‘Spider-Man’ to Close on Broadway

[Super Yo]

"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" closing in January, w/ plans for Vegas in 2015.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/n...l=1&adxnnlx=1384833705-M8hSl5B1bzXxiyU57FO0/w

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Bono and The Edge sure must hope the new album sells a whooooole shit load to make up for the millions of dollars they wasted on this pile of dog shit.

Not to mention wasting a great song in Boy Falls From The Sky to boot.

 

[Musikwala]

Bono and The Edge sure must hope the new album sells a whooooole shit load to make up for the millions of dollars they wasted on this pile of dog shit.

Why? Was it that bad??

Not to mention wasting a great song in Boy Falls From The Sky to boot.

Ooh was this song officially released? I haven't heard it.

 

[last unicorn]

The Spiderman soundtrack isn't bad, despite what many cynics say. There was some decent material on it. Boy falls from the sky and Rise Above would have made great U2 songs, I wish they would have released them as band versions. The one and only live performance of BOY was quite something.

 

[mama cass]

some of the cast injuries sound really really horrible! amputations - horrific

re. the songs, i think some of them are quite lovely

 

[lemonfly]

What's big, expensive, unpopular and now almost completely redundant? Paul McG (I kid, I kid).

 

[The_acrobat]

Hopefully when doing press for this new album, they'll explain to us just how doing this dumb musical cost us an album in 2010/11, and how much they regret it.

I thought it didn't sound like something they should be involved in BEFORE it became a disaster.

 

[The_acrobat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wExHefdOXW8

There was absolutely NO reason to waste a perfectly good U2 song on that stupid musical.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

The Spiderman soundtrack isn't bad, despite what many cynics say. There was some decent material on it. Boy falls from the sky and Rise Above would have made great U2 songs, I wish they would have released them as band versions. The one and only live performance of BOY was quite something.

The spiderman play, however, was that bad, despite what some fanboys might say.

 

[last unicorn]

But it turned out to be quite a success and I heard from many people (U2 and non U2 fans) who liked the show.

It was too expensive, though, and too much stuff happened during the production process which was unfortunate.

I don't mind B and E being involved, I think it's important for them to do side projects, but based on all the Spiderman controversy I think we can safely assume that they'll keep out of the musical scene for quite while now.

 

[digitize]

Boy Falls from the Sky is a great song. I would love to hear a U2 studio version of it someday. The live performance was fantastic.

 

[Galeongirl]

Hopefully when doing press for this new album, they'll explain to us just how doing this dumb musical cost us an album in 2010/11, and how much they regret it.

I thought it didn't sound like something they should be involved in BEFORE it became a disaster.

U2 Boy Falls From The Sky (360° Live From Coimbra) Alternative Video Mix 1080p By Mek - YouTube

There was absolutely NO reason to waste a perfectly good U2 song on that stupid musical.

on both accounts!

 

[bono_212]

it turned out to be quite a success

...explain.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

But it turned out to be quite a success and I heard from many people (U2 and non U2 fans) who liked the show.

It was too expensive, though, and too much stuff happened during the production process which was unfortunate.

I don't mind B and E being involved, I think it's important for them to do side projects, but based on all the Spiderman controversy I think we can safely assume that they'll keep out of the musical scene for quite while now.

No. It was not a success. They lost millions upon millions of dollars. In what world is that a success?

 

[YBORCITY]

Boy Falls from the Sky is a great song. I would love to hear a U2 studio version of it someday. The live performance was fantastic.

 

[YBORCITY]

U2 Boy Falls From The Sky (360° Live From Coimbra) Alternative Video Mix 1080p By Mek - YouTube

There was absolutely NO reason to waste a perfectly good U2 song on that stupid musical.

Oh and this

 

[prbiker15]

U2 Boy Falls From The Sky (360° Live From Coimbra) Alternative Video Mix 1080p By Mek - YouTube

I wish they had performed this song more often, one time wasn't enough. As for "Spider-Man", I don't think it will last long in Vegas either, but that's just me.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Hopefully we'll see a full band studio recording of Boy Falls From The Sky at some point, even as a B Side... absolute waste of what could have been a terrific U2 song.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/5-shocking-revelations-about-u2s-spider-man-musical-20131119


Excellent

 

[YBORCITY]

5 Shocking Revelations About U2's 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' Broadway Musical | Movies News | Rolling Stone


Excellent

Great Article.

 

[corianderstem]

Well ... it's not like it's CLOSING closing. It's moving to Vegas. They'll probably sell loads and loads of tickets there. Will it make it not "a failure" in the end? I don't know.

 

[jeevey]

It will probably always be called a failure because of the costrofit ratio. But that's the fault of the production process, not an evaluation of the show itself. I'm not familiar enough to know if Broadway people would call it a good show.

 

[last unicorn]

Npw that's some really shocking and revealing stuff about Bono and Edge in that Rolling Stone article

 

[Vlaco]

Hopefully we'll see a full band studio recording of Boy Falls From The Sky at some point, even as a B Side... absolute waste of what could have been a terrific U2 song.

This, at least a pretty 'recent' U2 song that is ballsy. I like it.

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

agreed that Boy Falls from the Sky is such a wasted opportunity if it never gets an official u2 release.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It will probably always be called a failure because of the costrofit ratio. But that's the fault of the production process, not an evaluation of the show itself. I'm not familiar enough to know if Broadway people would call it a good show.

If enough people thought it was good, it wouldn't be closing.

 

[Aardvark747]

I'm happy I got to see it last year, enjoyed it.

 

[jeevey]

It will probably always be called a failure because of the costrofit ratio. But that's the fault of the production process, not an evaluation of the show itself. I'm not familiar enough to know if Broadway people would call it a good show.

What the hell is this? Is there a name for an accidental smiley? that was supposed to read "cost to profit" with one of these : in the middle.

 

[LemonMelon]

Boy Falls From the Sky sounds like a combination of HMTMKMKM and Dirty Day, had it been written in 2000. So not as heavy as the former or as poetic as the latter, but still a very sleek, fun rocker.

 

[digitize]

What the hell is this? Is there a name for an accidental smiley? that was supposed to read "cost to profit" with one of these : in the middle.

On the iPhone app, : p shows up as an emoticon.