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The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered - Super Deluxe Edition)

The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered - Super Deluxe Edition)

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Artist: U2
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Category: Music

List Price: £40.99
Buy New: £28.89
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Seller: rocks-records-mail-order
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 reviews
Sales Rank: 657

Format: Box set, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 6.1 x 1.7

MPN: MCMDB00133670
UPC: 602517924178
EAN: 0602517924178
ASIN: B002JTHFUS

Release Date: October 26, 2009  (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Tracks:

  • The Unforgettable Fire
  • Bad
  • Pride (In The Name Of Love)
  • A Sort Of Homecoming
  • The Making Of The Unforgettable Fire - Documentary
  • U2 at A Conspiracy Of Hope Concert
  • U2 at Live Aid
  • Pride (In The Name Of Love)
  • 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
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5 out of 5 stars The best reissue yet   October 27, 2009
Andrew D McAllister
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

"The Unforgettable Fire" gets an unforgettable reissue in the style of "The Joshua Tree" release a couple of years back, and it's an instant hit. br / br /I think it stands up as the best of their reissue work to date by a country mile, and iv'e enjoyed all of the reissues thus far. br / br /Even if you are one of those who have felt that U2 have been cashing in with all of the recent rereleases (and I know that even a good few genuine U2 fans are included in this) You will want this one. br / br /The Bonus CD has enough quality material to have produced a fresh album, whether back in the mid 80's or possibly even now. br / br /The DVD documentary section captures the pure rawness of the band as they were transforming unwittingly from psudo punk pretenders to the super-rock-band they would become within the next few years. The footage of the Slane castle sessions is gift to their fans just before xmas. The whole DVD is a well put together "video scrap book" of the period with a couple of defining live performances, four commercial videos from the album and the aforementioned documentary. br / br /The whole period from "War" to " Achtung Baby" is my favourite U2 era, and If like me "Bad" is one of your enduring favourites from the band, then the live versions on the bonus discs (DVD and CD) are probably worth the purchase price alone. br / br /And I haven't even mentioned the title CD yet. Do I have to say anything? it speaks for it'self surely....... Only I would say that a few folk have said they prefer the sound of the original vinyl. Well I remember having the vinyl and I must confess that I'm a true digital convert. I think that CD beats vinyl any day, but thats just a personal opinion (sorry guys). I get the whole raw sound thing of vinyl but still love the cleanness of CD and how you can play with the sound on good equipment. br / br /From a true "U2-o-phile" (mind you i'm not sure if one of those doesn't sound a bit dodgy... read that 3 star review, and you'll get it) This is a complete winner and I dearly hope that "Achtung Baby" gets the same treatment as this and "The Joshua Tree" did to complete the set. br / br /


5 out of 5 stars Believe it or NOT The Unforgettable Fire has GOT BETTER   October 26, 2009
Mr. Richard G. Thwaites (Bournemouth, U.K)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Having been a U2 fan for all my life, i'm 40 going on 41 now. - Let me first say if you are a U2 fan and wondering if it's worth upgrading to this Deluxe Edition of The Unforgettable Fire, and if like me, you had the album on vinyl before you bought the album on the terrible analogue CD mix from the 1990's i would say definately buy the 2009 CD edition - PLEASE DO, you won't be dissapointed it's truly superb. I thought the re-issue of the Joshua Tree was as good as it gets, well I was wrong, after hearing how they have completely improved the sound quality of this spellbinding album, I am so glad I have re-purchased the album, yet again lol. Personally, I don't think the boys will ever make a more perfect record, it's beautiful, thought provoking, mesmerising and above all I think Bono voice on this album is truly breathtaking.


