Having them play stripped-down in studio, with just the two guitars, hinted at the possibility of just how epic these songs actually are.
Though Everton dominated possession, the fine link-up play down the left between Pienaar and Baines asked real questions of Villa right-winger Marc Albrighton - and though he was perhaps naive defensively, the 20-year-old showed real promise going forward.
Lines and characters have been fine-tuned, and to bring the play down to a just-manageable three-and-a-half hours, sections had to be ruthlessly chopped.
He also provides play-by-play as his newfound companions lay down suppressive fire on the suspected position of a U.S. Army sniper.
Even when through on goal, the quality of the finishing let the build-up play down.
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Elsewhere in British Islam, most leaders were anxious to help free Mr Bigley and play down intra-Muslim jealousies.
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Another tenet of the new relationship is both sides should focus on common areas such as trade and global flashpoints such as North Korea -- but play down the differences issues including human rights.
No-one should play down four incidents in such a short period of time.
There seems to be a bit of an attempt to play down the Norman-Cameron spat, but it's symptomatic of fraying tempers and the erosion of the PM's authority.
And Mr Obama's cost-control mechanisms, imperfect though they are, have a fiscally useful role to play in bringing down the costs of government-provided insurance for the poor and the elderly.
In many ways it was a game of contrasts - with Newcastle often searching out tall striker Carroll, while the visitors looked to play the ball down the channels for Bellamy - but both teams were united by their desire to attack.
Mr Putin's absence from Russia is - perhaps - an attempt to play down the whole occasion.
Those poor children could still play with their hand-me-down clothespin dolls.
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But Mr Mantega was keen to play down the symbolic transition - which comes after China officially overtook Japan as the world's second-biggest economy last year.
But despite the number of new faces in the side, England started well and it was against the run of play when they went 1-0 down.
The salesman led me to an expansive display of window units, doing his best to play down that all two-dozen models were the exact same kind of ugly.
West Ham threatened in patches, with Matthew Etherington having their best chance of earning a point when he volleyed into the side-netting after strong play down the left side by Cole.
The High Court in May allowed Jadeja to play domestic matches after he challenged a five-year ban handed down in December 2000, but has stopped short of letting him play for India again.
"I like to play a three-man midfield and play football through midfield, so to suddenly be down a number of players in midfield is a huge problem, " added Gannon.
Other businessmen have tried to play down any rift in France-U.S. relations.
Germany's Bundesliga has two teams going up and down, with a play-off match between the third-bottom and third-top team from the first and second divisions.
Earlier this year, the BBC reported that Jersey-based Play.com was shutting down its online retail business after the government closed the Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) loophole.
They survived some horrendous luck, with injuries to key players such as Petr Cech and John Terry, to push United all the way but the way they play might just have let them down - and I say that as a huge admirer of Chelsea.
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He's gone 17-17 in seven NFL seasons as a starter, but did not play a down for Buffalo after spending all of last year as the team's third-stringer.
O'Sullivan will now play Robertson, who came from 2-1 down to end the hopes of qualifier Norman.
The Robins topped the Elite League table but lost their second play-off final in three seasons, going down to Wolverhampton in the final.
Although the day began with Sri Lanka on 366-8, India - from 79 overs - recorded their best ever score in a single day's play, and much of that was down to the remarkable batting of the Delhi-born 31-year-old.
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With senior forward James Southerland still benched because of an eligibility matter he's missed four games and freshman forward Dajuan Coleman on crutches after knee surgery this week that will keep him out at least one month, Syracuse (18-2, 6-1 Big East) is down to seven scholarship players as it gets ready to play at Pittsburgh (17-5, 5-4) Saturday.
But as we saw last night, the five-point plan really boils down to one point -- folks at the very top get to play by a different set of rules than you do.
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