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I agree. That would be a must from achtung/zoo era. I’d drop myst ways, i think its an average song at best. Zoo station is even a better song to include this tour.

I’m not gonna hold my breath on ever hearing "Red Hill Mining Town" anytime soon either.  :( tb

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I think Mysterious Ways is one of the highlights of the set and I would always want to see that one in there. That set Ultraviolet is great and I always loved the live version…especially the intro then when the main part of the song kicks in. Regards, Edi – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I agree. That would be a must from achtung/zoo era. I’d drop myst ways, i think its an average song at best. Zoo station is even a better song to include this tour. Hey Folks, Im a longtime lurker, and post rarely but I felt like bringing this up. One of my all time U2 songs has to be Ultraviolet. However much to my disappointment it hasnt been played live in 8 years or so. I have always wondered why? Now I understand the band can only play so many songs and want to promote the new album. However from the Achtung days it seems that The Fly, Mysterious Ways, and One, are perennial mainstays while a few others pop in now and then. Its just something that I have pondered, is it because it was never a single(to my knowledge), does the band dislike the song, etc. Im just curious as to what others think of this? Nonetheless im sure the answer is that the band wants to give exposure to some songs that have been neglected even longer than Ultraviolet( Out of Control comes to mind.) Eric:) — "If you look at the cover of The Joshua Tree, you see four very unhappy men… What nobody realizes is that it was minus 20 out there. We were freezing. Put any bastard out there and see if he’s happy." — Larry Mullen Jr.

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I agree. That would be a must from achtung/zoo era. I’d drop myst ways, i think its an average song at best. Zoo station is even a better song to include this tour. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey Folks, Im a longtime lurker, and post rarely but I felt like bringing this up. One of my all time U2 songs has to be Ultraviolet. However much to my disappointment it hasnt been played live in 8 years or so. I have always wondered why? Now I understand the band can only play so many songs and want to promote the new album. However from the Achtung days it seems that The Fly, Mysterious Ways, and One, are perennial mainstays while a few others pop in now and then. Its just something that I have pondered, is it because it was never a single(to my knowledge), does the band dislike the song, etc. Im just curious as to what others think of this? Nonetheless im sure the answer is that the band wants to give exposure to some songs that have been neglected even longer than Ultraviolet( Out of Control comes to mind.) Eric:) — "If you look at the cover of The Joshua Tree, you see four very unhappy men… What nobody realizes is that it was minus 20 out there. We were freezing. Put any bastard out there and see if he’s happy." — Larry Mullen Jr.

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Deszaras wrote; Hey Folks, Im a longtime lurker, and post rarely but I felt like bringing this up. One of my all time U2 songs has to be Ultraviolet. However much to my disappointment it hasnt been played live in 8 years or so. I have always wondered why? Now I understand the band can only play so many songs and want to promote the new album. However from the Achtung days it seems that The Fly, Mysterious Ways, and One, are perennial mainstays while a few others pop in now and then.

I really can’t understand that one, either.  Ultraviolet is a kick-ass rock song.  Same with HMTMKMKM.  Everyone has their favorite U2 songs, and U2 obviously can’t play every song every night.  They’d be hard-pressed to play every song every tour, for that matter.  Still, U2 did a good job of giving us quite a bit of variety in their acoustic songs, and I wish they would hook up their rockers in a similar way.

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Hey Folks, Im a longtime lurker, and post rarely but I felt like bringing this up. One of my all time U2 songs has to be Ultraviolet. However much to my disappointment it hasnt been played live in 8 years or so. I have always wondered why? Now I understand the band can only play so many songs and want to promote the new album. However from the Achtung days it seems that The Fly, Mysterious Ways, and One, are perennial mainstays while a few others pop in now and then. Its just something that I have pondered, is it because it was never a single(to my knowledge), does the band dislike the song, etc. Im just curious as to what others think of this? Nonetheless im sure the answer is that the band wants to give exposure to some songs that have been neglected even longer than Ultraviolet( Out of Control comes to mind.) Eric:) — "If you look at the cover of The Joshua Tree, you see four very unhappy men… What nobody realizes is that it was minus 20 out there. We were freezing. Put any bastard out there and see if he’s happy." — Larry Mullen Jr.

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<<Yeah get the One single, it’s fantastic. Agreed!! – Annie Vox )

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Sounds a lot like Disk 3, Track 6 of Salome (the AB outtakes).  It’s kind of a working version/unholy combination of Lady With the Spinning Head, The Fly, and Ultraviolet, and my personal favorite unofficial U2 song.

Thnx for replying Your right, its an absolutely stunning song. I like how Bono is dueting with himself for most of the song. Cant really make out the lyrics, starts off  "i just wanted to get what your getting in.." The chorus "is oh  ahh, ohh ahh ahhh, stay awake<something" Pretty poor description, but Im dying to know what it actually is

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Is this it? http://interference.com/u2la/lyrics/rarities/salome/wake-up-dead-man-… – Annie Vox )

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Is this it? http://interference.com/u2la/lyrics/rarities/salome/wake-up-dead-man-… – Annie Vox )

yeah! Thats it! Someone on audiogalaxy laballed it Lady With The Spinning head.

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Here she comes, lady luck again, figure of eight, six and nine again, ah, ah La La La Lady with the Spinning head. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I downloaded what I think was lady with the spinning head, but now im not sure it is. I looked for the lyrics on the web, and they dont seem to match the song. The version I have is 5:19 long, has two vocals at the start coming through at the same time, and has the solo from the Fly midway through it. Its also got the start of Ultra Violet as the start of the midle 8. Is this really lady with the spinning head?

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I downloaded what I think was lady with the spinning head, but now im not sure it is. I looked for the lyrics on the web, and they dont seem to match the song. The version I have is 5:19 long, has two vocals at the start coming through at the same time, and has the solo from the Fly midway through it. Its also got the start of Ultra Violet as the start of the midle 8. Is this really lady with the spinning head?

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Sounds a lot like Disk 3, Track 6 of Salome (the AB outtakes).  It’s kind of a working version/unholy combination of Lady With the Spinning Head, The Fly, and Ultraviolet, and my personal favorite unofficial U2 song. I downloaded what I think was lady with the spinning head, but now im not sure it is. I looked for the lyrics on the web, and they dont seem to match the song. The version I have is 5:19 long, has two vocals at the start coming through at the same time, and has the solo from the Fly midway through it. Its also got the start of Ultra Violet as the start of the midle 8. Is this really lady with the spinning head?

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It’s probably an outtake from the Axtung Beibi sessions.  I’m willing to bet that the "chorus" contains "…wake up dead man…" etc. etc.  It’s a cool tune.  I love how the basic elements and character of Achtung Baby can be boiled down to one song.  It’s a very cohesive album. If you want the "real" LWTSH, consider buying the "One" single or the "EBTTRT" singles.  The "One" single has the original version of LWTSH and the other single has the extended dance remix.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I downloaded what I think was lady with the spinning head, but now im not sure it is. I looked for the lyrics on the web, and they dont seem to match the song. The version I have is 5:19 long, has two vocals at the start coming through at the same time, and has the solo from the Fly midway through it. Its also got the start of Ultra Violet as the start of the midle 8. Is this really lady with the spinning head?

