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richardp
12-06-2011, 11:11 AM
I know there are a few of us here that enjoy them. It's the 20th Anniversary of Achtung Baby! Anyone pick up the new deluxe re-issues? Some of the new unreleased cuts are fantastic. It's a shame that Burn Your House Down was ignored for twenty years. Also, pretty cool to hear Bono singing over Numb, instead of The Edge's dry mumbles.

NotoriousTIMP
12-06-2011, 11:23 AM
I'm a fan of theirs, but not die-hard in the sense that I need to buy every over priced re-issue version of AB!. I do however love seeing them live and have spent way too much money over the past 10 years doing so.

frankie teardrop
12-06-2011, 11:50 AM
it's unfortunate that they're pushed to "guilty pleasure" for me these days, but i'll be damned if boy isn't a lo-fi post-punk masterpiece. i like almost everything they've done through pop, though i could do without most of rattle & hum.

richardp
12-06-2011, 01:17 PM
I'm one of the die hard U2 fans. I love everything they've done (with the exception of Rattle & Hum, which I consider a soundtrack and not an actual full LP). The 90s are definitely my favorite period of the band. Even POP is a masterpiece in my eyes.

I just got to see them for the first time, after years of not being able to see them, this last July and it was phenomenal. Very Achtung heavy set, and hearing them play Zooropa was a true gift.

NotoriousTIMP
12-06-2011, 03:27 PM
I absolutely love POP, regardless if it's considered a dark period in their career. I still kick myself for missing out on seeing them live in '97 when they came through San Diego. :( hearing Mofo live is something I hope I can still do at some point.

When ATYCLB came out, I jumped on getting tickets for those shows after seeing them in Anaheim during the first US leg. I was camped out at 4am just so I could get floor ticket for the three LA shows on the 2nd leg :)

For the 360 tour, I won a contest that got me free REDZONE tickets for the Phoenix show and I have to admit that I'm not a fan of Stadium shows. Seeing U2 in a arena is MUCH more enjoyable

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orestes
12-06-2011, 09:17 PM
I've seen them live twice: first time during the POPMart tour and then a few years later on the Elevation tour. I have to agree that they're much stronger in an arena setting than stadium tours, notwithstanding the Zoo TV tour.

richardp
12-06-2011, 11:31 PM
I didn't mind the Stadium setting of the 360º tour. I had an AMAZING (http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lojgw4W6BV1qzr89do1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1323321845&Signature=Pm56OrLGQI4fHryo1Srjkfx7caY%3D) view. The show never once felt like it was at a huge stadium either. I know it was said a lot in the press, but the giant stage, and it's insane light show, truly made the show feel a lot more intimate than I imagine other stadium shows feel. Of course, I would probably faint and pass out if I were to ever see them in an Arena setting. A couple family members and I all had money set aside to see them on the Vertigo Tour, but they didn't end up coming here, unfortunately.

Also I have to note that hearing The Edge live is partially a religious experience.

piggy
12-06-2011, 11:48 PM
I'm a big U2 fan, they're #4 on my favorite artists list. I own all of their albums and I saw them on the Elevation and Vertigo tours. I love their 90s period the most and I bought the 2 disc reissue of AB.

zoomoon
12-07-2011, 12:32 PM
U2 have always been underappreciated by serious music listeners, and overappreciated by casual music listeners, I think. They're a great band, even if they're in a bit of a slump at the moment (those Spiderman songs were awful). They've also been a lot more experimental over the years than people give them credit for.

orestes
12-07-2011, 07:08 PM
I didn't mind the Stadium setting of the 360º tour. I had an AMAZING (http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lojgw4W6BV1qzr89do1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1323321845&Signature=Pm56OrLGQI4fHryo1Srjkfx7caY%3D) view. The show never once felt like it was at a huge stadium either. I know it was said a lot in the press, but the giant stage, and it's insane light show, truly made the show feel a lot more intimate than I imagine other stadium shows feel. Of course, I would probably faint and pass out if I were to ever see them in an Arena setting. A couple family members and I all had money set aside to see them on the Vertigo Tour, but they didn't end up coming here, unfortunately.

Also I have to note that hearing The Edge live is partially a religious experience.

One of the best songs live.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrcBeCU9TGw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp-pWj7-QQc

frankie teardrop
12-07-2011, 07:10 PM
and one of my favorite basslines...!

xmd 5a
03-03-2012, 12:05 AM
The Unforgettable Fire has been hitting the spot for me in a big way of late. "A Sort of Homecoming" and "Wire" are unbelievably good.

richardp
03-03-2012, 11:28 PM
Fantastic album. Unforgettable Fire was U2's first U2 album, in my opinion, and the first in their trilogy of best albums.

frankie teardrop
03-05-2012, 10:40 AM
yeah, unforgettable fire is where they hit their stride and found their own voice, but i still love boy and war just as much, if not more. that early post-punk/martin hannett/chameleons thing is so up my bag it hurts.

have always loved this, as far as UF-era is concerned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Re5fiSY8Y

NotoriousTIMP
01-10-2013, 01:04 PM
New album in September according to Larry

http://www.atu2.com/news/report-larry-says-u2-planning-new-album-by-september-2013.html

richardp
01-10-2013, 02:55 PM
New album in September according to Larry

http://www.atu2.com/news/report-larry-says-u2-planning-new-album-by-september-2013.html

Fantastic! Knowing U2 though, September means Spring 2014. Excited for the tour. It'll be fun seeing what they come up with next after the 360º tour.

frankie teardrop
09-10-2013, 11:14 AM
in response to the (rightful) shitlisting of latter day u2.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/U2_Boy.png
http://emilysalbumsatoz.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/october3.jpg
http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/0602517616752.jpg
http://cokemachineglow.com/images/9339.png



perfect.

frankie teardrop
09-10-2013, 11:15 AM
required viewing for any fan or potential convert:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD39A09E2DD84ECD2

to have been there...

i'm also into the joshua tree through pop run, just less so than the earlier records.

henryeatscereal
09-10-2013, 01:13 PM
As i said in the "Shitty music" thread: I don't hate them and i do believe they have lots of quality tracks, this song for example is one of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfUUt4RLgak

sadly they are not the shadow of what they used to be...

Sutekh
09-10-2013, 01:37 PM
They're a shower of twats but I would actually be lying through my teeth if I said I didn't love War, Joshua Tree etc

it's weird how zoo station sounds a bit like NIN and the NIN zoo station sounds more like u2

frankie teardrop
09-10-2013, 01:42 PM
sadly they are not the shadow of what they used to be...

very few bands who have been around as long as they have are... it's always been a mystery to me why u2 are especially reviled for this, though it's probably bono coming off as especially obnoxious to most people. he walks a fine line between being a great humanitarian and a total twat, but hey...i seldom if ever judge a band's merit by their latter day musical sins or offstage persona (unless we're talking really questionable violent/hateful behavior, but i'm getting off topic here).

sure, i really dislike their new material and persona as much as anyone (strongly dislike all three of their recent albums- both too safe and trying to hard in my book), but the same could be (and has been) said about the rolling stones, smashing pumpkins, the cure, and for me, depeche mode as far as current output is concerned... the fall from grace is always the hardest with bands of this stature.

henryeatscereal
09-10-2013, 02:50 PM
^I agree with you and actually, i found an interesting article about their so-called: "hypocrisy" (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/30/u2-rock-star-hypocrisy-activism)

My main beef with them is that they haven't been able to produce a decent album in many years, and it's obvious they are passing a creative crisis that makes it clear they are becoming more and more stale as a band (nothing against them but i think lots of band should know when to call it quits...)

"All you can't leave behind", "How to dismantle an atomic bomb" and "No line on the Horizon" are terrible albums (well... NLOTH isn't THAT bad...) and hearing now about their upcoming album with Deadmus5, makes me wonder: do this band even know who they are anymore?, what happened to the great songs and lyrics from the Joshua Tree-Actung Baby era? Are they THAT desperate to be a "transcendent" band?.

I don't hate them, but it's been hard for me to find reasons to still love them... just my two cents

thevoid99
09-10-2013, 03:25 PM
It was upsetting when I heard they were working with Will.I.Am as he didn't really contribute much at all but now DeadMau5? What's next, a duet with Taylor Swift?

Seeing the documentary about the making of Achtung Baby has me thinking about the fact that they were a band that were rebelling against something during the 1980s as it featured an animated sequence of the members throwing stones at something until by the Rattle & Hum period, they had nothing to throw act except each other? Now, they've become everything they rallied against in some ways. What would the U2 of the early 80s think of the U2 of now?

Iran_Ed
09-10-2013, 03:49 PM
(well... NLOTH isn't THAT bad...)

The day that album came out I was snowed in my house. I downloaded it and listened. Stand Up Comedy did it, that is such shit. I didn't care about anything after that. The title track, Magnificent, Fez and White as Snow are all I care about on there. I'd take All That You Can't Leave behind and How To Dismantle over that anyday. Are you guys aware of The Passengers album Original Soundtracks 1? It was made in between Zooropa and Pop and was deemed too out there to be released with U2's name on it. It's them and Brian Eno fucking around, it's not the greatest for most, but I love it. To me that's where the decline begins. Larry hated the album, said it was overindulgent. They spent the next three albums trying to tone it down. After hearing NLOTH I said it sounded like four guys in the middle of a midlife crisis. Wanting to work with Gaga's producer and all of this other shit has just strengthened my position. In the end it all comes down to money, U2 were suppose to make a combined one billion dollars on their last tour. I wonder how much of that went to Africa? They've already got their hands in the wallets of an older generation, and this musical "experimentation" is just trying to figure out how to reach a younger audience's bank account. With that said, I'm still intrigued about what they're working on.

By the way Bono performed at Warren Buffett's granddaughter's wedding over the weekend.

henryeatscereal
09-10-2013, 04:50 PM
Seeing the documentary about the making of Achtung Baby has me thinking about the fact that they were a band that were rebelling against something during the 1980s as it featured an animated sequence of the members throwing stones at something until by the Rattle & Hum period, they had nothing to throw act except each other? Now, they've become everything they rallied against in some ways. What would the U2 of the early 80s think of the U2 of now?
I read a quote of Bono saying that: "They used to sing in what they believed in... now they sing what they don't" and in that way they are very successful: they are one of the most insincere bands ever...


Are you guys aware of The Passengers album Original Soundtracks 1? It was made in between Zooropa and Pop and was deemed too out there to be released with U2's name on it. It's them and Brian Eno fucking around, it's not the greatest for most, but I love it.

"Passengers" and "POP" are great albums, "most" of their fans hate them, i do find them creative and more interesting than their "back to our roots" crap...

orestes
09-10-2013, 05:07 PM
They're a shower of twats but I would actually be lying through my teeth if I said I didn't love War, Joshua Tree etc

it's weird how zoo station sounds a bit like NIN and the NIN zoo station sounds more like u2

Part of the reason is because The Edge was listening to bands like NIN, EN, etc. during production of Achtung Baby.

Sutekh
09-10-2013, 06:36 PM
very few bands who have been around as long as they have are... it's always been a mystery to me why u2 are especially reviled for this, though it's probably bono coming off as especially obnoxious to most people. he walks a fine line between being a great humanitarian and a total twat, but hey...i seldom if ever judge a band's merit by their latter day musical sins or offstage persona (unless we're talking really questionable violent/hateful behavior, but i'm getting off topic here).

sure, i really dislike their new material and persona as much as anyone (strongly dislike all three of their recent albums- both too safe and trying to hard in my book), but the same could be (and has been) said about the rolling stones, smashing pumpkins, the cure, and for me, depeche mode as far as current output is concerned... the fall from grace is always the hardest with bands of this stature.

To be honest... and I am not sticking up for Bono here - he's a penis, but it is funny how absolutely everyone comes down on Bono like a ton of bricks for being a pompous high horsing bore, and yet you can beat your wife, stab your guitarist, kill razzle from hanoi rocks, fuck underage girls etc and you don't really become an infamous twat in quite the same way

xmd 5a
09-10-2013, 07:49 PM
One of the best songs of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnEmiTPiP8I

Love Boy, War and The Unforgettable Fire, as well as the Blood Red Sky live album. Don't much care for anything beyond those albums but I recently acquired Achtung Baby and Zooropa on CD dirt cheap at a garage sale. I'll give them another try sometime.

