U2 want to RE-rerelease BOY!!???!??

[asr]

If this is not a joke, then they are nuts!

Irish rockers U2 want to rework early music | U2 news article from @U2

 

[LemonMelon]

Boy is the new Pop, apparently.

I wouldn't panic, if I were you.

 

[gareth brown]

yeah I freaked out too but I'm sure they wouldn't go through with it. Just re-arrange them live, don't go screwing about with an album that's nearly 30 years old. Jesus.

 

[Axver]

Seemed to be just idle talk to me.

 

[alanah]

 

[Aardvark747]

Won't happen. Just hurry up with the UF re-release already.

 

[BVS]

Why is Bono a liar?

 

[The Passenger]

It's just talk. It will never happen. They just put out a deluxe version of Boy. They will never fuck with it.

 

[Axver]

Why is Bono a liar?

Because he hasn't watched Battlestar Galactica.

 

[Spooner]

I'd actually love a updated version of Boy.

 

[Superflysrb]

Maybe George Lucas can produce it.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

maybe Will-i-am can add some beats...

 

[Bonochick]

maybe Will-i-am can add some beats...

 

[last unicorn]

I'd actually love a updated version of Boy.

Me too.

 

[jcroach]

Me too.

Me three. But I think it's idle chatter too. They won't do this until they run out of ideas for new music. It's the kiss of death for a band. Like Journey's Revelation album or Cracker's Greatest Hits Redux. Unless it's an acoustic album. But that trend died years ago.

Now, a remixed Pop, a-la the new remix of Pearl Jam's "Ten" would be really cool!

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Now, a remixed Pop, a-la the new remix of Pearl Jam's "Ten" would be really cool!

no,no,no and no

leave Pop alone

 

[Axver]

maybe Will-i-am can add some beats...

Maybe Hellhammer can add some blast beats.

Boy, the black metal version: I'd buy it and nobody else would!

 

[jcroach]

no,no,no and no

leave Pop alone

I like the way Pearl Jam did it. A re-mastered version of the album and a re-mixed version. Get your cake and eat it too!

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

well... I might allow that

As long as the original version is preserved. Remixing tracks after release is a crime against nature imo...

 

[steveskg]

3 funny things from that article:

1) Bono saying he has a phony english accent on Boy.
2) Adam saying the only problem with Sting is he is too cool. Too cool to be cool. (Is this more being playful with Sting, ala Letterman, or does the band really have something against him?)
3) A woman handcuffed herself to Bono one time? When did this happen, and how did they get her off?

BTW, I'd find it interesting to see U2 revisit their older works. And I wonder what songs Edge is happy to avoid playing.

 

[nathan1977]

"I want to re-mix every U2 album." ~ Edge, 1992, BP Fallon's book "Faraway So Close!"

Why is the Edge a liar?

 

[ramblin rose]

This is all taken from the Boston Q&A. There was nothing formal or definitive about those statements just comments when he was asked a question.

I think the way it's phrased in the Atu2 article is very misleading and not the impression I got from listening to the Q&A, seemed to be wishful thinking that anything they "considering" at this point.

 

[Rachel D.]

2) Adam saying the only problem with Sting is he is too cool. Too cool to be cool. (Is this more being playful with Sting, ala Letterman, or does the band really have something against him?)

The article is wrong; Edge actually said that in reply to a question from the audience about whether Sting has called him about what he said on Letterman.

I don't think it's a good idea to re-record Boy, especially after they already remastered it. They could have included a re-made copy with the remastered version.

 

[mikal]

"I want to re-mix every U2 album." ~ Edge, 1992, BP Fallon's book "Faraway So Close!"

Why is the Edge a liar?

i am ABSOLUTELY REPULSED that Edge said that!

 

[daygloeyes2]

i am ABSOLUTELY REPULSED that Edge said that!

I am UPHAULED.

 

[mikal]

I am UPHAULED.

who dropped the ball?

 

[lazarus]

They should rewrite the lyrics as well, to make them more POLITICALLY INSIGHTFUL.

 

[doctorwho]

Why is Bono a liar?

I hope Bono is O.K.

 

[BVS]

I know people...

 

[catlhere]

I think Bono is the only one who really said anything about it. He would like to re-write and re-sing some of the lyrics which he feels are unfinished. The rest of the band probably doesn't give a shit.