kiwilad
Refugee
Instead, they got in producers to water it down and produce extremely dull 'rawk' music (see that risible middle three tunes); this mindset was best epitomised by Breathe and it's a crying shame to hear that Brian Eno's ethereal version was neglected while the band re-recorded it in a desperate attempt to produce a rock anthem.
Wait, is there an Eno version of Breathe floating around somewhere? Or are you going on what was said?
Incidentally, I remember when NLOTH came out, Eno was very vocal about how, in his opinion, Breathe was the best song U2 had ever written.