Slug - Passengers (U2/Eno)

[christian1111q2]

hi



[christian1111q2]

what a gay song

[hanstonk]

space....the final frontier.....too boldly go where no man has gone before......U2!

[agyby1]

fantazie... harmonie .. ůůůžas .. miluju...

[tahoevic]

They are the Beatles Reborn,

They missed the squabble and ego that Destroyed The Beatles.

They kept their Marraige,

So I guess there is another Mighty Island out there not just England, But Ireland, She does bread mighty creatures too!

[nhdaniele]

Kraut!

[tahoevic]

Big screen would be unbeleivable!!!

Could slow it down or speed up the video a bit out of "Speed Sync"

Great though! TKYU

you tube blow me

[tahoevic]

Big screen would be unbeleivable!!!

Could slow it down or speed up the video a bit out of "Speed Sync"

Great though! TKYU

[tahoevic]

Big screen would be unbeleivable!!!

Could slow it down or speed up the video a bit out of "speed Sinc"

[jkljkl1945]

Oh this is good. Eno and U2. Lanois should be in on it to. He is on the CD as far as i recall. A gem!

[JulesSC]

Oh God....I forgot how much I love this song! Thank you!!! Thank you X

[u2fan3000]

the song is great, original and daring

[T00Gangsta4Dis]

i thought this was slug of atmosphere

[badexperiment]

@T00Gangsta4Dis same here, i want my money back.

[T00Gangsta4Dis]

@badexperiment i know. wastin my time with whatever this garbage is!

[joicey2]

but they got scared as they took risks and part of their audience did not follow them. too bad. they were brilliant at that time.

[Lunasct]

Bono Vox, beautiful voice, beautiful soul.

[ElonoreKeselman524]

Dowwnload the audio from this song at thetunify doht cohm.

[stingray333999]

this works great. thanks for posting

[theYTpoet]

2001 .......Very clever idea for video

[TheNeileo72]

Bono's voice was so good in the 90's

[TheNeileo72]

one of thier best songs ever. I jusr reorded this CD on amazon for 5 bucks!

[IrelandGoals]

What an album. Wasn't sure about it when it was released ... but boy has it aged well. This is the direction they need to be taking .

[WhoDoYouWant]

U2 - raw post punk nutters (1978 The Fool),

U2 - cult rock gods (Devore [Electric Co])

U2 - heavyweight stadium giants ( With or Without You, Rattle&Hum movie)

U2 - outrageously off-kilter and sublimely theatrical (Lemon live)

U2 - one of the true great rock concerts of all time (ZOOTV)

Genius of Strength (The Fly, Boston) of Pathos (Kite, Slane) of Quiet (Running to Standstill, Zoo) of Noise (Bullet the Blue Sky, Boston)

Radiohead, Coldplay, Muse etc, only dream of where U2 have been.

[AngelVomit]

@WhoDoYouWant Well Played ... .Adaptability is the Key to longevity.... They have mastered its lock..

[psike5000]

those were the days...U2 were the best...

[Paint4U2]

Gettin' lost in this...Simply beautiful

Hypnotized

[agwstudent]

I've lost my copy of this album, has anyone seen it? It's one of only about six floating around...THANKS!

[eugenius101]

ENO and not U2 is the real reason for this ... imho

[DrSequoia]

I'm expectind Songs of Ascent to be something like that.

[Paint4U2]

@DrSequoia I think that U2 won't go so far again...expect something like All That You Can't Leave Behind...a little experimental and a little pure Rock,like Stingray for example :)

[DrSequoia]

@Paint4U2

You must be kidding. ATYCLB was their least experementing effort at all. Dull and boring.

My biggest dream is to never hear such crap music again. At least not from this band.

[Paint4U2]

@DrSequoia Yes you are right...which album can choose...?

No Line On The Horizon?

If you consider experimental songs as Fez...

I don't believe that they will go so far again...