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Yeah get the One single, it’s fantastic. –Dean.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It’s probably an outtake from the Axtung Beibi sessions.  I’m willing to bet that the "chorus" contains "…wake up dead man…" etc. etc.  It’s a cool tune.  I love how the basic elements and character of Achtung Baby can be boiled down to one song.  It’s a very cohesive album. If you want the "real" LWTSH, consider buying the "One" single or the "EBTTRT" singles.  The "One" single has the original version of LWTSH and the other single has the extended dance remix. I downloaded what I think was lady with the spinning head, but now im not sure it is. I looked for the lyrics on the web, and they dont seem to match the song. The version I have is 5:19 long, has two vocals at the start coming through at the same time, and has the solo from the Fly midway through it. Its also got the start of Ultra Violet as the start of the midle 8. Is this really lady with the spinning head?

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Stay is the bomb diggity (did  i just say that about a U2 song?) what i wanna know is…who called  that mf a piccolo player! I have a hard time taking someone seriously who doesnt drink everytime I move I lose, when I let them in never less than genuine in my bad habits ICQ#18984002

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Stay is the bomb diggity (did  i just say that about a U2 song?)

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Stay is the bomb diggity (did  i just say that about a U2 song?) ~~~~ The cutest thing I’ve read all day!  

Just all day? Man I gotta work on my hook shot what i wanna know is…who called  that mf a piccolo player! I have a hard time taking someone seriously who doesnt drink everytime I move I lose, when I let them in never less than genuine in my bad habits ICQ#18984002

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so after talking about the hidden gems of Zooropa, i pulled out that cd.  i havent heard it in a couple of months and i was driving home after a bit of a stressful day and it totally blew my mind.  there was babyface, stay, the first time, dirty day.  there are so many beautiful songs on that cd.  then i started to think how odd that 4 guys could create such beauty.  not only the words, but the music itself is just beautiful.  and it started when they were just starting out.  october comes to mind.  what a great great song.  and all i want is you.  and walk on.  and running to stand still.  and ultraviolet.  yes they have their catchy "rock and roll" songs that are wonderful, but all those people who dont necessarily buy the albums are missing out on some great songs.  its a real shame that these songs are not "popular" enough to get radio play.  i hear beautiful day on the radio all the time with a bunch of older over played songs (dont get me wrong, i love to hear them on the radio), but i have only heard walk on a couple of times since its been released, and only on the alternative station.  i was talking to a friend here at work about it and she wondered why they havnet released another single yet.  and i had to explain to her that they have, but they are not playing it.  no real point to this post.  just am happy that i have been cast with the obsession of such a great band so i dont miss out on these gems. — "I think the important thing to retain though life is optimism.  It doesn’t have to be something that you necessarily get though Christianity.  You just have to feel that way about life."           –Adam, U2, 1983

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Andrea you surprise me!!! )

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<< wow, just downloaded this song and it’s a nice song ( LWTSH ). Are there any other good songs on the Achtung Baby Outtakes? Any titles/suggestions ? ( I mean complete songs ) Acrobat Salome Heaven or Hell Doctor Doctor These are my suggestions. The instrumental of EBTTRT is AWESOME!! It’s the 7th track on CD 2. — Andrea, The Proud U2 Fan NO FB DL+++ S+++ (no merch) N+ C+ L+++ O++ CV++ UF7/JT3/PO6/ATYCLB5 "You can cover a world with your thought Still so big, so bright, so beautiful…"

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<< Yeah it was the first song which crept up and smacked me bang on the coupon!! Didn’t really like it till about 2 wks later but then WHAM!!! WHAM? ;o)  I didn’t know you liked their music…  ;oD    (Just kiddin’!) — Andrea, The Proud U2 Fan NO FB DL+++ S+++ (no merch) N+ C+ L+++ O++ CV++ UF7/JT3/PO6/ATYCLB5 "You can cover a world with your thought Still so big, so bright, so beautiful…"

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<< Yeah it was the first song which crept up and smacked me bang on the coupon!! Didn’t really like it till about 2 wks later but then WHAM!!! WHAM? ;o)  I didn’t know you liked their music…  ;oD    (Just kiddin’!)

I typed that post out right!! And I noticed that Wham was right on the end of it, right!! And I thought somebody’s gonna rip the piss out of me and accuse me of being a Wham fan!!! And I guessed who it would be and do you know who I – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – — Andrea, The Proud U2 Fan NO FB DL+++ S+++ (no merch) N+ C+ L+++ O++ CV++ UF7/JT3/PO6/ATYCLB5 "You can cover a world with your thought Still so big, so bright, so beautiful…"

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wow, just downloaded this song and it’s a nice song ( LWTSH ). Are there any other good songs on the Achtung Baby Outtakes? Any titles/suggestions ? ( I mean complete songs ) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It took me a while to like it but I find it an awesome song. I also like "Until The End of The World" and "The Fly". All of these three make up "Lady With The Spinning Head", which is awesome too! You actually can sing along the chorus from "Ultraviolet" while listening to LWTSH and it fits perfectly (I know, LWTSH is from the Achtung Baby Outtakes or "Salome", which btw, I happen to have).

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Yeah it was the first song which crept up and smacked me bang on the coupon!! Didn’t really like it till about 2 wks later but then WHAM!!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – is one of the best U2 songs ever. A lot of people mention this song as their favourite track from AB or as one of the most underrated U2 songs. I hope they’ll play it live this coming tour ! baby baby baby……

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One thing, whats with the 3rd person perspective here?

Huh? MOTAR sees no third person here?!?!! MOTAR the imperious MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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when I was all messed up and I heard opera in my head "I’ve got the same ol’ friends, they’ve got the same ol’ sins" ICQ#18984002

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Every live version of UltraViolet that I’ve witnessed live or heard on a boot has been a disappointment compared to the studio version.  Except the soundcheck version found on the Lakeland boot.  That version has some kick.

Have you listened to the ZooTV Stockholm ‘92 boots? The last night in particular has an Ultraviolet which absolutely kicks ass! I get complaints from the neighbors I play it so damn loud! BTW, where can I get this Lakeland boot? As to the studio version, there is a passage starting at 4:25 where some extra reverb kicks in and there’s a swirling synth in the background, and to me it sounds like Bono teetering on the edge of the Abyss.  If I may borrow a phrase from my youth, this passage just blows my mind.  :-)

Never noticed before, thanks! -gravedigger269 "In the grand design, women were drawn from a different set of blueprints."                                                 – FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper Before you buy.

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One thing, whats with the 3rd person perspective here? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Wow! Are we listening to the same record? <g The guitars are sedate and layered, but Larry is playing his ass off on this album. Fear not Motar, these songs really sound great live, and Mr. The Edge is sounding renewed in a live setting. Elevation features some nasty guitar work (shades of Nirvana) live. MOTAR picks out the masterful guitar. The drums are like a drum machine. Mti MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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Wow! Are we listening to the same record? <g The guitars are sedate and layered, but Larry is playing his ass off on this album. Fear not Motar, these songs really sound great live, and Mr. The Edge is sounding renewed in a live setting. Elevation features some nasty guitar work (shades of Nirvana) live. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – U2 always has released boundary busting singles. Like you said, a cut above. I hope the new CD grows on you. The guitar grew, but it’s buried behind the sedate exterior. It’s not piercing like "Ground beneath her feet" nor is it energetic. The package is quite boring and sleep inducing. The drums are on par with a drum machine… if they aren’t in fact a drum machine. MOTAR will wait for any import singles. They will likely include some better material than the album. Mti MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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I think it is ordinary.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – is one of the best U2 songs ever. A lot of people mention this song as their favourite track from AB or as one of the most underrated U2 songs. I hope they’ll play it live this coming tour ! baby baby baby……

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is one of the best U2 songs ever.

