lazarus
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New U2 single: Ahimsa
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LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
I skipped ahead, saw Bonernie's painfully earnest expression and burst out laughing.
Very underrated facet of peak Shuttlecock.
Very underrated facet of peak Shuttlecock.
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xtrmx
War Child
That's Lanois' style, the atmospheric ideas came from him mostly it seems because for me they lost something when ENO/Lanois quit. Listen to Peter Gabriel's "So". The same vibe.
Heck, even my favourite The Killers song is Heart of a Girl, produced by Lanois ofc. Turns out it seems I liked the ENO/Lanois part of U2 more than the actual bandmembers, The last 2 U2 albums bore me to death.
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intedomine
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The production shits me on this one, but otherwise I like Bono’s vocal delivery - except when they throw the vocoder or whatever it is over his vocal in the latter half. It feels to me very much cut from the same cloth as some of the standalone singles and Songs of Experience (but wouldn’t have fit at all on that album).
It also seems quite rushed - where on earth did this come from? Obviously, the Mumbai gig justifies it’s release but it wasn’t released with much fanfare.
Hopefully it will get a couple of appearances on the tour. I would have much preferred it over Love is bigger than anything in it’s way at the Melbourne gig. Hey
I’d appreciate it if Ahimsa were a little rawer, but I’m enjoying it.
It also seems quite rushed - where on earth did this come from? Obviously, the Mumbai gig justifies it’s release but it wasn’t released with much fanfare.
Hopefully it will get a couple of appearances on the tour. I would have much preferred it over Love is bigger than anything in it’s way at the Melbourne gig. Hey
I’d appreciate it if Ahimsa were a little rawer, but I’m enjoying it.
ascender_RS
Refugee
Phew, finally I've met the other person who likes Window. I thought it was a cracking pop song and very underrated/trashed on here.
Ahimsa is ok, its definitely a grower and I like that they resist the urge to go "full-U2" and keep it a bit more low key and try something different.
I like Windows in the sky too. And the new single is fine with me!
Iggy Fizz
War Child
maybe after watching Adam do this over the decades, and see how well he has aged, he says fuck it I will do the same....
dazzledbylight
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Count me in for WITS, too.
i loved the video, too.Haven't heard the single yet bc i need to find my ear buds for tablet.
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Flying FuManchu
New Yorker
I enjoy Window in the Skies. It was a good song
U2s4Pinkos
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Face it....U2 are washed up and have been the last 10 years or so. They should've quit with some dignity.
david
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I just want to say I like Window in the Skies too.
U2 should have flammed out with a rash of racist and homophobic comments. That would have provided them the dignified exit they so deserved.
Every breaking wave
The crystal ballroom
Red flag day
Little things that give you away
The blackout
I & E Tour
E & I Tour
Joshua tree tour
those songs and tours strongly disagree with that comment
CosmoKramer
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EBW, Little Things and Blackout are some of their best work! I would also throw Love is Bigger into that mix but maybe that’s just me.
MissCandyGirl
Acrobat
I love every U2 song! It is all a work of art. I like the variety of musical styles and influences throughout their career span. And I have listened to virtually every album.
I love U2.
I love U2.
lazarus
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Reggie Thee Dog
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The more I listen to this song (and I have a lot) the more I like it. Yes, it's standard 'late period' U2, but it's a perfect example of the music they're making right now. The chorus is really growing on me, simple, but beautiful.
ascender_RS
Refugee
Agree.
Its a real grower and I like that its simple and shows restraint, a wee bit from the U2 template for song structure we've got used to.
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
oy, yeah, Window in the Sky was really bad. I would put this at about the same. Although i give this one a little more leeway since it was done to honor a certain country and all, it at least had a purpose that i guess was fulfilled. But will not listen again.
womanfish
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I'll throw in Raised by Wolves, Love is All..., Sleep Like a Baby..., The Troubles, 13, Landlady, Summer of Love, Book of Your Heart, and Lights of Home (St. Peters)
There's a baker's dozen list of songs that make Pinko's statement stupid, uninformed, and well, spot on for a past member, posing as a new member troll... And black people, ugh, am I right?
CosmoKramer
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So you are likely referencing/mocking a previous post from someone that I missed but reading your response and then seeing you jolt and end with that last line...LOL
I’m guessing someone went on a nonsensical rant about black people?
Irvine511
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We had a racist, homophobic Trump supporter enthusiastically troll FYM one night, possibly while drunk.
It was funny for a bit.
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Thank you for clarifying Irvine. But saying racist, homophobic AND Trump supporter is a bit redundant.
Nate Dogg
Refugee
Anybody else listen to the remix EP ?Best Thing is the only decent remix of the 4. Love is Bigger remix is just two minutes. The Pride and Beautiful Day mixes are also meh....
zoocarolina
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dan_smee
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That EP is a steaming pile of nope.
But I love that they tried - far more interesting working with regional/local artists than the same crews doing the same EDM bullshit in western music.
But I love that they tried - far more interesting working with regional/local artists than the same crews doing the same EDM bullshit in western music.
CosmoKramer
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A few things:
1) U2s remixes from SOE, which were in the dozens because of Summer of Love, Best Thing, Love is Bigger, LOH, Blackout and GOOYOW, we’re almost all complete and utter trash. I mean unlistenable garbage, from every single Summer of Love remix to the shit show that was the Record Store Day Blackout remix. Save for the Beck Love is Bigger and a LOH remix...all were bad
2) U2s Facebook page is loaded with what I would call “homers”, which is to say U2 could release a remix of Larry farting after eating a taco and their FB fans would love it. However, the post about these remixes was filled with almost universal dislike of the songs. I was shocked to read all the posts saying they didn’t like them (they were VERY civil and not rude about it but made their feelings clear.
Based on the above, I was expecting these remixes to be horrendous and perhaps because of that I set my bar of expectations so low that I actually didn’t Thing they that bad.
1- Best Thing was surprising solid and the best of them. 7/10
2- Pride was scaled down and while the coolest parts were absent (i.e. Edge) it was a okay version...mellow. 5/10
3) I really like LIB but as you noted, it’s so short and it’s just...meh 4/10
4) Beautiful Day was meh...I mean it’s not even U2 and while it sounds nice, I don’t know what the hell he is singing (could be singing the lyrics to Stand Up Comedy for all I know). 3/10
All in all, these were not nearly as bad as I expected but not nearly as good as their HTDAAB and prior remixes
Ahimsa is such a dull dull tune. Really delving into the creative nadir this band.
Generic mainstream melody (probably inspired by Ryan Tedder no doubt) with more wide eyed platitudes. The word artistry and ambition is no longer part of the U2 vocab.
Generic mainstream melody (probably inspired by Ryan Tedder no doubt) with more wide eyed platitudes. The word artistry and ambition is no longer part of the U2 vocab.
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