Songs of Ascent lives! The third part of a the trilogy

[Hollow Island]

In 2009, Bono promised that U2 would quickly follow up No Line on the Horizon with a more meditative companion album, Songs of Ascent. There has been no sign of it since, but Bono now sees it as the third part of the trilogy. "Songs of Ascent will come," he promises. "And there are some beautiful songs."


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[Zoomerang96]

that's the album i want to hear most. hopefully it's laid back and doesn't feature any videos of bono pretending to bite a camera lens.

 

[Hollow Island]

In all seriousness it's the album I want to hear the most, but I really doubt we'll ever hear it, at least in its original form. And really, what are odds that they, Eno, and Lanois will go back to material that they'd worked on a decade previously. I'm assuming that if they did go back to it it would occur after the 2015/15 tour and time off afterwards.

 

[rjhbonovox]

I would be interested in hearing the Danger Mouse album which was to be released in April that was scrapped which they mentioned in the Rolling Stone interview.

 

[U2girl]

That would be SOE, presumably.

 

[david]

Songs of Ass Scent will be great!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

In the same article Adam also said that they could easily scrap Songs of Experience... so don't hold your breath just yet.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Songs of Ass Scent will be great!

Natural follow up to Donkey Punch.

 

[Max_theHitman]

Its great to know that there are 2 more records coming soon from U2

I would love to hear all of those other 100+ songs that were done in the studio
ovee these past 5 years, but were scrapped. I am sure there are some very good
songs.

 

[Popmart Shopper]

Second that Max

 

[Musikwala]

that's the album i want to hear most. hopefully it's laid back and doesn't feature any videos of bono pretending to bite a camera lens.

LOL! Bono has been doing that mouth-wide-open pose since the Elevation tour.

 

[Niceman]

LOL! Bono has been doing that mouth-wide-open pose since the Elevation tour.

Since ZOOTV actually.

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

Since ZOOTV actually.

Yep...that's when that shit all started...

 

[Max_theHitman]

What if "Songs of Ascent" turns out to be Bono singing in Opera style?

You now what they say,
the Show is never over until the fat lady sings, or in this case,
until Bono sings AAAHAHAHAAH

 

[lemonfly]

I think they do have two more albums left in them before they retire to run the "trout farm". Fifteen would be a good number to go out on, and ending on a trilogy would be nice. *If* Songs of Ascent will be their last (and that's a pretty fucking big if), it would be enormously fitting for them to do it with Eno and Lanois, and do a bunch of new songs with them as well. Just no "guest" producers this time *cough*will.i.am*cough* please.

 

[Zoocoustic]

that's the album i want to hear most. hopefully it's laid back and doesn't feature any videos of bono pretending to bite a camera lens.

Oh, that? That's just a little bit of The Fly that still lives in Bono. He comes to the surface every once in a while........

 

[An Cat Gav]

I think they do have two more albums left in them before they retire to run the "trout farm". Fifteen would be a good number to go out on, and ending on a trilogy would be nice. *If* Songs of Ascent will be their last (and that's a pretty fucking big if), it would be enormously fitting for them to do it with Eno and Lanois, and do a bunch of new songs with them as well. Just no "guest" producers this time *cough*will.i.am*cough* please.

Totally agree, an Eno/Lanois led finale would be my dream endgame for them.

 

[An Cat Gav]

that's the album i want to hear most. hopefully it's laid back and doesn't feature any videos of bono pretending to bite a camera lens.

I agree, I really wish he would stop doing that.

 

[Nick66]

I was just thinking about that weird open mouth shout pose he does the other day. Kina odd.

 

[bobsaget77]

I've heard from some of my inside sources that the next album will only consist of pictures of Bono with this mouth open, won't even show the other members. Moreover, they're going back and rewriting their own songs instead of making new ones. It'll be called "Rewrite" and will be released next spring. Producers are will.i.am. and Shakira. Guest vocals by Mary J Blige, Rihanna, and Adele.

Leaked track titles include: Every Baking Cake, Sometimes You Can't Bake It On Your Own, I Threw Up In The Burger King Drive Thru Window, Do You Feel Hungry, If You Make That Velveeta Queso, I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Get Gravy On The Side. Bono has been on the record as saying, "this is an extraordinary, extra ordinary, and ordinarily extra record."


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