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So today I was just sitting around listening to "Walk to the Water", when I remembered I had heard about the "Restored Joshua Tree", the original double album U2 thought about releasing. I looked up the tracklist, put it in my iPod, and listened to it. And I thought it was very good. I think that it flows really well. Anyway, after this I decided that I would make a "Restored" version of as many U2 albums as possible. These restored versions include B-Sides and other singles from the period. Also, these are very rough. I have never been good at making track lists and for that matter some of the songs I am not incredibly familiar with. Please, if you have any suggestions (of re-ordering, cuts etc.) tell me! Oh and I am NOT mixing these. This is just re-ordering. So with that, here are my "Restored" albums!

Restored Unforgettable Fire

Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Come
A Sort Of Homecoming
Pride
Wire
The Unforgettable Fire
Love Comes Tumbling
Promenade
Boomerang II
4th of July
Bad
Three Sunrises
Indian Summer Sky
Elvis Presley and America
MLK

I cut "Endless Deep", but if anyone thinks it will fit, please tell me where and I will add it. Also, I really wasn't sure where to put Sixty Seconds, but the start sounded OK to me.

Restored Joshua Tree

Beautiful Ghost/Introduction to Songs of Experience
Streets
Silver and Gold
Still Haven't Found
Spanish Eyes
With or Without You
Luminous Times
Walk to the Water
Bullet
Running to Stand Still
Red Hill Mining
Sweet Fire of Love (Robbie Robertson/U2)
Race Against Time
God's Country
Trip Through Your Wires
Sweetest Thing
One Tree Hill
Deep in the Heart
Exit
Mothers

Restored Rattle and Hum

Rattle and Sun (Studio)

Hawkmoon
Van Diemen's
Hallelujah Here She Comes
When Love Comes To Town
God Part II
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel
Desire
Angel of Harlem
Dancing Barefoot (Long)
Unchained Melody
Heartland
Love Rescue Me
Everlasting Love
All I Want Is You

Outside It's America (Live)

Helter Skelter
Still Haven't Found
Exit
All Along the Watchtower
God's Country
Freedom For My People/Silver and Gold
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Star Spangled Banner/Bullet The Blue Sky
Running To Stand Still
Bad
Streets
MLK
With Or Without You
Pride

Restored Achtung Baby

Zoo Station
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Where Did It All Go Wrong
One
Until The End of the World
Wild Horses
Salome
So Cruel
The Fly
Satellite of Love
Mysterious Ways
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Lady With The Spinning Head
Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
Acrobat
Love Is Blindness

Restored Zooropa

Zooropa
Babyface
Numb
I've Got You Under My Skin
Lemon
Stay
Daddy's Gonna Pay
Slow Dancing
Some Days
First Time
Dirty Day
The Wanderer

I originally had "I've Got You Under My Skin" as the first song, and I'm really not sure where to put it. Suggestions?

Well that's it! I am going to do War, and maybe Boy, October and Pop. Any suggestions for those?

BelgianBono

11 years

Don't know, but you have just introduced me to "Sweet Fire Of Love", so thank you for that.

U2_CR

11 years

Originally posted by BelgianBono:Don't know, but you have just introduced me to "Sweet Fire Of Love", so thank you for that.

No problem! I love that song :p there is also another song with U2 and Robbie Robertson on that album called "Testimony" which I don't like as much, and a song with Peter Gabriel! Don't know which song that is though

pleasegone

11 years

Many of the Joshua Tree B-Sides were not finished until after the album was released, so technically they would have better fit on a restored Hattle And Rum. Initial tracking was completed on many of them, but the full versions were not done. Not to mention that Spanish Eyes, Silver And Gold, and LTimes and Walk Water would have been great on Hattle.

U2_CR

11 years

Originally posted by pleasegone:Many of the Joshua Tree B-Sides were not finished until after the album was released, so technically they would have better fit on a restored Hattle And Rum. Initial tracking was completed on many of them, but the full versions were not done. Not to mention that Spanish Eyes, Silver And Gold, and LTimes and Walk Water would have been great on Hattle.