Louie_Cypher
09-10-2013, 08:30 PM
Posted my opinion in the shitty music thread, not that I think they were shitty music. I just kinda feel they sold out, the whole "biggest rock band in the world" screamed " see the egress" to me. Still a guilty pleasure, and Edge in "It might get loud" was a good insight. Bono's over the top humanitarian efforts didn't help but at least he tries and doesn't like being number 2.
The cost of dragging around "the claw" was incredible, and not so environment "nice". Liked them better when when they didn't want to be the biggest rock band in the world.

thevoid99
09-10-2013, 09:47 PM
I remember this tribute episode of That Metal Show for Ronnie James Dio where Simon Wright talked about a joke that Ronnie told him. It was about a group of people attending a U2 show and Bono would slowly clap his hands as he would say "every time I clap my hands, a child would die" and then there was this one voice in the audience that said "well then stop clapping your hands you evil bastard!"

That joke still gets me.

onthewall2983
09-10-2013, 10:13 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHorYqIVr9o

I thought this was funny, but I also thought this was too


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_BcLjtG3eY

"We'll put 'em with the other two and get ten another albums out of them".

piggy
09-10-2013, 10:55 PM
It was upsetting when I heard they were working with Will.I.Am as he didn't really contribute much at all but now DeadMau5? What's next, a duet with Taylor Swift?
They've been working with Danger Mouse, not Deadmau5.

henryeatscereal
09-10-2013, 11:09 PM
They've been working with Danger Mouse, not Deadmau5.
Is there a difference???

:P

thevoid99
09-10-2013, 11:14 PM
OK, Danger Mouse is pretty good actually although I don't think it will help them. Plus, does anyone think the band needs Steve Lillywhite back in the fold for the production?

piggy
09-11-2013, 12:06 AM
Maybe, but Steve Lillywhite has been involved on some level with all albums except TUF, R&H, Zooropa and Pop. Personally, I wish they'd use Flood as the main producer again, like they did for Pop. The only time in recent years that they've used him was a little bit on HTDAAB.

Mantra
09-11-2013, 12:38 AM
You know what's a fucking good song? Rejoice. Seriously, I could play that on a loop for days. Wish their new shit had energy like that.

frankie teardrop
09-11-2013, 01:13 AM
to the powers that be that merged these threads --- thanks! sorry, i must have missed the original one...

Iran_Ed
09-25-2013, 09:43 AM
Let's make Bono history!
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/bono-chased-by-angry-anarchists-in-germany-1 (http://[URL="http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/bono-chased-by-angry-anarchists-in-germany-1")

henryeatscereal
09-25-2013, 10:30 AM
Im not sure if this is as funny in english as it is in spanish, but i'll give it a shot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHIACdeO0pE

richardp
09-25-2013, 07:33 PM
Is there a difference???

:P

Quite a lot actually. One sounds absolutely nothing like the other. I'm actually intrigued by a U2 album produced by Danger Mouse.

screwdriver
09-25-2013, 11:52 PM
Quite a lot actually. One sounds absolutely nothing like the other. I'm actually intrigued by a U2 album produced by Danger Mouse.

Agreed, though frankly id be pretty curious about a deadmau5 U2 production as well.

richardp
09-26-2013, 12:58 AM
Agreed, though frankly id be pretty curious about a deadmau5 U2 production as well.

That has potential to go either way. Just truly fucking terribly awful, or would actually reinvigorate the band into not writing every song like it's going to be a top 40 hit and get back in that Zooropa/Pop mentality.

Iran_Ed
02-05-2014, 08:34 AM
This new song is pissing me off. I know I've heard Edge play that chorus riff in a song before but I can't think of what it is. Or maybe they've out U2'd themselves. I do know that the guitar part in the second verse sound just like the the ZooTV version of Running To Stand Still.

henryeatscereal
02-05-2014, 08:52 AM
I haven't heard the song but i read very bad reviews, i even read one comment that said that the new album should be called "How to reassemble an atomic bomb" (so u2 can finally die...)

Space Suicide
02-05-2014, 09:11 AM
Song's junk. I think they need to hype down how pretentious they are, its really starting to show in the quality of their music.

richardp
02-05-2014, 12:03 PM
I guess I'll be the lone guy that really enjoys the song. It reminds me of the ATYCLB era stuff. But keep in mind, this is a remix made for the Red campaign. It's not the final version, AND it's not even going to be on the new album.

And you know, it's funny, people will spend all day bashing U2's music but then I guarantee when they come back around on tour, every single night will sell out.

Iran_Ed
02-05-2014, 12:26 PM
And you know, it's funny, people will spend all day bashing U2's music but then I guarantee when they come back around on tour, every single night will sell out.

Of course they will, U2 is no longer a band. They are a corporation. They made a collective one billion dollars on their last tour alone. Fuck these songs for Africa, send that money to Africa. The older I get the more distain I have for them. It doesn't help that the last time they took a great musical risk was almost two decades ago.

screwdriver
02-05-2014, 05:58 PM
They made a collective one billion dollars on their last tour alone. Fuck these songs for Africa, send that money to Africa.

u2 didn't make a billion dollars. the tour had several hundred million in revenue, but there was very little profit because a) the tour cost so much to do and b) they donate a lot of profits from the tour to various charities. they were employing a ton of people to do cool things irrespective of the music, and brought a lot of joy to people. you can hate u2's music, think they're pretentious dicks (they seem like that), whatever, but the idea that they could have given that money to africa is objectively stupid. I guess nobody working on the tour should get paid? Do 100% of your paychecks go to charity?

orestes
02-05-2014, 06:22 PM
I see where Iran_Ed's coming from: the song for the Red campaign that was free on iTunes for a day? Like most corporations that promote to ad-match dollars, Bank of America is only matching up to $2 million, which, unfortunately, is nothing. You would be better off contributing directly to an AIDS-related organization.

screwdriver
02-05-2014, 06:36 PM
I see where @Iran_Ed (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=571)'s coming from: the song for the Red campaign that was free on iTunes for a day? Like most corporations that promote to ad-match dollars, Bank of America is only matching up to $2 million, which, unfortunately, is nothing. You would be better off contributing directly to an AIDS-related organization.

… then contribute? I don't understand griping at someone for donating $2 million which would otherwise be lining some dude's bonus. It's never enough and never will be, but is something better than nothing? Or does the cynical perspective that useful idiots are being duped into supporting BoA and U2 because of their lip-service towards charity (of which I don't actually see any harm, but okay) justify itself?

EDIT: let me clarify that I absolutely see where your and Iran_Ed's cynicism comes from. I just don't see where it goes.

orestes
02-05-2014, 06:54 PM
It's not cynicism to question how and where the money is being used.

screwdriver
02-05-2014, 06:59 PM
It's not cynicism to question how and where the money is being used.

I don't see what that has to do with my initial response to his post. moreover, where is he doing that?

Iran_Ed
02-05-2014, 07:05 PM
u2 didn't make a billion dollars. the tour had several hundred million in revenue, but there was very little profit because a) the tour cost so much to do and b) they donate a lot of profits from the tour to various charities. they were employing a ton of people to do cool things irrespective of the music, and brought a lot of joy to people. you can hate u2's music, think they're pretentious dicks (they seem like that), whatever, but the idea that they could have given that money to africa is objectively stupid. I guess nobody working on the tour should get paid? Do 100% of your paychecks go to charity?

The Vertigo tour made between four to five hundred million dollars. In Between that tour and the 360 tour they signed a twelve year contract with Live Nation in 2008 that can pay them close to one billion dollars. I think every major tour they've done except the Pop Mart tour was financially successful. That plus making some of the all time highest selling albums means they aren't hurting for money. The last time I heard, Edge had a house in Ireland, the south of France and LA. I'm just tired of hearing rich people beg for money so that they can gift wrap it for some cause. Of course I realize the money that goes in to a tour. There's a thread on here where we as fans aired our concerns that Tension would bankrupt Trent. Last time U2 toured the US they were selling out stadiums and had Muse opening for them.

As for the music side I have no hate for U2 1980-1997 and certain songs that come after that period. Bono's quotes these days sound exactly like what he is. A middle aged guy who is trying desperately to appeal to a younger generation. I can't get over the fact that he wanted Lady Gaga's producer to help them do a dance album. Sometimes I outgrow bands, sometimes they outgrow me. U2 is a band that I haven't outgrown, they are still quite important to me. My anger comes from the fact that they seem to embarrass themselves or at least Bono does with every step of the way.

orestes
02-05-2014, 07:32 PM
I don't see what that has to do with my initial response to his post. moreover, where is he doing that?

I'm talking about Bank of America's involvement but then again, banks aren't known for transparency. We'll see how much actually goes towards The Global Fund.

thevoid99
02-05-2014, 09:28 PM
It pisses me off at what U2 has become. I loved pretty much the music they did from Boy to All That You Can Leave Behind. After that, they've changed into this corporate band that wants to not just state how important they are but the idea that they're the only rock band that matters. The truth is that they've become the band that they were supposed to rally against in the beginning. The fact that they're trying to reach producers who are hot right now just shows that they're becoming the dinosaurs they rebelled against as it makes the more and more irrelevant to the eyes and ears of real music fans.

NotoriousTIMP
02-05-2014, 09:35 PM
I guess I'll be the lone guy that really enjoys the song. It reminds me of the ATYCLB era stuff. But keep in mind, this is a remix made for the Red campaign. It's not the final version, AND it's not even going to be on the new album.

And you know, it's funny, people will spend all day bashing U2's music but then I guarantee when they come back around on tour, every single night will sell out.

You and I are in the minority I guess :( I too enjoyed the song and look forward to a new album by the end of the year


And with all of this talk about them becoming a corporate rock band, are you guys being serious or just joking? What's wrong with them hooking up with current producers to help change their sound once again? Are you telling everyone that you would rather have them dish out TJT pt.2 (which I'm sure the same people would bitch about how they managed to release a rehash of a previous album) instead of branching out and looking to add a new sound to their catalog? I remember when everyone bashed them for POP and now that its been 17 years since its release, its managed to become a great U2 album in the eyes of the so-called "fans."

richardp
02-06-2014, 11:45 PM
You and I are in the minority I guess :( I too enjoyed the song and look forward to a new album by the end of the year


And with all of this talk about them becoming a corporate rock band, are you guys being serious or just joking? What's wrong with them hooking up with current producers to help change their sound once again? Are you telling everyone that you would rather have them dish out TJT pt.2 (which I'm sure the same people would bitch about how they managed to release a rehash of a previous album) instead of branching out and looking to add a new sound to their catalog? I remember when everyone bashed them for POP and now that its been 17 years since its release, its managed to become a great U2 album in the eyes of the so-called "fans."

Yeah I really don't see why it's a big deal that U2 have reached out to modern producers. Their last album they went back to Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and no one gave a shit. So I'm sure they figured "well fuck it, let's make an album for NOW" and they're absolutely entitled to. Just because they're older dudes now doesn't mean that they have to be shoehorned in with all these other "classic" bands who just keep churning out the same tired "we're appealing to our older audience" albums. I mean shit, they even tried to do the cliche "Rick Rubin produced our new album" move and threw out all but one of those songs because they thought the tracks were boring and non-special. You guys should really look at recent U2 shows. Over half the crowd are people in their 20s. U2's main fan base these days seems to draw heavily from the college based crowds.

piggy
02-07-2014, 01:05 AM
But keep in mind, this is a remix made for the Red campaign. It's not the final version, AND it's not even going to be on the new album.
Everything I've read says that it will be on the album, but that it's not the official first single.

GulDukat
02-07-2014, 07:53 AM
I like U2 a lot but think that they're overrated. The way some people rave about this band, you'd think that they are fulfilling some Bill and Ted-like prophecy where everyone will unite and an age of global world-peace will be ushered in. Still, I'll buy their new album.

NotoriousTIMP
02-07-2014, 10:22 AM
I love this band because their music is solid and they're one hell of a live act.

Iran_Ed
02-07-2014, 01:25 PM
The truth is that they've become the band that they were supposed to rally against in the beginning.

