AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
Dear U2:
Many on Interference are discussing the merits of various combinations of Pop songs. I have but four words:
DO
YOU
FEEL
LOVED
Thank you.
yes.
Dear U2:
Many on Interference are discussing the merits of various combinations of Pop songs. I have but four words:
DO
YOU
FEEL
LOVED
Thank you.
It's funny you say that, because I always thought the inexplicable swath of 80stastic synth after Trip was for the expressed purpose of a proper OTH segue. I think WOWY--->Bullet is the weak link in the sequencing.
Trip is rubbish and sounds awful before OTH, so no, JT isn't perfect. No U2 tracklistings are. And seriously, try RHMT --> OTH. I didn't expect it to work as well as it did.
I disagree, but I'm not even going to attempt to debate this cause you'll win anyway...
Who was the lady who suggested the track listing? Didn't she just put it in order of songs she liked the best? If that's true...then why the hell is MOTD at the bottom?
I disagree, but I'm not even going to attempt to debate this cause you'll win anyway...
Who was the lady who suggested the track listing? Didn't she just put it in order of songs she liked the best? If that's true...then why the hell is MOTD at the bottom?
As you'd well know from DI, basing a segue on the last couple of seconds of a track doesn't necessarily make two songs sound good together.
It's good enough for me. I like also like the "there's a raincloud in the desert sky" ending of Trip being so neatly followed through with Bono's "RAAINNNING!!! RAINNNING!!!! RAAAAAAAAAAINING RAAAAAAAAAINING!!!!" in OTH. Anyway, I kept the segue for my personal restructuring of the album:
1. Streets
2. ISHFWILF
3. WOWY
4. RHMT
5. In God's Country
6. Trip
7. OTH
8. Exit
9. Bullet
10. RTSS
11. MOTD
I'll make a version with b-sides someday, but I don't have them on this laptop. This version emphasizes the intensity of Exit and Bullet, whereas on the original album, they seem a bit out of place to me.
Dear U2:
Many on Interference are discussing the merits of various combinations of Pop songs. I have but four words:
DO
YOU
FEEL
LOVED
Thank you.
You messed with the Suite of Death, Axver's favorite piece of U2 tracklisting. Watch out for the horns, son.
It was Steve Lillywhite's wife.
They told her Streets had to be first and MOTD had to be last, and that she could make the rest. She ranked tracks 2-10 based on how much she liked them.
The biggest question is: why the hell is Still Haven't Found at the top?
I assume u r no fan of Still Haven't Found...why is this?
I think you mostly find older fans (not as in a ge, as in time spent following the band) that want to see SHF.
That says to me that it hasn't stood the test of time as well as WOWY, Streets, Bullet etc.
I adore ISHFWILF. It's a perfect melding of gospel and pop, one of those tracks that's so simple and effective...man, I wish I'd written it. And the guitar in the outro is one of the most bewitching things Edge ever played; it's just a really natural, sweet progression of the melody. I love his work near the end of MOS for similar reasons.
i just thought of this....
the people who analyze each episode of lost probably think we go a little overboard
-dan
In answer to several replies to my previous posting:
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Pride was played at all Popmart concerts. Bono reportedly didn't want to do it, but the rest of the band talked him into it. Bono was right ... those Popmart versions were awful and lifeless.
Pride was ultimately dropped on Elevation ... for a bit. It missed ten gigs out of fifty on the first leg (including the first eight), and was then rotational with The Fly on the second leg; it appeared 17 times out of 33 shows. Since then? Every gig, as per usual.
My alternate TUF would be even more blasphemous. I'd sub out at least 2-3 album tracks for b-sides from the era. That album's first half is perfection, but I still can't wrap my mind around the rest. It just sounds like texture over tunes to me, no matter how often I listen to it.
Is there anyone who doesn't like HMTMKMKM?
While I am absolutely delighted to see The Unforgettable Fire and Ultra Violet making a comeback, so far I am not feeling the rest of this rehearsal setlist. I Still Haven`t Found, Elevation, Vertigo, Pride and In a Little While kinda leave a bad taste in my mouth. The main problem is that it lacks some really hard rocking songs like The Fly or The Electric Co. on the last tour (those who are saying Elevation and Vertigo belong in this circle - thanks but no thanks). A little love for tracks like Mofo, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, Exit, Dirty Day or dare I say - ACROBAT!!! - would not hurt at all.
If not, more realistic choices like The Fly, Until the End of the World or Gone would fit just fine.