Absolutely! Listening to it on the headphones while we type. Coincidence huh? " Oh sugar, don’t you cry…" baby baby baby……

"Oh come on… " Lilly, pressing ‘repeat’

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U2 always has released boundary busting singles. Like you said, a cut above. I hope the new CD grows on you.

The guitar grew, but it’s buried behind the sedate exterior. It’s not piercing like "Ground beneath her feet" nor is it energetic. The package is quite boring and sleep inducing. The drums are on par with a drum machine… if they aren’t in fact a drum machine. MOTAR will wait for any import singles. They will likely include some better material than the album. Mti MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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It’s undoubtedly their best song ever….. But they won’t play it live on the tour. They always stick with playing real thing, mysterious ways and one, which is frankly boring. — Cheers, DAN.

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is one of the best U2 songs ever. A lot of people mention this song as their favourite track from AB or as one of the most underrated U2 songs. I hope they’ll play it live this coming tour !

Every live version of UltraViolet that I’ve witnessed live or heard on a boot has been a disappointment compared to the studio version.  Except the soundcheck version found on the Lakeland boot.  That version has some kick. As to the studio version, there is a passage starting at 4:25 where some extra reverb kicks in and there’s a swirling synth in the background, and to me it sounds like Bono teetering on the edge of the Abyss.  If I may borrow a phrase from my youth, this passage just blows my mind.  :-)

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Wow! Are we listening to the same record? <g The guitars are sedate and layered, but Larry is playing his ass off on this album. Fear not Motar, these songs really sound great live, and Mr. The Edge is sounding renewed in a live setting. Elevation features some nasty guitar work (shades of Nirvana) live.

MOTAR picks out the masterful guitar. The drums are like a drum machine. Mti MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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<< is one of the best U2 songs ever. A lot of people mention this song as their favourite track from AB or as one of the most underrated U2 songs. I hope they’ll play it live this coming tour ! It took me a while to like it but I find it an awesome song. I also like "Until The End of The World" and "The Fly". All of these three make up "Lady With The Spinning Head", which is awesome too! You actually can sing along the chorus from "Ultraviolet" while listening to LWTSH and it fits perfectly (I know, LWTSH is from the Achtung Baby Outtakes or "Salome", which btw, I happen to have). << baby baby baby…… light my way!!! — Andrea, The Proud U2 Fan NO FB DL+++ S+++ (no merch) N+ C+ L+++ O++ CV++ UF7/JT3/PO6/ATYCLB5 "You can cover a world with your thought Still so big, so bright, so beautiful…"

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in ‘93. Had a woman doing sign-language to the song on the big screens. Bono would sing this in the guise of MacPhisto.

The characters are too much like Bowie or the fall of Styx. The band needs to give up the hype, give up the crap… they arrived. It’s not a freakshow anymore. it’s about the music. it’s not about how you promote it. They need to quit trying to be innovative and just do what they do best.  If they don’t want to get out there with high energy rock, they’d do better to retire or move on. The Edge is being wasted. Mti MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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U2 always has released boundary busting singles. Like you said, a cut above. I hope the new CD grows on you. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Me likkee too Motar. Good to see ya here. <g As disappointed as MOTAR was with the new CD MOTAR did like "Beautiful day" enough to own it. The one song is leaps and bounds ahead of anything else getting new airplay. MTI MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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in ‘93. Had a woman doing sign-language to the song on the big screens. Bono would sing this in the guise of MacPhisto.

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Me likkee too Motar. Good to see ya here. <g

As disappointed as MOTAR was with the new CD MOTAR did like "Beautiful day" enough to own it. The one song is leaps and bounds ahead of anything else getting new airplay. MTI MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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is one of the best U2 songs ever. A lot of people mention this song as their favourite track from AB or as one of the most underrated U2 songs. I hope they’ll play it live this coming tour ! baby baby baby……

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is one of the best U2 songs ever. A lot of people mention this song as their favourite track from AB or as one of the most underrated U2 songs. I hope they’ll play it live this coming tour ! baby baby baby……

This is MOTAR’s favorite song EVER from any band. Mti MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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Me likkee too Motar. Good to see ya here. <g – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – is one of the best U2 songs ever. A lot of people mention this song as their favourite track from AB or as one of the most underrated U2 songs. I hope they’ll play it live this coming tour ! baby baby baby…… This is MOTAR’s favorite song EVER from any band. Mti MOTAR’s home site (currently under destruction and reconstruction) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/motar/index.html

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I would like to share a (stupid ?) idea with real fans of U2. I am a real fan and that is the ONLY concern I have about U2 album. It starts after R&H. I bought SALOME, which contains the vocal work of Bono on edge’s music for AB. For those who don’t remember, bono is listening endless music composed by edge (and maybe larry and adam) and try to place vocal lines ont the music. That’s his personnal way of composing. On one hand, you can then understand why bono has so different vocal lines in a single song, that is getting richer and richer. On the other hand, I think that bono starts repeating his or else’s exisiting short vocal lines. For example of Beautiful day, when he sings "touch me", don’t you remember AHA (without any comparison). And the songs are getting more and more complicated to hear. I don’t really see the U2 coming back to rock album as I can read in the news. Fortunatly, AB doesn’t suffer of this way of composing and following songs get the top of this method : the fly, zooropa …Between us I recommend the mixed version of Ultraviolet, fly and Until the end … great. I just wonder about the new album originality and creativity. I would like to have your opinion about that and your comments on the difference between ATYCLB and last 2 albums. laurent

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From what I have read. U2 want in to a room (house) and not in to a studio to write the songs. They wanted just the band and now backing tracks. This a retro way of writing songs and I don’t believe they have done this for a long time. That might of done some songs from R&H this way. Shiloh

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would like to share a (stupid ?) idea with real fans of U2. I am a real fan and that is the ONLY concern I have about U2 album. It starts after R&H. I bought SALOME, which contains the vocal work of Bono on edge’s music for AB. For those who don’t remember, bono is listening endless music composed by edge (and maybe larry and adam) and try to place vocal lines ont the music. That’s his personnal way of composing. On one hand, you can then understand why bono has so different vocal lines in a single song, that is getting richer and richer. On the other hand, I think that bono starts repeating his or else’s exisiting short vocal lines. For example of Beautiful day, when he sings "touch me", don’t you remember AHA (without any comparison). And the songs are getting more and more complicated to hear. I don’t really see the U2 coming back to rock album as I can read in the news. Fortunatly, AB doesn’t suffer of this way of composing and following songs get the top of this method : the fly, zooropa …Between us I recommend the mixed version of Ultraviolet, fly and Until the end … great. I just wonder about the new album originality and creativity. I would like to have your opinion about that and your comments on the difference between ATYCLB and last 2 albums. laurent

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Yeah, you’re probably right.  I’m already starting to like Beautiful Day (with the slow middle cut out).

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Do y’all not have a "RELEASE THE SOUL, HONEY!" button?

Speaking for myself, I’m afraid, no Poor soul that I am (pun intended), I believe in soul, the music genre, but not in the religious or spiritual concept. Does U2 not provide this service?

