Rate the Song Series: Bullet the Blue Sky

[Irishteen]

Sorry for the slight delay but here we are another round of the Joshua Tree era, this time we'll be rating Bullet and Silver and Gold. Vote whatever way you are inclined based on whatever you want. Poll will be open for one day

 

[Saracene]

8, mostly for the powerhouse awesomeness this song becomes when it's played live. I find the album version pretty flat.

 

[An Cat Gav]

9. I love the studio version, so dark and menacing, love it.

 

[2861U2]

Studio version is amazing. Elevation version is amazing. All other live performances are so-so. I'll give it an 8.

 

[Axver]

JT seems to like presenting difficult tracks. Studio, I'd give it a 7. JT/Lovetown, 8-8.5, maybe a couple of the best are 9. ZooTV is 10, hell it's a 15 or a 20. Popmart is an 8. Elevation is a 9. Vertigo is a 6 or a 7.

Let's say 9, to reflect how awesome the ZooTV performances were, while still recognising that it hasn't been perfect.

 

[JessicaAnn]

8, mostly for the powerhouse awesomeness this song becomes when it's played live. I find the album version pretty flat.

agreed

 

[gvox]

Fucking bring this tune back U2. In full ZOOTV glory. 10.

 

[djerdap]

Studio - 9
Live - 10, at least. Even some Vertigo versions were amazing.

 

[gvox]

You have to check out the Toronto version on the Vertigo tour. I think he forgot to turn down the overdrive or distortion. Because he played it Vertigo-style, but with the ZOOTV like effects. When I heard him start it up I started freaking because I knew it was going to be different. Crazy amazing.

 

[bram]

A good song, but probably one of U2's most overrated tracks. It's awesome live, but definitely needed a break this time around.

 

[xtrmx]

No not Layton this time but me, giving this a One.

 

[LemonMelon]

ZooTV version deserves a 40, but the studio is about an 8.5, and that's what I tend to go by. I went with an 8 overall.

 

[LemonMelon]

This version deserves an 800.5 for effort:

YouTube - Bullet the blue sky U2 cover by WHYNOT (fête de la musique)

Sky.

Sky.

 

[cobl04]

i give it an eight. bitchin', but edge completely slaughters the studio version with those "sky"s.

 

[CTU2fan]

Love Bullet, hate what they did to it on Vertigo...gave it a 10.

 

[God Part III]

9, and I actually thought the Vertigo version is the best.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I've never heard Bono top his fucking badass vocal delivery from the studio version in a live setting...then again I don't listen to countless bootlegs or study live performances like some of you future-psych-ward-inmate nut jobs so, yeah. But, man, that studio vocal is killer. Just awesome.

And the first 45 seconds or so leading up to Bono's first line are pretty classic.

I'll give it a 9.

 

[nielsgov]

10. I think it's brilliant. Live from Slane is also fantastic.

 

[gav6519]

probably u2's best song actually! certainly my favourite bit of bass playing!!!!

 

[digitize]

Utter mediocrity outside of ZooTV. Five.

 

[Zoots]

9. Kickass powerful song!

 

[The Sad Punk]

7. I like the song and all, but I never really dug Bono's rap or whatever that is, even in the crazy ass Zoo versions which are just INSANE. But I don't think it exactly helps the song none, and the only times it really rocks my world are is in the Zoo solo, which you may recall as the aforementioned insane version.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

I've never heard Bono top his fucking badass vocal delivery from the studio version in a live setting...then again I don't listen to countless bootlegs or study live performances like some of you future-psych-ward-inmate nut jobs so, yeah. But, man, that studio vocal is killer. Just awesome.

Probably would have phrased it slightly differently but I agree.

7.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Just based on the Zoo TV versions, it warrants a 9.