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R&H / OVERRATED: Best, Worst, Underrated, Overrated
« on: May 05, 2024, 05:10:29 AM »
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Re: R&H / OVERRATED: Best, Worst, Underrated, Overrated
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2024, 05:10:57 AM »
Pride, clearly. That song is overrated in any context.
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2024, 07:35:52 AM »
Think U2 had another JT in them in 88.

An 88 release would reduce the pressure as it was a quickie follow up. TJT showed they could handle pressure anyway.

The album could be marketed as a tribute to there American idols.

How about this for side 1 -

Desire
Van Diemens Land
AIWIY
Hawkmoon.
Angel

A live album and video could be released in 1990 of the Lovetown tour prior to AB.

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Re: R&H / OVERRATED: Best, Worst, Underrated, Overrated
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2024, 03:07:11 PM »
I don't think there's a track on this album that people love despite it being unworthy of it. Songs like AOH are known by casuals but not loved, and the songs that are loved by fans (like Heartland, Hawkmoon, or AIWIY) pretty deserve the accolades imo.
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Re: R&H / OVERRATED: Best, Worst, Underrated, Overrated
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2024, 06:09:14 PM »
I’m gonna nominate a song that’s not on the album but that’s in the film : Bad.

I’ve seen tons of people praising the R&H version of Bad. I think it stands amongst the worst. Bono’s performance is really, really bad.
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2024, 09:04:00 PM »
I’m gonna nominate a song that’s not on the album but that’s in the film : Bad.

I’ve seen tons of people praising the R&H version of Bad. I think it stands amongst the worst. Bono’s performance is really, really bad.

Agreed, but that's kinda true (by extension) of most of the B&W footage, no? Why they chose to tape the final leg of the tour when his voice was shot is anyone's guess (but they did the same thing for the Rose Bowl show on 360).
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2024, 01:00:31 AM »
Unpopular but true: Heartland is awful. As is God Pt 2.

And U2 know it.

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Re: R&H / OVERRATED: Best, Worst, Underrated, Overrated
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2024, 02:05:29 AM »
Unpopular but true: Heartland is awful. As is God Pt 2.

And U2 know it.

Twisted, but in a way, you’re actually giving them an accolade here.  ;D
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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2024, 02:28:07 AM »
I’m gonna nominate a song that’s not on the album but that’s in the film : Bad.

I’ve seen tons of people praising the R&H version of Bad. I think it stands amongst the worst. Bono’s performance is really, really bad.

Agreed, but that's kinda true (by extension) of most of the B&W footage, no? Why they chose to tape the final leg of the tour when his voice was shot is anyone's guess (but they did the same thing for the Rose Bowl show on 360).
I guess they couldn’t have predicted Bono would be in such a bad shape. If they greenlit the movie sometime during spring or summer, he sounded great.

Even for the infamous « 5 songs in 5 hours » session at Sun Studios, Bono’s voice didn’t last. He sounds awful on « Jesus Christ » and I’m pretty sure they never released « She’s a Mystery to me » because it was so bad.

I’ll add Sydney 1993 to the list. Why they chose to shoot the tour at the very last moment is beyond me.
The Outside Broadcast shows from 1992 were so much better.
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« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2024, 05:52:59 AM »
Unpopular but true: Heartland is awful. As is God Pt 2.

And U2 know it.

Twisted, but in a way, you’re actually giving them an accolade here.  ;D

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« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2024, 07:54:44 AM »
Unpopular but true: Heartland is awful. As is God Pt 2.

And U2 know it.

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« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2024, 08:10:47 AM »
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« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2024, 08:15:25 AM »
Unpopular but true: Heartland is awful. As is God Pt 2.

And U2 know it.

Twisted, but in a way, you’re actually giving them an accolade here.  ;D

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« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2024, 09:57:31 AM »
Unpopular but true: Heartland is awful. As is God Pt 2.

And U2 know it.

Twisted, but in a way, you’re actually giving them an accolade here.  ;D

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« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2024, 01:53:07 PM »
Unpopular but true: Heartland is awful. As is God Pt 2.

And U2 know it.

Twisted, but in a way, you’re actually giving them an accolade here.  ;D

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Is that a euphemism?

Nope. I was actually on a « loch » hunting for a sea monster. Although we used some children that were on board as bait to hopefully catch the monster, we were unsuccessful.
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