But Soon And Stingray seem very different...We will see

[DrSequoia]

@Paint4U2

Well, at least they tried to explore some directions on NLOH. It still got pretty "safe" production, but it was a giant leap in terms of experimentation if to compare this album with ATYCLB and HTDAAB.

Since Songs Of Ascent initially wasn’t considered as a complete album, but more of a side issue, which managed to overgrow it limits (just as Zooropa almost 20 years ago), I really hope that finally they release a record without caring so much of its reception by critics and mass.

[miarrem]

I think they could release this now and it would be number 1 !! It was ahead of its time.

[Paint4U2]

@miarrem These times were better from nowadays....Then Green Day and the damn Britpop and now Justin Timberlake

[Marcelube]

What can I say?

Fuckin´ A!

[pthaeloblue]

This is probably my favorite song on the album!

[Snoopy587]

they must perform this during 360 tour! i think "slug" would fit perfectly with "your blue room" and "electrical storm"

[dtpc191991]

I think the problem for U2 in the 90s is that they're miles ahead of the game. No one understood what they were tryin to do. Its taken nearly a decade for everyone to catch up.

[bonoman7628]

i still remember buying this album in 95, as i have said in many comments about this song, 20yrs ahead of thier time, only a true die hard u2 fan would understand, ..unfortunetly the 'mainstream' dont. amazing song.

[kylemas2005]

Yeah, too bad U2 is the FUCKING KING of mainstream. This album they did with Brian Eno is probably the only experimental songs they will ever do. Christ U2 fans are worse than Phish fans.

[chirpieguy]

@kylemas2005

Not just this album. The whole 90's.

Achtung WAS experimental. So was Zooropa. So was Pop.

This last decade, however, was a let down. :-/

[Paint4U2]

@kylemas2005 if you don't recognise Zooropa or Pop as exerimental,it's only your opinion

[ksm2]

@dtpc191991 I totally agree. It's intelligent music. Hard for some to grasp

[zreidsnider]

and they still haven't caught up :)

[Keefgrinder]

@dtpc191991 I totally agree , in the 90's with their albums they music seems like it was pioneering a whole new area of music. I think just now we are really appreciating what they did back then.

[awesomenessk]

People who hate U2 have terrible taste in music.

[Tapo777]

If you claim to hate U2, you obviously haven't heard enough of their material.

[stukadiving]

No, he's got a good point. U2 sucks, but Always Forever Now, on this soundtrack is quite an exception.

[zreidsnider]

that or you just can't accept how they change your world and life :D

[kaini]

i hate u2, but this is very nice. eno is midas.;

[stukadiving]

I agree!

[donach12]

what kind of music is this?

[TheKenney81]

unique kind

[analogk]

Its like the song was written specifically for this movie.  Great job!

[TheKenney81]

i love it

[ntua93]

i love the fact that although U2 is so hugely popular there are some hidden gems in their work like this one.....

[bonoman7628]

and to think this was bono and the the brothers circa 95?? 20yrs ahead of their time,..absolutely fucking brilliant!!! haunting lyrics.....,..

[AchtungBaby1874]

it's just so amazing, so powerful with no big notes, thats somethings that only a few, very much including U2 can do

[1964go]

Play this in next 360 tour concert..... U2

[thehooperwarren]

a favorite album. I love, 'Elvis ate America.'

[1964go]

Passengers is brilliant..The missing link between Zooropa and Pop.

[1964go]

U2 taking some risks on Passengers. U2s most challenging work is there most interesting and fascinating.

[deeoosee]

I think this song is a lot better than the more popular "Your Blue Room". The only complaint that I have is that Bono doesnt belt anything out here.

[luieu2]

awsome song loved since 95 still love it im a huge U2 fan

[Thanksandy]

@Hallucination i agree about Radiohead, this album and even the Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack came out before they released Amnesiac and Kid A... okay Million Dollar Hotel didn't have quite the same impact, but they were still creating tunes based on lounge/blues/chill out music, which Radiohead haven't done...