I’ll be entirely satisfied if they provide an interesting album. Are we not men? (heheh, sorry, couldn’t resist, yet…

No, we’re DEVO! Are U2 DEVOlving?)

*That* would be something… Regards Franz Fuchs

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. Interesting to note that "Achtung Baby" and "Zooropa" are probably U2s most secular records.

Hmm. Maybe, but lets see on AB we have: Until the end of the world, which is a conversation between Judas and Jesus Mysterious ways, which has numerous spiritual allusions One, which is quite spiritual and several other songs that have defite spiritual if not overtly religious connotations (Ultraviolet, Love is Blindness, Acrobat) Zooropa has: The First Time (Prodigal son story, deals with the trinity) The Wanderer (basically a story of dissillusionment with God, but has lots of religious overtones0 Daddy’s gonna pay (many interps, certainly could be about human relations with God/Devil) I suppose they might be the most secular, but really I think the spirituality is just as strong as it on JT and UF. Chris – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – But I digress ] To make my reasoning short – they had two options: To follow the electronica path and maybe even radicalize their sound and approach to the pop songform (and consequently risk their commercial status) or to strip away these relative eccentricities. "All That You Can’t Leave Behind" will tell how much artistic success U2 will have with the latter method. Regards Franz Fuchs Whats worse, U2’s biggest asset, The Edges inventive guitar playing seems to be a thing of the past if this single and the songs from last year’s MDH soudtrack are any indication. The worst thing is, this song will take up a space in the live show that could have gone to something far worthier, like The Fly, Unforgettable Fire, Gone, Two Hearts Beat As One or even Discotheque. It’s hard to believe that this is the same band that made such great songs and albums that stand right up there with The Beatles, Stones and Springsteen over the years. Having followed the band since 1980 and seen them live over a dozen times since ‘82, I’ve found U2 to be the one band that has kept me interested and enjoying their music despite all the stylistic changes. The new song sounds like a last gasp from a lazy band that doesn’t know it’s run out of ideas. Hopefully, the new album will prove me wrong but "Beautiful Day" isn’t making me exactly drool with anticipation. T.B.

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: Do y’all not have a "RELEASE THE SOUL, HONEY!" button? : : Does U2 not provide this service? : : Does BD not take you to that other place? : : Are we not men? (heheh, sorry, couldn’t resist, yet… : : Are U2 DEVOlving?) According to General BOY, yes they are DEVOlving, they cant get no satisfaction and have enlisted the services of the Smart Patrol. Heehee… Homer J

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I think the problem might be that U2 has spent too much time in the studio. Usually, they are pressed for time (even if they take a lot of time) and make modifications to the song while on tour, sometimes even re-recording a song for single release.  This time, however, I fear they have written/produced their songs to death.  I hope that my fears are unfounded.

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: I think the problem might be that U2 has spent too much time in the studio. : Usually, they are pressed for time (even if they take a lot of time) and : make modifications to the song while on tour, sometimes even re-recording a : song for single release.  This time, however, I fear they have : written/produced their songs to death.  I hope that my fears are unfounded. On the basis of one song that is known to be the initial single release? Have more faith Homer J

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Having listened to the full version a few times, I just can’t get into it. Quite frankly, I think it’s a throw away tune that would otherwise make a fair B-Side (Spanish Eyes is a better song). When I first heard Discotheque(far from my favorite U2 song) in ‘97, I thought it was a big departure for the band but it still had an energy about it that immediately pulled me in. Whats worse, U2’s biggest asset, The Edges inventive guitar playing seems to be a thing of the past if this single and the songs from last year’s MDH soudtrack are any indication. The worst thing is, this song will take up a space in the live show that could have gone to something far worthier, like The Fly, Unforgettable Fire, Gone, Two Hearts Beat As One or even Discotheque. It’s hard to believe that this is the same band that made such great songs and albums that stand right up there with The Beatles, Stones and Springsteen over the years. Having followed the band since 1980 and seen them live over a dozen times since ‘82, I’ve found U2 to be the one band that has kept me interested and enjoying their music despite all the stylistic changes. The new song sounds like a last gasp from a lazy band that doesn’t know it’s run out of ideas. Hopefully, the new album will prove me wrong but "Beautiful Day" isn’t making me exactly drool with anticipation.

TBYW. -Dave

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Do y’all not have a "RELEASE THE SOUL, HONEY!" button? Does U2 not provide this service? Does BD not take you to that other place? Are we not men? (heheh, sorry, couldn’t resist, yet… Are U2 DEVOlving?) starfire.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Having listened to the full version a few times, I just can’t get into it. Quite frankly, I think it’s a throw away tune that would otherwise make a fair B-Side (Spanish Eyes is a better song). I wouldn’t call it a "throw away tune". It’s a nice, well made pop tune, but nothing spectacular – neither arrangement-wise nor lyrically. Maybe U2 have indeed problems to decide in which stylistic direction they should go. Musical surprises like "Achtung Baby" or "Zooropa" will be hard to repeat without completely abondoning the rock or pop group approach. After all, U2 already made a step back with "Pop", when they tried to compress the preceding electronic experiments into "cohesive" songforms. Sometimes this worked – I think that musically "Discotheque" is one of their most complex tracks ever – but it felt like they were too afraid of their own courage, so to speak. [Also the lyrics on "Pop" didn't excite me that much, as religious undertones became again more virulent. Interesting to note that "Achtung Baby" and "Zooropa" are probably U2s most secular records. But I digress ] To make my reasoning short – they had two options: To follow the electronica path and maybe even radicalize their sound and approach to the pop songform (and consequently risk their commercial status) or to strip away these relative eccentricities. "All That You Can’t Leave Behind" will tell how much artistic success U2 will have with the latter method. Regards Franz Fuchs Whats worse, U2’s biggest asset, The Edges inventive guitar playing seems to be a thing of the past if this single and the songs from last year’s MDH soudtrack are any indication. The worst thing is, this song will take up a space in the live show that could have gone to something far worthier, like The Fly, Unforgettable Fire, Gone, Two Hearts Beat As One or even Discotheque. It’s hard to believe that this is the same band that made such great songs and albums that stand right up there with The Beatles, Stones and Springsteen over the years. Having followed the band since 1980 and seen them live over a dozen times since ‘82, I’ve found U2 to be the one band that has kept me interested and enjoying their music despite all the stylistic changes. The new song sounds like a last gasp from a lazy band that doesn’t know it’s run out of ideas. Hopefully, the new album will prove me wrong but "Beautiful Day" isn’t making me exactly drool with anticipation. T.B.

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Having listened to the full version a few times, I just can’t get into it. Quite frankly, I think it’s a throw away tune that would otherwise make a fair B-Side (Spanish Eyes is a better song).

