159. Bullet the Blue Sky vs. Staring at the Sun

[stip]

[stip]

Such an easy vote for Bullet, which I just listened to for the first time this tournament. that's an easy song to take for granted.


Macphisto, was that written during the unforgettable fire sessions. It feels much more like it belongs with that album than Joshua Tree. Like it's the last of the early u2 songs

[LetMeSleep]

100..200..

[Jorge]

Macphisto, was that written during the unforgettable fire sessions. It feels much more like it belongs with that album than Joshua Tree. Like it's the last of the early u2 songs

Are you... addressing Bono here?

[LetMeSleep]

Macphisto, was that written during the unforgettable fire sessions. It feels much more like it belongs with that album than Joshua Tree. Like it's the last of the early u2 songs

Are you... addressing Bono here?

Have you not noticed a new poster?

[stip]

Macphisto, was that written during the unforgettable fire sessions. It feels much more like it belongs with that album than Joshua Tree. Like it's the last of the early u2 songs

Are you... addressing Bono here?

Have you not noticed a new poster?

he's right though. I was directly addressing Bono.

[evenslow]

Oof, I have to pick one of these? I guess, Bullet.

[Birds in Hell]

Bullet for me.

[PHATJ]

Bullet easily

[macphisto]

Macphisto, was that written during the unforgettable fire sessions. It feels much more like it belongs with that album than Joshua Tree. Like it's the last of the early u2 songs

That’s a keen observation. It predates the Joshua Tree sessions, but not quite that far back. The Wikipedia article knows more than I do.

"Bullet the Blue Sky" first originated as a demo recorded during a jam session at STS Studios in Dublin with producer Paul Barrett, prior to the proper Joshua Tree recording sessions. While listening to a song by English rock band the Fall, U2 guitarist the Edge tried to emulate its guitar riff, but instead came up with his own part that was "uptempo, like real hard-hitting". (It eventually became the chorus for "Bullet the Blue Sky".) Bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. then joined in playing at half-time. Lead vocalist Bono recalled that Clayton was also playing in a different key from the Edge. The guitarist became irritated, as the rhythm section was playing much differently than how he thought they should. He thought, "What the fuck are they doing?", and considered stopping the jam. After the take was completed, the band listened to playback in the control room and realised that the demo was "absolutely brilliant".

[PHATJ]

Macphisto, was that written during the unforgettable fire sessions. It feels much more like it belongs with that album than Joshua Tree. Like it's the last of the early u2 songs

That’s a keen observation. It predates the Joshua Tree sessions, but not quite that far back. The Wikipedia article knows more than I do.

"Bullet the Blue Sky" first originated as a demo recorded during a jam session at STS Studios in Dublin with producer Paul Barrett, prior to the proper Joshua Tree recording sessions. While listening to a song by English rock band the Fall, U2 guitarist the Edge tried to emulate its guitar riff, but instead came up with his own part that was "uptempo, like real hard-hitting". (It eventually became the chorus for "Bullet the Blue Sky".) Bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. then joined in playing at half-time. Lead vocalist Bono recalled that Clayton was also playing in a different key from the Edge. The guitarist became irritated, as the rhythm section was playing much differently than how he thought they should. He thought, "What the fuck are they doing?", and considered stopping the jam. After the take was completed, the band listened to playback in the control room and realised that the demo was "absolutely brilliant".

Thanks for posting that, man.