Wait, am I missing something with you calling it "Hattle and Rum"? And eh, close enough :p plus I think they fit great with JT

RUMMY

11 years

I've always enjoyed listening to the restored JT compilation.

I should try the UF and R&H versions, too.

I don't know if I can mess with AB and Zooropa.

U2_CR

11 years

Originally posted by RUMMY:I've always enjoyed listening to the restored JT compilation.

I should try the UF and R&H versions, too.

I don't know if I can mess with AB and Zooropa.

Yeah I would tend to agree but hey I tried! I definitely prefer the originals though :p

pleasegone

11 years

Originally posted by U2_CR:[..]

Yeah I would tend to agree but hey I tried! I definitely prefer the originals though :p

I always call it Hattle & Rum. I just like the way it sounds. I guess we could pretend the Joshua Tree came out in August, when all those tracks could have been finished...lol. I tend to not mess with the earlier albums other than adding the J Tree B-Sides to Hattle. For later albums, I add Mrs Sarajevo and HMTMKMKM to Pop, and all the Bono/U2 tracks from AwfulHorribleMovieDollarHotel to ATYCLB, and remove Grace. For Bomb, I subtract One Step Closer and Man & Woman....and add Mercy, Electrical Storm, Hands that Built, and sometimes Fast Cars...sure...Electrical Storm was a demo when ATYCLB came out, but it fits better on Bomb for me...For NLOTH, I add Soon, Winter, and take out the horrible Fez intro, so Being Born is left without the ridiculous Boots refrain.

AMLBONO

11 years

Reading this thread reminded me of a website where they recreated Bruce Springsteen albums from 1977-1984 and included all of the unreleased tracks. I have included the links so check it out.

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-where-the-bands-are-1981/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-the-river-1980/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-this-hard-land-1984/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-be-true-1979/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-dont-look-back-1977/

BelgianBono

11 years

Originally posted by U2_CR:[..]

No problem! I love that song :p there is also another song with U2 and Robbie Robertson on that album called "Testimony" which I don't like as much, and a song with Peter Gabriel! Don't know which song that is though

Strangely enough I knew about Testimony, but not Sweet Fire Of Love. Not a bad song

U2_CR

11 years

I always call it Hattle & Rum. I just like the way it sounds. I guess we could pretend the Joshua Tree came out in August, when all those tracks could have been finished...lol. I tend to not mess with the earlier albums other than adding the J Tree B-Sides to Hattle. For later albums, I add Mrs Sarajevo and HMTMKMKM to Pop, and all the Bono/U2 tracks from AwfulHorribleMovieDollarHotel to ATYCLB, and remove Grace. For Bomb, I subtract One Step Closer and Man & Woman....and add Mercy, Electrical Storm, Hands that Built, and sometimes Fast Cars...sure...Electrical Storm was a demo when ATYCLB came out, but it fits better on Bomb for me...For NLOTH, I add Soon, Winter, and take out the horrible Fez intro, so Being Born is left without the ridiculous Boots refrain

I like it

See I just could never remove one of the original album tracks... Also, I really don't listen to HTDAAB, NLOTH and even ATYCLB often, so I really wouldn't want to change it anyway.

Reading this thread reminded me of a website where they recreated Bruce Springsteen albums from 1977-1984 and included all of the unreleased tracks. I have included the links so check it out.

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-where-the-bands-are-1981/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-the-river-1980/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-this-hard-land-1984/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-be-true-1979/

http://popdose.com/springsteens-spare-parts-dont-look-back-1977/

Very cool. Will have more of a look later.

Strangely enough I knew about Testimony, but not Sweet Fire Of Love. Not a bad song

Yeah Testimony isn't bad. I prefer SFOL though.

fabian

11 years

I think Achtung Baby lacks 'Alex / Korova". I love that track.

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