Did U2 Really Rip Off the Bunnymen?

[withahip]

I agree with you.

[black francis]

Okay honestly this wasn't meant to go five pages.

At ease soldiers.

[KevinMI60]

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No, but I think that they may have ripped-off The Simple Minds. [/img]

[Scouser]

Picked up the remaster. For ten bucks (I think that is six pwnce none the richer in the UK or a couple of Euros) why not?

Remasters usually add clarity at the least and a lot more punch if you're lucky. Heaven Up Here has to be one of the best I have ever gotten - clearer and Pete and Les shine through.

Well, this. Part of it is listening I just feel guilty once having been such a fan. Bono is kind of a dork. But looking past that, the opening track - A Sort Of Homecoming - reveals something interesting. It is poorly recorded. Even remastered it sounds muddy. Considering HUH came out prior and Robin Guthrie was doing the swirling guitar so well it is disappointing.

Pride- I never liked that song.
Wire and Indian Summer Sky benefit the most. The drums shine through and the bass is clear. The title track is also amazing. Sort of Homecoming sounds like a demo for it.

The rest sounds good and maybe it is a credit that the band did not simply compress the shit out of the tapes. And it may sound a bit dated because it ended up becoming influential mainstream, whereas HUH sounds brand new because few mainstream bands had the sum of EATB's parts.

It is also nice to see Harold Budd get mentioned by Eno in the liner notes.

WAH

I also got The Unforgettable Fire remaster. No matter what I think of U2 now that album is great (I also really like the first three). The Unforgettable Fire has great production - it is deliberately opaque.

I think Wire benefits most from the remastering process, it sounds even more taut (though it sounded even better on vinyl). Pride is only thing that lets that album down (U2 by numbers) but things like MLK, Elvis Preseley and America, Indian Summer Sky make up for it. Bad and the title track are monsters and the pinnacle of Bono's vocal expression.

Bono became a complete tosser but they still managed some good stuff down the years (though less evidence over the last three albums I admit).

[Dr Evil]

The U2/Eno/Pavarotti project was the one time they equalled the Bunnymen at their best. But for fans to compare the 2010 Ego & the Bunnyrump to even the worst of U2 is pathetic.

[moses (2)]

there are other bands from Ireland

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pursued ... sic-prize/

[JackT]

WAH

I also got The Unforgettable Fire remaster. No matter what I think of U2 now that album is great (I also really like the first three). The Unforgettable Fire has great production - it is deliberately opaque.

I think Wire benefits most from the remastering process, it sounds even more taut (though it sounded even better on vinyl). Pride is only thing that lets that album down (U2 by numbers) but things like MLK, Elvis Preseley and America, Indian Summer Sky make up for it. Bad and the title track are monsters and the pinnacle of Bono's vocal expression.

Bono became a complete tosser but they still managed some good stuff down the years (though less evidence over the last three albums I admit).

I think U2 managed a level of creativity for an amazingly long period of time. If the bunnymen put out an album today like U2 were doing in the 90s, we would cry with joy and incredulity.

[Mr. Brian]

I think U2 managed a level of creativity for an amazingly long period of time. If the bunnymen put out an album today like U2 were doing in the 90s, we would cry with joy and incredulity.

I agree and I think a lot of the anti-U2 stuff is just sour grapes perpetuated by this one sided feud by Mac. Like them or not, U2 made the right decisions, had good management and producers and put in the work and they still keep selling millions of CD's and pack large venues due to all that hard work and ambition.

[withahip]

An outtake. I like it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhUvtsjGo6w[/youtube]

[kook]

there are other bands from Ireland

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pursued ... sic-prize/

And what about;


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCWjXomrhc[/youtube]


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O8a-fIVDW8[/youtube]


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmaEkqmuxA[/youtube]


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA-eFtQmd50[/youtube]


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To54avt1wJI[/youtube]

[Scouser]

I think U2 managed a level of creativity for an amazingly long period of time. If the bunnymen put out an album today like U2 were doing in the 90s, we would cry with joy and incredulity.

That is absolutely right Jack.

[black francis]

Still think The Fly is one of the better songs from the 90's.

[withahip]

Still think The Fly is one of the better songs from the 90's.

Love that and . . .

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHa1ThS9avA[/youtube]

[withahip]

WAH

I also got The Unforgettable Fire remaster. No matter what I think of U2 now that album is great (I also really like the first three).

I think we overall say the same thing with a few differences on particular songs.

Chilling, isn't it?

[JackT]

Can I change my answer?