There's a quote from Bono from the early days where he was asked about the beginnings of the band. I'm paraphrasing, but he talks about how they started as a punk band, but soon saw how punk music said it welcomed everybody, but had all of these rules and regulations that defined it. Bono got death threats for saying fuck the revolution in Rattle and Hum. Bono let Salman Rushdie stay at his house when the Fatwa was placed on him. (It's still in place)

That's pretty punk to me. What happened to that guy?

thevoid99
02-07-2014, 04:59 PM
He discovered money and egotism along the way. I think U2 wanted to be the Clash but never had any of their integrity. Even as Joe Strummer had some humility and humor that made him very accessible and was never about living in a mansion or owning a hotel that he often goes to. Joe just kept things simple and didn't mind being called a hippie.

NotoriousTIMP
03-14-2014, 03:11 PM
So some friends of mine made the trek out to Joshua Tree and managed to find THE Joshua Tree spot. Here are some photos from their journey:

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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/15/erezuju8.jpg

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blackholesun
09-09-2014, 02:22 PM
New, free album on iTunes. (http://pitchfork.com/news/53827-u2-release-new-album-songs-of-innocence-for-free-on-itunes/)

I hope this means the return of the U talking U2 to Me? podcast.

richardp
09-09-2014, 02:45 PM
This album is fucking fantastic. From the ultra simplistic artwork to the band seemingly throwing away any preconceptions about what they SHOULD sound like and saying fuck it. While not all techno and trip-hoppy, this album's sound reminds me of what the band was doing in the 90s. It's them doing something super fresh and relevant and not trying to be a greatest hits band anymore. These songs sound very modern.

Granted this is all on first listen, and the initial excitement is getting the best of me at the moment, but this album is sounding REALLY great. I can't wait to see the inevitable tour announcements soon. Fully planning on traveling around for this one.

WorzelG
09-09-2014, 03:14 PM
Got this from itunes, sounds great from the previews, U2 were pretty much my favourite band circa the Joshua Tree

NotoriousTIMP
09-09-2014, 04:01 PM
So is this the Danger Mouse album or no?

armogi
09-09-2014, 05:58 PM
yes, its danger mouse mainly, a couple other names too which may be famous in certain circles.

And Bono just confirmed part 2 is coming, songs of experience, double U2 album, yeah!

SarahConnor
09-09-2014, 06:36 PM
I was a fan of U2 as a kid, and then I became an adult and all of those sexless, sanitary artists lost their appeal. I imagine this is most haters' problem with U2.

poinoup
09-09-2014, 11:36 PM
This album is fucking fantastic. From the ultra simplistic artwork to the band seemingly throwing away any preconceptions about what they SHOULD sound like and saying fuck it. While not all techno and trip-hoppy, this album's sound reminds me of what the band was doing in the 90s. It's them doing something super fresh and relevant and not trying to be a greatest hits band anymore. These songs sound very modern.

Granted this is all on first listen, and the initial excitement is getting the best of me at the moment, but this album is sounding REALLY great. I can't wait to see the inevitable tour announcements soon. Fully planning on traveling around for this one.

Fresh is actually a great word to describe this disc. Every Breaking Wave struck me as a Killers-ish track at first until you realize who really "copied" who. But this is a great disc that just came out of nowhere. 8/10 easily.

Throw_it_away9
09-10-2014, 12:01 AM
Having such trouble downloading this new album. Because I can get it through iTunes, I don't feel like pirating it. Maybe tomorrow it'll be working.

roolfdriht
09-10-2014, 12:31 AM
I was flummoxed until it was pointed out that the album may show up under "various artists" in your iTunes purchases in the cloud rather than "U2" for some strange reason.

richardp
09-10-2014, 02:13 AM
And Bono just confirmed part 2 is coming, songs of experience, double U2 album, yeah!

Remember when he said that about No Line On The Horizon, though? I'll believe it when I actually see it.

screwdriver
09-10-2014, 05:44 PM
hey, this is pretty good

Necrodoommonkey
09-10-2014, 10:05 PM
The new album is fantastic. It has remnants of early U2 without obviously trying to sound like the old U2. They've completely redeemed themselves for the last two albums.

richardp
09-11-2014, 01:38 AM
The more I listen to this album the more I'm hearing all of the subtle hints of older U2. Biggest and best example in my eyes being Sleep Like A Baby Tonight which is on some straight Zooropa level shit for me. The return of that 90s era Bono falsetto? Fuck yes.

And the best part is that all of the throwbacks feel so fluid and genuine and not forced like they have been on the last two albums. This album is so far revealing itself to be among U2s best works.

And just imagine how much of a banger Cedarwood Road is going to be live. That riff is going to bring the house down, no doubt.

reseen_lamenti
09-11-2014, 01:55 AM
And Bono just confirmed part 2 is coming, songs of experience, double U2 album, yeah!

http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrrycfql11r4gei2o1_400.gif

cashpiles (closed)
09-11-2014, 04:39 AM
I'm not feeling it. Seems like they're trying to go back to their original sounds...but it just sounds like they're copying their old songs and tricks. Yes there are some nice melodies and sounds...but it's just all very generic and just a bit too sweet. U2 are taking no chances with this one. Bono even tries to sound younger, youngerizing his singing voice. Here's a band all out of ideas. Time to hang up the guns fellas. You lost your way around 2000. There are pieces of these songs that are great... just doesn't seem daring or to be one of their stronger albums.

thevoid99
09-11-2014, 09:55 PM
I finally heard it. It is a definite improvement over the last 2 albums although it does have a sound that is in tune with the modern times as I'm a bit put-off by it. Yet, there are some songs that I do enjoy like "Cedarwood Road", "Sleep Like a Baby Tonight", and "The Troubles".

onthewall2983
09-12-2014, 08:38 AM
Evolution of music sales:

1. Pay a lot
2. Pay a little
3. Pay anything
4. OK fine, just pay once a month
5. Fuck you, now you own a U2 album


Can't claim this was mine but someone on another site found this on Twitter and thought it too funny not to share.

richardp
09-12-2014, 11:49 AM
Everyone who's flipping shit about Apple putting the album on their iTunes is spending way too much time screaming "unwanted invasion of consent" instead of realizing that if they don't want it, it takes all of 2 seconds to delete the album.

icecream
09-12-2014, 12:01 PM
The new album is too U2-ey to me. That's a weird thing to say, considering I really like the band. But the past two albums have just felt bland. Like cashpiles said, it doesn't feel like they are taking any chances. A few reviews are comparing it to Pop, but Pop was a different direction for the band. This one feels like like U2 took a few influences from Indie music and incorporated it into their sound. To me, that Indie sound is played out.

Also the release with Apple is too corporate for me. It doesn't bother me when a commercial uses a song from a band. It's the artist's music, they can do what ever they want from it. It feels like they were using the Apple release thing to gain publicity for their product while Apple used the new album as a way to advertise their product. It just seems wrong coming from that band. U2 has always been a band that, I feel, had integrity. But around the How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb they have really been kinda loosing it in my opinion. HDAB was a strong album imo but looking back, they should have broken up around there.

r_k_f
09-12-2014, 12:48 PM
The Troubles.. I like it.

Necrodoommonkey
09-12-2014, 02:38 PM
I'm not feeling it. Seems like they're trying to go back to their original sounds...but it just sounds like they're copying their old songs and tricks. Yes there are some nice melodies and sounds...but it's just all very generic and just a bit too sweet. U2 are taking no chances with this one. Bono even tries to sound younger, youngerizing his singing voice. Here's a band all out of ideas. Time to hang up the guns fellas. You lost your way around 2000. There are pieces of these songs that are great... just doesn't seem daring or to be one of their stronger albums.

I don't think he's trying to sound younger. He quit smoking, so that probably has a lot to do with why he's hitting those notes like he did in the 80s.

r_k_f
09-13-2014, 10:56 AM
Meh... I still can't listen to any album post Zooropa all the way thru.

mfte
09-17-2014, 09:05 AM
Meh... I still can't listen to any album post Zooropa all the way thru.

You can listen to Zooropa all the way through? I feel like if they made that album an EP as originally planned it would have been much better for everyone.

There are some real jams on Pop.

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henryeatscereal
09-17-2014, 09:39 AM
Pop is an underrated album, it was the last album by U2 i liked...

This new album... well, i guess it's "pretty" but that's it... Not great, not terrible but very average; if you listen to it, it's Ok... yet if you don't you aren't missing anything...

mfte
09-17-2014, 10:10 AM
Pop is an underrated album, it was the last album by U2 i liked...

This new album... well, i guess it's "pretty" but that's it... Not great, not terrible but very average; if you listen to it, it's Ok... yet if you don't you aren't missing anything...

The new album is very underwhelming. Nothing stands out about it. I kinda like Raised by Wolves.

In regards to POP being underrated, I agree. There is a lot of experimentation and I feel Bono really tried to go to new places with his vocals. I always felt that Miami (minus the lyrics) sounded like it could have been a NIN song if Trent made a follow up to TFS around 96-97.

richardp
09-17-2014, 11:13 AM
Zooropa and Pop are both equally as great in my eyes. When I saw U2 in 2011 and they played multiple tracks from that specific era of the band, I lost my goddamn mind. It was amazing. And honestly, I feel like I listen to 90s era U2 far more than I listen to 80s era U2.

henryeatscereal
09-17-2014, 11:16 AM
In regards to POP being underrated, I agree. There is a lot of experimentation and I feel Bono really tried to go to new places with his vocals. I always felt that Miami (minus the lyrics) sounded like it could have been a NIN song if Trent made a follow up to TFS around 96-97.
"Miami", "Gone" and "Mofo" are tracks that have a heavy NIN influence in my opinion (mostly musically), let's not forget that Flood was involved in the record, he helped to expand U2's sound in the good way...

thevoid99
09-17-2014, 01:48 PM
I do like the Pop album as it had some very good songs. I think the album was a bit rushed and the Popmart thing was a little bloated though it did inspire one of the funniest moments ever where the band got stuck inside the lemon.

spiralout
09-17-2014, 02:14 PM
People seem to be pissed that U2 gave this album to everyone for free. Is it really that devaluing music or damaging the music industry that much?? If you don't like it....DELETE IT. Be glad you didn't pay for it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something.

I think the album is fine, even better because it was FREE. Of course it's no Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby....but nothing else in their catalog is. I need to give it another listen.

Jinsai
09-17-2014, 03:17 PM
People seem to be pissed that U2 gave this album to everyone for free. Is it really that devaluing music or damaging the music industry that much?? If you don't like it....DELETE IT. Be glad you didn't pay for it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something.

People are irritated for a few obvious reasons.

1) They didn't want it, and the album is hilariously bad.

2) Unlike other "free" albums, this promotion was forced upon people. Usually when a band wants to give something away, they tell you about it, and then you follow the link and choose to download it. Part of the ad campaign for this piece of shit album was that it was just thrown at you. Aggressive advertising is annoying, and this is maybe the worst example I've ever seen.

3) Apple apparently spent 100,000,000 dollars for this album. That sucks. They could be out there, doing something interesting like getting exposure for bands that need it. That's something that music fans might actually appreciate.

4) The tactic was incredibly stupid and it backfired for a reason. I don't know who green lighted this moronic idea, but it (and the money wasted on it) is not instilling me with confidence in Apple's current direction.

5) The album is absolutely terrible. I felt like a tool for even listening to it for as long as I did. It makes their other recent bland/forgettable offerings look like masterpieces by comparison.

october_midnight
09-17-2014, 03:29 PM
A brave move for Apple. In this day and age with anything, not just music...but video games, movies, tv, you name it...more and more companies are realizing you have to just try something new or daring. With the shitshow that is social media (memes, vocal minorities crying like babies, other stale bullshit, etc. etc.) Apple surely knew what most bigger companies know...something will either be accepted and loved with open arms...or to accept the fact that there'll be the expected, generic backlash on Twitter, Gawker, and so on. They struck out here, but then I read that the preorders for the iPhone 6 are among the highest, if not the highest for their phones yet, so there's that.

As for being back on topic...wow, I got about halfway through before I had to turn it off. Pompous, self-important bullshit haha...it's so bad. I mean, really really bad. From a guy that enjoys the odd U2 track...With or Without You, New Year's Day, a few others...but man. What a shitbag this is.

richardp
09-17-2014, 04:45 PM
People are irritated for a few obvious reasons.

