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That's pretty funny. It reads almost like satire. When you first posted this I thought for sure it must be written by one of our weeklies "The Stranger" which specializes in snark and indie-takedowns, but it's in the Weekly which surprises me. Maybe this is a generational thing? I can't wrap my head around it.

According to the Seattle pre-sale page there's a 2 ticket limit and will-call only. That's rough (2 ticket limit that is).

I think if there's a major gripe to be had it's this: Why include Zooropa as a disc in the Super Deluxe Box Set? I mean, if someone is die-hard enough to throw down $120-160 or $300 for the crazy edition I'd say chances are pretty good that they already own Zooropa. That, to me, seems like a waste of an opportunity. That said, I am pretty amped about the "alternate version" disc. U2 usually keeps these type of things in the vault. The only other time I can remember them doing something similar is the "Complete U2" Itunes set which included alternate takes on some How To Dismantle...songs whi

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/u2-revisit-achtung-baby-and-question-their-future-20111024 Once you weed through the typical Bono-hype, talking points, some interesting tid-bits...Specifically, this got me excited: "'For the band, rediscovering the wildly different lyrics and arrangements on the early "kindergarten" versions of the songs was revelatory – "Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World," for instance, sounds like an Irish folk tune. "The first time the paint goes on the canvas is a very, very exciting moment," says Bono. He was intrigued by a line in the early "Who's Gon

This could be low-hanging fruit, but there's got to be a better way to discuss a baseball hire/negotiation than to say: ""The two sides are on the 5-yard line.'" Still America's game? Any Padres' fans out there - I wonder what your take on this is?

Anyone know when that Paramount show (from Seattle) went live? I'm wondering if it showed up a while ago and I just never saw it. I was lucky enough to be there that night and what a show it was.

hmmmm...I couldn't get passed the arbitrary punctuation of that blog post (which is probably pretentious on my part). Also, I ran up against this and decided I probably wasn't that interested: "not sure I ever made it all the way through Blonde On Blonde" I realize this isn't the exact point the blogger and original poster are making, but I always thought you should define yourself more by what you are (or what you love) rather than what you aren't (or what you dislike). I'd rather spend more time in the "I dig these Wilco characters" realm, as opposed to "god, I really hate the f#*&i

Oh man - I can't tell you how many times I've re-read the story "Hills Like White Elephants." It kills me.

I picked: "Blasting Fonda" "Cars..." "Just a Kid" The second section seemed like the hardest choice as I've just come to the conclusion (in the last two weeks) that I love the song "More Like the Moon" - it takes me to the same place that "One Sunday Morning Does" and I think that's because of the harmonic repetition that is going on. They both hypnotize me. Anyway, I picked "Cars..." as it's been my de facto favorite Wilco song forever, so I figured I owed it some loyalty. It's a bit too early to make a call on "Message From Mid-Bar" for me, but I'm digging it. Re: jcroach's link - VERY i

From the Odyssey, the popular Sirens passage: "...and now pay attention to what I am about to tell you- heaven itself, indeed, will recall it to your recollection. First you will come to the Sirens who enchant all who come near them. If any one unwarily draws in too close and hears the singing of the Sirens, his wife and children will never welcome him home again, for they sit in a green field and warble him to death with the sweetness of their song. There is a great heap of dead men's bones lying all around, with the flesh still rotting off them. Therefore pass these Sirens by, and stop you

Most definitely down to Earth. What is so strange to me is thinking back on how much of the conversation was him asking us questions and how little was us asking him questions - though I did get in a couple of good ones: One specifically about the song "Ultraviolet" and I like to claim credit for getting that back on the tour setlist. I think that's a real credit to him. No diva in him at all. I do feel pretty good about those tapes.

