New Album Discussion 1 - Songs of..... - Unreasonable guitar album

[DeVaul]

HEAR THE ALBUM FIRST

They're mixing HTRAAB in dolby atmos! Just one step away from producing it on bluray for the best quality. I would definately buy such a disc!

If they didn’t release a blu-ray audio disc for AB, no chance with Bomb. Meanwhile The Cure’s new album is available on combo CD and blu bc they’re not idiots.

 

[Zooptom]

What is dolby atmos?

 

[wolbersu2]

If they didn’t release a blu-ray audio disc for AB, no chance with Bomb. Meanwhile The Cure’s new album is available on combo CD and blu bc they’re not idiots.

I'm afraid you're right.

 

[wolbersu2]

What is dolby atmos?

Multichannel high resolution audio, a lot used in movies. Lots of artists releasing atmos mixes nowadays. Some of them on bluray ( tears for fears , duran duran, Peter gabriel, ultravox, cure, pink floyd, steven wilson etc.). Some of them like tff and dd are outstanding mixes by Steven Wilson. Never heard such a great music quality.

 

[The Disciple]

Remember how epic they tried make live performances of Every Braking Wave come off as? Its peak performance was at the 2014 MTV EMAs:

I'll die on the hill that this is their finest televised performance. Ever. It's perfect.

 

[david]

It was good

 

[Irvine511]

i'm one of those weirdos who prefers the album version to the Adele version, not that it's perfect.

he is singing beautifully though.

 

[lazarus]

I'm one of those weirdos who refuses to listen to any version but the one with the electric guitar. The official version would be my least favorite song on SOI if I didn't purge it from my custom tracklisting, now it's Iris.

In case you forgot what it sounded like when it had a pulse:

 

[mikal]

i'm one of those weirdos who prefers the album version to the Adele version, not that it's perfect.

he is singing beautifully though.

I really like the album version and alternate album mix.

 

[DeVaul]

Album version is smeared in Tedder shite

 

[Irvine511]

Album version is smeared in Tedder shite

Not saying it isn’t, I just prefer it to the “needs more Adele” version.

And I like Adele.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I wonder if that alternate takes is the Danger Mouse version

 

[trevgreg]

There was a Rolling Stone article after the release that talked about Tedder's main contributions to Every Breaking Wave. He added the new chorus melody and moved the old chorus to the bridge (structure-wise, I believe?), and the band continued working on it on top of those changes.

If that's the case, then the "Alternate Mix" that was posted would still be based on his contributions, just with the different production they probably toyed around with afterwards to get it done.

 

[Hewson]

I'm one of those weirdos who refuses to listen to any version but the one with the electric guitar. The official version would be my least favorite song on SOI if I didn't purge it from my custom tracklisting, now it's Iris.

In case you forgot what it sounded like when it had a pulse:

I'm with you. (Not on the least favorite song on SOI, that's SFS by a mile for me.)

 

[Rich79]

I'm one of those weirdos who refuses to listen to any version but the one with the electric guitar. The official version would be my least favorite song on SOI if I didn't purge it from my custom tracklisting, now it's Iris.

In case you forgot what it sounded like when it had a pulse:

I thought I was on an island with Iris; my personal least-favorite on that album.

I do prefer the album version of EBW, but now that I've listened to this alternate version, it may be de-throned. Thanks for providing that!

 

[Registered Dude]

for me, SOI is the only instance of a U2 album where side B is superior to side A. I'd maybe make the argument for Rattle and Hum if it were a normal studio album, but I dont think they'd sequence it the same way if it were just the studio tracks

 

[mikal]

for me, SOI is the only instance of a U2 album where side B is superior to side A. I'd maybe make the argument for Rattle and Hum if it were a normal studio album, but I dont think they'd sequence it the same way if it were just the studio tracks

I'm with you. SOE too, imo.

 

[david]

I always said SOI had a very solid back end.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

for me, SOI is the only instance of a U2 album where side B is superior to side A. I'd maybe make the argument for Rattle and Hum if it were a normal studio album, but I dont think they'd sequence it the same way if it were just the studio tracks

It's the only instance of a U2 album where the B sides are better than anything on the album.

 

[lazarus]

I thought I was on an island with Iris; my personal least-favorite on that album.

The presence of Chris Martin and that "woo woo woo" stuff is a dealbreaker.

A shame, because I think the verses are very good and kind of TUF-reminiscent. But the pre-chorus and chorus sink it into generic tedium.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

U2 got Lady Gaga to be on a track and didn't publicize it, release it, or even have it so that it was noticable that she was on the track unless you already knew.

 

[super fly guy]

I'm one of those weirdos who refuses to listen to any version but the one with the electric guitar. The official version would be my least favorite song on SOI if I didn't purge it from my custom tracklisting, now it's Iris.

In case you forgot what it sounded like when it had a pulse:

Wow,forgot how bad that version was. A hot mess,and people slag off happiness for sounding unfinished.

 

[mikal]

Just wanted to pop in and remind everyone how great the cover of "This Is"...is.

 

[lazarus]

U2 got Lady Gaga to be on a track and didn't publicize it, release it, or even have it so that it was noticable that she was on the track unless you already knew.

They had enough pop culture sense and clout to work with both Gaga and Kendrick in the mid-2010s, and somehow failed to turn either of those collabs into a hit.

I'd argue that had they not botched the SOI release, The Troubles would have earned them a fair amount of cred in the indie world due to Lykke Li and how great she is on that track.

 

[DeVaul]

U2 got Lady Gaga to be on a track and didn't publicize it, release it, or even have it so that it was noticable that she was on the track unless you already knew.

And cut her vocal weirdly. Real bang up job.

 

[DeVaul]

I'm with you. (Not on the least favorite song on SOI, that's SFS by a COUNTRY mile for me.)

Fixed that for you.

 

[Irvine511]

I'd argue that had they not botched the SOI release, The Troubles would have earned them a fair amount of cred in the indie world due to Lykke Li and how great she is on that track.

agreed, she is perfect casting. that song is everything I could ever want from a mature U2 -- it's a shame it's been lost.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

agreed, she is perfect casting. that song is everything I could ever want from a mature U2 -- it's a shame it's been lost.

It's the only song on SOI I ever come back to. The other ones from that era are Crystal Ballroom and Invisible, which they decided weren't album worthy.

So yea.

 

[JWR1992]

Wow,forgot how bad that version was. A hot mess,and people slag off happiness for sounding unfinished.

I love the little guitar part that sounds like a flute under water at about 1:28 but yeah I don’t understand the love for this version. The chorus is so awkward and clunky.

 

[DeVaul]

Sure hope they wuss out on the political touchpoints in favor of “together” on the next tour like they idiotically did on JT30…