U2 had one of the best fan clubs, Propaganda, for years. You got killer tickets to every leg of a U2 tour and the magazine and exclusive cd's made it worthwhile. Then U2 sold the rights to their fan club to Live Nation and if you remember in early 2005, all hell broke loose on the pre-sale where there were no good seats. However, once the band got involved, the situation alleviated itself. But ever since then, the band has gone to extra lengths to appease their fans. The membership does go up every year, but if you renew quick enough, it will only cost you $32.But the best part is the bonus cd's we get. Full of rare live cuts, b-sides, live albums and this year, a b-side collection (most) of which has only been available digitally before. I could complain that there are too many remastered tracks most die-hards already own, but it's the fact that they don't have to give us anything...yet they do.
If you are a current subscriber, you only have until March 2nd to renew at the price of $32, after that it's $50. Still a good deal in my opinion.
Go to this link now and renew or join!
'U2:Medium, Rare and Remastered' is a limited edition collection of rare tracks and lost early cuts spanning three decades in the studio with U2. Featuring 'Rare' tracks from the sessions that led to The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, All That You Can't Leave Behind and How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Plus digitally 'Remastered' tracks from the band's early albums, along with hard to get b-sides from 2000 to 2005. For subscribers only, this double-CD is customised in a U2.Com gate-fold sleeve and will not become commercially available.
CD 1
(from the digital box set, 'The Complete U2')
Levitate (from All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions)
Love You Like Mad (All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions)
Smile (from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb sessions)
Flower Child (from All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions)
Beautiful Ghost (from The Joshua Tree sessions)
Jesus Christ (from Rattle and Hum sessions)
Xanax and Wine (from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb sessions)
All Because of You (alternative version)
Native Son (from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb sessions)
Yahweh (alternative version)
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (alternative version)
CD 2
(from recent re-mastered albums and b-sides)
Saturday Night (from Remastered Boy album, 2008)
Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl (from Remastered October album, 2008)
Angels Too Tied To The Ground (from Remastered War album, 2008)
Wave Of Sorrow (Birdland) (from Remastered The Joshua Tree album, 2007)
Always (b-side to Beautiful Day 2000)
Summer Rain (b-side to Beautiful Day 2000)
Big Girls Are Best (b-side to Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, 2001)
Neon Lights (b-side to Vertigo, 2004)
Fast Cars (b-side to Sometimes You Can't Make It, 2005)
