How would you rank SOS?

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I rate it Meh. It's pretty much as I expected. Some good versions that add to the songs, some good versions that are pretty much just acoustic versions of the originals, a lot of songs that are kinda pointless and inferior versions of the originals. The best 25% of the songs one one album would be a better release imo. Not the biggest fan of Bono's singing on this project. I see what he is going for but it often comes off as someone doing a cover and faking it instead of inhabiting the song.

However, I am also forgiving of SOS as it is clearly a corona-project. I think it should be seen as a side-project and the main problem is when its not promoted as such.

Yes.

It’s clearly just edge and bono, too. How odd they would release OS1, featuring all four members of U2, under a different name. Yet when they release an album featuring just 2 members, they release it under the u2 brand.

The mind boggles.

Yes.

It’s clearly just edge and bono, too. How odd they would release OS1, featuring all four members of U2, under a different name.

The mind boggles.

Well it's the equivalent to wearing a paper bag over their heads.

Quote from: Larry Lovebucket on March 17, 2023, 08:37:51 AM

Yes.

It’s clearly just edge and bono, too. How odd they would release OS1, featuring all four members of U2, under a different name.

The mind boggles.

Well it's the equivalent to wearing a paper bag over their heads.

 

Yes.

It’s clearly just edge and bono, too. How odd they would release OS1, featuring all four members of U2, under a different name. Yet when they release an album featuring just 2 members, they release it under the u2 brand.

The mind boggles.

It’s a compilation of U2 songs. Quite normal that it’s a U2 album. The mind boggles that you don’t get that. 

Lennon said ' At the time I thought we were the best f---king group in the world. However now I would rewrite every Beatles song'.

U2 probably felt the same after 40+ years. So have done something about it. Can't say I blame them. Some of the new versions are improvements to the originals. 

Quite enjoying the stripped back feel.

Hearing Edge busking away or playing piano in the background supporting Bono. Let the good songs breathe.

SOI & SOE were over produced in my view. Resulting in songs feeling watered down.

Bono & The Edge sure schooled Adele.

Quote from: Larry Lovebucket on March 17, 2023, 08:37:51 AM

Yes.

It’s clearly just edge and bono, too. How odd they would release OS1, featuring all four members of U2, under a different name.

The mind boggles.

Well it's the equivalent to wearing a paper bag over their heads.

Some people get laid that way...

It's better than I had hoped for. I'll probably throw somewhere between a third and half of these tracks into my regular rotation.

I'm listening to the first section now. It's okay; nothing amazing but decent enough to have on in the background. Time will tell if anything changes but for now it's exactly what I expected.

On first pass….
Here’s my breakout by score out of 10:

10/10 - 0
9/10 - 0
8/10 - 4
7/10 - 7
6/10 - 4
5/10 - 6
4/10 - 6
3/10 - 6
2/10 - 0
1/10 - 7

Net Score: 4.60

Net Score by Disc #:
#1 - 4.2/10
#2 - 4.2/10
#3 - 4.7/10
#4 - 5.3/10

Couldn’t get all the way through about a quarter of these. Not much to go back to. Actually better overall than I expected.


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‘Vertigo’ should have been the lead on this - I was very pleasantly surprised by the effort on that one.


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On first pass….
Here’s my breakout by score out of 10:

10/10 - 0
9/10 - 0
8/10 - 4
7/10 - 7
6/10 - 4
5/10 - 6
4/10 - 6
3/10 - 6
2/10 - 0
1/10 - 7

Net Score: 4.60

Net Score by Disc #:
#1 - 4.2/10
#2 - 4.2/10
#3 - 4.7/10
#4 - 5.3/10

Couldn’t get all the way through about a quarter of these. Not much to go back to. Actually better overall than I expected.


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Great way of doing it! Thanks SBF