[NinjaPirate77]

@Hallucination Actually U2 was doing Radiohead at about the same time that Radiohead was doing Radiohead since Original Soundtracks 1 and The Bends came out in the same year, but I get your point since Radiohead didn't go into their "experimental" phase until Kid A in 2000.

[Hallucination]

@NinjaPirate77 ha! Thanks for that. Glad you at least got my point but yeah I'm fully aware of Radiohead's career timeline haha.

[HolaDeco]

@UPASR Radiohead blows.

[spinnerjp]

one of the best songs on the album,for me the best music is stuff that grows on you.

[bonoman7628]

the most amazing voice on the planet, ever, ask any NON u2 fan ,which i have they all agree.absolutely fucking brilliant.more than happy to add my to my many comments about this song.

[KARLITOS61]

Great song! Fantastic voice!

Classic movie! Beautiful images!

Superb

[metalmickey07]

No need to drive I can walk from here....=}

[bonoman7628]

bono at his brilliant best, lyrics + voice, amazing!!!

[maharajwayne]

Birth, Death, Right, Wrong, is based on our limited perception. Maybe Brian and/or U2 understands how to BE in the awareness and appreciate differences.Thanks guys, through you all there might be hope for mankind. Keep us listening, in other words just BE.

[hairycub69]

Beautiful song!

Passengers - original soundtracks volume one - highly recommended for any u2 fAN who wants to discovee what they were up to in the 90s. U2 reached an aristic peak with this. Actung Baby, Zoopora and then this...it was only one way after this - down. like this - check - my life in the bush of ghosts by B Eno/B Bryne from 1981 - you will not be disappointed - give both records some time to grow on you - listen to late at night - or on a long drive

[milkybarboy92]

toss pot

[maharajwayne]

Thanks for the info on my life in the bush of ghost. I am from Trinidad in the WEST INDIES, should be visiting London on the 14 of July. And will be seeing U2 at Wembledon, cant wait.Listen to a band call THE CHURCH, similar to Brian/U2.

[metalmickey07]

Has anyone actually figured out what 2001 A Space Oddyssey is actually about?

[ButterBricks]

I'd love to know..

[marcher87]

far too amny opinions, try not to dwell on that... it'll just drive u insane

[WesCivilz]

this is a great combination of video and audio. they really suit each other! good work.

[SilverDragon1994]

That shows how genius is that video and U2 ;)

[jcmegabyte]

Hard to beat those visuals - and that's a cool track too. Nice work!

[SOPADELICIOSA]

Nice. Bono once commented that he was inspired to this song while walking through big shopping malls in Japan (presumably Tokyo?). Would be interesting to see images of that kind set to this song. And perhaps the albums opener set to the Japanese bullet train which inspired that one. :-)

[brenmc]

great song, great album...p[ity they lost their nerve ten years ago

[spinnerjp]

i agree,but listen to some of new album enos influence is creeping back in,next album will be return of passengers.

[Erabot]

Amazing job on the video. Works.

[TonyJava1]

I forgot about this obscure song. I love it! It makes me feel like I'm on some weird trip!

[AbecedariusRex]

very nicely done.

[bonoman7628]

amazing lyrics, sung by an amazing man! fucking brilliant!

[LochlynDeckard]

Nicely done. This track works very well with the 2001 clips.

[alliwantisu2]

One of the best tracks ever never get tired of listening to this song :)

[stephenmcgovern30]

I'm a huge U2 fan. They've lost their way of late going for a more mainstream sound. The 90s was their creative peak for me as epitomised by the amazing Passengers album. Songs 2, 3 and 4 (Slug, Your Blue Room and Always Forever Now) are incredible. If you've never heard it, buy it. Beach Sequence is another stunner...similar sound to the music Eno soundtracked in Trainspotting.

