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Children Of The Revolution is a 2002 release by Irish rock group U2. The album contains many, if not all of the group's early recordings from the late 1970's. The album opens with *Street Mission, a previously un-recorded song which features a guitar driven, post punk sound, as well as a complex guitar solo by The Edge. It continues with an early demo version of Shadows and Tall Trees, a slower, more moody song which was not released until it was placed as the last track on 1980's Boy. Afterwards comes The Fool, which holds a very similar sound to Street Mission.

Lost On a Distant Plant (also known as "The Magic Carpet") starts off with a steady and basic bass riff before turning over to a progressive rock style sound. It features two fictional characters, a man (who narrates the story) and Judith. The main character can not "see" or "feel" Judith, and talks about being "lost on a distant planet". The album continues with an early demo of Another Time, Another Place, another song not released until the Boy album in 1980. *All In The Light, another previously un-recorded song, is about the excitement of the city, and features a rhythm similar to that of 2005's Vertigo. It cuts off at the end for unknown reasons.

Most of the remainder of the 1978 - 1979 recordings are previously released singles that were only available in Ireland at the time of release, with the exception of Stories For Boys, Boy-Girl, and Out of Control, which were all released on the Three EP. The last track from the 1970's is an early demo of A Day Without Me, which was placed into Boy in 1980, and released as a single that August. The remainder of the album contains "bonus tracks", which (for the most part) were, unlike the cover proclaims, not recorded in the 1970's. Boy-Girl (Live) was recorded from U2's performance at The Marquee in London in 1980. It was originally featured as the B-side to the I Will Follow single from 1980. Things To Make and Do was the B-side to 1980's A Day Without Me, and J. Swallow was the B-side to 1981's Fire. I Will Follow was recorded from a show in Hamburg, Germany during the October Tour, in which much of the audience was intoxicated and giving the band a difficult time. At one point, Bono even stops the band and asks the audience if any of them were "interested in what [they were] doing." Trash, Trampoline, And the Party Girl, a live favorite, was the B-side to the "A Celebration" single from 1982. The Two Hearts Beat As One demo was recorded in 1982 and features an alternate ending, as well as a specific drum section coming later than in the final version. The album concludes with a live cover of The Ramones' "Glad To See You Go", recorded from 1979. The song is a highlight of U2's early Post Punk style.