Rate the Song: Hawkmoon 269

[digitize]

And now we shall rate the first half of Rattle and Hum.

Please rate Hawkmoon 269 on a scale from 0 to 10, using whatever criteria you feel allows you to best evaluate the song as a whole. I will not set criteria for people to based on, but if you feel like your best evaluation of the merits of a song comes from voting only based on, say, the studio version, go right ahead and vote that way. Full information on the Rate The Song series may be found in this thread.

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[Galeongirl]

Great song, from the slow build up with just Bono on guitar, the vocals are almost a whisper. Great atmosphere.

 

[Nick66]

Moody song that really never lives up to its potential. Lyrically a little lazy, but worthwhile nonetheless.

I voted 6, but I actually think this is closer to a 7.

 

[silkensky]

Studio cut is probably a 7, but its totally eclipsed by the live version from Lovetown, where Hawkmoon is almost a completely different song musically, IMHO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35h1BhD5DkI&feature=related

 

[Ellay]

Edge's slide guitar during Lovetown is epically beautiful

 

[LemonMelon]

9, 10 live for the addition of Edge's slide guitar.

This is a really moody, sweaty and sexual song that lyrically sees them going towards some Achtung Baby-ish themes, and I like its insistence and force. Maybe a hair long.

 

[flybabe]

Lovetown Hawkmoon all the way, which earns a 9, the studio vers. earns just under with an 8.

 

[cobl04]

Still don't think I've heard the live version. I shall rectify that shortly.

Studio version is a 8 for me. Seems to have a bit of a smirk, a swagger, that they explored further on Achtung, as LM said.

 

[An Cat Gav]

The live version would get an instant 10. Edge's slide guitar changes the song incredibly, one of my favourite live U2 moments.
Studio version is a bit muddy and rambling but it still has a kick to it, great lyrics again.
7.

 

[Aardvark747]

I gives it a 7.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Burning with emotion and desire, a 9 for me. Live version's great.

 

[prbiker15]

My second-favorite song on Rattle & Hum. Giving it a 7. Great song, but live version is so much better.

 

[djerdap]

8 for the studio version, and the most 10-like 9 possible for the live version.

 

[coolian2]

close to perfect.

 

[JoRu]

Studio version an 8, live a perfect 10. It's a little too long and monotonous on the studio version but the shorter, faster and more varied (this mostly because of the beautiful slide intro that just blends perfectly with the rest of the song) live version is as close as you can possibly get to perfect. Overall a solid 9.

 

[cobl04]

Burning with emotion and desire, a 9 for me. Live version's great.

How are you even going to be able to post something coherent when Womanfish comes up?

 

[Hollow Island]

Studio cut is probably a 7, but its totally eclipsed by the live version from Lovetown, where Hawkmoon is almost a completely different song musically, IMHO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35h1BhD5DkI&feature=related

Wow. What show is that from?

 

[Galeongirl]

Lovetown Sydney IIRC. It was a documentary.

 

[djerdap]

It's the November 18th 1989 show, which is IMO the best Lovetown bootleg and one of my favourite U2 concerts in general.

 

[The_acrobat]

Very meh on the album version, gave it a 7, but man, that live version is awesome. Yet, they only played it 7 times on the Lovetown tour out of 40+ shows!

There's also a rather lengthy snippet of it in Desire during one of the Elevation shows. Several verses sung. Bono's voice is very poor, as it was for most of the Elevation tour.

 

[gvox]

There's also a rather lengthy snippet of it in Desire during one of the Elevation shows. Several verses sung.

Don't you mean AIWIY? I thought it was during AIWIY. Could be wrong I'm going off the top of my head.

 

[digitize]

Don't you mean AIWIY? I thought it was during AIWIY. Could be wrong I'm going off the top of my head.

U2 Cologne, 2001-07-12, Koelnarena, Elevation Tour - U2 on tour

 

[gvox]

Ha! That must've been one of my "I wonder if Bono ever tried this" moments. I used to do it alot, thinking he must've also. Crazy.