[corleonex]

you are absolutly right, i just hope that u2 come up with something similar, im getting bored with the last adult contemporary songs, some of them are great like the city of blinding lights, or windows in the sky, but most are boring really, and im a huge u2 fan as well

[kylemas2005]

Couldn't agree with you more homey! Love the fact that a juggernault like U2 could actually take the time to make a "college rock" album that they knew would make no money. Guess I was wrong about them all along. :)

[Matkin222]

This song is a lost gem... It's sad that the only songs remembered from Original Soundtracks 1 are Miss Sarajevo and, to a lesser extent, Your Blue Room. There are some truly amazing pieces on there, and this is by far my favourite of them all.

[careck7]

fucking brilliant!!!

[istinma]

Perfect song,Thank you Bono....A space Odyssey...

[kylemas2005]

Speaking as someone who isn't a U2 fan I absolutely love the work Bono and the boys do with Brian Eno. Only wish they would work together more. From what I've read U2 never does these songs live. Sad, I find this album some of their best work.

[deeoosee]

The new album will be produced by Lanois/Eno...Eno claims it is their best work.

[Pestosteron]

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (* 15. Oktober 1844 in Röcken bei Lützen; † 25. August 1900 in Weimar) war ein deutscher Philosoph, Dichter und klassischer Philologe.

Richard Georg Strauss (June 11, 1864 -- September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era, particularly noted for his operas and tone poems-

[laufrayssignes]

A great movie with one of the best song of U2. Probably the best and the most futurist album in 1995.

[starlaseventyfive]

hipnotica

[Mordecai06]

I love the song and i saw the movie 10 days ago for the first time almost at the same time Arthur C. Clarke was dying and i realyy liked the movie, but i can't stop thinking that i has some influences from people that sympathised with the nazi ideology like Strauss and Nietzche.

[161803]

How could Nietzche sympathize with nazi ideology? He died in like 1900!

[Mordecai06]

But the nazis sympathize with his ideas. Also Strauss which music is used along the film was a member of the Nazi party.

Anyway i'm just saying that i can't help thinking about that and not that it really is.

I liked the film a lot and i'll definitely read the book.

[kylemas2005]

Don't detract from the beauty of his work though. Granted maybe he was a Nazi or anti-semite sometimes people feel pressure to get wrapped up in hateful ideologies no matter how benign their actual thoughts and feeling were. Besides Nazism is kind of an after for the majority of the world. There's new evil about on this planet.

[Scroobily]

Groovy.

[kylemas2005]

Totally agree alexo000, Bono nails it with his vulnerable lyrics and style on the Passengers album but its actually Brain Eno that wrote and produced the entire album. Not a big U2 fan but can see the beauty in this little side project they did, amazing it took 12 years for people to notice this!

[bonoman7628]

how fucking good is bono s voice not to mention the lyrics.. awesome!

[nudger08]

great tune

[alexo000]

I have always thought this is U2's best song, even though it is not a U2 song...you know...

[merlin262005]

Amazing.

[piotrspik]

swietne

[Sl4y3rsU2]

The best Passengers track and one of their best song, good job..

[chematorio]

wow what a great job in this video, the song is ufff!!!! the best

[markGTAfanman]

Perfect, 5 stars!!

[ddvtsh]

Great video!!! Well made!!

[irishbastard06]

Beautiful song, love U2. Found it cool that it was put on here on my birthday, june 16th :D.

[jasecarter]

I think we have a little bit of genius at work here. The music and video were made for each other. Well done you!!

[xzn]

O_O Kosmos!

[pbuchinho]

Stanley Kubrick movie ...

[chiapet1414]

great video!!!!

[orzeczenie]

Super

[zooperson]

wow! great job

[AikeaCine]

This is one of the best tracks from the Passengers album. The video works too, links in with the cover art i suppose.

[politik80]

excellent...these guys can do anything musically and make it sound good.nice video too