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I think these clips are pretty promising, but I’m certainly reserving any excitement from them.
I thought Atomic Bomb was a steaming pile of… anyway, I did however love what I heard from the beach clips before it. The disappointment of hearing album versions of stuff like Miracle Drug and Love and Peace after thinking that they sounded awesome from the beach clips was pretty shattering. I would say that I am definitely going into this album more nervous than excited. I will be so bitterly disappointed if it’s another throw away MOR pop record, and I think coming from that position I am almost looking for signs of disaster – cut and paste ‘U2 Anthem Lite’ songs, terrible lyrics, poor production etc – in these songs rather than just letting go and getting excited.
Having said that, I think there are some really interesting things in there.
Clip 1 – The chanting-style sounds different and cool. I agree this sounds like either a typical eye of the storm U2 track 7 or 8 (think Tryin to Throw, One Step Closer etc), or a sweet closer. The pessimist in me also says this could also turn out like Sometimes, just slowly dragging you through a river of mediocrity for 4 minutes. Don’t worry, the optimist is there too and this sounds like it could be a very, umm, ‘pretty’ song.
Clip 2 – This is the one that has the biggest risk of being Miracle Drugged to death on an album IMO. I really like the melody and what we can get from the arrangement sounds cool, plus love the ye olde U2 sound of the backing harmonic vocal. Especially where they go off on the harmonic and Bono switches from the chorus lyric to something else (“it’s too late”??). Sounds like a great moment. Fingers crossed big time on this one.
Clip 3 – Agree this sounds like the next in line of the energetic, cheesy, lively, but ultimately empty rock singles (Vertigo, Elevation). That doesn’t mean it sounds bad, just saying, if this album has one, this does sound like it could be it.
Clip 4 – Yes, this one could be huge, but I’m hoping it’s not. What I mean is, I hope it’s not in the end a simplistic single, and it’s a track given far more care and attention. One that ends up holding a place similar to Acrobat or Gone or something. Is he scatting at the end there? More chanting too. Every one of these tracks has a little chant doesn’t it?
I thought Atomic Bomb was a steaming pile of… anyway, I did however love what I heard from the beach clips before it. The disappointment of hearing album versions of stuff like Miracle Drug and Love and Peace after thinking that they sounded awesome from the beach clips was pretty shattering. I would say that I am definitely going into this album more nervous than excited. I will be so bitterly disappointed if it’s another throw away MOR pop record, and I think coming from that position I am almost looking for signs of disaster – cut and paste ‘U2 Anthem Lite’ songs, terrible lyrics, poor production etc – in these songs rather than just letting go and getting excited.
Having said that, I think there are some really interesting things in there.
Clip 1 – The chanting-style sounds different and cool. I agree this sounds like either a typical eye of the storm U2 track 7 or 8 (think Tryin to Throw, One Step Closer etc), or a sweet closer. The pessimist in me also says this could also turn out like Sometimes, just slowly dragging you through a river of mediocrity for 4 minutes. Don’t worry, the optimist is there too and this sounds like it could be a very, umm, ‘pretty’ song.
Clip 2 – This is the one that has the biggest risk of being Miracle Drugged to death on an album IMO. I really like the melody and what we can get from the arrangement sounds cool, plus love the ye olde U2 sound of the backing harmonic vocal. Especially where they go off on the harmonic and Bono switches from the chorus lyric to something else (“it’s too late”??). Sounds like a great moment. Fingers crossed big time on this one.
Clip 3 – Agree this sounds like the next in line of the energetic, cheesy, lively, but ultimately empty rock singles (Vertigo, Elevation). That doesn’t mean it sounds bad, just saying, if this album has one, this does sound like it could be it.
Clip 4 – Yes, this one could be huge, but I’m hoping it’s not. What I mean is, I hope it’s not in the end a simplistic single, and it’s a track given far more care and attention. One that ends up holding a place similar to Acrobat or Gone or something. Is he scatting at the end there? More chanting too. Every one of these tracks has a little chant doesn’t it?
