Posted by The G on August 5, 2011 under GNN | 
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Bono
In case you missed this great news, here’s some details on what will be included in U2′s deluxe reissue of their best album, “Achtung Baby”:
An Uber Deluxe Edition will be the most elaborate (and expensive) version of the set, will include all of the following in a numbered magnetic puzzle-tiled box:
• Six CDs including Achtung Baby and its 1993 follow up Zooropa, plus discs featuring B sides, outtakes and reworked versions of unheard material from the Achtung sessions
• Four DVDs including ZOO TV: Live From Sydney, the new documentary From the Sky Down and all of the music videos from the period
• Five clear 7-inch singles in replicas of their original packaging
• 16 art prints from the original album sleeve
• 84-page hardback book
• One issue of Propaganda fanclub magazine
• Four badges
• One sticker sheet
• One replica of Bono’s “The Fly” sunglasses
Achtung Baby will also be reissued as a vinyl box set featuring the album along with two translucent blue vinyl disc featuring B sides and remixes and a double-disc CD with a bonus disc of B sides and rarities. A remastered version without extras will also be released.
The final tracklists or release dates have not been released yet either, so it’ll be curious to compare those against a bootleg that has circulated for nearly 2 decades in perfect quality. That track list is:
CD1:
01 – Salome (5:47)
02 – Where Did it All Go Wrong? (3:58)
03 – Where Did it All Go Wrong? (3:40)
04 – Heaven and Hell (6:44)
05 – Doctor Doctor (2:36)
06 – Jitterbug Baby (3:56)
07 – Salome (9:15)
08 – Salome (5:34)
09 – Sunset In Colors/Chances Away (14:53)
10 – Chances Away (1:41)
11 – I Feel Free (6:32)
12 – I Feel Free (4:31)
CD2:
13 – Sweet Baby Jane (2:04)
14 – Morning Child/Dont Turn Around (5:32)
15 – Morning Child/Dont Turn Around (4:01)
16 – Morning Child/Dont Turn Around (5:07)
17 – Take Today (instrumental) (6:28)
18 – Even Better Than The Real… (4:50)
19 – She’s Gonna Turn Your Head… (7:41)
20 – She’s Gonna Turn Your Head… (7:38)
21 – Back Mask U2 (5:32)
22 – She’s Gonna Turn Your Head… (7:36)
23 – Take Today (vocals) (6:31)
CD3:
24 – Someone (1:07)
25 – Back Mask U2 (3:11)
26 – Acrobat (4:17)
27 – Salome (5:51)
28 – Morning Child/Dont Turn Around (5:07)
29 – Take You Down (5:18)
30 – Going Down South (5:34)
31 – Salome (3:51)
32 – Salome (13:06)
33 – Salome (6:00)
34 – Salome (8:00)
35 – Salome (12:02)
Tags: 2011, Achtung Baby, Band, Bono, bootleg, Details of U2's "Achtung Baby" Box Set, Exclusive, Rare Photo, Salome, Sessions, tracklist, U2, Unreleased
Posted by The G on May 9, 2011 under G Reviews |
Photo courtesy of the Purple Underground.
Prince and the Revolution live at First Avenue - June 7, 1984
Just when you think you’ve had enough of Prince’s antics and you conclude that you can no longer support a man who regressed from singing “Sexuality is all you’ll ever need” to “Open up your Bible and let God guide you to the Purple Rain,” the purple one sucks you back in. Prince became a worldwide megastar in the 1980s with mega-funky albums such as “1999,” “Purple Rain” and “Sign O’ The Times.” What the majority of the world does not know is that for every amazing track on these records, there are probably 50 songs from the same period that are equally as good, but for some reason, have never seen the light of day. It doesn’t end with unreleased studio recordings either. Prince rehearsed new ideas constantly and it’s certainly one of the reasons that he is one of the best live performers of all time.
The die-hard Prince fan community has been fortunate enough to hear a lot of these tracks, concerts and rehearsals over the years. It’s always open to speculation as to how they make their way into the hands of rabid fans. Some theories include the fact that Prince often does not pay his employees and in retaliation, they share the music they worked on and will never be paid for. Whatever the reason, die-hards have scored as there are CAREERS worth of unreleased music that are easily available in the fan community. Lately, it appears that Prince has kept a stronger hold on his studio material, but truthfully with the songs he’s been releasing over the last few years, it doesn’t sound like we are missing out on much. As the sound quality can vary with these recordings (because they are often copies of copies of copies - often originating from cassette tapes in the 1980s), the die-hards have been utilizing the technology that is available to clean up the sound quality on some of these beloved unreleased tracks that are in very poor sound quality. Last year, a sonic improvement on a collection of studio outtakes called “Box O’ Chocolates” was leaked to fans and it was one of the best unofficial releases fans have gotten their hands on in years. Until now.
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Posted by The G on August 31, 2010 under GNN |
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Thom Yorke of Radiohead
I just got wind of this, and I think it’s brilliant! Radiohead fans filmed a 2009 show the band performed in Prague and edited their footage together. The band was so impressed by the project, they provided soundboard audio of the show to serve as the soundtrack! Radiohead pioneers the dying music industry once again. You can download the free unofficial yet somewhat official DVD bootleg here for free! I saw this show about 1 month before this performance and it was one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen. Coming from me, that is saying a lot! I find it interesting to note that the setlist is almost entirely different as well. Thanks Thom and company!
Tags: 2010, bootleg, DVD, Image, In Rainbows, Information, Official, Photo, Picture, Prague, Radiohead, Thom Yorke
Posted by The G on June 11, 2009 under Encounters with G, G Reviews |
Bruno - Out July 10. Go see it!
Me and screenwriter SQ attended a super-exclusive, super-high security screening of “Bruno,” starring the hilarious Sacha Baren Cohen, tonight in Manhattan. Before entering the hottest-ticket-in-town event, we were told that without checking ALL electronic devices, we could not go into the theater to prevent the film from being bootlegged. We were then asked to sign a NDA, so I cannot discuss anything about the film! I am known around town as a movie curmudgeon, and with that being said, I laughed from the second the movie started until the last second of the film! I highly encourage you to check this film out when it hits theaters in the US on July 10. Sacha Baron Cohen is funnier and even more crazy than he was in Borat, so if that movie was your thing, this movie will be even moreso your thing! Attending the screening was Ivanka Trump, who gladly obliged to take a photo with me once my electronic devices were safely returned from the coat check.
Ivanka Trump and G at the Bruno Screening
