1. "God is a mirror in which each man sees himself
    God is a place where you don’t need any help
    When I first met you, your face was like snow
    What about wherever you wanted to go"
  2. I think it was the intention of U2 and the Record company, that this was going to be the forth and final single from No Line On The Horizon, but after the poor reception of the previous 3 they decided against it.........it should have been the first single from the album in my opinion!

    There was a singles collectors box released that specifically stated that it would contain 4 7" vinyls
  3. I prefer the album version with 'the stone was semi precious' verse in and the longer instrumental before solo and for the outro, however it was still a nice listen. It would have been interesting to see the reception it got had it been the first single, unfortunately what most of us on here think doesn't always represent great sales or a great chart position these days but it might have given a better impression for the album than boots.
  4. Originally posted by hawkmoon_269:I think it was the intention of U2 and the Record company, that this was going to be the forth and final single from No Line On The Horizon, but after the poor reception of the previous 3 they decided against it.........it should have been the first single from the album in my opinion!

    There was a singles collectors box released that specifically stated that it would contain 4 7" vinyls
    A shame, for sure. I think MOS easily could have become a radio favorite, one of those songs where you actually listen all the way through the 7 and a half minutes cause it's so good.
  5. Originally posted by blueeyedboy:I've probably said this before, but seeing this live in Miami just after Clarence Clemons died where he did a super extended snippet (if you want to call it that - it actually became part of the song) of Springsteen's Jungleland was breathtaking...
    That was indeed extraordinary...and I only know it from the (audience) recording

    Has anyone already mentioned the sweet rhythm? Such a great tune for "slow dancing"
  6. Still a great song. It suffer slightly from being overworked in post. Would loved it to have been a tad more raw. Same goes for Unknown Caller.
  7. Such a great song!
  8. Originally posted by BigGiRL:[..]
    That was indeed extraordinary...and I only know it from the (audience) recording

    Has anyone already mentioned the sweet rhythm? Such a great tune for "slow dancing"
  9. Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
    A shame, for sure. I think MOS easily could have become a radio favorite, one of those songs where you actually listen all the way through the 7 and a half minutes cause it's so good.
    The problem is, for the most part today, 7 1/2 minutes and radio don't mix...
  10. Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
    I prefer the album version with 'the stone was semi precious' verse in and the longer instrumental before solo and for the outro, however it was still a nice listen. It would have been interesting to see the reception it got had it been the first single, unfortunately what most of us on here think doesn't always represent great sales or a great chart position these days but it might have given a better impression for the album than boots.
    Much like the album version of New Year's Day... vastly superior, but rarely heard. The final verse makes the song. "And so we are told that this is the golden age..."
  11. Their best song of this century by miles. Great song, however in my opinion it didn't really work live. But the album version is 7 minutes of pure greatness.