45. With or Without You vs. Bad

Post by **stip** » Sat May 12, 2018 10:59 am

With or Without You vs. Bad

Post by **stip** » Sat May 12, 2018 11:04 am

Even at the height of my u2 fandom With or Without you was just fine. Bad is amazing

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Sat May 12, 2018 11:23 am

Cruel early match up. With or Without You is amazing. Larry’s floor Tom work is

doone · Post by **doone** » Sat May 12, 2018 12:47 pm

Kalevi · Post by **Kalevi** » Sat May 12, 2018 1:42 pm

I've never cared for with or without you

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat May 12, 2018 2:41 pm

Bad.

I love this song so much.

Post by **macphisto** » Sat May 12, 2018 4:16 pm

Dammit!

Post by **Jorge** » Sat May 12, 2018 4:23 pm

Why is this close? "Bad" is the easiest choice this round

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Sat May 12, 2018 4:26 pm

Are you guys completely insane?

Post by **evenslow** » Sat May 12, 2018 7:35 pm

With or Without You is fantastic but Bad is fantasticer.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat May 12, 2018 8:39 pm

macphisto wrote:Dammit!

Double fuck. Two incredible songs.

It has to be Bad.

Bad would be a worthy champion.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Sat May 12, 2018 8:58 pm

Is this a prank? This must be what mjd feels like

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat May 12, 2018 9:11 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Is this a prank? This must be what mjd feels like

Dude, Bad is an incredible song.

Post by **Jorge** » Sat May 12, 2018 9:37 pm

Both songs are very simple musically -- they're both built on drone and repetition, with "Bad" alternating between two chords for most of its duration, and "With or Without You" featuring a bog-standard I-V-vi-IV progression. But "Bad" has a lot more going on rhythmically, melodically, and its band arrangement. It's much more of a dynamic song, performance-wise, than "With or Without You"; both Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton do a lot to fill out the space, and the whole thing builds towards an emotional climax that's much more compelling than "With or Without You"'s gritted-teeth "WHOAAA-ohh-ohh-ohh"s.

Post by **macphisto** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:02 am

If I, could through myself
Set this poll on fire
I’d blow it all to hell
Watch it burn, burn away
Into the light.

Both of these songs appear in most U2 fans’ top ten lists. To have one eliminated in the first round is a Hindenburg-level tragedy.

Red Mosquito