Talk:Boy (album)/Archive 1

Archive 1

Live songs

"Interestingly, this is the only U2 album from which every song (as well as every B-side) has been performed live at least once." Isn't that always the case with debut albums? /Hugoflug 18:45, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I guess it isn't that extrordinary from that perspective, but it's unique among U2 albums with that distinction, so I think it's worth a mention. --typhoon 20:30, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, the fact that U2 had been touring prior to the release of their debut album and played other non-album songs (11 O'Clock Tick Tock, Another Day, Boy/Girl, Inside Out, Father Is an Elephant, etc.), I also think it's worth mentioning.

Bono quote

There's a Bono quote where he says something like, "Most rock albums are about losing your virginity, but Boy is about your virginity." I don't remember where I read or heard it (might've been on one of the DVDs?). Does anyone have the full quote (ideally with a link to an article that quotes it, so we have a cite)? I think it says a lot about why this album is so different. --typhoon 20:30, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

In Bono's interview with Rolling Stone's Jann S. Wenner, he states, "...extraordinary themes; the same theme as our recent album [How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb]: innocence vs. experience...it's being savored before it's let go...it's not about losing your virginity, it's about your virginity." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.59.120 (talk) 02:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart combined

"Early compact disc releases (identified by being West German-pressed and in a digipak) combined the two songs into a single track at 8:14."

My copy of the album also has these songs combined (iTunes clocks it at 8:15 in length), but mine doesn't seem to have anything to do with West Germany. Rather, mine was "MADE IN CANADA BY CINRAM LTD." and came with a standard jewel case, with the American album art. Is this variant worth mention? Heep (talk) 19:16, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

It should definitely be changed from just West German at the very least. My copy is exactly the same. MelicansMatkin (talk) 19:18, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

So then, so far we know the West German and the Canadian pressings combined these tracks (though oddly, they're not combined in the track listing on the back of the case). I wonder if any other pressings combined the tracks? Heep (talk) 15:50, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Father Is an Elephant

I only recently heard of this song and when I asked around for it I couldn't find it in any of the bonuses to their albums so I started looking in P2P software. I've only found one version of the song and it's labeled "Live Canterbury 801111". Could this be the only existing recording? Lironhallak (talk) 06:58, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Don't bring these questions here. This has nothing to do with this album. Talk pages are not message boards. Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 17:53, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Info

Might be some worthwhile information working from here. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 23:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)