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  1. Great to see these Rattle & Hum playlists

    It is indeed a bit of a problematic album / period because of the wonderful b-sides, for instance A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel on the one side, and, well, mainly, as Bloodraven already pointed out, because Van Diemen's Land doesn't have a proper studio cut. I too am curious about the Frankenstein solution, because as far as I'm aware, the Rattle & Hum movie also has Van Diemen's Land starting with applause. But I haven't watched the movie for some years now, so Bloodraven could be right!

    Anyway, my solution for the iPod is a separate b-sides album that I've dubbed DESIRE (The original "Rattle & Hum" singles collection) and a distinct playlist also called Desire. This playlist I have for ages so I think I'm gonna try some of your suggestions (including Bloodraven's "Ripping The Stiches" ).

    DESIRE (playlist)

    01. Hawkmoon 269
    02 Dancing Barefoot
    03. Everlasting Love
    04. God Part II
    05. Hallelujah Here She Comes
    06. When Love Comes To Town
    07. Angel Of Harlem
    08. Unchained Melody
    09. A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
    10. Desire
    11. Heartland
    12. Jesus Christ (from Medium, Rare & Unreleased - volume lowered)
    13. All I Want Is You
    14. Love Rescue Me

    DESIRE (The original "Rattle & Hum" singles collection)

    01. God Part II (The Hard Metal Dance mix)
    02. Hallelujah Here She Comes
    03. Dancing Barefoot
    04. When Love Comes To Town (Live From The Kingdom mix)
    05. Angel Of Harlem
    06. Unchained Melody
    07. A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
    08. Desire (Hollywood Remix)
    09. Love Rescue Me (Live)
    10. All I Want Is You (single edit)
    11. Everlasting Love

    ...and of course there is some album art to go with it



    Let's hope 2018 will see an excellent 30 Anniversary edition with all studio versions and b-sides + a full 1987 concert,
    and/or, a full LoveTown show
  2. wow inspiring!
    I am going to work on one myself!
  3. I could never get into window in the skies. Hearing the live version made it even worse
  5. Haven't heard it in long time either...will see how it works in Ripping The Stiches though
  6. since I don't like ATYCLB and HTDAAB, I made one album from that era containing at best songs from the era + best non album tracks. It became pretty solid rock album
    How To Leave Behind Atomic Bomb

    01 - Elevation (Influx remix into Tomb Rider mix)
    02 - Vertigo
    03 - Electrical Storm (rock version - not the Orbit mix)
    04 - Fast Cars
    05 - Love And Peace Or Else
    06 - Beat On The Brat
    07 - The Ground Beneath Her Feet
    08 - The Saints Are Coming
    09 - Mercy (2004 demo version)
    10 - All Because Of You
    11 - Walk On (single version)
  7. Don't you even like Crumbs From Your Table ?
  9. Originally posted by Bloodraven:I present you Ripping The Stitches, one of my favorite U2 albums.

    Released sometime between 2004 and 2014, this album contains 5 singles, 3 songs that were considered the best track of their respective albums (had they been released in them, that's it), and 3 pretty well respected tracks to complete it.


    That's quite a cool idea. I think I refrained from doing this because the idea of multiple "lost albums" between Atomic Bomb and Songs of Innocence has kept me hopeful we'll get more unreleased tracks.

    I had a similar idea though, here's my bridge between ATYCLB and HTDAAB:

    So instead of releasing the Target EP, U2 goes and finishes up some leftover demos and does a couple of new songs. Rolled out on the heels of the Electrical Storm single and their new Best Of collection, they drop an album in 2002 (which I've called The Cracked Sky).

    The Cracked Sky [2002]:

    1. Summer Rain
    2. Electrical Storm (William Orbit mix because it flows better)
    3. Always
    4. Love You Like Mad
    5. The Hands That Built America
    6. Smile
    7. Levitate
    8. Flower Child
    9. Angels Too Tied To The Ground (deluxe edition version with Bono's updated vocals)
    10. Are You Gonna Wait Forever?
    11. Neon Lights
  10. Inspired by Alvins post above my ATYCLB + HTDAAAB mash up would look like this

    1. City Of Blinding Lights
    2. Stuck In A Moment
    3. Walk On
    4. Kite
    5. Crumbs From Your Table
    6. New York
    7. Miracle Drug
    8. Love And Peace
    9. When I Look At The World
    10. Peace On Earth
    11. Original Of The Species
    12.Yahweh
    13. Ground Beneath Her Feet
  11. Currently working on redoing the tracklisting of Songs of Innocence as well, since half that album is super cringy to listen to in my opinion (looking at you Raised By Wolves). Trying to figure a way to get Invisible and Ordinary Love on there and make the tracklisting flow better than the original which felt like a cross between Danger Mouse cuts and songs more reminiscent of prior albums.

    Anyone else tried anything with Songs of Innocence?
  12. native son
    ballad of ronnie drew new rock version
    heroine new version by the edge and sinead o' connor
    xanax and wine
    mercy
    north star
    fast cars
    love is blindness solo the edge classic guitar
    rise above new version all the band only bono's voice
    crazy.....


    bonus tracks

    space oddity new cover for the white duke
    this is new version for Aslan
    in a lifetime u2 and clannad remix


    title of the album: songs in the name of love