Lewis Black
Babyface
In the final analysis, I really question some of the decisions U2 made in releasing their two Best Of albums for the first decades:
(That video was only the best video of the decade and the visual centerpiece for the compilation's cover art and the DVD's intro... Don't get me started.)
But my question is, does any of this matter in the long run? Lots of Best Of CD's aren't as good as they could be. Led Zeppelin's Early & Latter Days omit "Ramble On," and Springsteen's Greatest Hits omit "I'm On Fire." Even so, the albums are what they're supposed to be: a decent introductions for the unitiated.
Will this be the case for U2? Are the two Best Of albums good enough?
If it weren't for my horse...
- With plenty of time left on the disc, they truncate "Where the Streets Have No Name."
- The inexplicable lyric switch in "Mysterious Ways."
(Has anyone come up with a reasonable about that? It throws me off every time I play the CD.)
- The four Zooropa/POP remixes, all fairly good but quite unnecessary.
- The inclusion of two and only two ATYCLB singles.
(That video was only the best video of the decade and the visual centerpiece for the compilation's cover art and the DVD's intro... Don't get me started.)
But my question is, does any of this matter in the long run? Lots of Best Of CD's aren't as good as they could be. Led Zeppelin's Early & Latter Days omit "Ramble On," and Springsteen's Greatest Hits omit "I'm On Fire." Even so, the albums are what they're supposed to be: a decent introductions for the unitiated.
Will this be the case for U2? Are the two Best Of albums good enough?
If it weren't for my horse...