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Island and U2 realized that longtime fans of the band wouldn't need The Best of 1980-1990. Unlike the proposed Best of 1990-2000, which would likely boast the non-LP "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" and the Passengers' "Miss Sarajevo," 1980-1990 contained nothing but material culled directly from the albums, which didn't exactly entice hardcore followers. So, the label and the band decided to pair the compilation with a collection of the group's B-sides from the '80s, none of which had ever appeared on an album before. For die-hard U2 fans, this is something of a godsend — not necessarilymore… a holy grail, which would have been a complete B-sides collection, including the long-missing early EPs — since many of these tracks have been out of print for years. That's not to say they'll be entirely pleased with what they hear. The B-Sides is wildly uneven, fluctuating between a handful of lost masterpieces ("Spanish Eyes," "Sweetest Thing," "Hallelujah Here She Comes," "Silver and Gold," "A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel," "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl"), a momentum-crushing triptych of mediocre karaoke ("Dancing Barefoot," "Everlasting Love," "Unchained Melody"), and formless filler (pretty much everything else). Despite the uneven music, fans will need The B-Sides, not just for the handful of worthy contenders but for its sheer rarity. Not only have the B-sides themselves been difficult to locate, but the disc itself was designed as a collector's item: after the first week of sales, The B-Sides was pulled from the market, and Island shipped only The Best of 1980-1990. Clearly, this was a tactic to raise press awareness and boost sales, but that doesn't mean that fans shouldn't take advantage of its limited release.
| 1 |
Pride (In the Name of Love) |
| 2 |
New Year's Day |
| 3 |
With or Without You |
| 4 |
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For |
| 5 |
Sunday Bloody Sunday |
| 6 |
Bad |
| 7 |
Where the Streets Have No Name |
| 8 |
I Will Follow |
| 9 |
The Unforgettable Fire |
| 11 |
Desire |
| 12 |
When Love Comes to Town |
| 13 |
Angel of Harlem |
| 14 |
All I Want Is You |
| 15 |
The Three Sunrises |
| 16 |
Spanish Eyes |
| 17 |
Sweetest Thing |
| 18 |
Love Comes Tumbling |
| 19 |
Bass Trap |
| 20 |
Dancing Barefoot |
| 21 |
Everlasting Love |
| 22 |
Unchained Melody |
| 23 |
Walk to the Water |
| 24 |
Luminous Times (Hold on to Love) |
| 25 |
Hallelujah Here She Comes |
| 26 |
Silver and Gold |
| 27 |
Endless Deep |
| 28 |
A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel |
| 29 |
Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl |
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- Category:
- Music > Albums
- Case Type:
- CD
- Release Type:
- Retail
- Comments:
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Cover Info:
- Title:
- U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides (1998) Retail CD
- Part:
- CD
- Dimensions:
- 1475 x 1482 px
- Size:
- 406 KB
- Downloads:
- 2006 (0 today)
- Uploaded:
- 25/12/07 by RunChickenRun
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