I think when they release "R&H" as a 2 LP Set they should put the new studio songs on side A+B (CD1) and the live tracks on side C+D (CD2). But maybe not the same live songs as on the original release and even more. But i want to retracking the studio songs from R&H for sides A+B (CD1) and only including the 9 original songs.
My thoughts:
1. Hawkmoon
2. Van Diemens
3. Angel
4. Love Rescue
5. Love Town
6. Heartland
7. God II
8. Desire
9. All I Want
or:
1. Hawkmoon
2. God II
3. Desire
4. Heartland
5. Van Diemens
6. Angel
7. Love Town
8. Love Rescue
9. All I Want
I think that this is a good idea, put all the studio tracks together. I hate the back and forth between live and non-live songs on the album.
In any case, starting with Hawkmoon makes sense and then they should do an "Achtung Baby" and sort of alternate (or a 2:1 ratio in AB's case) between fast and slow. Keep the Sun Studios tracks together and definitely end with AIWIY.
Maybe something like:
Hawkmoon 269
Van Diemens's Land
Desire
Heartland
Angel of Harlem
When Love Comes To Town
Love Rescue Me
God 2
All I Want Is You
Not too much of a mix up in terms of the R&H ordering but definitely cleaner.
1. Hawkmoon 269
2. When Love Comes To Town
3. God Part II
4. Desire
5. Angel Of Harlem
6. Heartland
7. Love Rescue Me
8. All I Want Is You
9. Fortunate Son
10. Dancing Barefoot
11. Unchained Melody
12. Everlasting Love
13. Hallelujah Here She Comes
14. A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
15. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
1 Van Diemen's Land
2 Desire
3 When Love Comes To Town
4 Dancing Barefoot
5 Angel Of Harlem
6 Hallelujah Here She Comes
7 Everlasting Love
8 Unchained Melody
9 God Part II
10 Hawkmoon 269
11 Heartland
12 Love Rescue Me
13 All I Want Is You
1 Hawkmoon
2 Everlasting Love
3 She's a Mystery to Me
4 Van Diemen's Land
5 Desire
6 Unchained Melody
7 A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel
8 Angel of Harlem
9 When Love Comes to Town
10 Love Rescue Me
11 Heartland
12 God Part II
13 All I Want Is You
I think She's a Mystery to Me is from this era. Either way, I love that song, and I wish they had included it.
Originally posted by Genaro92U2i still can't imagine them remastering R&H or POP with a huge amount of effort (2 disc set, etc etc.) although im really down for it
I wouldn't mind them remastering R&H, as long as the track groupings are cleaner, as most of the people here have suggested. They wouldn't even need to change up any of the tracks and could keep a live/album remastered version.
It's unlikely that R&H will get the reissue treatment any time soon. The album is inextricably linked to the movie which is so of its time that it has dated more than any U2 release; the sound, the performances (including dodgy covers) the issues of the day like apartheid, enniskillen, tv evangelism, San Salvador, etc. Even the look, I doubt the guys want to revisit the Lola Cashman years again! There is some interesting outtake footage available online, but Paramount Pictures would have to get their cut of the pie if that was to be released in a reissue package.