U2 songs you liked and then started to hate - Page 3

Canadiens1131 · 02-28-2005, 11:17 PM

One has fallen out of grace with me lately.

Yahweh_OMG · 03-01-2005, 03:57 AM

Angel of Harlem
When love comes to town
Love rescue me

The worst "3 songs in a row" in U2 history!!!!

Aardvark747 · 03-01-2005, 04:13 AM

Vertigo

1stepcloser · 03-01-2005, 11:35 AM

Like a song and neon lights.

I tried to download COBL on the day the new album was leaked and when i got a song called 'city of blinding lights' it was in fact 'neon lights'. not paying too much attention to the lyrics, i actually thought that COBL was what i had downloaded, much to my dissapointment after what i had heard about COBL and how good it was. then the album came out and i heard the real COBL. it was a great relief to hear that COBL was a fantastic song!

anthony_ian · 03-01-2005, 12:52 PM

"Pride", but for the simple reason everytime they play it live they murder it.

The tempo always drags and it sounds like hell live. It should be jettisoned from live shows forever unless they come up with a version that they can play with some authority.

"Bad" is okay but that song has always suffered to me because nothing will ever take the place of the Live Aid version--I've seen them do crappy versions and good versions, depending on the night, but never have they matched the scorcher that one was.

"Desire" became tiresome when they started doing the unplugged version, which merely highlighted how slight the song really is. Without those booming drums and Edge's chiming guitar, it sounds amateur.

joe_leedsfc07 · 03-01-2005, 01:26 PM

Love and peace or else

Loved it at first but now I skip it

MacPhysto · 03-01-2005, 01:43 PM

Pride
When love come to town
Even better than the real thing (i don't know why... i just dont like it)
The wanderer
Grace
One step closer

SCDave · 03-01-2005, 05:56 PM

Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

Saracene · 03-01-2005, 10:01 PM

Sunday Bloody Sunday - I still like the live R&H performance but otherwise I can't stand listening to it now. It's just so damn shrill.

BonoIsMyMuse · 03-06-2005, 11:47 AM

With or Without You...I lost a hell of a lot of respect for it when it was used in that episode of Friends.

Miggy D · 03-06-2005, 02:35 PM

I can't stand 'Pride' live anymore. Even the studio version sounds a little grating. It's a pretty slow song and it just doesn't go anywhere. Live it's especially bad because Bono strains so hard for those notes and is usually way off key. Listen to the Zoo TV Sydney video for a perfect example.

*Shudder*

mads · 03-06-2005, 04:37 PM

neon lights (though i'm not sure covers really count) - there's only one line in the whole song. by the end i'm just bored with it. never liked the kraftwerk version much either.

desire - i don't really have any reasoning. just bothers me a little now and i never have a desire (terrible pun not intended, heh) to listen to it.

the wanderer - it's become instinct to me to skip this track. i really don't even know why.

when love comes to town - again, i skip it.

i don't think i could really say that i hate any U2 songs. i'll gladly listen to all of them over most anything else, so it's all relative, i suppose.

Quote:

Originally posted by BonoIsMyMuse
With or Without You...I lost a hell of a lot of respect for it when it was used in that episode of Friends.

i know a lot of people who have become U2 fans simply because they fell in love with WOWY from the Friends episode. i think it was used quite nicely.

**KhanadaRhodes** · 03-06-2005, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mads
when love comes to town - again, i skip it.

the version (well, what we hear at least) that was in the movie was pretty good. however, the album version is very eh. bb sounds good, but bono just sounds like he's trying too hard.

J-Tree · 03-06-2005, 08:14 PM

Pride & Miracle Drug

I hate to say it but it gets butchered live and I'm just plain tired of it. During the ET, everyone was trying to get them to play the song. I was secretly hoping they wouldn't.

I never liked Miracle Drug to begin with.

annabelle · 03-06-2005, 08:41 PM

Nope. Can't think of one.

Aardvark747 · 03-07-2005, 05:21 AM

Sad to say, that Original of the Species is being skipped in my player quite regularly at the moment.

Marusa · 03-07-2005, 06:03 AM

I skip it, too...Isn't that weird, at the beginning I was pretty sure it would be my favourite from the album

U2girl · 03-07-2005, 12:48 PM

Sunday bloody Sunday and New Year's day. I don't know why, they just don't care about them. It's interesting because they are the first U2 songs I heard.

Up until recently, also Bullet the blue sky, though I'm liking it more now.

Dr_Macphisto · 03-07-2005, 01:44 PM

I can't stand "Even better than the real thing". I skip it always.
I also really find "Daddy's gonna pay..." unlistenable.
Elevation was a good concert opener, but I can't listen to it on the album anymore. Pretty stupid song.

timothius · 03-07-2005, 05:01 PM

I'm totally going to have to go with J-Tree here...

Pride is a fantastic song on the first few listens... but repeated listenings really do bore the senses. Pride would have to be one of my least favourite tracks of UF...

