tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150481580326775902.post5783707017754374265..comments2023-03-24T05:45:16.146-04:00Comments on 9999 Songs: Song #96 of 9999 - I Will Follow by U2Frank Caravellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00375572414987711772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150481580326775902.post-70069356441033697912012-01-23T22:20:04.839-05:002012-01-23T22:20:04.839-05:00I'm a former member of the Songfight community...I'm a former member of the Songfight community, formerly known as "Jippers", and also I'm a fan of Frankie Big Face. "Air Traffic" and "Locked Box" are both killer tunes, man.thesoundandthefuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088555660401925648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150481580326775902.post-18582892184896495772012-01-22T20:22:50.365-05:002012-01-22T20:22:50.365-05:00Well, you're not alone obviously. Lots of peop...Well, you're not alone obviously. Lots of people love the album. I just don't think it's what they do best. I don't want to hear them play the blues, for example. I'm sure it was a hoot for them to play with BB King but I'd prefer to hear them do something that makes more sense for them. Also, I think Bono's voice was tour-ravaged at that point and it's some of his worst singing. His voice on The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree is really something special and, on Rattle and Hum, I wanted to offer him a lozenge. <br /><br />By the way, who are you? I enjoyed your comment about Split Enz as well.Frank Caravellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375572414987711772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1150481580326775902.post-76711893064497458012012-01-22T17:45:30.277-05:002012-01-22T17:45:30.277-05:00I debate your assessment of "Rattle and Hum&q...I debate your assessment of "Rattle and Hum", Frankie. Granted, their version of "Helter Skelter" is misguided and some of the other little flourishes in the record are pointless, but for me this is the band's last hurrah. Tracks like "Van Diemen's land", "Desire", "When Love Comes to Town" and "All I Want Is You" are the band's very best, I believe. The reason I'm more of a "hater", as you call it, is because the music and their image after "Rattle and Hum" have been unbearably pompous and just generally crap in comparison to the highlights of their 80s period. <br /><br />...oh, and the fact that Bono is a prat. But that's got nothing to do with the music, of course!thesoundandthefuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088555660401925648noreply@blogger.com