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Nothing too special here

Samuel Clemens | Charlottesville, VA USA | 11/21/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is an ok CD. The only song of interest here is North and South of the River, which has since been rereleased on The Best of 1990-2000/B-sides. It is a pretty song with lyrics written by Christy Moore, Bono and The Edge. My one complaint is that it fades out. I don't generally like fadeouts anyway. There is another version out there with very different instrumentation and a lead vocal by Christy Moore, with a special guest appearance by Bono and The Edge. I can't remember the name of the CD it's on, but I don't think Amazon has it in its archives. The last track, Your Blue Room, was originally released on Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1 and has since been rereleased on The Best of 1990-2000/B-sides. I really like this one, Bono's low vocal is perfectly in my range, plus hearing Adam's voice at the end is a bonus. In my opinion, the Staring at the Sun [#1] CD is better. It's backed with three remixes of Staring at the Sun plus North and South or the River. But that one instead."