-album songs in Rate The Song series
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BigMacPhisto
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"Deep In The Heart" needs to be included. It's an officially released B-side and I think it will do better than half these tracks. It's one of my personal non-album favorites from that era.
gvox
Ghost of Love
Yeah much of it is just ambient filler imo. They could have made something of them, perhaps. There are some exceptions like Luminous Times Deep In The Heart etc but by and large...
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
Agreed. There was a lot of potential there, but most are just not finished songs. I can enjoy them sometimes when I'm in a relaxing mood, but mostly, meh, I got better things to listen to.
How would people feel if I added a third round of voting for TUF/TJT/R&H unreleased songs so that a few more could fit in? I'd rather not delay this, but I can definitely see that there's a lot of demand for more attention to be paid to these songs, and I can understand that, even if they're not generally my cup of tea.
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Your call, since you're the one doing all the work! Seems like you've done a lot as it is. I love this era's b-sides, as opposed to say, the AB and POP b-sides, most of which I find unlistenable.
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
Hm, to be honest I don't really see the point. Sure some are really great, but I think you got the majority of popular bsides already. So I doubt the ones you'd add will make much of a difference.
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Of course! I know there's a lot of people here who probably love the b-sides from that era, they should be able to vote on them! They're just not my cup of tea.
gvox
Ghost of Love
I don't think it could hurt, if for nothing else to balance out a few of the more inexplicably high marks being handed out to lesser songs (imo)
I do believe that the 3 I mentioned merit consideration and rating, again just my opinion on it.
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Well, since I think everyone who wants to add Deep in the Heart love Deep in the Heart (which is why they want to add it), I'm pretty sure we already know what the results of such a poll would be.
Roland of Gilead
Gunslinger
Count me in the group needing DITH to be polled. Great song.
omg, how could i forget deep in the heart. i love that one.
i actually like some of the b-sides from jt better than the album tracks
i actually like some of the b-sides from jt better than the album tracks
here is a comprehensive list of everything from tuf/tjt/rah, excluding covers. of course everything doesn't have to be included, just listing it all.
boomerang 1
boomerang 2
love comes tumbling
the three sunrises
sixty seconds in kingdom come
bass trap
luminous times
walk to the water
spanish eyes
deep in the heart
race against time
silver and gold
the sweetest thing
hallelujah (here she comes)
a room at the heartbreak hotel
disappearing act
yoshino blossom
beautiful ghost
wave of sorrow
desert of our love
rise up
drunk chicken
boomerang 1
boomerang 2
love comes tumbling
the three sunrises
sixty seconds in kingdom come
bass trap
luminous times
walk to the water
spanish eyes
deep in the heart
race against time
silver and gold
the sweetest thing
hallelujah (here she comes)
a room at the heartbreak hotel
disappearing act
yoshino blossom
beautiful ghost
wave of sorrow
desert of our love
rise up
drunk chicken
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Really good to see so many giving most of these non-album TUF and JT tracks the very high scores they so richly deserve. With only a few exceptions, almost all of these gems could be prime cuts on a regular release.
Those who are always screaming for U2 to make music without caring whether it's on the radio or not should give a second listen to these songs. This is what U2 as art sounds like. Most of these are the Seurat's people miss on the way to join the crowds at the Mona Lisa.
Those who are always screaming for U2 to make music without caring whether it's on the radio or not should give a second listen to these songs. This is what U2 as art sounds like. Most of these are the Seurat's people miss on the way to join the crowds at the Mona Lisa.
LadySpinHead
Refugee
Nicely said – great (and sadly, true) visual. I don't know if I would call any of these songs masterpieces, but there's a lot of really good stuff there that too often get missed.
gvox
Ghost of Love
People are going over the top rating what amounts to no more than pleasant ambient U2 Muzak the same type of 9 or 10 that a masterpiece like Streets or Aiwiy or UF deserve. Entirely different leagues altogether!
cobl04
45:33
Nel tuo opinione...
As long as they thought highly of those songs before those songs were considered cool on Interference, it's all okay.
cobl04
45:33
We're doing an Interpol rate the song series next gvox. Hope you can join us.
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
I'm going to come into the thread for those and just read a book. I might fall asleep.
cobl04
45:33
Who could blame you!
I think I faintly hear Snow Patrol's cover of Mysterious Ways playing in the background
gvox
Ghost of Love
corianderstem said:
I'll clap politely whilst barely suppressing a snicker.
chocky
Refugee
I have always thought the JT b-sides (especially Luminous Times, Walk to the Water & Deep in the Heart) were as good as anything on JT. In fact I'd take any of those 3 mentioned b-sides over TTYW, IGC and MOTD.
But if we're talking Bass Trap, 60SIKC & B1 then I completely agree.
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
I'll just go back to sleep and have strangers take pics of me then...
But yeah, I'm pretty surprised that some of these Bsides are scoring so high. If I have to continue voting compared to that, I might as well have to dish out only 10s for AB in its entirety.
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
gvox said:
Stuck In A Moment is the closest U2 ever got to muzak, IMO.
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
Can we collectively forget that song ever happened?
And make U2 forget somehow too?
cobl04
45:33
What the fuck is "muzak"?
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