I wouldn’t call it a "throw away tune". It’s a nice, well made pop tune, but nothing spectacular – neither arrangement-wise nor lyrically. Maybe U2 have indeed problems to decide in which stylistic direction they should go. Musical surprises like "Achtung Baby" or "Zooropa" will be hard to repeat without completely abondoning the rock or pop group approach. After all, U2 already made a step back with "Pop", when they tried to compress the preceding electronic experiments into "cohesive" songforms. Sometimes this worked – I think that musically "Discotheque" is one of their most complex tracks ever – but it felt like they were too afraid of their own courage, so to speak. [Also the lyrics on "Pop" didn't excite me that much, as religious undertones became again more virulent. Interesting to note that "Achtung Baby" and "Zooropa" are probably U2s most secular records. But I digress ] To make my reasoning short – they had two options: To follow the electronica path and maybe even radicalize their sound and approach to the pop songform (and consequently risk their commercial status) or to strip away these relative eccentricities. "All That You Can’t Leave Behind" will tell how much artistic success U2 will have with the latter method. Regards Franz Fuchs – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Whats worse, U2’s biggest asset, The Edges inventive guitar playing seems to be a thing of the past if this single and the songs from last year’s MDH soudtrack are any indication. The worst thing is, this song will take up a space in the live show that could have gone to something far worthier, like The Fly, Unforgettable Fire, Gone, Two Hearts Beat As One or even Discotheque. It’s hard to believe that this is the same band that made such great songs and albums that stand right up there with The Beatles, Stones and Springsteen over the years. Having followed the band since 1980 and seen them live over a dozen times since ‘82, I’ve found U2 to be the one band that has kept me interested and enjoying their music despite all the stylistic changes. The new song sounds like a last gasp from a lazy band that doesn’t know it’s run out of ideas. Hopefully, the new album will prove me wrong but "Beautiful Day" isn’t making me exactly drool with anticipation. T.B.

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Having listened to the full version a few times, I just can’t get into it. Quite frankly, I think it’s a throw away tune that would otherwise make a fair B-Side (Spanish Eyes is a better song). When I first heard Discotheque(far from my favorite U2 song) in ‘97, I thought it was a big departure for the band but it still had an energy about it that immediately pulled me in. Whats worse, U2’s biggest asset, The Edges inventive guitar playing seems to be a thing of the past if this single and the songs from last year’s MDH soudtrack are any indication. The worst thing is, this song will take up a space in the live show that could have gone to something far worthier, like The Fly, Unforgettable Fire, Gone, Two Hearts Beat As One or even Discotheque. It’s hard to believe that this is the same band that made such great songs and albums that stand right up there with The Beatles, Stones and Springsteen over the years. Having followed the band since 1980 and seen them live over a dozen times since ‘82, I’ve found U2 to be the one band that has kept me interested and enjoying their music despite all the stylistic changes. The new song sounds like a last gasp from a lazy band that doesn’t know it’s run out of ideas. Hopefully, the new album will prove me wrong but "Beautiful Day" isn’t making me exactly drool with anticipation. T.B.

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<<Yargh.  Listen to the words.  Edge’s guitar is a prayer/dirge/cry of pain.  Not soothing, extremely painful. Of course it’s a cry of pain. But it’s dark beauty. It’s a slow, passionate song that completely hypnotises you. They gave it that tempo and mood for a reason. You only have to look at Larry on the ZooTV video to see the effect the song has – he looks pretty trance-like all through it. – Annie Vox )

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I disagree .. achtung baby (i can’t even say the bloody word) has one superb song. Acrobat! Great guitar and you can really play it out very loud! Is it just me who thinks that this is one of the best songs on Achtung Baby? This is the perfect walkman song, when it’s cold and windy, you can’t better it, apart from maybe Ultra-Violet.

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Love Is Blindness doesn’t depress me. I find it soothing, it kind of puts me in a trance. I love the soft vocals it’s a great song for singing along to. I just think it’s gorgeous from beginning to end, and the perfect way to close the album. And the live version is sensational. – Annie Vox )

I was gonna post, but my reply would’ve been identical to   (*Sophie*)

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Nah don’t agree. It’s a great bit of guitar work. Now and again The Edge treats his guitar with total respect and love like he would do to a lover but on this one he is having one hell of a tiff with it and showing it no repect at all and I love that kind of guitar work. I’m forever breaking strings when I’m pissed off. When I broke up with my girlfriend i actually broke 3 sets of strings inside two weeks. the guy in the music shop was rubbing his hands. Don’t know why!! I think he had scabies or something!! But that is exactly the thing, Kev.  Edge is in pain and he takes it out in that bit.  It ain’t a silly love song.  Another fantastic bit of guitar work is the BTBS in a ZooTV boot in Dublin.  Edge is a very emotional player and I think a lot of people miss that.

Yeah totally. I’m no way near as good a guitar player a The Edge but I would say I’m an emotional player in the same way(except it sounds like a cat stuck in a catflap) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Doc

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Love Is Blindness doesn’t depress me. I find it soothing, it kind of puts me in a trance. I love the soft vocals it’s a great song for singing along to. I just think it’s gorgeous from beginning to end, and the perfect way to close the album. And the live version is sensational.

Yeah I find it soothing too especially the mad guitar solo that The Edge does before the bom bom ba bom bom bits at the end. I remember hearing it at Celtic Park live and it was excellent. Didn’t the screens show a starry sky like something in outer space. That’s the image I’ve always had with this song!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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<<You’ve really put me off that song now Annie!!  ;) How come? – Annie Vox )

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<<Just don’t like them I’m afraid. No? OK. I love ‘em. ) <<I like the song Brothers In Arms though. Oh good. Well, Brothers In Arms is, I suppose, the song which the Ultra Violet intro reminds me off. That slow-building shimmery effect, know what I mean? – Annie Vox )

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<<Yeah I find it soothing too especially the mad guitar solo that The Edge does before the bom bom ba bom bom bits at the end. I remember hearing it at Celtic Park live and it was excellent. Didn’t the screens show a starry sky like something in outer space. That’s the image I’ve always had with this song!! Yeah to everything you said! – Annie Vox )

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Love Is Blindness doesn’t depress me. I find it soothing, it kind of puts me in a trance. I love the soft vocals it’s a great song for singing along to. I just think it’s gorgeous from beginning to end, and the perfect way to close the album. And the live version is sensational. Yeah I find it soothing too especially the mad guitar solo that The Edge does before the bom bom ba bom bom bits at the end. I remember hearing it at Celtic Park live and it was excellent. Didn’t the screens show a starry sky like something in outer space. That’s the image I’ve always had with this song!!

Yargh.  Listen to the words.  Edge’s guitar is a prayer/dirge/cry of pain.  Not soothing, extremely painful. Doc

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Nah don’t agree. It’s a great bit of guitar work. Now and again The Edge treats his guitar with total respect and love like he would do to a lover but on this one he is having one hell of a tiff with it and showing it no repect at all and I love that kind of guitar work. I’m forever breaking strings when I’m pissed off. When I broke up with my girlfriend i actually broke 3 sets of strings inside two weeks. the guy in the music shop was rubbing his hands. Don’t know why!! I think he had scabies or something!!

But that is exactly the thing, Kev.  Edge is in pain and he takes it out in that bit.  It ain’t a silly love song.  Another fantastic bit of guitar work is the BTBS in a ZooTV boot in Dublin.  Edge is a very emotional player and I think a lot of people miss that. Doc

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Love Is Blindness doesn’t depress me. I find it soothing, it kind of puts me in a trance. I love the soft vocals it’s a great song for singing along to. I just think it’s gorgeous from beginning to end, and the perfect way to close the album. And the live version is sensational. Yeah I find it soothing too especially the mad guitar solo that The Edge does before the bom bom ba bom bom bits at the end. I remember hearing it at Celtic Park live and it was excellent. Didn’t the screens show a starry sky like something in outer space. That’s the image I’ve always had with this song!! Yargh.  Listen to the words.  Edge’s guitar is a prayer/dirge/cry of pain.  Not soothing, extremely painful.

