Agreed! First of all: Edge is using a Strat again and not some semi-acoustic! It sounds much heavier (and frankly, better) with a Strat. Second, Bono is hitting those notes again in the chorus, whereas during the Vertigo Tour he would go low at the end of each sentence of the chorus, which really killed the excitement of the song.
I've seen all 4 versions live and I have to say I really enjoyed the 360 version, followed by Elevation (which was something different), followed by Zoo (don't know why there's always this big fuss about that version) and last and thank God least: Vertigo! HORRIBLE guitar choice, ridiculous sound.
And as a note: I also absolutely adore the studio version. That's the only thing I missed during 360 --> they didn't distort his voice enough, it was way too clean.
This, exactly this..and though I love all it's live versions, Elevation version wins for me.
Seeing the fly being played at glastonbury with the retro zoo tv video flashes was imense.it was the best live song ive ever heard from anybody
If you compare how radically different the ZooTV, Elevation and Vertigo versions are, the 360 version basically is the Vertigo version with a different guitar. It also has that weird rhythmic play-back thing, but that's about it. For some reason, I prefer the Vertigo versions - not all of them featured tired Bono's vocals - some were more energetic than anything I've heard from this year.
What? The chorus moves faster on 360 than it did on ZooTV. Larry's riding the crash instead of keeping the same verse beat and Bono's playing a louder guitar sound. It definitely moves quicker.It flows amazingly well, unlike the Vertigo/360 versions that have those chorus breakdowns that slow the song down just too much, that when they come back to the verse is like they have to rebuild all the mommentum.
steveskg said:I think this was previously discussed somewhere but without a definitive answer.
I notice in the live versions the Edge will sing the chorus.
Do we know definitively whether it's Bono or the Edge singing the chorus on the studio version?
I've been thinking its Bono but not sure.
steveskg said:Awesome. Thanks for the cite.
Edge does do a great job. So much so that I actually questioned it. Pretty impressive I think.
PhilsFan said:It took Edge a while to figure out that part. He seemed to struggle with it on the first few legs of ZooTV. But once he figured it out, he did a nice job.
It must have been awesome to hear it live in person on 360.
It's Bono. The Fly showcases the first appearance of what they call Bono's "fat lady" voice, which is most prominent on Lemon. This is confirmed in Niall Stokes's book "Into the Heart."
Edge does a great job of matching it fairly closely live, though he doesn't get it exactly like the album.