Yahweh - alternative Version

[jacobus]

don't know whether this already was on the forum.

i just have heard the alternative version of the great great song YAHWEH. this alternative version is so fucking beautiful, that i just can say Thank You For The Music. for me this version has a very strong Achtung Baby feeling with some of WGRYWH ingrediences. what i wanna say is that YAHWEH -both versions- is such a special song, soulful and touching. what do you think?

 

[Mr Gloria]

could u provide a link for where i can find it..

im ana australian ..we dont have itunes...so its not dodgy

 

[bedouin fire]

what are u talking about? Where can we hear that?

I love yaweh. It's becoming one of my favourites. I want to hear that.

 

[jacobus]

check this: http://www.u2mp3s.com/
its song #10

 

[boystupidboy]

check this: http://www.u2mp3s.com/
its song #10

Thanks for the link jacobus,just listened to the alternative version.Its excellent but i think i prefer the album version.......maybe cos' i'm more used to it

 

[coach]

I must say the alternate version works better for me.

 

[Flying FuManchu]

I'm glad they redid it. I think it would have been cool if they added the airy vocal/ country guitar sound though...

 

[Flying FuManchu]

Also, won't posting that link on this forum cause that website to get shut down soon, considering how heavy handed U2's music company and Universal are these days?

 

[FullonEdge2]

This version is the Chris Thomas version, right?

I've always said that this is the version that will be played live, and it's going to be awesome!

 

[U2 addict]

This version is the Chris Thomas version, right?

I've always said that this is the version that will be played live, and it's going to be awesome!

I agree.

 

[popacrobat]

i like the "take these blue eyes...make them see" part of the thomas version. thats why i think i like that version better. not sure though

 

[Johnny_Mo]

thanks a lot for the link jacobus

 

[djerdap]

Yahweh alternate is so much better it is unbeliveable. I pray this is the way it will be played live.

 

[discothequeLP]

i like the "take these blue eyes...make them see" part of the thomas version. thats why i think i like that version better. not sure though

that line and the cool little drum intro make the alternate version better than the album one! but just juxtaposing the alternate version on the album would have been out of place. all the songs on HTDAAB have that certain "feel" to it. it's probably something to do with the recording and mastering, but they all have that HTDAAB signature sound. It's hard to explain, but i'm sure you get what i mean.

 

[Roland of Gilead]

Let it be known that I believe that both versions of Yahweh are absolutely beautiful. The band are so on form with this track that it is really hard for ANY producer to screw this up.

 

[Yahweh]

Roland send Yahweh an email

 

[Tip Top Prince]

LOVE the alt version.

Adam's best ever note - the note he hits during the chorus at "yahweeeeh, yahwee(here)eeehhh". Listen to just the bass part during the chorus and see what you think.

It goes right through my body.

 

[yimou]

I like the album version better,,,

 

[Irvine511]

i love the album version ... the alternate one is better.

going to be a killer closer, live.

 

[mikal]

i thought the alternate version was better until i listened to the album version again.

 

[victor_f]

This version is the Chris Thomas version, right?

I've always said that this is the version that will be played live, and it's going to be awesome!

i think it`s nelee hooper version. You can check at `The Complete U2` pdf.


I really like this version better than the album.

"Take these blue eyes
Take these blue eyes
Take these eyes and make them see"

 

[Axver]

Must say that I think the album version runs rings around the alternative. I can see why they kept it as an alternative. Good, but doesn't have the magic of the album version.

 

[Numbology]

i find Larry's drumming much much better on the album version

 

[coach]

I hope they close the shows like this:

Original of the species
Crumbs from your table
Yahweh

 

[AtomicBono]

Must say that I think the album version runs rings around the alternative. I can see why they kept it as an alternative. Good, but doesn't have the magic of the album version.

See, I feel the opposite... actually, I think they're both magical, but the alternate...wow. Just, wow. The bass is much deeper, and there are less random effects like piano and synth...it's all guitars (mostly anyway, there's some effects hidden in there somewhere I'm sure, like at the bridge) and I love it so. I LOVE the bridge so much...take these blue eyes....take these blue eyes...take these eyes and make them see...

And you know what else I love? This is gonna sound dumb, but there's this overdubbed note that's hit twice toward the end, first at the 3:45 mark, then 4:00... and I love it oh-so-much. I also adore the drums at the end.

I sure hope this is the version played live, because...wow. It's gonna be the best closer ever... amazing. What a fucking brilliant song. U2 nailed it with this one.

 

[FullonEdge2]

See, I feel the opposite... actually, I think they're both magical, but the alternate...wow. Just, wow. The bass is much deeper, and there are less random effects like piano and synth...it's all guitars (mostly anyway, there's some effects hidden in there somewhere I'm sure, like at the bridge) and I love it so. I LOVE the bridge so much...take these blue eyes....take these blue eyes...take these eyes and make them see...

And you know what else I love? This is gonna sound dumb, but there's this overdubbed note that's hit twice toward the end, first at the 3:45 mark, then 4:00... and I love it oh-so-much. I also adore the drums at the end.

I sure hope this is the version played live, because...wow. It's gonna be the best closer ever... amazing. What a fucking brilliant song. U2 nailed it with this one.

I absolutely totally agree. I like the album version, but it doesn't quite fit together. On the alternate, Adam's Bass glues the song together. It'll be fantastic live.

btw, when is this guy going to update his mp3 list? I'm going on memory here.

 

[Canadiens1131]

Gah I despise the unreleased Yahweh, it lacks musical direction and feels very jumbled together like many of the Chris Thomas cuts, notably Sometimes.

The whole buildup to Bono's "ohh oh ohh oh ohhhhhs" and Edge's doo doo doo doo doooooo guitar part is completely lost.

 

[Mark Freedman]

Both are great versions of one of the best U2 songs ever. Brilliant.

 

[Canadiens1131]

For the live version, I hope Edge uses the rhythm guitar part from the verses of the album Yahweh, and plays the melody for the chorus, seems like the best mix to me.

If Bono decided to haul out the ol' Silent Green Guitar perhaps he could play power chords or something during the chorus, the thing seemed to have notes coming out of it during the NY show.

BTW: The refrain at 2:27, I prefer the album version much better at that point. Sorry, but the production on the unreleased Yahweh makes the emotional buildup sound more like an Ashlee Simpson studio take

 

[Neenie]

I've just spent about an hour listening to both versions. I like the alternate version better....