Nah don’t agree. It’s a great bit of guitar work. Now and again The Edge treats his guitar with total respect and love like he would do to a lover but on this one he is having one hell of a tiff with it and showing it no repect at all and I love that kind of guitar work. I’m forever breaking strings when I’m pissed off. When I broke up with my girlfriend i actually broke 3 sets of strings inside two weeks. the guy in the music shop was rubbing his hands. Don’t know why!! I think he had scabies or something!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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I’m still curious Kev… Perhaps if you like dark music, I must guess then you might like trip-hop? (Massive Attack, Portishead, Sneaker Pimps). Just asking… Do you? Cheers, Andrea

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I love this song. As you probably remember from past posts Andrea I love the dark,downbeat side of U2. Songs like LIB & Acrobat & Exit just do it for me everytime. Each to their own though!!

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Yep, done its job pretty well. Did the band intend to make it sound gloomy, dismal and depressing? Or is it that "it’s done its job" for me only? Does anyone like this song? In case someone does, please tell me why. Just curious.

I love this song. As you probably remember from past posts Andrea I love the dark,downbeat side of U2. Songs like LIB & Acrobat & Exit just do it for me everytime. Each to their own though!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Cheers, Andrea "Love Is Blindness". I don’t like it at all. It sounds so gloomy and dismal it depresses me. Then it’s done its job.

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I’m still curious Kev… Perhaps if you like dark music, I must guess then you might like trip-hop? (Massive Attack, Portishead, Sneaker Pimps). Just asking… Do you?

Yeah I’ve got their records. Love Massive Attack.Only know two Sneaker Pimps songs though!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Cheers, Andrea I love this song. As you probably remember from past posts Andrea I love the dark,downbeat side of U2. Songs like LIB & Acrobat & Exit just do it for me everytime. Each to their own though!!

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Love Is Blindness doesn’t depress me. I find it soothing, it kind of puts me in a trance. I love the soft vocals it’s a great song for singing along to. I just think it’s gorgeous from beginning to end, and the perfect way to close the album. And the live version is sensational. – Annie Vox )

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – <<You’ve really put me off that song now Annie!!  ;) How come? Well I just think that Dire Straits are the most aptly named band ever!! Just don’t like them I’m afraid. I like the song Brothers In Arms though. I think of them as a kind of wedding band. Y’know how you go to a wedding and the band always plays Walk Of Life and yer Auntie/Uncle always gets you up to dance and you end up dancing like yer Dad. Well I think that’s how!!

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Achtung baby as a whole is brilliant.  The fly, mysterious ways, zoo station, ebttrt, ultraviolet and one are all great walkman songs. Nick – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Is it just me who thinks that this is one of the best songs on Achtung Baby? This is the perfect walkman song, when it’s cold and windy, you can’t better it, apart from maybe Ultra-Violet.

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I also agree that 99% of AB is brilliant, except for one song, IMO, which is "Love Is Blindness". I don’t like it at all. It sounds so gloomy and dismal it depresses me. Cheers, Andrea – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Is it just me who thinks that this is one of the best songs on Achtung Baby? This is the perfect walkman song, when it’s cold and windy, you can’t better it, apart from maybe Ultra-Violet.

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"Love Is Blindness". I don’t like it at all. It sounds so gloomy and dismal it depresses me.

Then it’s done its job.

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Yep, done its job pretty well. Did the band intend to make it sound gloomy, dismal and depressing? Or is it that "it’s done its job" for me only? Does anyone like this song? In case someone does, please tell me why. Just curious. Cheers, Andrea

"Love Is Blindness". I don’t like it at all. It sounds so gloomy and

dismal it depresses me. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Then it’s done its job.

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Ultra Violet is an incredible, brilliant song. The intro always reminds me of Dire Straits – anyone agree?

You’ve really put me off that song now Annie!!  ;) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – - Annie Vox )

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Ultra Violet is an incredible, brilliant song. The intro always reminds me of Dire Straits – anyone agree? – Annie Vox )

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Is it just me who thinks that this is one of the best songs on Achtung Baby? This is the perfect walkman song, when it’s cold and windy, you can’t better it, apart from maybe Ultra-Violet.

I totally agree there, Marc, WGRYWH is one of my favourite walkman tracks, perfect for strutting to!   About Ultra-Violet, I just re-discovered this song.  I’d got into the habit of just playing my very favourite tracks from AB, but the other day I let it play right through and was totally blown away by UV and TTTYAATW, now I just can’t get enough of ‘em! How did I ever let these songs slip away from me?   Baby baby baby, light my way! (*Sophie*)

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Is it just me who thinks that this is one of the best songs on Achtung Baby? This is the perfect walkman song, when it’s cold and windy, you can’t better it, apart from maybe Ultra-Violet.

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That concert was at the Point Depot in Ireland on Dec25 1989…..

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        Hello! I was just wondering if any good u2 bootlegs exist. And if it’s worth the trouble. I mean, do they kick butt live? I know they put on a spectacular show witlights’n shit, but that won’t do much for me on a tape. Perhaps there is a seperate forum so you don’t have to listen to people like me all the time. Directions to such a place would be appreciated.                                                 moffe. —  8220 Brabrand      | The world owes you nothing.| no choreography, and  Phone: 89 44 91 50 |     It was here first.     | the dancers hit each other.

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U2 ’s new stuff is very good live…Dare say Exellent.. But the stuff they played before the Zoo tv tour is among the best in Rock in Roll live…I would recommend "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" a bootleg of U2 love comes to town tour that only ran in Europe….The sound is as if the band was only a few feet away….Possibly the best U2 bootleg Ive heard….Lots of Older stuff on it….A+ ….They also play One Tree Hill on it…(very rare that they play it live)

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U2 ’s new stuff is very good live…Dare say Exellent.. But the stuff they played before the Zoo tv tour is among the best in Rock in Roll live…I would recommend "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" a bootleg of U2 love comes to town tour that only ran in Europe….The sound is as if the band was only a few feet away….Possibly the best U2 bootleg Ive heard….Lots of Older stuff on it….A+ ….They also play One Tree Hill on it…(very rare that they play it live)

Any help on how to get my hands on a copy of this?

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   Hello! I was just wondering if any good u2 bootlegs exist. And if it’s worth the trouble. I mean, do they kick butt live? I know they put on a spectacular show witlights’n shit, but that won’t do much for me on a tape.

Yep, there are at least 500 shows that exist as bootleg, I’m still working on getting all of them However if tapes don’t do much for you, there are also dozens and dozens of bootleg U2 videos out there.                                            Coco E-mail me for a copy of my U2 audio – video list I’m hanging on You’re all that’s left to hold on to I’m holding on You’re all that’s left to hold on to

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Send me a tape that I can copy…I will dub it…Email me if you cant find it….Try NY in bleecker st….Generation Records may stil carry bootlegs….

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U2 ’s new stuff is very good live…Dare say Exellent.. But the stuff they played before the Zoo tv tour is among the best in Rock in Roll live…I would recommend "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" a bootleg of U2 love comes to town tour that only ran in Europe….The sound is as if the band was only a few feet away….Possibly the best U2 bootleg Ive heard….Lots of Older stuff on it….A+ ….They also play One Tree Hill on it…(very rare that they play it live)

Hello, The ‘89 Love comes to town tour also travelled to Australia and New Zealand. U2 always (well, in my experience) play One Tree Hill in New Zealand (for obvious reasons) and sometimes in Australia, and rarely anywhere else in the world, so, unless it says differently, the version of One Tree Hill you have may be from a New Zealand performance of the song. Just thought I would share that with you and also tell you about that tour coming Down Under as well. Bye. Love Sarah. "Your love was a lightbulb, hanging over my bed…"-Ultraviolet (Light my Way)- U2

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test – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello!!! I’m looking for any bootlegs. Thanks. Iza

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I have the bootleg, "Articulate Speech Of The Heart" (3 LP SET) by U2. If interested, bid on this item!

