Originally Posted by Rdkopper (Post 1211071)

This board is so predictable...

I knew that as soon as the snippets came out, everyone was going to have a problem with them... It's the same conversation with every album... It's a low quality MP3 sample of the song and to make things worse, everyone has something to compare them to...

Now, everyone is used to the live versions and anything that doesn't have that same vibe, is a problem...

Just wait to you hear the entire song from start to finish in HQ/FLAC before making your final judgement... Everyone wanted Jon to retire when Knockout was released now everyone loves it along with all the other songs... You guys gotta give shit a chance...

Originally Posted by bwehehehe (Post 1211118)

-As mentioned earlier, someone was trying to be The Edge in Goodnight NY,

Originally Posted by Thierry (Post 1211125)

Shanks even tries to look like The Edge, I wonder when Bono is going to show up.

Originally Posted by rolo_tomachi (Post 1211128)

I think when Richie said to Jon "hire The Edge" referred J Shanks. lol

Originally Posted by Jeeper (Post 1211120)

I'd tend to agree if the snippets were the usual 30 seconds AND we didn't already know the direction the songs were going in due to the live versions.

But snippets at 1m 30s which include 2 chorus' (Roller Coaster) can surely be judged fairly accurately?

I stand corrected on I Will Drive You Home - I heard a 30s clip and dismissed it as filler. The longer snippet on iTunes reveals it to be far better. (But again, I had no idea of the direction the song would take as there is no live version)

Originally Posted by Thierry (Post 1211125)

Shanks even tries to look like The Edge, I wonder when Bono is going to show up.

Originally Posted by jovifan93 (Post 1211132)

I think the only thing that really bugs me about Roller Coaster is that "close your eyyyyeeeees" in the chorus (the hight part of "eyes"). Ok, it sounds like Jon would do it live nowadays, and therefor pretty natural, but surely he could've done better in the studio.

Other than that, the backing vocals could be a little higher in the mix, but that doesn't ruin the song for me.

Originally Posted by Bounce7800 (Post 1211133)

It doesn't sound too bad on the longer snippet. Plus, it's only because we know the state of Jon's voice that we can see this one as being quite doctored. Sound wise, it would be fine for a single and the casual radio listener would be none the wiser.