1) They didn't want it, and the album is hilariously bad.

2) Unlike other "free" albums, this promotion was forced upon people. Usually when a band wants to give something away, they tell you about it, and then you follow the link and choose to download it. Part of the ad campaign for this piece of shit album was that it was just thrown at you. Aggressive advertising is annoying, and this is maybe the worst example I've ever seen.

3) Apple apparently spent 100,000,000 dollars for this album. That sucks. They could be out there, doing something interesting like getting exposure for bands that need it. That's something that music fans might actually appreciate.

4) The tactic was incredibly stupid and it backfired for a reason. I don't know who green lighted this moronic idea, but it (and the money wasted on it) is not instilling me with confidence in Apple's current direction.

5) The album is absolutely terrible. I felt like a tool for even listening to it for as long as I did. It makes their other recent bland/forgettable offerings look like masterpieces by comparison.

No one forced anything on anybody. The only way that the album actually auto-downloaded into people's devices is if they had manually turned on automatic downloads. Otherwise you had to physically go into your cloud and hit download. And even then, they didn't force a single soul on earth to actually listen to the damn album.

Even if Apple had done this for a band I don't like, like a Kings of Leon album, I literally would not have given a shit. I would have simply deleted the album without listening to is, and then boom, the end. Deleted without the need of a website, too. Because I'm' not a fucking moron who can't figure out how to delete an album off of the cloud.

blackholesun
09-17-2014, 05:37 PM
It's easy to delete, yes, but should we have to even take that step? I would have listened to the album either way, but I absolutely see why people are upset and why there is a backlash. I bet you there wouldn't be any backlash if the album was released on iTunes for free, but you had to actually go to U2's page on the store and click download. It's that force fed "look at us, we're U2! We're still relevant! We're so important, we are going to have the biggest album launch ever!" thing that pissed people off. U2 fans aren't going to be really upset, but it is kinda shady/shitty. It's a very real possibility this kind of thing could become the norm, but who knows.

Anyway, I listened to the album. After listening to the U Talking U2 To Me? podcast (which is absolutely hilarious and entertaining, even if you are the biggest U2 hater), I decided to revisit U2's discography after writing them off years ago. There are some actually enjoyable albums in there. I love love love War, Boy and The Unforgettable Fire. Everything else is extremely hit or miss with me, but mostly miss, especially anything they've done in the last 20 years. So, I definitely did not have high expectations. Plus, I'm not a huge fan of Danger Mouse. That said, even without all the Apple hullabaloo, this album kind of stinks. It just reeks of a band LONG past their prime trying to stay relevant for relevancy's sake. In other words, in-genuine and kind of forced. At least the lyrics are personal, instead of that generic shit Bono writes, but that doesn't make them good.

thefragile_jake
09-17-2014, 10:03 PM
No one forced anything on anybody. The only way that the album actually auto-downloaded into people's devices is if they had manually turned on automatic downloads. Otherwise you had to physically go into your cloud and hit download. And even then, they didn't force a single soul on earth to actually listen to the damn album.

Even if Apple had done this for a band I don't like, like a Kings of Leon album, I literally would not have given a shit. I would have simply deleted the album without listening to is, and then boom, the end. Deleted without the need of a website, too. Because I'm' not a fucking moron who can't figure out how to delete an album off of the cloud.

As much as I agree with you on that notion, I'll play devil's advocate here and say that I have actually never utilized the cloud in regards to my iPhone and found it a little frustrating that I woke up with an album I just didn't care to have. That's like someone walking into my room while I'm sleeping and slipping in one of their favorite movies into my DVD collection and they just expect me to be like "oh cool, something for me to check out!" It's a little invasive, but oh well. I don't put music on my iPhone at all so my OCD was flaring knowing this album I don't want was in there. Again, I've never used the music player on my phone so I had to actually ask a friend for help to take it off. No big deal really, but still kind of silly in the long run.

I'm not a U2 fan at all. In fact, if I wanted to hear a new U2 record I'd rather Apple just send me over a can of paint to brush on a wall so I can watch it dry. I'm sure that would be a similar experience for me listening to a new album by them. I find the band obnoxious and smug. I'm always willing to look past an artist's personality and enjoy the music for what it is...but I can't ever do that with this band. Lord knows I've tried.

Long story short, I can see why people are like "WTF is this shit?! Fuck a Bono!" and why other people are lashing out at complainers since the process to delete the record wasn't a painful one....after I had to research on my own how to get the damn thing off my iPhone. I do think a website is a bit much though, you're right. It's hilarious...but come on.

Jinsai
09-18-2014, 03:34 AM
No one forced anything on anybody.

Yes, it was, in an unprecedented way. 500 million people woke up with a new U2 album in their "purchased" box. You have to be an apologist to ignore the annoying nature of that presentation. You know how music is delivered to you, how it works. This is NOT a good way to release an album, and you have to see why this is kind of irritating. When you have a "kind of irritating advertisement" hitting hundreds of millions of people in the face, when all they did was boot up their computer, you're going to hear a loud chorus of "fuck you!"s.

The loud "fuck you" is warranted. The only thing more irritating is U2 fans saying shit like "why are you so sad about someone giving you free music?!" as if I should be more appreciative and thankful for the fucking shittiest thing I've ever heard.

richardp
09-18-2014, 12:03 PM
as if I should be more appreciative and thankful for the fucking shittiest thing I've ever heard.

You're being so overdramatic. I assure you, there are far worse things warranting "the fucking shittiest thing you've ever heard" than the new U2 album.

Better get used to it though, there's already a second album on it's way, and U2 and Apple are still working together:
http://pitchfork.com/news/56757-u2-and-apple-working-on-new-digital-music-format/

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc49/richardpepper/anigif_enhanced-buzz-25812-1360812735-5_zps3d51a844.gif

october_midnight
09-18-2014, 12:13 PM
I'd probably rank it pretty high on that list. It's laughably poor lol.

Working with Apple?

http://gifcrap.com/g2data/albums/Celebrities/Snoop%20Dog%20says%20No.gif

blackholesun
09-18-2014, 12:28 PM
A new Digital Music Format that will "will prove so irresistibly exciting to music fans that it will tempt them again into buying music - whole albums as well as individual tracks." More evidence of them being out of touch.

richardp
09-18-2014, 01:00 PM
I'll admit, Apple already tried that with iTunes LP or whatever it was called and it didn't work. Not sure what can be done to make people buy music, but whatever.

Jinsai
09-18-2014, 02:17 PM
So, Bono admits that the release was intended to "annoy people and get in their faces." Also, he apparently thinks a $100,000,000 partnership with Apple is "punk rock," even if he's "not into free music." http://kroq.cbslocal.com/bono-calls-u2s-surprise-itunes-album-release-punk-rock-annoy-people-and-get-in-their-faces/

henryeatscereal
09-18-2014, 02:24 PM
I don't get it... the album is called "Songs of innocence", yet they act as shameless "punks"?, this band always gets ruined by Bono's statements...

As for the download i think similar to Josh Homme: "I don't hate U2, but i hate privacy violation..."

thevoid99
09-18-2014, 03:40 PM
I don't get it... the album is called "Songs of innocence", yet they act as shameless "punks"?, this band always gets ruined by Bono's statements...

As for the download i think similar to Josh Homme: "I don't hate U2, but i hate privacy violation..."

Well, what do you expect? Bono is a turd.

http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/south-park/clip-thumbnails/season-11/1109/south-park-s11e09c14-bono-is-crap-16x9.jpg?

Space Suicide
09-18-2014, 03:49 PM
So, Bono admits that the release was intended to "annoy people and get in their faces." Also, he apparently thinks a $100,000,000 partnership with Apple is "punk rock," even if he's "not into free music." http://kroq.cbslocal.com/bono-calls-u2s-surprise-itunes-album-release-punk-rock-annoy-people-and-get-in-their-faces/

That entire article is hilarious. I laughed really bad at the end paragraphs.

And to paraphrase:

"we're not into free music but Apple paid us $xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx so we'll say have it free since we got money anyways."

"Bad publicity is still publicity."

Sellout.

GulDukat
09-18-2014, 04:00 PM
Rolling Stone gave the album a 5/5. I haven't actually heard it yet, I'll actually wait and buy the physical release when it's released. I thought that the song from the commercial was okay, nothing great.

thefragile_jake
09-18-2014, 04:09 PM
Rolling Stone gave the album a 5/5. I haven't actually heard it yet, I'll actually wait and buy the physical release when it's released. I thought that the song from the commercial was okay, nothing great.

That's Rolling Stone though. They've been extremely out of touch for quite some time.

GulDukat
09-18-2014, 04:28 PM
That's Rolling Stone though. They've been extremely out of touch for quite some time.
There are certain artists like U2 and Springsteen that RS seems to worship and will give rave reviews to no matter what. And then there are bands like Van Halen, KISS, etc. that seem to have the ceiling set at 3.5/5 stars. I really like David Fricke, but he does kind of come across as a fan-boy with regard to U2.

WorzelG
09-18-2014, 04:30 PM
Rolling Stone gave the album a 5/5. I haven't actually heard it yet, I'll actually wait and buy the physical release when it's released. I thought that the song from the commercial was okay, nothing great.
I actually like U2 but there's no way I'd buy a physical product for any cash after they got $100million out of it!

I'm having a bit of trouble downloading it though which is a pain - my account in the store says I have purchased the album, but when I go to download any purchases it isn't there and it isn't in my library, I think I probably have to update my itunes, I've been putting it off for ages

Jinsai
09-18-2014, 04:33 PM
Rolling Stone gave five stars to Mick Jagger's 2001 solo album, Goddess in the Doorway. It wasn't a terrible album, but it wasn't anything near as special as that review painted it to be.

That same year, they also gave Drukqs half a star. So... I don't know why anyone would put any stock in their opinion.

GulDukat
09-18-2014, 04:33 PM
I actually like U2 but there's no way I'd buy a physical product for any cash after they got $100million out of it!

I'm having a bit of trouble downloading it though which is a pain - my account in the store says I have purchased the album, but when I go to download any purchases it isn't there and it isn't in my library, I think I probably have to update my itunes, I've been putting it off for ages
I'm a collector though, I will always opt for a CD when it comes to bands where I own all their albums.

GulDukat
09-18-2014, 04:41 PM
Rolling Stone gave five stars to Mick Jagger's 2001 solo album, Goddess in the Doorway. It wasn't a terrible album, but it wasn't anything near as special as that review painted it to be.

That same year, they also gave Drukqs half a star. So... I don't know why anyone would put any stock in their opinion.
RS aren't gods and they don't have the final word on what music is good or bad, which is after all subjective. That said, while I have disagreed with many of their reviews, I think that they are generally good and thoughtful, same with the All Music Guide, SPIN, etc. Pitchfork reviews are the only ones that I don't put a lot of stock into. I brought up RS's review to point out that some people liked the new album. As I have said, I have no opinion of the new U2.

henryeatscereal
09-18-2014, 05:24 PM
Well, what do you expect? Bono is a turd.

lol... great episode!

Rolling Stone gave the new album 5/5? what a joke! as i said: nothing against U2, but that album is not relevant, don't hate it but to rate it as a "masterpiece" is laughable.
Rolling Stone is a joke of a magazine anyway, the thing that annoys people about U2 is the fact that they want to be relevant again so bad ...they are not so like "The Be Sharps" they should know better:

http://megoblog.typepad.com/.a/6a013486abd95c970c0148c68000cf970c-500wi

thevoid99
09-18-2014, 11:45 PM
I only use Rolling Stone magazine as toilet paper. Jann Wenner is such a cocksucker for the Stones, U2, and the Boss. He'll make his critics give their albums 5 stars even if it's shit. To think, more than a decade ago. I wanted to work for the magazine as a music critic. Boy, did I grew up and read Jim DeRogatis' experience about working at that shithole. He got fired because he didn't want to give the 2nd Hootie & the Blowfish album a good review because he thought the album sucked.

Space Suicide
09-19-2014, 08:54 PM
So, I just listened to this and people claiming this as an amazing record and of 5 star quality are nothing but a full of shit. I hardly remember a song I even listened to, honestly. Completely forgettable.

richardp
09-19-2014, 11:39 PM
I gave this album a personal 8/10. Please enlighten me how I am "full of shit" because I enjoyed the album. What personal gain would I get by pretending to like it? What does it even matter to any of you if people actually like this album?

