Your favorite(s) from this often overlooked aspect of U2

[Tip Top Prince]

Y'all know these parts:

Bono - Vocals
Edge - Guitar
Larry - Drums
Adam - Bass

Something I rarely (if ever?!?) see mentioned around here is:

Backing Vocals - and more specifically Vocal Harmonies. To me, this is one of the most distinctive parts of U2's sound. It was what first grabbed me by the "ear" (Gloria finish)

So rate your faves, here are some of mine.

Beautiful Day - "Daaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy"
Sunday Bloody Sunday - Chorus harmonies.
New Years Day - cool.
Three Sunrises - "Looooove song"
Gloria - the finish give me shivers EVERY time. (IMO, the very best)

 

[Mirrorball Man]

Three Sunrises for sure. Also, A Sort of Homecoming, Numb, Bullet and Lemon.

 

[MrBrau1]

Gone live. Kite live as well.

 

[u2popmofo]

Guitar riff in Please

 

[HelloAngel]

Great thead!

 

[One Tree Still]

Not sure if you're looking for a fave in each category or just fave backing vocals, but I will do 'em all

Vocals: WOWY, album version
Guitar: Too many to pick just one, but The Fly is right up there
Bass: Please single
Drums: Acrobat
Backing vocals: 3 Sunrises is tough to beat

 

[IWasBored]

all the little things that seem to be happening during drowning man that i seem to miss unless it's blasting at some insane volume from the moniters at the radio station. i'm sure a good pair of headphones or stereo speakers picks it up, but i have neither of those.

 

[Dorian Gray]

End of Streets live... love Edge's vocal

 

[senrab]

Larry's hi-hat in Stuck in a Moment
Adam's bassline in Kite

 

[typhoon]

Guitar riff in Please

Amazing what that Edge can do with his voice these days.

Anyway, regarding the original post: the background vox in "Wire" and "Even Better Than the Real Thing" are pretty cool too.

 

[cass]

ic
all of the above
and below

 

[PopTart Pamela]

unsure what thread is about, however

Heartland has best backing vocals of any U2 song, in my opinion - in my top 5 - just love it - Bonos vocals breathtaking.

Pamela

 

[Nate Dogg]

the fans.

 

[U2One]

I'd have to go with the end guitar riff from With Or Without You as the song fades out. That guitar riff along with Larry's drumming and Adam's bass is definitely my favorite

 

[typhoon]

unsure what thread is about, however

For the illiterati: it's about your favorites from this overlooked aspect of U2. "This" being defined in the thread as backing vocals.

 

[flaming june]

Larry's "I feel numb"...

 

[Tip Top Prince]

How could I forget:

"(ooohhh) Zoo Station". yummy.

(thx Typhoon)

 

[Schmeg]

Heartland
Love that.
And the "Daaaaaaaaaaaaay!" in Beautiful Day always makes me smile.
Maybe I'll think up some of my own for next time...

 

[PopTart Pamela]

Your sarcasm was not appreciated, Typhoon. We cant always be on the ball all of the time. Im in a pretty bad space at the moment, so you can just .......
and I thought U2 fans were nice people, well most of them

Pamela!

 

[OzAurora]

I remember about two years ago I mentioned in a thread devoted solely to my love of 'The three sunrises' how amazing the harmonies in it were and that it was such a great example of U2 harmonies- whilst the band in the harmony department may not be Simon & Garfunkel or Crosby, Stills & Nash- I have to say that when they do do it, it does sound so nice..

mmmmm three sunrises- great song

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Bono - Vocals- Heartland
Edge - Guitar - bullet
Larry - Drums - A Sort of Homecoming
Adam - Bass - WOWY
backing vocals - i will go with 3 sunrises

 

[U2girl]

Favorite backing vocals...

Three sunrises and Heartland have the best backing vocals on records. (not to forget the "oh oh oh oh" finish part in Pride and the ending of North and south of the river)

Live, I like the Edge's voice in Pride (again, the "oh oh oh oh" part) I still haven't found..., Mysterious ways, Stay, Gone, Stuck.

As for both of them singing together, my favorites are Wild honey and Staring at the sun live.