Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire

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Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« on: June 29, 2024, 03:59:15 AM »
I am undecided. TUF is clearly a work of poetic greatness yet OMD offer us another genius slice of pop pie
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2024, 08:06:40 AM »
Enjoyed Enola Gay back in the day.

But it’s not in the same league as TUF by any means.
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2024, 10:01:24 AM »
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2024, 11:10:39 AM »
Enjoyed Enola Gay back in the day.

But it’s not in the same league as TUF by any means.

I’ll be doing a NGD vs… poll soon. That will sort out the men from the boys
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2024, 12:14:11 PM »
Never heard of Enola Gay (the song). Played it. Nice. Solid New Wave.

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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2024, 12:51:55 PM »
Ebola gay has a great groove to it. Classic synth music. I can see the comparison between the two as they are both synth driven, but I can’t really say which is better.

I love ‘souvenir’ by OMD.

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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2024, 12:55:16 PM »
Enjoyed Enola Gay back in the day.

But it’s not in the same league as TUF by any means.

I’ll be doing a NGD vs… poll soon. That will sort out the men from the boys

NGD deserves a worthy adversary. Towering song.
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2024, 01:02:49 PM »
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2024, 02:09:43 PM »
Ebola gay has a great groove to it. Classic synth music. I can see the comparison between the two as they are both synth driven, but I can’t really say which is better.

I love ‘souvenir’ by OMD.

That is either a really underrated joke or a bad typo/autocorrect....
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2024, 02:37:17 PM »
Enjoyed Enola Gay back in the day.

But it’s not in the same league as TUF by any means.

I’ll be doing a NGD vs… poll soon. That will sort out the men from the boys

NGD deserves a worthy adversary. Towering song.

The whole LP is a triumph, Martin
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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2024, 02:55:20 PM »
Ebola gay has a great groove to it. Classic synth music. I can see the comparison between the two as they are both synth driven, but I can’t really say which is better.

I love ‘souvenir’ by OMD.

That is either a really underrated joke or a bad typo/autocorrect....

😂

Typo.

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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2024, 03:05:02 PM »
Enjoyed Enola Gay back in the day.

But it’s not in the same league as TUF by any means.

I’ll be doing a NGD vs… poll soon. That will sort out the men from the boys

NGD deserves a worthy adversary. Towering song.

The whole LP is a triumph, Martin

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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2024, 10:00:21 PM »
Both great tracks, but UF is clear winner for me.

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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2024, 10:51:56 AM »
TUF. Classic.

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Re: Enola Gay vs The Unforgettable Fire
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2024, 07:57:06 PM »
Man, I love OMD in general, and Enola Gay for sure. The Unforgettable Fire is my third favorite U2 album. I’ve heard the title track of that album both whilst in the wild and while shopping in the stores. And I know a lot of respectable, sincere U2 fans love it.

But for me, and for whatever the reason, TUF is a bottom tier U2 track. Like bottom 15% U2 tier track.

Enola Gay.