Jinsai
09-20-2014, 04:10 AM
I gave this album a personal 8/10. Please enlighten me how I am "full of shit" because I enjoyed the album. What personal gain would I get by pretending to like it? What does it even matter to any of you if people actually like this album?

I think he means that calling it a flawless masterpiece is just bullshit... which it is.

Really though, an 8/10? Which U2 albums do you like this better than?

Space Suicide
09-20-2014, 03:34 PM
I gave this album a personal 8/10. Please enlighten me how I am "full of shit" because I enjoyed the album. What personal gain would I get by pretending to like it? What does it even matter to any of you if people actually like this album?


I think he means that calling it a flawless masterpiece is just bullshit... which it is.

Really though, an 8/10? Which U2 albums do you like this better than?

Precisely.

I just laugh at people who say this is better or the best since Achtung Baby or the Joshua Tree.

I'm not a huge fan of this band but I like Achtung Baby and Zooropa. This is no where near either one of those.

richardp
09-20-2014, 07:14 PM
I think he means that calling it a flawless masterpiece is just bullshit... which it is.

Really though, an 8/10? Which U2 albums do you like this better than?

Well it's immediately better than No Line and Atomic Bomb. Also immediately better than Rattle & Hum and even October, which in my opinion was a super lackluster followup to Boy and came absolutely no where close to War. It's just as good as Pop and Zooropa. Of course Achtung, Unforgettable Fire, and War are all perfect 10s to me. So yeah, no fucks given that I gave this an 8/10.

DF118
09-20-2014, 07:41 PM
Thanks for the waste of space, Apple. Now, time to download 4 fucking gigabytes' worth of iOS.

richardp
09-21-2014, 03:50 PM
Thanks for the waste of space, Apple. Now, time to download 4 fucking gigabytes' worth of iOS.

Once again it's not exactly a waste of space if it's easily deletable.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc49/richardpepper/1012_zps3bc62aac.gif

Jinsai
09-21-2014, 10:37 PM
Once again it's not exactly a waste of space if it's easily deletable.



It's a waste of space because it takes up space on your computer and it sucks. The ability to delete it doesn't change that.

DF118
09-21-2014, 11:55 PM
Exactly. If you shit through my letter box, the fact that I can dispose of the shit doesn't disguise the additional fact that someone shat through my letterbox.

I'm not in the habit of checking my iTunes playlist daily for shitty albums that have Apple and U2 have decided to download to my phone impromptu. I expect to have some control over my playlist, not to mention my remaining disk space. I have to know it's there before I can delete the fucking thing.

Am I fucking glad I'm no longer an iOs developer. Taking time out of my day so I can delete something I didn't ask for in the first place.
Fuckers. I'm done with Apple. Bono's always been a twat.

DF118
09-22-2014, 05:16 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH MY SIDES THIS IS A THING (https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/offerOptOut)

NotoriousTIMP
09-23-2014, 12:48 AM
For everyone who is bitching AND complaining, get over it. Why waste more time bitching about it rather than just deleting it?

richardp
09-23-2014, 02:42 AM
Thank you!!!

Jinsai
09-26-2014, 01:30 PM
For everyone who is bitching AND complaining, get over it. Why waste more time bitching about it rather than just deleting it?

This kind of response to criticism is really always lame. If someone thinks a marketing campaign is stupid, it's really unhelpful to respond with "if you don't like it delete it!" Ditto to people saying that the album that magically showed up in their inbox is shitty, "well, if you don't like it so much delete it!" You're missing the point, but you're such a hardcore U2 fan, I guess that's to be expected.

People discuss things on message boards, including stuff they do not like. Instead of bitching and moaning about it, offer a counter point. Defend this shitty album, or don't and just enjoy it.

Speaking of this album, the cover art just got revealed. Somehow, it's even more ridiculous than the music. Even you hardcore U2 fans have to admit the art is REALLY bad.

armogi
09-26-2014, 02:01 PM
I'm a U2 fan and I will admit this is most likely their worst cover ever, it even beats htdaab.
With that said I don't get all the bitching, just get over it, why waste your time going on and on about this, this is just a bloody record, it's not like your life depends on it.
Maybe some people need to get a life so they can start to care about what matters for them.

Jinsai
09-26-2014, 02:25 PM
There seems to be a running theme here... It goes something like this.

I'm a U2 fan


I don't get all the bitching

At least we can all agree that the cover art is awful.

fortheloveofgod
09-26-2014, 03:20 PM
To busy to worry about the bitching by awaiting the extra tracks and acoustic versions on the physical release.
Also the test release artwork will remain the album artwork in my mp3's

richardp
09-26-2014, 04:26 PM
Yeah the new cover is terrible, but fuck it the one given with the iTunes album is already fine so I can easily just not update the cover photo. But man, yeah it's pretty bad. The test pressing cover is perfect for the theme that they're going for on the album. The new cover just seems borderline... predatorial. And I hate saying that but, yeah.

Oh oh well though, I still really like the music and that's all that matters.

fortheloveofgod
09-26-2014, 09:06 PM
FWIW the new album has me digging back into their catalogue and finally listening to the deluxe ed. of Achtung Baby and pulling out my Salome bootleg tapes!

aggroculture
09-26-2014, 10:11 PM
I dunno. There's something incredibly arrogant about the idea that everyone in the world with itunes wants a new U2 album. Without even needing to ask. Of course you want the new U2 album, what are you talking about?

For some reason I didn't get my download (maybe I haven't "updated" my software or whatever: why would I, it only slows my Apple machines down a lot). So I downloaded it from itunes for free. I haven't listened to it yet, but I can't wait. I am sure it is incredible and totally deserving of all the high praise it's been getting. I hear "Danger Mouse" worked on it. And...some trendy producers who also worked with some famous popstars of the moment, I forget who.

Also, if Apple paid Bono + co. a billion dollars for the new album, that's not enough. Not close. They should pay them more, a lot more. Infinite money might cover it. But maybe not even that. Immortality might work.

What I love about U2 is that they think big. They want to change the world. And the best way of doing that is going right to the corporate center of things and showering in a bunch of money.

Space Suicide
09-26-2014, 10:55 PM
I dunno. There's something incredibly arrogant about the idea that everyone in the world with itunes wants a new U2 album. Without even needing to ask. Of course you want the new U2 album, what are you talking about?

For some reason I didn't get my download (maybe I haven't "updated" my software or whatever: why would I, it only slows my Apple machines down a lot). So I downloaded it from itunes for free. I haven't listened to it yet, but I can't wait. I am sure it is incredible and totally deserving of all the high praise it's been getting. I hear "Danger Mouse" worked on it. And...some trendy producers who also worked with some famous popstars of the moment, I forget who.

Also, if Apple paid Bono + co. a billion dollars for the new album, that's not enough. Not close. They should pay them more, a lot more. Infinite money might cover it. But maybe not even that. Immortality might work.

What I love about U2 is that they think big. They want to change the world. And the best way of doing that is going right to the corporate center of things and showering in a bunch of money.

http://www.troll.me/images/futurama-fry/not-sure-if-serious-or-sarcastic.jpg

Substance242
10-06-2014, 03:10 AM
Since I started listening to U2 during Joshua Tree days, with Achtung Baby one of the best LPs ever for me, this is the first time I am really disappointed by U2, which is surprising given Invinsible is quite good. Not only are most of the songs boring (except Troubles), they also sound horrible. Is this "mastered for deaf iTunes users with crappy headphones" or what? Sibilances (sp?) in first song are unbearable. Or, Raised by wolves, not bad song but why on earth they had to spoil it by that silly vibrato on voice.

Anyway, reminds me Zooropa. After Achtung Baby, I was suprised they released such low-profile no-production garage-band done-in-one-week-sounding record, and it took me some 20 years to understand and really enjoy it. :-)

Edit: Plus, does Every breaking wave copy Every breath you take on purpose?

DF118
10-15-2014, 12:34 PM
“Oops ... I’m sorry about that," Bono responded. "I had this beautiful idea ... might have gotten carried away with ourselves. Artists are prone to that kind of thing. A drop of megalomania, a touch of generosity, a dash of self-promotion and deep fear that these songs that we poured our life into over the last few years mightn't be heard. There’s a lot of noise out there. I guess we got a little noisy ourselves to get through it.”
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/15/bono-apologizes-new-u2-album_n_5988962.html)
That's a pretty good mea culpa (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/15/bono-apologizes-new-u2-album_n_5988962.html).

henryeatscereal
10-15-2014, 10:49 PM
Not trying to bash just because; but the physical edition of "Songs of Innocence" has an horrible cover...

thevoid99
10-15-2014, 11:05 PM
Not trying to bash just because; but the physical edition of "Songs of Innocence" has an horrible cover...

I totally agree with you on that. It's so fucking creepy.

richardp
10-15-2014, 11:41 PM
The Physical Packaging for the deluxe edition is super underwhelming too. For a band who's deluxe editions have constantly been extremely high quality and full of extra artwork, etc, the Songs of Innocence deluxe packing is super boring. Definitely can tell they rushed the physical release.

Exocet
10-15-2014, 11:48 PM
I really like the album cover, i thought it was awkward and an odd choice at first but now i love it.

WorzelG
10-31-2014, 11:31 AM
Trent's take on the U2 thing from a billboard interview

What did U2 (http://www.billboard.com/artist/277577/u2/chart) get right -- and what did the band get wrong -- with the Songs of Innocence delivery through iTunes?
As an artist, when I make a piece of music, I'd like you to know it's out there. I don't want to force it down your throat, but I would like you to know that if you'd like to, you might brush against it -- it exists somewhere. So I can see the incentive behind what they wanted to do. I was with Bono that day. I was at the Apple event and we were hanging out after they did it. There's an immense sense of pride toward the album he just spent several years making. He was very proud of what he did.
I think the misstep was the wording: If it would've been, "Here it is, if you want it, come grab it..." I am assuming the momentum of that situation led to the oversight in not thinking that people might feel intruded upon.
A recent touchstone was the Beyoncé (http://www.billboard.com/artist/281569/beyonce/chart) record, which had a high price and put a high value on music. Putting no price on an album: Does that devalue things?
It's something I spent a lot of time thinking about. I think that paying for music is a relic of an era gone by -- and I'm saying that as somebody who hopes you pay for music. I've spent my life trying to make this thing that now everyone thinks should be free. U2, there [was] an incentive to get in front of as many eyes as possible. I can see what was appealing to them about that, and they're getting paid for it. There's the argument of, "Did that help further devalue music?" Yes, I think it did.
When you put your music on, or allow your music to be on, YouTube, which is free, is that [devaluing music]? There's a whole generation of kids that listen to music on YouTube, and they'll suffer through that ad if there is one. They're not going to pay a dollar for that song -- why would you? It's a complex problem

GulDukat
11-05-2014, 05:53 AM
I finally got around to listening to Songs of Innocence and feel that it's very "meh." I'd give it maybe 2.5/5 or 3/5 stars if I was feeling generous. It's not a terrible album and all of the songs are pleasant enough--it's just very, very bland, middle-of-the-road and safe, IMO. No songs really grab hold of you and leave a lasting impression. This is a U2 album for an adult-contemporary, Coldplay audience. I understand that with any band you will have people compare newer material with past glories and people will complain and I think it's great when an artist tries to cover new ground--but I don't think U2 is doing that here. To me it just sound like a recycled collection of mid-tempo songs, i.e., "In God's Country," "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses," etc., only not nearly as good. I have no idea how Rolling Stone could give such a mediocre album five stars.

thevoid99
11-05-2014, 03:29 PM
I have no idea how Rolling Stone could give such a mediocre album five stars.

Easy, they try to grab any semblance of relevancy by kissing Bono's ass.