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Hello!!! I’m looking for any bootlegs. Thanks. Iza

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some ‘original’ bootlegs are, in my opinion worth to have. And some are not. Some boots come with excellent artwork. I think it is what you’re willing to give for it. As long as you don’t feel like being ripped off, why not buy an excellent bootleg? I like trading too, but that doesn’t stop me from buying an ‘original’ occasionally So let him buy ‘originals’ if he wants to. Remember that someone had to put it to discs first before it could be traded in the first place so in a way you’re supporting it too, although not spending that much money on it Mcphisto schreef: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What do you mean with ORIGINAL bootleg???? that was a topic of discussion with a friend of mine asking me if I had an original bootleg, I said "I have excellents bootlegs, but all are just that, bootlegs to trade with people, and they aren’t original, because the band has never released any concert, so if you mean and looking and buyin for an original, you’re supporting illegal bootlegs which some people released to profit with them…so I’m true happy with my CDRs, and beautiful beautiful covers from the fans", " Even I can print stamps for those CDRs and they still be bootlegs, NOT original bootlegs"…the he told me that He spent almost US$200 buying different bootlegs, and I spent US$10 buying a box of CDRs to burn, and trade with people"..I like trading I’m looking for original bootlegs to buy.

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I’m looking for original bootlegs to buy.

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What do you mean with ORIGINAL bootleg???? that was a topic of discussion with a friend of mine asking me if I had an original bootleg, I said "I have excellents bootlegs, but all are just that, bootlegs to trade with people, and they aren’t original, because the band has never released any concert, so if you mean and looking and buyin for an original, you’re supporting illegal bootlegs which some people released to profit with them…so I’m true happy with my CDRs, and beautiful beautiful covers from the fans", " Even I can print stamps for those CDRs and they still be bootlegs, NOT original bootlegs"…the he told me that He spent almost US$200 buying different bootlegs, and I spent US$10 buying a box of CDRs to burn, and trade with people"..I like trading – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m looking for original bootlegs to buy.

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congratulations ) Love… TRiSH –Wide Awake In The UK Check it out… http://members.aol.com/Patburn1/trish.html A Room in the Royal Hotel with sea-facing views {o/} ./_.   Angel Power – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have REM and U2 stuff..

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Hi Anybody with any U2, Queen, REM, Corrs & Manics Bootlegs could you please get in touch. Thanks Steven

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with details of any Bootlegs that you may have (Sorry should put that into my original post) Thanks

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Anybody with any U2, Queen, REM, Corrs & Manics Bootlegs could you please get in touch. Thanks Steven

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I don’t have any to trade on CDR but I have lots of bootlegs on Minidisc.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – with details of any Bootlegs that you may have (Sorry should put that into my original post) Thanks Hi Anybody with any U2, Queen, REM, Corrs & Manics Bootlegs could you please get in touch. Thanks Steven

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I have REM and U2 stuff..

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Hello I am new to this NG, I am looking to start a collection of U2 shows, I don’t have any to trade, I do have a bunch of Tragically Hip shows if interested reply, I was also wondering if there are any bootlegs online for downloads?

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They have some FTP’s up somewhere, but I don’t remember the sites at this moment. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello I am new to this NG, I am looking to start a collection of U2 shows, I don’t have any to trade, I do have a bunch of Tragically Hip shows if interested reply, I was also wondering if there are any bootlegs online for downloads?

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        Looking to trade for some bootlegs, email me for a list.

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Ah ha! Thanks for the explanation. Well, I have’nt been into the Sydney scene since 1982… ah, the good ‘ol days with Midnight Oil. INXS etc. Homer J ( Now living on the Sunshine Coast, via Sydney, Adelaide, Darwin, Brisbane, Airlie Beach…)

—- Gosh, Homer, you really have lived in a few places. If the Leslie ever make it to the Sunshine coast, I’ll let ya know in advance. Where will you move to next? Melbourne? Naaaah, as if you’d move there from the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Jealous! Caroline – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eh?… Homer J Homer — there’s a rumor going around the *The Fantastic Leslies* are going to open for U2 when they come to Australia the next tour—that should be most excellent–have you heard of them???? I’ve got a CD of there’s floating around somewhere– BTW— WHO’s got my Fantastic Leslie CD???? mars —-Hee hee hee, don’t worry, Homer J, unless you’re heavily into the Sydney music pub scene, you’re not supposed to know who Mars is talking about here. She is referring to our U2 Sex Slaves plan of having my boyfriend’s band, The Fantastic Leslie, support U2 on their next tour here. It’s a long shot, but you never know. That way, you see, we’d all get back stage passes, hee hee (evil laugh.) BTW, Marsie, I think Joc ended up with the Leslie CD. But there’s a new one coming out soon! Yay!

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Ah ha! Thanks for the explanation. Well, I have’nt been into the Sydney scene since 1982… ah, the good ‘ol days with Midnight Oil. INXS etc. Homer J ( Now living on the Sunshine Coast, via Sydney, Adelaide, Darwin, Brisbane, Airlie Beach…)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eh?… Homer J Homer — there’s a rumor going around the *The Fantastic Leslies* are going to open for U2 when they come to Australia the next tour—that should be most excellent–have you heard of them???? I’ve got a CD of there’s floating around somewhere– BTW— WHO’s got my Fantastic Leslie CD???? mars —-Hee hee hee, don’t worry, Homer J, unless you’re heavily into the Sydney music pub scene, you’re not supposed to know who Mars is talking about here. She is referring to our U2 Sex Slaves plan of having my boyfriend’s band, The Fantastic Leslie, support U2 on their next tour here. It’s a long shot, but you never know. That way, you see, we’d all get back stage passes, hee hee (evil laugh.) BTW, Marsie, I think Joc ended up with the Leslie CD. But there’s a new one coming out soon! Yay!

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Yeah, kind of. Homer.

Huh? does that mean you haven’t heard of them? Hell, they’re all over the media down there–do you live in the outback or something? marsie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eh?… Homer J Homer — there’s a rumor going around the *The Fantastic Leslies* are going to open for U2 when they come to Australia the next tour—that should be most excellent–have you heard of them???? I’ve got a CD of there’s floating around somewhere– BTW— WHO’s got my Fantastic Leslie CD???? mars They supported U2? In Australia, on both the Zoo & Pop tours I have to admit that the support acts were shit, unfortunately. Homer J I have an interview where bono addresses statements from people who tell him that they have a band, and they sound just like U2. He thinks that these people didn’t get the point of anything that U2 has accomplished.  That it’s not about being like someone else, but creating a sound that is new and unique to you. IMHO, 3EB sucks ass.  I hated sitting through them at popmart shows. But then again, I like Adam Ant, so what the hell do I know? shannon. — the visual explorations of a U2 fan U.2.D.E.V.O.T.I.O.N.S at the Mars Tokyo Visual Diary http://www.geocities.com/marstokyo/u2devote.html

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There was one band in Brazil who was pretty good.  It was the second one to go on.  I don’t remember their name, and I couldn’t tell you what they were singing (I don’t speak portugese very well).  But they had a great sound, and the crowd adored them. shannon.

