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  1. Sat for awhile tonight and made this for myself...normally, in doing playlists like these, I'm not a huge fan of subtracting songs from albums, but in this case I decided I would, since it's not like it's for any real purpose other than lesiurely listening. I won't be posting any links since all of this has by now been officially released (except Mercy, which you can find on that thread)...this is purely so that you can perhaps make this playlist for yourself, and see how you enjoy it.

    And maybe this topic's completely pointless. But this is the one place on earth I can come where spending a half hour trying to figure out the placement of a solitary track will even make the slightest bit of sense, and sometimes, that security is all I need

    How to Reassemble an Atomic Bomb

    1. Vertigo
    2. Miracle Drug
    3. Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own
    4. Love and Peace or Else
    5. City of Blinding Lights
    6. Mercy
    7. Fast Cars
    8. Crumbs From Your Table
    9. One Step Closer
    10. Smile
    11. Original of the Species
    12. Yahweh [Alternate Take]
    13. Native Son

    you'll notice the positions of the songs already on Bomb didn't get shifted whatsoever- I think they're great where they're at. I just added in a few songs from the sessions, and the alternate take of Yahweh, and subtracted the ones I can't stand from Bomb.

    The idea of including both Native Son and Vertigo was that so the album sort of completes a sort of cycle...it very much still opens with Bono counting in senseless Spanish, and the ever-so-kick-off "Turn it up loud, captain!", yet also ENDS with the same music, except the definitive Native Son ending with Bono going "Yeahuhuhuhuhuhhuh"

    Sorry if this is useless since I can't include links....but give it a try! Create your own. To me, it's U2's most rearrangable album, to be honest. Looking at all of the band's potential tracklists over time, I have to say each one gives the album a new feel, and ultimately impresses me in the end.

    -Matt
  2. We are all a little bit obsessed aren't we? I stayed up for hours one night a couple of months ago coming up with what I thought should be on the Best Of 2000-2010!
  3. We did this once before when Bomb came out I think. COBL was the start off track, that's about all I remember.

    Your tracklist makes good sense. I would personally switch in the OOTS (Killahurtz Casa De Angels Mix) to replace the album version and prefer the album Yahweh.


    And as for leaving Crumbs and One Step Closer on but taking All Because of You off??!!??

    But there you are...
  4. Are You Gonna Wait Forever
    Miracle Drug
    Smile
    Neon Lights
    City Of Blinding Lights
    Crumbs From Your Table
    Original Of The Species
    One Step Closer
    Yahweh


    An interesting set but it works.
  5. Originally posted by djrlewis:We did this once before when Bomb came out I think. COBL was the start off track, that's about all I remember.

    Your tracklist makes good sense. I would personally switch in the OOTS (Killahurtz Casa De Angels Mix) to replace the album version and prefer the album Yahweh.


    And as for leaving Crumbs and One Step Closer on but taking All Because of You off??!!??

    But there you are...


    Yep, we did

    http://www.u2start.com/topic/1354/
  6. For me works just this EP:
    1. Vertigo
    2. Love and Peace or Else
    3. Fast Cars
    4. All Because Of You
    5. Are You Gonna Wait Forever?
    6. Native Son
  7. Following on from my post pop pre HTDAAB album idea this was naturally the next move. So HTDAAB to pre NLOTH.

    1. City Of Blinding Lights
    2. Vertigo
    3. Miracle Drug
    4. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
    5. Love And Peace
    6. Smile
    7. Mercy
    8. Crumbs From Your Table
    9. Original Of The Species
    10. Yahweh
    11. Window In The Skies

    Vertigo was borderline but I think the album flows better with it included.
  8. 11 years late but kudos to the OP for the original thread title
  9. So it seems MattG named a U2 album 14 years before it was announced. Check the dates on this thread. That has got to be a first.

  10. Originally posted by MattG:Sat for awhile tonight and made this for myself...normally, in doing playlists like these, I'm not a huge fan of subtracting songs from albums, but in this case I decided I would, since it's not like it's for any real purpose other than lesiurely listening. I won't be posting any links since all of this has by now been officially released (except Mercy, which you can find on that thread)...this is purely so that you can perhaps make this playlist for yourself, and see how you enjoy it.

    And maybe this topic's completely pointless. But this is the one place on earth I can come where spending a half hour trying to figure out the placement of a solitary track will even make the slightest bit of sense, and sometimes, that security is all I need

    How to Reassemble an Atomic Bomb

    1. Vertigo
    2. Miracle Drug
    3. Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own
    4. Love and Peace or Else
    5. City of Blinding Lights
    6. Mercy
    7. Fast Cars
    8. Crumbs From Your Table
    9. One Step Closer
    10. Smile
    11. Original of the Species
    12. Yahweh [Alternate Take]
    13. Native Son

    you'll notice the positions of the songs already on Bomb didn't get shifted whatsoever- I think they're great where they're at. I just added in a few songs from the sessions, and the alternate take of Yahweh, and subtracted the ones I can't stand from Bomb.

    The idea of including both Native Son and Vertigo was that so the album sort of completes a sort of cycle...it very much still opens with Bono counting in senseless Spanish, and the ever-so-kick-off "Turn it up loud, captain!", yet also ENDS with the same music, except the definitive Native Son ending with Bono going "Yeahuhuhuhuhuhhuh"

    Sorry if this is useless since I can't include links....but give it a try! Create your own. To me, it's U2's most rearrangable album, to be honest. Looking at all of the band's potential tracklists over time, I have to say each one gives the album a new feel, and ultimately impresses me in the end.

    -Matt
    King!
  11. Why could they have not just released Mercy. Music is the same. Vocals are all over the place. New lyrics are alright but the vocal mix does not sound right. Younger Bono. Old man Bono. Very odd!

  12. released on Dolby Atmos