My dream Avalanche

[AnythingYouWant]

Of all MG/B records, Avalanche has to be my least favourite, not because the songs are crap, but because of how it was produced. But hearing the songs live made me think of how the album could've been. So here's how I'd have loved to see (or heard) Avalanche:

 

1. Pledge Of Allegiance (live version: piano, guitar lead at end)

2. Lullaby For The New World Order (starts like live version with piano, 2nd verse like album with strings)

3. Weapon (album)

4. In A World Called Catastrophe (album, without the dragging ending)

5. Avalanche (live version: rockin solo sections)

6. 21st Century Living (album, with live Bush speaking parts)

7. While We Were Hunting Rabbits (album, without the dragging ending)

8. Bright End Of Nowhere (album)

9. Near Fantastica (live version: much more rockin)

10. Song For The Girl (album)

11. Double Life (album)

12. Long Way Down (live version: much more rockin)

13. House Of Smoke & Mirrors (album)

14. Comfortable Criminals

Bonus track: 4 Minute Mile

 

Any comments are welcome, or post your own tracklist.

 

-julz

[thewickernightmare]

i totally agree with you. a long way down and pledge are so much better live.

[juanpe]

the album in general sounds much more better live than the studio versions (for me)

[miscellaneous]

All music sounds better live.

[no yu begin wher i end]

I wouldn't have put in 'Comfortable Criminals'. It really doesn't fit in anywhere where it can contribute to the flow of the album.

[Mouko]

Plus, it has the same drum track as A Long Way Down. It wouldn't work.

[dvedder]

anyway you cut it, still awesome.

[Crusader]

No Comfortable Criminals for me either.

[rosie]

Meh, I enjoy CC.

[THE MAN]

I just enjoy the whole album in general, lol. i think what made it so much better live was that the orchestra was gone and replaced by loud gibson guitars, which makes it quite a bit louder and heavier. oh well. he should do a live CD versoin.

[S.E. Hardy]

I like CC, but For me Avalanche is PERFECT. I wouldn't change one note of one song.

[rosie]

Song for the Girl is le suck.

[no yu begin wher i end]

It's not his best, but I still think that it's better than 'Comfortable Criminals'.

[Mouko]

I love Song For The Girl... Comfortable Criminals is great, too.

[AnythingYouWant]

S4TG is definitely my least fave MG song, and tied with Every Name for least fave MG/MGB song

 

-julz

[Maverick]

Would be cool with his Nation of Cool/Near Fantastica acoustic work that he had on his web site.... and a longer version of So Long Mrs.Smith... yes, that will do.