5 out of 5 stars An Unforgettable Revisit 25 Years On!!   October 26, 2009
Mr. P. Keighley (Leeds UK)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Well...................Where Shall I Start In Reviewing What Was Probably The Most Pivatol Album In U2"s Career?? 25 Years On And It Still Sounds As Fresh And Important Now As In 1984. br / br /The Album Really Speaks For Itself......10 Immense Songs That Were The Pre-Curser To What Has Taken Place Since, AND Was The Big Brother Of "The Joshua Tree", What REALLY Stands Out About This Magnificent Box Set Is Of Course The Bonus Disc, And The DVD. br / br /The Bonus Disc Is Packed Full Of B Sides From The Time, 2 Previously Unreleased Songs, A Few Different Mixes Of The Album Tracks, "Disappearing Act" Is an Absolute Gem Of a Song Which They Completed During a Break In Rehearsals For The Current 360 Tour, So An Up To Date Vocal From Bono, 2 Live Performances Of "A Sort Of Homecoming" And "Bad", Then We Have 2 Of The Best B sides U2 Have Ever Done In My Opinion, Which To This Day , Amazed Me That They Didnt Make The Album! "Love Comes Tumbling" And "The 3 Sunrises" " Yoshino Blossom" is The 2nd "New" Song, A Quirky Melodic Instrumental, 2 Remixes Of "Wire" An Alternative Version Of "Pride" And A FABULOUS Danny Lanois Mix Of "A Sort Of Homecoming" br / Other Old B Sides Complete The Disc With "Boomarang 1 2 " "Bass Trap" " 60 Seconds In Kingdom Come". br / br /Now The DVD Is Also Comprehensive In The Inclusions, Documentaries , Music Videos, And Some Live Performances ( Including Live Aid And "A Conspiricy Of Hope" in 86 ) All In All It Adds Up To A Very Pleasing And Comprehensive Collection Of U2 Material In That Ground Breaking Year Of 1984. br / br /For The Price This Is Well Worth Investing In, The Quality And Quantity Definatly So, U2 Fans Old And New --This Is A "Must Have" To Add To Your U2 Experience! Without Question This Was The Most Pivatol Album In U2"s Career And History, This Is Bringing So Many Memories Flooding Back. br / br /


5 out of 5 stars Its U2's Unforgettable Fire. Enough said.   October 28, 2009
Richard Cockerton
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is not the place for the vinyl / CD / remastering debate (which a previous reviewer implies is a matter of clarity of volume; hmmm... sounds like Spinal Tap `11' logic). What can be said is that, outside of that debate, this is a superb remaster both in and of itself c/w the so-called bonus tracks - it's really a two-fer with the Wide Awake in America ep included, the live version `Bad' from this being worth the price of admission alone; you can get this through the cheaper CDs only package. But that won't give you the DVD with a few of these `videos' long unavailable, esp. The Unforgettable Fire itself. br / br /This is the place to say... Finally! A top drawer presentation of the key U2 album: no Unforgettable Fire = no Joshua Tree and quite possibly, no U2 today. 25 years on and still an unadulterated joy. br /


5 out of 5 stars My Sort of Homecoming   October 28, 2009
Number 6 (The Village)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The Unforgettable Fire was the album with which U2 took a great leap forwards, and it remains my favorite to this day...I remember vividly taking up the empty cassette case to my local WH Smiths to purchase it, ah, more innocent times, anyway I digress... br / br /That cassette tape got played until it died, but the CD when it appeared didn't really do justice to this pivotal album - until now. The remaster is a great success, clarifying the delicate, yearning textures, filling out the filigree guitar work and the expansive Eno-lead sonics to thrilling effect. Bono is young and passionate, his voice still soaring (compare his new vocal on "lost track" Disappearing Act for a modern comparison), and this is a band firing on all cylinders, out of their comfort zone, striking out for new artistic territory, and succeeding. br / br /The xtras CD is nice enough, great to the have the Wide Awake in America tracks included, especially the live version of 'Homecoming. I have't watched the DVD yet, but fantastic to have their game-changing appearance at Live Aid the followying year. br / br /This adds up to a terific memorial to a pivotal moment in the history of U2, and to a time and place for yours truly! br / br /Highly recommended. Roll on Achtung Baby!

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