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richardp
12-05-2014, 10:05 AM
I've been a U2.com member since they first started in 2005 and had a code for the Experience group yesterday. It was genuinely the roughest presale I've ever been in. The code didn't work half the time, Ticketmaster dropped out on every load, and I never did see GA floor pop up. And then finally after 45 minutes you could finally start carting seats, only to have Ticketmaster give you an "Unable to process your request" error message once you go to pay screen, losing those tickets. Eventually the only seats I was able to secure were behind the stage, so I'm not too solidly pleased on that experience. Hoping I'm able to get floor seats for the second Chicago show in the general sale on monday, though I'm not holding my breath.

armogi
12-05-2014, 12:15 PM
I was able to secure 2 floor for san jose 2 this morning, it was absolutely painless, it sucks tho for experience members, TM is really a joke, and an expensive one at that.
Now i have to get night 1, during the general onsale, which will be a different story...

NotoriousTIMP
12-05-2014, 08:52 PM
richardp - I had the same issues with the pre-sale today. I ended up securing floor tickets for the 2nd Vancouver show but when I tried to get some for the 1st night, it kept saying my code wasn't good. :( I'm hoping to score GAs on monday as well for night 1

Jinsai
12-05-2014, 09:44 PM
4 days in a row at the Forum? Is U2 still that popular?

also... I thought Bono was seriously hurt?

richardp
12-06-2014, 10:38 AM
4 days in a row at the Forum? Is U2 still that popular?

also... I thought Bono was seriously hurt?

Yes U2 is still that popular despite what trendy haters may like to believe. And he injured his arm. Even if by next summer he's not fully healed all he will have to do is wear a cast on his arm.

also NotoriousTIMP the reason your code didn't work for the second night is because they limited the U2 presale tickets to two per person this time, instead of the usual four. Which totally sucks because now we all have to fight scalp bots for tickets on Monday morning or just pay twice as much from scalp bots on stubhub. I feel like U2 should give all of us Experience members a new code for all getting fucked over so hard in that first round of presales.

NotoriousTIMP
12-08-2014, 03:03 AM
Yeah, ItsJustDave pointed this out to me via facebook and I realized its a good idea to read the rules all the way through before going off on a rant....

richardp
12-08-2014, 10:47 AM
Oh man, I just somehow scored floor tickets to Night 1 in Chicago. I had a bazillion pages open in my macbook, all in the waiting rooms, that had pretty much ALL timed out. I thought it was done for and was ready to pack it up, but had the random notion to download the iPhone app, and was able to easily score two floor tickets about half an hour after the On Sale time. I am fucking ecstatic!!

So I've got floor for Night 1, and Behind The Stage for Night 2.

This is going to be GREAT!!!

FULLMETAL
12-09-2014, 01:51 AM
I was a Propaganda member before joining U2.com, so I've had "experience" with old-school mail order ticket requests as well as online pre-sales. I let my fan club subscription lapse last year since they didn't offer any music, but joined back up with the announcement of the live vinyl. So, I was a little worried being in the "innocence" category for the Friday pre-sale (not to mention this would be the first time I was living in a major market instead of the Southeast).

It seems the pre-sale for Thursday was a bit of a clusterfuck as there was an on-sale scheduled for Foo Fighters at the same time. Ticketmaster's servers couldn't handle the load (which should be a crime since they're a bloody monopoly and it's not the first time this has happened) and folks were getting locked out, inventory would disappear before you could pay, or their codes weren't being accepted. After reading about the bloodbath, I was really worried my pre-sale would be hellish but thankfully it was quite painless.

Normally, I'd try check out the start of their tour (i was able to do it for Zoo TV in Lakeland, POPmart in Las Vegas, and Elevation in Miami) but after dealing with U2.com for Vertigo, I knew it would be too difficult. So, I opted for the local show only and scored a GA for the first two LA shows. I was able to login from my desktop and buy them one after the other, no headache at all. If only that was the case for the general on-sale.

I was trying for the other Saturday & Sunday LA shows and was caught in spinning wheel purgatory for 45 straight minutes with no results on the desktop or iPhone app (using LTE). Then, a $300 seat for Sunday popped up on the app and I promptly yelled, "that's bullshit" and hit release. I won't spend that kind of money on a shitty seat. Anyhow, kept trying and then a GA floor popped up! Score!! So, roughly 50 minutes in I snagged a GA for the Sunday show using the app, but Saturday was a total bust on the desktop & app. I wasn't pulling anything up until after an hour and then it was just more of those $300 seats in the upper levels.

So, I'll be in the GA queue for Los Angeles nights one, two & four and will try my luck for a decent night three ticket as we get closer to the date.

simonn
12-09-2014, 04:43 PM
Managed to get 4 tickets for the 2nd night at the O2 London - pretty central half way back in the upper tier - not the greatest, but I can live with it - took 45 minutes to get that far after popping in and out of various waiting rooms and having no luck - suddenly there were loads of tickets available - very odd. Will break my U2 virginity, they were definitely on me and my 'band mates' musical bucket list for many years, and glad they've finally decided to play some indoor shows! Now just gotta wait. And wait. Late October 2015 seems a LONG way off right now!

armogi
01-05-2015, 04:46 PM
long but interesting read from Bono: http://www.u2.com/news/title/little-book-of-a-big-year/

NotoriousTIMP
05-16-2015, 02:49 PM
Saw the boys perform last night in Vancouver and man, this tour kicks so much ass! Here is a video of the Angel of Harlem/When Love Comes to Town BB King tribute that I shot. I wish I had more tickets to see them again.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IfKzkOjPxQ&feature=youtu.be

Magtig
05-17-2015, 12:34 AM
I thought everyone on this board hated U2. haha

Glad you enjoyed the show, NotoriousTIMP ! I had a little something to do with the visuals (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206674761169730&set=a.1156776401632.2024059.1294383254&type=1&theater&notif_t=like).

NotoriousTIMP
05-17-2015, 10:22 PM
You did? That's awesome! What did you do?

Magtig
05-18-2015, 10:46 AM
You did? That's awesome! What did you do?
They commissioned me to put my art on the giant screen they're using that divides the arenas in half. My work is featured heavily in four songs with a small cameo in a fifth, Bullet the Blue Sky (a sky time lapse).

armogi
05-18-2015, 01:07 PM
Tonight is the night!!!! and tomorrow too :)
Nothing can touch me today, not even that stupid job of mine, I'm finally seeing U2 again tonight.

richardp
05-18-2015, 06:47 PM
They commissioned me to put my art on the giant screen they're using that divides the arenas in half. My work is featured heavily in four songs with a small cameo in a fifth, Bullet the Blue Sky (a sky time lapse).

That's so unbelievably cool, man. Couldn't be more excited for you!

I can't wait for next month. Trying to decide where at on the floor I should stake a spot out for on Night 1 of Chicago. Night 2, I'll be sitting behind the stage on Edge's side. This is going to be great!

NotoriousTIMP
05-18-2015, 10:36 PM
That's awesome! Do you have the video footage so we can watch it? I'm assuming it's the drawing for when Bono is walking around his old neighborhood, correct?

allegro
05-18-2015, 10:49 PM
Tonight is the night!!!! and tomorrow too :)
Nothing can touch me today, not even that stupid job of mine, I'm finally seeing U2 again tonight.

I hope The Edge doesn't fall off the stage again. :-P

https://youtu.be/rta9CHp7bEE

I love The Edge but I can't stop laughing, I've watched that about 90 times in the last 2 days.

ManBurning
05-19-2015, 12:56 AM
Here's a better angle of the Edge fall in Vancouver, and I'll admit, I was laughing when I saw this clip too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW61GZnXIXU

allegro
05-19-2015, 08:39 AM
Here's a better angle of the Edge fall in Vancouver, and I'll admit, I was laughing when I saw this clip too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW61GZnXIXU
Aw man that will never get old.

Magtig
05-21-2015, 07:26 PM
Thanks peoples!

I was right there when Edge took the plunge. It was such a great moment and he was so into it that he forgot to look down and BOOM! Right off the stage. It actually looked pretty scary, so I'm really glad he's okay. He's a really lovely guy. Some of the shots in COBL were shot from his hotel balcony at 2am.

Bono has been making jokes about it on stage at every gig since saying stuff like, "Let's walk the Edge off stage this time" and after asking if innocence can be attained in a person's later years, "...I can't ask complicated questions of a man who falls off himself." :D


That's awesome! Do you have the video footage so we can watch it? I'm assuming it's the drawing for when Bono is walking around his old neighborhood, correct?
Nope! It's more weird time lapse art and optical illusion paintings on abandoned houses in the desert. You'll have to go at it on the Youtube end (for now). My stuff is pretty heavily featured for the following tunes:
Where the Streets Have No Name (https://www.youtube.com/results?filters=week&lclk=week&search_query=where+the+streets+have+no+name)
With or Without You (https://www.youtube.com/results?lclk=week&search_query=with+or+without+you&filters=week)
Miracle Drug (https://www.youtube.com/results?filters=week&lclk=week&search_query=u2+miracle+drug)
City of Blinding Lights (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=u2+city+of+blinding+lights&lclk=week&filters=week)

Jinsai
05-22-2015, 01:10 AM
My stuff is pretty heavily featured for the following tunes

And it works amazingly well. I'm really glad your talent is getting appreciated on a level that it deserves.

Rubeninphoenix
05-24-2015, 10:31 AM
What an amazing show last night. I'm glad I get to cross U2 off my concert bucket list and it's awesome to see someone on here's art being featured on such an impressive tour!

http://tours.atu2.com/concert/us-airways-center-phoenix-may-23-2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZftU_1EyDs

laci
06-02-2015, 04:19 AM
Hey guys,
I am selling two U2 rarities:
Hungarian cassette of All That...: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251980808710?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
EU cassette of How to...: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251980810969?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Both sealed, brand new, M/M.

NotoriousTIMP
06-04-2015, 01:49 AM
So I found this the other day at Easystreet Records in West Seattle. Sealed for only $7 so I couldn't pass it up. I really wish I had gone to the San Diego show during this tour. :( I really missed out on one hell of a setup......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/cingularrox/9BCB184E-28E6-4329-955D-5833CD5CC6FA_zpssfl36an0.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cingularrox/media/9BCB184E-28E6-4329-955D-5833CD5CC6FA_zpssfl36an0.jpg.html)

Rubeninphoenix
06-04-2015, 11:49 AM
So I found this the other day at Easystreet Records in West Seattle. Sealed for only $7 so I couldn't pass it up. I really wish I had gone to the San Diego show during this tour. :( I really missed out on one hell of a setup......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/cingularrox/9BCB184E-28E6-4329-955D-5833CD5CC6FA_zpssfl36an0.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cingularrox/media/9BCB184E-28E6-4329-955D-5833CD5CC6FA_zpssfl36an0.jpg.html)You can be like me and hope they do a second North America leg next year but at the same time, I don't want Songs of Experience to be delayed as I enjoyed Songs of Innocence.

NotoriousTIMP
06-04-2015, 02:44 PM
My guess is that SoE will come out by the end of the year and we might get another tour out of them in 2016 *fingers crossed*

armogi
06-04-2015, 03:53 PM
They will probably be touring until 2016, possibly 2017, it will also mark their 40th anniversary as a band so it should make for some special shows. This tour is far from over, any city not yet visited will be on the next run(s)

Rubeninphoenix
06-04-2015, 05:15 PM
If I have to travel to see a show next year, I'm doing it. I'm half tempted to try and see if I can't swing for the fences and make one of the MSG shows but I know I can't sadly.

richardp
06-05-2015, 12:16 PM
So I found this the other day at Easystreet Records in West Seattle. Sealed for only $7 so I couldn't pass it up. I really wish I had gone to the San Diego show during this tour. :( I really missed out on one hell of a setup......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/cingularrox/9BCB184E-28E6-4329-955D-5833CD5CC6FA_zpssfl36an0.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cingularrox/media/9BCB184E-28E6-4329-955D-5833CD5CC6FA_zpssfl36an0.jpg.html)

Yes! Love Popmart! I still have the Deluxe Edition of this with the replication of the Pop-Up Edge from the tour program inside of it. Come to think of it, I still have the Deluxe set of Zoo TV as well with the soda can stickers and such.

richardp
06-25-2015, 12:47 PM
Was somehow lucky enough to make it up to the front barricade directly in front of The Edge last night at the first night of the Chicago residency. Oh my god, I am still on cloud nine about it. I never in my wildest imagination ever thought I'd be able to watch U2 from front row. Bono even threw water on me during Electric Co. Such an unbelievably good show. Going again tonight, and actually will be sitting behind the stage on Edge's side. So that'll be interesting to see everything from a "behind the scenes" type perspective.

https://igcdn-photos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t51.2885-15/11379020_1490379427919306_2023723319_n.jpg
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11379064_831089750338726_405945786_n.jpg
https://23bidyqy0.igsonar.com/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t51.2885-15/11419019_1594478484139277_1458784324_n.jpg

Kodiak33
06-25-2015, 02:02 PM
Nice! A friend of mine actually scored me a suite ticket for Sunday night in Chicago. U2 is so good live, even if you hate them you would like them live I think.

