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Which one is a better EP, in your opinion?
Make the fight fair.
If it had been live Mercy, live MOS and studio EBW and NS then there may be a decision to make.
WAIA shits me, only because every store that sells it in Australia charges like 13 bucks for it
chocky said:Mercy is a track that polarises fans in the first place. The fact that many (most?) Mercy-lovers prefer the 2004 version over this live edited version means WAIE is probably not special to many.
If it was MOS (live) backed by the 2004 version of Mercy and another new track (even a full band Winter) I'd go nuts for WAIE.
Instead I much prefer WAIA. The first time I heard that version of Bad on the radio back in '85 I spent 15 mins on the phone to the radio station trying to find out where they got it, and another 2 weeks trying to track down my own copy (it was only originally imported in very limited quantities here is Australia)!
I wonder if the band had know last year that they'd not be releasing anything in 2011, if WAIE might've been a bit more special (maybe Soon, Winter, North Star or EBW) and had a full digital/CD release?
I frigging hate the 2004 version. Yay, music is subjective
I frigging hate the 2004 version. Yay, music is subjective
Bad and homecoming are epic live tracks. No contest
1- Mercy (Live)
2- Moment of Surrender (Live)
3 - Every Breaking Wave (Studio)
4 - North Star (Studio)
gareth brown said:(insert the obligatory Original Mercy Was Not A Demo Post here)
You'll find that 95% of the people who consider it a demo dislike the song, just as 95% of people who dislike Passengers are loathe to consider it a U2 album.
people consider Heaven And Hell a full-fledged U2 song??
Funny thing is in the UK in spring 1985 it came out at the same time as TUF single which featured 3 out of the four songs over 2 formats, plus Bass Trap and 60secs so, I suppose us completist mugs spent 5quid on... Bad...