Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
You know I think the main reason Brian Eno likes this song so much, is because it was improvised and recorded in one take.
This is the man behind Elvis Presley and America after all.
Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Maybe, its my tendency to like really long songs, but I think it might make my top ten easily. If they don't play it live I'm going to be pissed. Also, I think they could snippet Surrender while playing it.
Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Also, I think they could snippet Surrender while playing it.
Originally posted by thefly07:[..]
you should listen to songs with open ears for once. might discover a lot of good songs; like EPAA, after all.
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
I probably listen to U2 songs more closely than many people do.
Elvis Presley and America is a good experiment, but to say that an impromptu song recorded in one take, has more artistic achievement than something like WTSHNN (with it's arduous production process) is ridiculous.
Originally posted by haytrain:[..]
did anyone compare WTSHNN & EPAA?
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
No, I was using it as an example.
Some people were saying EPAA was a good song.
I was highlighting the similarities between MoS and EPAA (though MoS is obviously better) and how while they may be conceived in unusual ways, they may not have the same level of artistic achievement as other works which have been laboured over (like WTSHNN
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
No, I was using it as an example.
Some people were saying EPAA was a good song.
I was highlighting the similarities between MoS and EPAA (though MoS is obviously better) and how while they may be conceived in unusual ways, they may not have the same level of artistic achievement as other works which have been laboured over (like WTSHNN
Originally posted by haytrain:[..]
okay, i follow....but I do like EPAA!
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
You're misunderstanding me, I like Brian Eno.
I meant he is predisposed to liking songs that came about via strange/quirky circumstances.
I bet his favourite song off VLV is Chinese Sleep Chant, because it was written under hypnosis.
"They... run...see say you're sad and reach by, so say you're sad above beside, oh stay sad above beside, so stay sad above we said"