Bono: My wife and I were traveling around Ireland after we graduated from college and both being U2 fans we thought we'd cruise by their studio when we went through Dublin and, as it turns out, they were there in the adjacent warehouse/building rehearsing for the Elevation Tour. We just happened to be there in the final stages of rehearsal before the tour and heard essentially their entire tour set (as it was in the building next to the studio it wasn't sound-proofed). A few minutes after the set was over the garage door rolls up and Bono drives out of the studio garage, pulls his car to the

It's quite possible that I'm crazy, but I hear Sheryl Crow in "Born Alone" -- every time. Not sure which song (must be one of the radio songs - edit: did a little research "Every Day is a Winding Road"), but something about the melody of the verse. I also hear Toto every time I hear the opening to Modest Mouse's "Float On" so it's probably just me.

Call me crazy, but I don't see why 66R didn't use the caps for the one proper noun in that sentence...though his point is well-made.

Resurrecting this thread to ask if anyone here knows what happened to the old benharper.net message board. I was a frequent visitor to that place back in the day and it was a pretty thriving community, but it's been a while and it seems to have have slipped off into oblivion. Tried searching it out on google and all I got was a link to the super-mediocre official forum.

Someday my wish is for him to hold me in his arms, in a sea of deep blue, together at last, together as two...

Awesome about Vonnegut. If you're a fan you may recognize my avatar. His two biggest "hits" are "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle" - but I've always been partial to "Timequake" and "Breakfast of Champions." I hear the summation of all his philosophies and a soulful and resigned sadness in that book ('Timequake') that perfectly captures what I love about Vonnegut. Also, his last "fiction" book. I've tried reading Franzen's book three times and never made it very far. I'm positive someone will disagree, but it felt like a New York novel where the characters are all self-absorbed a

Maybe we're talking about two different things, but this version, entitled "Rough Cut", which was different than the four-volume outtake set, had perfect audio and was essentially an alternate version of the film. Edit: Here we go: http://www.achtungbootlegs.com/index.php?nav=250&bootId=304

@j: Yeah, I really wonder what the "Baby" Achtung Baby is all about. This could be the gem of the lot? I also get the feeling that that track list wasn't ready for mass publication yet... @u2roolz: I had all those outtakes on VHS too and just trashed them about a year ago. If memory serves, the most rare of the lot was a rough cut of the final movie that included fully edited pieces that weren't part of the outtake volumes and were eventually cut from the final version. You know, off the top of your head, if this is out there on bit torrent?

Ugh...Some very interesting things here, however I'm a bit wary about all the "edits" ("needs an edit"? 02. Blow Your House – Analogue Mix Bono Edit 190711 07. Heaven And Hell – In Truth Mix 211711 08. Oh Berlin – Analogue Mix 1 190711 (needs an edit) 09. Near the Island (instr) Night train from Rostock. 10. Down All The Days (Vsn 1) [CD#4/07] (needs edits) 15. Everybody loves a winner edit between take 2+3 16. Real Thing (Fish out of water mix) A little extra for you (early version of "Blow Your House")--that's earlier Jimmy Iovine for all you 'Idol' fans out there:

...there's an even crazier 7 disc version of the so-called "Salome" or "Hansa" bootleg that includes backing tracks, but this sounds a bit different. Maybe that's just wishful thinking though. I have heard alternative studio versions of "One" and "Until The End of the World" and here's hoping this extra disc moves more in this direction than in the "Heaven & Hell" direction. To me, the "Heaven & Hell" and "I Feel Free" recordings sound like more involved improvisations than songs.

I looks like they may get one of these reissues right. Pretty excited about the demo and alternate take disc and the fact that they recognize that we may not be interested in nine remixes of 'Mysterious Ways' -- I've never been a fan of the remixes. from: http://www.u2.com/ne...e/baby-grows-up "Achtung Baby turns twenty in November with an anniversary edition featuring previously unreleased songs and new documentary set for release. It was, said Robert Hilburn of the LA Times, 'U2's daring descent into darkness' while Jon Pareles of the New York Times wrote that 'stripped-down and d

I do have that excel spreadsheet.

Awesome. Thanks so much for posting this.

http://forums.viachicago.org/topic/38779-the-official-bob-dylan-thread/page__view__findpost__p__1469461 Can we add this guy or does it not count?