electrical storm leak?

[marik]

i remember hearing a radio recording of electrical storm, and have since heard talk of this recording. is it any different than the two mixes released on the best of? if so, how was it different? was it leaked? or did u2 submit it to the radio dj?
anyone know where i could find a link to this track?

 

[neutral]

I think the story is that Bono gave a promo single to a DJ as a wedding gift.

Oh here I found something in an article.

It is also not the first time the band have been careless with a CD. In 2002 Bono handed a demo copy of Electrical Storm to Radio 1 DJ Sarah HB as a wedding gift. She promptly played it on her radio show, forcing the band to bring forward its release by two weeks.

I just looked it up at U2 Wanderer and it says the leak was the William Orbit radio edit.

 

[starsgoblue]

What a bitch....to take a nice gesture and mess things up for the person that gave it to her.

 

[Axver]

The leak is indeed a third version, and definitely the best.

 

[digsy]

The leak is indeed a third version, and definitely the best.

i agree with you on that axver
its definitely the best version of the lot
i really dont like the william orbit mix with the ding dong bell like noises instead of the guitar -
it sounds all washed out.
the final relased version was a bit better but that rough mix that bono gave that dj was by far the best of the lot, i love the guitar in it

 

[kennerado]

Are you talking about the one with the slow intro?, the really great slow guitar intro? I downloaded an incomplete version from Kazaa a while ago and I loved it.

 

[brownda7]

Its on the P2P networks. Look for Electrical storm (demo) or (BBC version)

 

[neutral]

oh it is a different version? I'm going to find it. Must have, I love that song so much.

 

[ImOuttaControl]

I saw this post and decided to dig out the Radio 1 version of this song...I'd have to say this version is great! I love the way it's bass heavy and much more raw. Why they did the Orbit Mix was beyond me....the band version(b-side version) and the Radio 1 version are far superior IMO.

 

[maro_chik]

I downloaded it under the name Ulrick Mix, whatever that is. But it was the same as the Radio 1 version.

And though I like them all, this is the only version that has Edge's cool lil guitar thing before the end solo. (I wish I could describe it better )

 

[Zoomerang96]

i know of at least four versions to this song.

 

[marik]

can you explain which 4 versions?