Was it the U2 brazil tribute band???? they have their own website, the guy who owns U2 Radio!!!!

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Was it the U2 brazil tribute band???? they have their own website, the guy who owns U2 Radio!!!!

I don’t know … they seemed to have thier own material. I really doubt it.  They had this song that roughly translated "your such a bitch." That seemed to be a VERY popular song.  Everyone was singing it. They were at both Sao Paulo shows and the Rio show.  If anyone knows who they actually are please let me know, I would love to hear more of them. Shannon "Zooropa … fly the friendly skies"

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I really doubt it.  They had this song that roughly translated "your such a bitch." That seemed to be a VERY popular song.  Everyone was singing it.

That kind of stuff is popular in Brazil too? dang… hehehe Sir Sammy

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eh?… Homer J Homer — there’s a rumor going around the *The Fantastic Leslies* are going to open for U2 when they come to Australia the next tour—that should be most excellent–have you heard of them???? I’ve got a CD of there’s floating around somewhere– BTW— WHO’s got my Fantastic Leslie CD???? mars

—-Hee hee hee, don’t worry, Homer J, unless you’re heavily into the Sydney music pub scene, you’re not supposed to know who Mars is talking about here. She is referring to our U2 Sex Slaves plan of having my boyfriend’s band, The Fantastic Leslie, support U2 on their next tour here. It’s a long shot, but you never know. That way, you see, we’d all get back stage passes, hee hee (evil laugh.) BTW, Marsie, I think Joc ended up with the Leslie CD. But there’s a new one coming out soon! Yay!

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They supported U2? In Australia, on both the Zoo & Pop tours I have to admit that the support acts were shit, unfortunately. Homer J

There was one band in Brazil who was pretty good.  It was the second one to go on.  I don’t remember their name, and I couldn’t tell you what they were singing (I don’t speak portugese very well).  But they had a great sound, and the crowd adored them. shannon.

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Huh? does that mean you haven’t heard of them? Hell, they’re all over the media down there–do you live in the outback or something? marsie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eh?… Homer J Homer — there’s a rumor going around the *The Fantastic Leslies* are going to open for U2 when they come to Australia the next tour—that should be most excellent–have you heard of them???? I’ve got a CD of there’s floating around somewhere– BTW— WHO’s got my Fantastic Leslie CD???? mars They supported U2? In Australia, on both the Zoo & Pop tours I have to admit that the support acts were shit, unfortunately. Homer J I have an interview where bono addresses statements from people who tell him that they have a band, and they sound just like U2. He thinks that these people didn’t get the point of anything that U2 has accomplished.  That it’s not about being like someone else, but creating a sound that is new and unique to you. IMHO, 3EB sucks ass.  I hated sitting through them at popmart shows. But then again, I like Adam Ant, so what the hell do I know? shannon. — the visual explorations of a U2 fan U.2.D.E.V.O.T.I.O.N.S at the Mars Tokyo Visual Diary http://www.geocities.com/marstokyo/u2devote.html

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really? i am quite sure that  bono himself described the origins of the tapes as being taken straight from a dumpster. of course it has been years since i read this information. they were stolen nonetheless and, while i guess it would be like flipping thru your sister’s diary, it provided some much needed insight on why it took them a year to record achtung baby!

It was great to hear those tapes, wasn’t it? "She’s Gonna Blow Your House Down" should have been finished.  I LOVE that song! i would really like to see their next record take a similar direction as those tapes- edge’s guitar playing is unrefined and RAW and bono just lets loose from the top of his head. now that’s the joy of music.

I agree!  We’ll see what happens. ~Cheryl~ Faraway, so close <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Cheryleire/index.html"Link to my site, a gift from my men (g)</A

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this site has real audio of some of this stuff http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/marrfield/803/ pretty cool donna

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really? i am quite sure that  bono himself described the origins of the tapes as being taken straight from a dumpster. of course it has been years since i read this information. they were stolen nonetheless and, while i guess it would be like flipping thru your sister’s diary, it provided some much needed insight on why it took them a year to record achtung baby! It was great to hear those tapes, wasn’t it? "She’s Gonna Blow Your House Down" should have been finished.  I LOVE that song!

I’d love to have "Take Me Down" finished.  I love the combination of The Fly and Ultraviolet.  I’m also very attached to "Sweet Baby Jane". Just love the melody and the half-finished words.  A modern Irish ditty, I guess… Todd, who apologizes for his lack of coherence.  Booze.  Plenty of booze. Todd McGillivray – TIP#467 – TheRev on IRC http://members.tripod.com/~cplhicks/ Mailing me?  toddmc at nbnet dot nb dot ca. Can you SMELL what The Rev is COOKIN’?

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the band threw some of the early recordings from the achtung sessions into the garbage dumpster out back of the studio. the tapes contained very rough mixes that captured ideas more than songs. someone soon took notice and grabbed them before the garbage man got to them. it’s got the seeds of "salome", "where did it all go wrong", "even better than the real thing", "ultraviolet", "acrobat", "one", "lady with the spinning head", and lots, lots more. sometimes i find the rawness of it preferable to ab itself (no small feat).

Actually the recordings were stolen, not thrown away by the band.  And the members were uncomfortable when the tapes surfaced and began circulating.  I recall Bono saying something like it was having one’s diary read by the public. ~Cheryl~ Faraway, so close <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Cheryleire/index.html"Link to my site, a gift from my men (g)</A

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really? i am quite sure that  bono himself described the origins of the tapes as being taken straight from a dumpster. of course it has been years since i read this information. they were stolen nonetheless and, while i guess it would be like flipping thru your sister’s diary, it provided some much needed insight on why it took them a year to record achtung baby! i would really like to see their next record take a similar direction as those tapes- edge’s guitar playing is unrefined and RAW and bono just lets loose from the top of his head. now that’s the joy of music. <snip – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Actually the recordings were stolen, not thrown away by the band.  And the members were uncomfortable when the tapes surfaced and began circulating. I recall Bono saying something like it was having one’s diary read by the public. ~Cheryl~ Faraway, so close <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Cheryleire/index.html"Link to my site, a gift from my men (g)</A

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Does anybody know about the story of the stolen songs on ab? I heard someone made a bootleg with them… Have you got any information? Or maybe you got some songs or an internet address? Thanks BYE! — _–~Stefano l’Acrobata~–_ – La vita e’ un continuo perdersi e ritrovarsi       – – Life is just losing yourself and finding it again   –

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the band threw some of the early recordings from the achtung sessions into the garbage dumpster out back of the studio. the tapes contained very rough mixes that captured ideas more than songs. someone soon took notice and grabbed them before the garbage man got to them. it’s got the seeds of "salome", "where did it all go wrong", "even better than the real thing", "ultraviolet", "acrobat", "one", "lady with the spinning head", and lots, lots more. sometimes i find the rawness of it preferable to ab itself (no small feat). – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anybody know about the story of the stolen songs on ab? I heard someone made a bootleg with them… Have you got any information? Or maybe you got some songs or an internet address? Thanks BYE! — _–~Stefano l’Acrobata~–_ – La vita e’ un continuo perdersi e ritrovarsi       – – Life is just losing yourself and finding it again   –

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