NotoriousTIMP
06-25-2015, 06:02 PM
Yes! Love Popmart! I still have the Deluxe Edition of this with the replication of the Pop-Up Edge from the tour program inside of it. Come to think of it, I still have the Deluxe set of Zoo TV as well with the soda can stickers and such.


I picked this up back in March for $20 at a used record shop in Portland. I couldn't pass it up since its in wonderful shape and it has some awesome photos......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/cingularrox/0665697B-061F-46FE-9F6D-F304D8F0B184_zps2trfa1wf.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cingularrox/media/0665697B-061F-46FE-9F6D-F304D8F0B184_zps2trfa1wf.jpg.html)

armogi
06-25-2015, 08:45 PM
I picked this up back in March for $20 at a used record shop in Portland. I couldn't pass it up since its in wonderful shape and it has some awesome photos......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/cingularrox/0665697B-061F-46FE-9F6D-F304D8F0B184_zps2trfa1wf.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cingularrox/media/0665697B-061F-46FE-9F6D-F304D8F0B184_zps2trfa1wf.jpg.html)

It's a cool program for sur, I got mine at the show back then :) good times...

orestes
06-25-2015, 09:01 PM
Yep, still have mine from the tour, too, along with older tour programs.

richardp
06-26-2015, 08:31 AM
Yep, still have mine from the tour, too, along with older tour programs.

Same here! I've got every program from every tour they've done since Joshua Tree. The Innocence and Experience program really reminds me of the Popmart tour program. It's super cool.

armogi
06-26-2015, 11:16 AM
Same here! I've got every program from every tour they've done since Joshua Tree. The Innocence and Experience program really reminds me of the Popmart tour program. It's super cool.

Absolutely, it is very nicely done, that double side thing is cool, at first I thought the lady gave me two of them by mistake :)

Rubeninphoenix
06-26-2015, 11:22 AM
Was somehow lucky enough to make it up to the front barricade directly in front of The Edge last night at the first night of the Chicago residency. Oh my god, I am still on cloud nine about it. I never in my wildest imagination ever thought I'd be able to watch U2 from front row. Bono even threw water on me during Electric Co. Such an unbelievably good show. Going again tonight, and actually will be sitting behind the stage on Edge's side. So that'll be interesting to see everything from a "behind the scenes" type perspective.

https://igcdn-photos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t51.2885-15/11379020_1490379427919306_2023723319_n.jpg
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11379064_831089750338726_405945786_n.jpg
https://23bidyqy0.igsonar.com/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t51.2885-15/11419019_1594478484139277_1458784324_n.jpg

That picture of Adam is awesome! I like how the shadows add a little bit of mystery to it and make it look like he's really deep in thought.

Magtig
06-28-2015, 01:59 AM
Same here! I've got every program from every tour they've done since Joshua Tree. The Innocence and Experience program really reminds me of the Popmart tour program. It's super cool.
Oh man, I didn't even know they did this until my friend sent me pics. I gotta get them to send me a couple; I've got all kinds of credits on it.

richardp
06-28-2015, 11:28 AM
Oh man, I didn't even know they did this until my friend sent me pics. I gotta get them to send me a couple; I've got all kinds of credits on it.

Ha! Your name was legit the first I looked for when I got to the credits page!

orestes
06-28-2015, 06:36 PM
Oh man, I didn't even know they did this until my friend sent me pics. I gotta get them to send me a couple; I've got all kinds of credits on it.

Congratulations on joining the likes of Leigh Bowery and David Wojnarowicz. ;)

Magtig
06-28-2015, 09:05 PM
Congratulations on joining the likes of Leigh Bowery and David Wojnarowicz. ;)
No idea what you're referencing.

orestes
06-28-2015, 09:08 PM
Artists they've used on past tours and credited in tour programs.

WorzelG
06-29-2015, 01:19 PM
oh this sounds great - anyone here when they played Gloria? I love that song on Under a Blood Red Sky...sadly never saw it at the show I went to see in 1997

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-u2-play-gloria-for-first-time-in-10-years-at-chicago-show-20150629

thevoid99
06-29-2015, 03:57 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opcu8ZJYE6o

richardp
08-02-2015, 04:02 PM
Just arrived!!!

https://igcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t51.2885-15/11241692_1018663401501240_1038997926_n.jpg

This actually turned out even cooler than I thought it would. The performance itself is great as well. It's so great hearing them play in what essentially sounds like a hole in the wall pub.

U2 just keep knocking it out of the park with their subscriber exclusives these past few years.

NotoriousTIMP
04-01-2017, 12:04 PM
Anyone else get tickets for the JT shows? I just blew $370 for two tickets to the Sunday Pasadena show (damn ticket brokers) and wanted to see if anyone wanted to meet up with my sister and I before the show.

Kodiak33
04-01-2017, 01:24 PM
I'm going, but to Louisville...

richardp
04-02-2017, 10:05 AM
I really fucking wish I was going. Just couldn't afford to travel for this one, so I'm holding out hope that they'll actually come to KC whenever they decide to tour for Songs of Experience.

Kodiak33
05-24-2017, 07:22 AM
Their setlists look incredible for this tour...really excited. If they play Some Sort of Homecoming I'll shit meself.

NotoriousTIMP
05-26-2017, 07:12 PM
Took my little sister with me to the Sunday show at the Rose Bowl and we had a blast together. This was our fifth show since 2001's Elevation Tour and the guys were once again amazing. I'm so happy to finally scratch off the RB from my venue bucket list, i've always wanted to see a show there ever since watching Depeche Mode's 101 20 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sEBIiSg8xs (https://youtu.be/9sEBIiSg8xs)

http://i.imgur.com/BpwegOS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VWJaazz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fCuptJ5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/I81qJXo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/znLKmEx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HMeBdEW.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/d0LNMI7.jpg

richardp
06-02-2017, 04:54 PM
Just gonna throw it out there, that I fucking LOOOVE the new batch of remixes on the new deluxe edition of Joshua Tree. I was expecting the same typical club remixes you get from U2, but these are actually really well done. They completely fit the moods and textures of the original album. That Flood remix of Streets is so damn beautiful.

NotoriousTIMP
06-02-2017, 07:03 PM
Just gonna throw it out there, that I fucking LOOOVE the new batch of remixes on the new deluxe edition of Joshua Tree. I was expecting the same typical club remixes you get from U2, but these are actually really well done. They completely fit the moods and textures of the original album. That Flood remix of Streets is so damn beautiful.

oh nice, i'm going to have to check these out because I also thought they would be typical boring remixes *looks at Depeche Mode's remix catalog*

richardp
06-02-2017, 08:14 PM
oh nice, i'm going to have to check these out because I also thought they would be typical boring remixes *looks at Depeche Mode's remix catalog*

Live at MSG is also a far better live recording than the Paris one that came with the last Joshua Tree reissue.

armogi
06-03-2017, 03:41 AM
I wish they had a remix or a even a cover for each song on that third disk, it's not much "new" stuff and the rest of this release is pretty useless.

GulDukat
06-04-2017, 07:26 AM
I'm looking at the tickets for Gillette Stadium, and the prices range from $220 to $1,255? I mean, I like U2, but that's just ridiculous. Looks like the show is sold-out too, with a few tickets available for resale. U2 fans must have a lot of disposable income.

That's what bothers me about Bono--he pretends to be this great humanitarian and charges his fans ridiculous amounts of money to attend a show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJXqnYCWW7Y

Kodiak33
06-04-2017, 01:45 PM
I'm looking at the tickets for Gillette Stadium, and the prices range from $220 to $1,255? I mean, I like U2, but that's just ridiculous. Looks like the show is sold-out too, with a few tickets available for resale. U2 fans must have a lot of disposable income.

That's what bothers me about Bono--he pretends to be this great humanitarian and charges his fans ridiculous amounts of money to attend a show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJXqnYCWW7Y

That seems...surprising. Is it because they're all platinum tickets? Louisville field level were 70 before fees...which is pretty good.

GulDukat
06-04-2017, 02:35 PM
Not bad at all.

thevoid99
06-04-2017, 02:36 PM
Bono is such a fucking turd.

armogi
06-04-2017, 03:23 PM
I realize the bono bashing is in fashion but these price are for "verified resale tickets"
if someone is to blame here it's capitalism, ticketfucker.com and the scumbags scalpers.

Krazy
06-04-2017, 03:31 PM
We will call it "Bonoshing". ::ba-dum-TISH::

^^^ low hanging fruit

NotoriousTIMP
06-06-2017, 06:06 PM
I realize the bono bashing is in fashion but these price are for "verified resale tickets"
if someone is to blame here it's capitalism, ticketfucker.com and the scumbags scalpers.

THIS....it's not the band's fault that TM sells tickets to brokers almost instantly when tix go on sale.


Also, more dates have been announced:

September 3 - Detroit at Ford Field
September 5 - Buffalo at New Era Field
September 8 - Minneapolis at US Bank Stadium
September 10 - Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium
September 12 - Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium
September 16 - St. Louis at Dome at America's Center
September 22 - San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium
October 3 - Mexico City at Foro Sol
October 7 - Bogota, Colombia at Estadio El Campin
October 10 - Buenos Aires, Argentina at La Plata
October 14 - Santiago, Chile at Estadio Nacional
October 19 - Sao Paulo, Brazil at Morumbi Stadium

Rubeninphoenix
06-07-2017, 01:41 AM
Totally gonna try and swing that San Diego date *crosses fingers*

Substance242
06-07-2017, 02:30 AM
So, after some 5 years since getting Achtung Baby 20th Anniversary I decided to really go through all the discs :-), and this one is amazing! I am sure you know it, I did not...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBEEtEZUF34
(and "Baby" Achtung Baby is also quite interesting, songs before Eno and Lanois fixes)

NotoriousTIMP
06-10-2017, 07:21 PM
Does anyone have the pre-sale password for the fall shows? I'm trying to score San Diego tickets

FULLMETAL
06-15-2017, 06:23 PM
Sad to say, but I'm content waiting for the eventual DVD/HBO special for this tour... and U2 is second only to NIN as far as my concert attendance.

I don't mind queueing for a show, but GA for a stadium just isn't as exciting as it used to be. Plus, my two local shows had the same setlist which would have been annoying since they omitted "The Little Things That Give You Away" & "A Sort of Homecoming."

Sigh.

Kodiak33
06-17-2017, 12:48 PM
Saw the Joshua Tree show in Louisville last night and was on the field. Absolutely an incredible show, the best I've seen them. Bono was on top form and the band was too of course.

NotoriousTIMP
10-30-2017, 12:50 PM
BAM, pictures of the upcoming album have leaked...

https://i.imgur.com/FzITLAI.jpg

ton
10-30-2017, 01:02 PM
I'm very interested since their new stuff is probably gonna be the most political music they've written since the 80s. I got into U2 by purchasing War at a supermarket.. really just on a whim. I was only 15 at the time and was struck by the album cover lol. I was blown away by the music though and have been a massive fan since.

Achtung Baby is my favorite though.

armogi
11-01-2017, 03:11 PM
well, so far the new stuff is really underwhelming.
blackout studio is better than that fake live thing released before but the other songs sound like generic coldplay crap with a few extra sounds by the edge here and there. It was close to reaching that extreme low before but it seems this time they have managed to be real crap on these new songs.
I loved 90's U2 and nloth as well, this was supposed to be more adventurous and it is shaping up like a huge disappointment.

they really need brian eno back.

ton
11-01-2017, 06:02 PM
I agree, I am kind of underwhelmed with these. Even though Songs of Innocence got dissed a lot... at least I found it enjoyable, personally. I am not expecting U2 to have the fire they had in the 80s and 90s (which is no small challenge). Hopefully there's more that makes up for it when the new album is out.

october_midnight
11-01-2017, 06:06 PM
U2 Tour Dates
May 2 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
May 4 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
May 7 - San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
May 11 - Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
May 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
May 22 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
May 26 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
May 28 - Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena
June 5 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
June 9 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
June 17 - Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
June 21 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
June 25 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
June 29 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

richardp
11-01-2017, 10:28 PM
I'm very interested since their new stuff is probably gonna be the most political music they've written since the 80s.