02-28-2005, 11:17 PM	#41
Canadiens1131 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,363 Local Time: 10:41 AM	One has fallen out of grace with me lately. __________________

03-01-2005, 03:57 AM	#42
Yahweh_OMG New Yorker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Posts: 2,951 Local Time: 04:41 PM	Angel of Harlem When love comes to town Love rescue me The worst "3 songs in a row" in U2 history!!!! __________________

03-07-2005, 05:01 PM	#60
timothius Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In the late 70s, early 80's... Posts: 8,465 Local Time: 01:41 AM	I'm totally going to have to go with J-Tree here... Pride is a fantastic song on the first few listens... but repeated listenings really do bore the senses. Pride would have to be one of my least favourite tracks of UF... __________________

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03-01-2005, 04:13 AM	#43
Aardvark747 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Obscured By Clouds... Posts: 22,413 Local Time: 03:41 PM	Vertigo

03-01-2005, 11:35 AM	#44
1stepcloser Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3,764 Local Time: 03:41 PM	Like a song and neon lights. I tried to download COBL on the day the new album was leaked and when i got a song called 'city of blinding lights' it was in fact 'neon lights'. not paying too much attention to the lyrics, i actually thought that COBL was what i had downloaded, much to my dissapointment after what i had heard about COBL and how good it was. then the album came out and i heard the real COBL. it was a great relief to hear that COBL was a fantastic song!

03-01-2005, 12:52 PM	#45
anthony_ian Babyface Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Posts: 1 Local Time: 02:41 PM	"Pride", but for the simple reason everytime they play it live they murder it. The tempo always drags and it sounds like hell live. It should be jettisoned from live shows forever unless they come up with a version that they can play with some authority. "Bad" is okay but that song has always suffered to me because nothing will ever take the place of the Live Aid version--I've seen them do crappy versions and good versions, depending on the night, but never have they matched the scorcher that one was. "Desire" became tiresome when they started doing the unplugged version, which merely highlighted how slight the song really is. Without those booming drums and Edge's chiming guitar, it sounds amateur.

03-01-2005, 01:26 PM	#46
joe_leedsfc07 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 59 Local Time: 02:41 PM	Love and peace or else Loved it at first but now I skip it

03-01-2005, 01:43 PM	#47
MacPhysto The Fly Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 43 Local Time: 09:41 AM	Pride When love come to town Even better than the real thing (i don't know why... i just dont like it) The wanderer Grace One step closer

03-01-2005, 05:56 PM	#48
SCDave The Fly Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 32 Local Time: 02:41 PM	Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

03-01-2005, 10:01 PM	#49
Saracene Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia, some time after tea Posts: 6,325 Local Time: 02:41 PM	Sunday Bloody Sunday - I still like the live R&H performance but otherwise I can't stand listening to it now. It's just so damn shrill.

03-06-2005, 11:47 AM	#50
BonoIsMyMuse Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 5,241 Local Time: 10:41 AM	With or Without You...I lost a hell of a lot of respect for it when it was used in that episode of Friends.

03-06-2005, 02:35 PM	#51
Miggy D War Child Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davis, California Posts: 974 Local Time: 07:41 AM	I can't stand 'Pride' live anymore. Even the studio version sounds a little grating. It's a pretty slow song and it just doesn't go anywhere. Live it's especially bad because Bono strains so hard for those notes and is usually way off key. Listen to the Zoo TV Sydney video for a perfect example. Shudder

03-06-2005, 08:14 PM	#54
J-Tree War Child Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 600 Local Time: 07:41 AM	Pride & Miracle Drug I hate to say it but it gets butchered live and I'm just plain tired of it. During the ET, everyone was trying to get them to play the song. I was secretly hoping they wouldn't. I never liked Miracle Drug to begin with.

03-06-2005, 08:41 PM	#55
annabelle New Yorker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a dry and waterless place Posts: 2,815 Local Time: 01:41 AM	Nope. Can't think of one.

03-07-2005, 05:21 AM	#56
Aardvark747 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Obscured By Clouds... Posts: 22,413 Local Time: 03:41 PM	Sad to say, that Original of the Species is being skipped in my player quite regularly at the moment.

03-07-2005, 06:03 AM	#57
Marusa Acrobat Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 383 Local Time: 03:41 PM	I skip it, too...Isn't that weird, at the beginning I was pretty sure it would be my favourite from the album

03-07-2005, 12:48 PM	#58
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 21,105 Local Time: 04:41 PM	Sunday bloody Sunday and New Year's day. I don't know why, they just don't care about them. It's interesting because they are the first U2 songs I heard. Up until recently, also Bullet the blue sky, though I'm liking it more now.

03-07-2005, 01:44 PM	#59
Dr_Macphisto War Child Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Urbana, OH Posts: 677 Local Time: 11:41 AM	I can't stand "Even better than the real thing". I skip it always. I also really find "Daddy's gonna pay..." unlistenable. Elevation was a good concert opener, but I can't listen to it on the album anymore. Pretty stupid song.