Wide Awake In America (1-4)

[timothius]

Achtung Baby 1-12 Ruled.
Joshua Tree 1-11 was highly informative.
Boy 1-11... well thats just ace.

But now ladies and gentlemen. But now, we have reached the crescendo of this ranking circus. Today we rank U2's epic release - Wide Awake in America.

I expect some sleepless nights from some interferencers trying to rank these classics.

The options are:
1. Bad (Live)
2. A Sort Of Homecoming (Live)
3. Three Sunrises
4. Love Comes Tumbling.

And so it begins....

 

[the tourist]

Bad
Love Comes Tumbing
A Sort Of Homecoming
Three Sunrises

 

[Axver]

How the hell am I meant to rank this? Four brilliant songs. Hmm.

1. The Three Sunrises
2. A Sort Of Homecoming (live)
3. Bad (live)
4. Love Comes Tumbling

Strange to see Bad so low, I know. I just think there are many better live versions. Though ask me tomorrow and I'll probably put it first on the WAIA rankings.

 

[timothius]

Wow serious answers to this thread?!

I'm impressed!

1.A Sort Of Homecoming (Live)
2.Bad (Live)
3.Love Comes Tumbling
4.Three Sunrises

 

[Axver]

Wow serious answers to this thread?!

Yeah, from the two UF era fanboys.

 

[D'oh!]

1. Bad (live)
2. Love comes tumbling
3. A sort of homecoming (live)
4. The three sunrises

 

[miss becky]

Love Comes Tumbling
Bad
The Three Sunrises
A Sort of Homecoming (I don't like this song live)

 

[timothius]

A Sort of Homecoming (I don't like this song live)

I, I, just don't know what to say.

*Listens to ASOH live Slane 2001... I see *

 

[Neenie]

I had to play this again because I haven’t listened to it in ages!

1. The three sunrises
2. A Sort of Homecoming (live)
3. Bad (live)
4. Love comes tumbling

 

[MsMofoGone]

1. The Three Sunrises
2. A Sort Of Homecoming (live)
3. Love Comes Tumbling
4. Bad (live)

 

[Axver]

A Sort of Homecoming (I don't like this song live)

Blasphemy!

 

[Aardvark747]

Ok - Just so i've replied to all these ones -

1. Love Comes Tumbling
2. The Three Sunrises
3. A Sort Of Homecoming
4. The Unfogettable Fire

 

[Axver]

Ok - Just so i've replied to all these ones -

1. Love Comes Tumbling
2. The Three Sunrises
3. A Sort Of Homecoming
4. The Unfogettable Fire

The Unforgettable Fire? I want whatever copy of WAIA you have!

 

[2861U2]

1) The Three Sunrises
2) Bad
3) A Sort Of Homecoming
4) Love Comes Tumbling

 

[MsMofoGone]

The Unforgettable Fire? I want whatever copy of WAIA you have!

So do I ... count me in too !!!
"The Unforgettable Fire" instead of "Bad" ......
hey now, there's an "excellent" choice !!

 

[bedouin fire]

1. The Three Sunrises
2. A Sort Of Homecoming (live)
3. Love Comes Tumbling
4. Bad (live)

the same here, but in the opposite order

 

[u2_england]

I don't know if you lot realise (maybe you do) BUT...

A Sort Of Homecoming is NOT live as such.

It was recorded at a soundcheck and the crowd was added on later.

Why? I don't know!

And since finding this out (about 5 years ago) it has RUINED this version for me because the crowds reaction made this version special!!!

A Sort Of Homemixing.

 

[u2granny]

1. Love Comes Tumbling
2. UF
3. Sort of Homecoming
4. Bad

 

[nbcrusader]

1. Bad (Live)
2. A Sort Of Homecoming (Live)
3. Love Comes Tumbling
4. Three Sunrises

 

[Adam'sbaby]

1 Love Comes Tumbling
2 A Sort Of Homecoming
3 Bad
4 The Three Sunrises

 

[u2granny]

1. Love Comes Tumbling
2. UF
3. Sort of Homecoming
4. Bad

I'll blame all the medication I'm on for this post. #2 should be The Three Sunrises. I don't know where UF came from.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

1. bad
2. the three sunrises
3. a sort of homecoming
4. love comes tumbling

 

[Mullen4Prez]

1. Bad (Live)
2. A Sort Of Homecoming (Live)
3. Three Sunrises
4. Love Comes Tumbling.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

1. Bad (Live)
2. A Sort Of Homecoming (Live)
3. Three Sunrises
4. Love Comes Tumbling.

so basically you think the ep just gets worse as it progresses

 

[the tourist]

I want Aardvark's version!

 

[1stepcloser]

1. A Sort of Homecoming (live)
2. Bad (live)

the other 2 can throw themselves off a cliff

 

[kristbg]

Bad - Ok, best U2 track out there, hands down
A Sort Of Homecoming
Three Sunrises
Love Comes Tumbling - Pretty mediocre

 

[Ifeelnumb84]

1. Bad
2. A Sort of Homecoming
3. The Three Sunrises
4. Love Comes Tumbling

I heard that the live version of Bad was not from a US concert. Therefore, why is the EP even called "Wide Awake In America"?

 

[financeguy]

(1) - A Sort of Homecoming
Joint 2nd - Bad / Love Comes Tumbling*
(4) Three Sunrises

* I think Bad is the better song. It's just there are better live versions than the one on Wide Awake.

 

[SCDave]

1. Bad
2. Three Sunrises
3. Love Comes Tumbling
4. A Sort of Homecoming