You would think, but I'm not so sure. Supposedly all of the lyrics are just letters Bono wrote to special people in his life. From everything that I've gathered, The Blackout might be the only track on the album that is outwardly about politics.

I'm excited for this album, although I'm not expecting it to be anything other than a genuine continuation of the sound from SOI. Which is fine, I suppose. People hated that album because of the iTunes fiasco, but it was still a decent album.

FULLMETAL
11-02-2017, 03:43 PM
It seems the Japanese version of the deluxe CD will include the Jackknife Lee remix of The Blackout. That means I can sleep in for RSD and not worry about ripping the exclusive vinyl.

armogi
11-02-2017, 04:12 PM
and we got a 5th song too, american soul. cheesy lyrics but otherwise the best of the bunch imo

richardp
11-02-2017, 05:07 PM
and we got a 5th song too, american soul. cheesy lyrics but otherwise the best of the bunch imo

I haven't had a chance to hear it yet, but is this the same track that Kendrick Lamar samples on his new album? Since his spoken word segment seems to bleed into this track from Get Out Of Your Own Way, I'm really hoping this is it.

Shadaloo
11-03-2017, 09:31 AM
I have really vague memories from childhood of songs from The Joshua Tree playing constantly courtesy my older niece. Nowadays I know pretty much all the singles, as is unavoidable if one listens to music at all.

But you know what, I never sat down and explored the discography on an album by album basis. I'm starting today and going in order.

frankie teardrop
11-03-2017, 11:47 AM
I have really vague memories from childhood of songs from The Joshua Tree playing constantly courtesy my older niece. Nowadays I know pretty much all the singles, as is unavoidable if one listens to music at all.

But you know what, I never sat down and explored the discography on an album by album basis. I'm starting today and going in order.

despite their complete and utter oversaturation, you're in for a good ride, at least until the late 90s!

Shadaloo
11-03-2017, 12:09 PM
Just tell me where to stop. :)

Christ I forgot all about Lemon until today. In elementary school I'm remembering now there was this kid who would just yell "Lemon", mocking the way Bono sang it in falsetto. I think he did it for like a month.

LEHMAWWWWN

richardp
11-03-2017, 05:01 PM
Just tell me where to stop. :)

Christ I forgot all about Lemon until today. In elementary school I'm remembering now there was this kid who would just yell "Lemon", mocking the way Bono sang it in falsetto. I think he did it for like a month.

LEHMAWWWWN

Don't stop. Go all the way until where their discog is at currently. Every album has more than enough great tracks to warrant a listen. Just be prepared and open to a decline in quality after All You Can't Leave Behind. You can tell when they stopped having fresh ideas, in a way, but I wouldn't say personally that there are any albums to skip.

Its nice to see someone dive into their discog instead of just shitting on U2 because society tells them its really uncool to listen to U2. So props to you!

Shadaloo
11-03-2017, 09:11 PM
There's kind of this societal presure to look down on them as the biggest cheesiest self-righteous arena rock group there is, isn't there? But fuck it, a good song is a good song, and between all of their hits one would have to be extraordinarily silly to deny their talent. Used to play HMTMKMKM off the Batman Forever soundtrack all the time. I waited too long.

Anyway: Boy is right the hell up my alley. Didn't know they had post-punk roots until today. :)

thevoid99
11-04-2017, 12:50 AM
I haven't really been enjoying the new stuff U2 has been putting out as I just found out on the Wiki page for the band's new album that it's co-produced by.... ugh.... Ryan Tedder.

I feel like they just want to go with anyone who is hot right now instead of those who have their best interest in mind and tell them what not to do.

richardp
11-04-2017, 10:28 AM
I haven't really been enjoying the new stuff U2 has been putting out as I just found out on the Wiki page for the band's new album that it's co-produced by.... ugh.... Ryan Tedder.

I feel like they just want to go with anyone who is hot right now instead of those who have their best interest in mind and tell them what not to do.

Yeah I think it's obvious they are still really trying to remain relevant to younger audiences. Which, you know, good for them, because everyone else their age have all basically just decided to only focus on their already existing core group of fans. Ryan Tedder though?? I mean... I KNOW Jack Antonoff would have worked with them, among many other vastly popular producers in this day and age.

thevoid99
11-04-2017, 04:20 PM
Didn't they try to work with Rick Rubin on one of their albums only for things to not go well prompting them to work with Eno/Lanois? I always feel like Rick Rubin is someone that can always get an artist to play to their strengths considering the work he's done with Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Donovan, and Neil Diamond.

richardp
11-04-2017, 06:50 PM
Didn't they try to work with Rick Rubin on one of their albums only for things to not go well prompting them to work with Eno/Lanois? I always feel like Rick Rubin is someone that can always get an artist to play to their strengths considering the work he's done with Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Donovan, and Neil Diamond.

Yep they worked with him after Atomic Bomb. Only one song ever came from the sessions, "Window In The Skies". It's an OKAY track. There really isn't any indication that Rick Rubin actually attempted to get U2 to go out of their element though, as the song basically just sounds like U2 trying to write a Beatles song simply because they were recording in Abbey Road.

frankie teardrop
11-05-2017, 08:37 AM
Anyway: Boy is right the hell up my alley. Didn't know they had post-punk roots until today. :)

hell yes. they were obsessed with Joy Divisions and best friends with Virgin Prunes, so there's some definite post-punk credibility. they also supported a more obscure mid-80s Irish band called Blue in Heaven, who were very post-punk on the goth tip.

make sure you check out some of the singles from the era, including the Martin Hannett-produced 11 O'clock Tick Tock.

NotoriousTIMP
11-26-2017, 04:54 PM
Album has leaked

richardp
11-26-2017, 06:05 PM
Album has leaked

Thoughts? Better, worse, equal to SoI? I think I'm gonna hold out until I can spin it on vinyl first.

NotoriousTIMP
11-26-2017, 07:20 PM
Thoughts? Better, worse, equal to SoI? I think I'm gonna hold out until I can spin it on vinyl first.

I've listened to the first half and so far I really enjoy it. I need a few more spins before I get a solid opinion on it though

armogi
11-26-2017, 11:11 PM
Only one listen because I couldn't bring myself to press replay, I think this one will take some time to sink in if it ever does.
Very disappointing so far and with the ticket BS that's going on too this era is not starting of on a good note for me.

NotoriousTIMP
11-28-2017, 05:08 PM
So I've been listening to this record for the past two days and I absolutely love it. Wonderful sound, melodies, and Bono's voice sounds amazing for his age. My only gripe is the wee bit of autotune that Bono uses on one track.

richardp
11-28-2017, 08:01 PM
So I've been listening to this record for the past two days and I absolutely love it. Wonderful sound, melodies, and Bono's voice sounds amazing for his age. My only gripe is the wee bit of autotune that Bono uses on one track.

Nice. Some dude on Vinyl Collective said its their best since Achtung, which I find to be super hyperbolic, but I'm still really excited to hear this regardless. I knew once Edge said that they essentially rewrote and rerecorded the whole album on the road, I knew this shit was gonna have some energy to it. If I recall, Zooropa was the last album they made while on tour, and I think that's easily one of their most ambitious and fun albums they've got.

I just really wish the ticketing for this tour was so fucking asinine, though.

Krazy
11-28-2017, 08:33 PM
I just really wish the ticketing for this tour was so fucking asinine, though.


Not a fan but decided to look- holy shit, FUCK that.

Production should be cool.

NotoriousTIMP
11-28-2017, 09:39 PM
Nice. Some dude on Vinyl Collective said its their best since Achtung, which I find to be super hyperbolic, but I'm still really excited to hear this regardless. I knew once Edge said that they essentially rewrote and rerecorded the whole album on the road, I knew this shit was gonna have some energy to it. If I recall, Zooropa was the last album they made while on tour, and I think that's easily one of their most ambitious and fun albums they've got.

I just really wish the ticketing for this tour was so fucking asinine, though.

Yeah, someone said that on Reddit too and I just rolled my eyes (granted, this was before I had a chance to listen to the album). I would say that this falls in line with ATYCLB as far as flow goes. It's a bluesy album with an upbeat track sprinkled in here or there. I'm pretty sure you will enjoy it...

As for the ticket BS, don't even get me started. They were trying to charge $335 for upper deck seats that had an obstructed view of the stage. Fuck. That.

From what I gathered, the band's management was like "fuck it, WE will become the scalpers and charge INSANE amounts of money for tickets"

richardp
11-28-2017, 11:02 PM
Yeah the shit doesn't make a damn bit of sense. For the first two nights at iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE in Chicago a few years ago, I paid 70 dollars for a floor ticket on night one, and 100 for third row lower level behind the stage for night two. It's just fucking unreal.

thenorthwood
11-28-2017, 11:40 PM
I nabbed a GA floor ticket for one of their shows next year for $76 plus fees. I was surprised to see that most seats, even those in the 300’s, were more expensive than GA floor. It’s perplexing because I’m so used to GA floor being the most expensive and wonder why it’s the opposite at this show. This is the same situation at the Lady Gaga show I will soon be attending.

NotoriousTIMP
11-29-2017, 11:42 AM
I nabbed a GA floor ticket for one of their shows next year for $76 plus fees. I was surprised to see that most seats, even those in the 300’s, were more expensive than GA floor. It’s perplexing because I’m so used to GA floor being the most expensive and wonder why it’s the opposite at this show. This is the same situation at the Lady Gaga show I will soon be attending.

The fanbase is getting older and needs to sit during the show rather than stand :D

armogi
11-29-2017, 05:14 PM
Yeah the shit doesn't make a damn bit of sense. For the first two nights at iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE in Chicago a few years ago, I paid 70 dollars for a floor ticket on night one, and 100 for third row lower level behind the stage for night two. It's just fucking unreal.

GA has always been cheaper with U2, used to by 50 bucks or so back in 2001 and 2005.

Lerxto
11-30-2017, 01:53 PM
The new album is really disappointing.

Boots
12-01-2017, 06:25 AM
The new album is really disappointing.
I'm gonna give it a listen this weekend.

richardp
12-01-2017, 08:47 AM
Really enjoyed it. As a whole it reminds me of All That You Can't Leave Behind. Some of the hooks and melodies are sky high on this album. The new version of Little Things is fantastic, and that strings version of Lights of Home is, I think, even better than the standard version. Definitely not disappointed on my first couple of listens. Excited to pick this up on vinyl today after work and give it a spin.

Substance242
12-01-2017, 09:10 AM
Well, you fooled me once here with positive views on that previous album, not going to happen again! :-) Somehow lost interest completely, like I am not even going to try youtube, I feel like they gave me all they had already, and it was very good.

Edit: And I am actually the person who has "Sometimes I feel like I don't know, sometimes I feel like checking out..." part from the "baby" version as the ringtone (with long fade-in and the end synchro echoed to silence, my small edit - not bragging).

Necrodoommonkey
12-01-2017, 10:10 AM
Holy mother of balls this is a terrible album. It's an over-produced train wreck. It's like they took a bunch of songs that could have been great, dialed down the intensity, and turned up the slick pop production. Bono's vocals are way too far forward in the mix. He's straining to sing in the same register he did 20 years ago. The guitars are all watered down. Even the heavier songs feel completely lifeless. The lyrics are impossibly trite and predictable. Every song sounds like it was written by a think-tank designed to pander to people who only think in catchphrases. U2 is trying to capitalize on a mix of their biggest albums on this one. It's got the jangle of Joshua tree in the guitars. It's got the darkness of Achtung Baby and Pop in some of the electronic elements. It's got the new millennium cautious optimism of All That You Can't Leave Behind. But none of these elements are combined in a way that creates anything new or exciting. This is U2's "we have nothing left to say" album. At least nothing original left to say.

armogi
12-01-2017, 03:29 PM
the NME review is quite mean, looks like these guys didn't get bribed like rolling stone did.