Random Music Talk XCIV:Great Distances and Ballistic Weaponry

[Danny Boy]

I dressed as The Duke of Edinburgh.

 

[Hewson]

I dressed as The Duke of Edinburgh.

Did you go to the sing along screening as well?

Frozen was actually quite good, I have a legit excuse as my 9 yr old requested we see it, but I enjoyed it. I would not have gone to a sing along screening however.

 

[u2popmofo]

I might watch True Detective instead of the Oscars.

 

[corianderstem]

I can watch both on the West Coast.

#braggart

 

[LemonMelon]

I don't really like Ordinary Love or Let It Go. They're alright but I expect better. I mean, yeah, Disney has hired pop writers so no envelopes are pushed, but there are way better ballads in the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, etc. Ordinary Love is Ordinary Love.

Moon Song and Happy are both very enjoyable. But Let It Go has this on lock, no doubt.

 

[bono_212]

I'll likely not hear "Let it Go" until Frozen is out on DVD, thanks to all the "in context" comments.

 

[LemonMelon]

Unless you change the channel, you'll hear it tonight.

 

[bono_212]

Oh right, good point.

 

[PhilsFan]

It's weird to me that the only cut they could find of U2 playing Exit in Rattle and Hum was one where Bono spent the entire song fiddling with his amp.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I always thought the amp-fiddling was kind of cool, though. When I first saw it all those years ago I had no idea what he was doing so it added an air of mystery to the whole thing. I really like that performance. Hell, all the performances in that movie are great.

 

[PhilsFan]

Oh yeah, the live versions in that movie are all good. He could really belt it out back in the day. I just thought it was odd, especially with all the talk about how the band were such perfectionists with that movie.

 

[LemonMelon]

I love Rattle and Hum, even the parts that are absolutely horrible.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

As for tonight's Oscars performance, they should have done that bitch electric. Fuck acoustic. The rhythm section is my favorite thing about that song and it was nowhere in this stripped down version.

 

[PhilsFan]

U2 aren't a good acoustic band, ever.

 

[cobl04]

Apparently Stay is better live acoustic than full band

 

[LemonMelon]

Apparently Stay is better live acoustic than full band

Who the fuck told you that?

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Apparently Stay is better live acoustic than full band

According to like, one guy in EYKIW.

 

[Axver]

U2 aren't a good acoustic band, ever.

I can't believe they haven't realised this yet. Not one U2 acoustic performance has ever been as good as an electric version of the same song.

 

[U2inUtah]

It's weird to me that the only cut they could find of U2 playing Exit in Rattle and Hum was one where Bono spent the entire song fiddling with his amp.

I've watched Rattle and Hum probably 50 times and never noticed that until now.

I do wish they would've included a full version of Gloria

 

[PhilsFan]

Like, I guess I get the practical purpose of giving Adam and Larry a break mid-show by playing an acoustic song, but wouldn't it be better to just have two breaks as opposed to 19 straight songs into a 5-song encore? I think everyone would enjoy it more if they played 26 or 27 songs with two breaks to split it into thirds. God knows they love designed intros and outros.

 

[gvox]

I can't believe they haven't realised this yet. Not one U2 acoustic performance has ever been as good as an electric version of the same song.

This, plus all the other comments about acoustic U2. I really never want to hear Stay again unless its full band.

 

[Hewson]

U2 aren't a good acoustic band, ever.

Never ever ever.

 

[iron yuppie]

I can't believe they haven't realised this yet. Not one U2 acoustic performance has ever been as good as an electric version of the same song.

Staring at the Sun?

 

[djerdap]

Staring at the Sun?

Christ no.

 

[u2popmofo]

I have liked virtually every acoustic version of their songs I've heard.

 

[gvox]

More than it's full band counterpart, tho? Not me.

I've thought the acoustic versions are ok. But given the choice...

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I have liked virtually every acoustic version of their songs I've heard.

I agree with this - songs like Stay, Desire, A Little While and Stuck in Moment have been over used though. I don't have a problem with them doing acoustic versions of their songs, I just wish they wouldn't do the same songs every single time...

 

[iron yuppie]

Vertigo: Temple Bar Mix

Spoiler

Actually I really like that version.

 

[Danny Boy]

The first half of one of the albums I've been really anticipating this year, Strangers by RAC, is out today.

This is really sort of a strange release strategy for a debut album. He's signed to Cherry Tree Records and distributed by Interscope. They put out a 4-track EP back in September, and now they're releasing the album in two parts, the first 7 tracks today and the remaining 9 on April 1. I suppose it's an effort to stir up buzz for the album, or get people to pay for the same tracks 3 times.

The full album will be available on CD and vinyl on April 1. I've pre-ordered the vinyl and I'll be listening to the tracks on Beats Music in the meantime. I am really liking what I hear so far. Lot's of great collaborations on this album.

01 - Let Go (ft. Kele & MNDR)
02 - Ello Ello (ft. Body Language)
03 - Hollywood (ft. Penguin Prison)
04 - Cells
05 - Hard To Hold (ft. Tegan & Sara)
06 - Tourist (ft. Tokyo Police Club)
07 - Tear You Down (ft. Alex Ebert)
08 - Sixteen
09 - Seventeen (ft. Pink Feathers)
10 - Repeating Motion (ft. Karl Kling)
11 - All I Got (ft. Peter Morén)
12 - I Should've Guessed (ft. SPEAK)
13 - Ready For It (ft. St. Lucia)
14 - 405 (ft. YACHT)
15 - We Belong (ft. Katie Herzig)
16 – Cheap Sunglasses (ft. Matthew Koma)

 

[djerdap]

Vertigo: Temple Bar Mix

Spoiler

Actually I really like that version.

That one is better than the original.