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dan_smee
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After a bit of googling, the text looks to be a para-phrasing of this:
"Blake published Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul in 1794, and this collection of forty-six poems has a unique position in English literature. Some of them—The Tyger, for example—are among the best-known poems in the English language.
The book combines two sets of poems: Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. These two sets of poems have generated much critical discussion as to how Blake intended them to be understood. But there is general agreement that the two sets of poems are related by the principle of contrast; a contrast between the state of Innocence—to be understood as childhood, idealism, hope—and that of Experience—to be understood as adulthood, disillusionment, social criticism, and despair.
The poems were also meant to be interpreted on another level; that of the world before and after the Fall of Man, and of the struggle within the soul itself. Blake came to see these two states as "contraries in the human soul!". At first, Innocence is the world of the Lamb, the world of the true God of Love and Understanding, or Jesus, while Experience is the work of the false God, or the great negative influence. But if we can see this, then Experience can also be a means of achieving true insight.
Blake does not tell the reader how these poems should be read, nor is he trying to say that one state is better than the other, but rather leaves it up to the readers to draw their own conclusions"
http://www.skoletorget.no/abb/eng/blake/life.html
"Blake published Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul in 1794, and this collection of forty-six poems has a unique position in English literature. Some of them—The Tyger, for example—are among the best-known poems in the English language.
The book combines two sets of poems: Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. These two sets of poems have generated much critical discussion as to how Blake intended them to be understood. But there is general agreement that the two sets of poems are related by the principle of contrast; a contrast between the state of Innocence—to be understood as childhood, idealism, hope—and that of Experience—to be understood as adulthood, disillusionment, social criticism, and despair.
The poems were also meant to be interpreted on another level; that of the world before and after the Fall of Man, and of the struggle within the soul itself. Blake came to see these two states as "contraries in the human soul!". At first, Innocence is the world of the Lamb, the world of the true God of Love and Understanding, or Jesus, while Experience is the work of the false God, or the great negative influence. But if we can see this, then Experience can also be a means of achieving true insight.
Blake does not tell the reader how these poems should be read, nor is he trying to say that one state is better than the other, but rather leaves it up to the readers to draw their own conclusions"
http://www.skoletorget.no/abb/eng/blake/life.html
Registered Dude
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haha I was about to come post the same thing.. INTERFERENCE IS ON THIS SHIT, FOLKS
zoocarolina
Refugee
I like this tactic and would like it even more if I found one in my mailbox.
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
The bottom bit appears to say U2 will announce their new album Songs of Experiene on xx/xx/xx - the middle xx (the month for every country other than America) looks like it begins with a 0
TinKnight
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dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
Proximity to the warehouse they were sent from? I can't imagine that u2 would only announce their new album to Americans, and I also can't imagine that they would not use the conventions of their own country or the majority of their fan base.
TinKnight
Refugee
I can't imagine that the rest of the world's fan club members dwarfs the amount of American members by much. If anything, it's not hard to do two separate print runs.
Registered Dude
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
can't wait for them to finally release SOLAR
They would use the U.S. format in mailers to the U.S., though, so if we're seeing American images thus far, that date is the day, not the month.
trojanchick99
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Aimee was kind enough to get the zip code. It was mailed from 90404 which is a zip code in Santa Monica in the area where U2's record label has offices. We can officially be excited.
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BVS
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Word is, Chris Evans had one hand delivered to him this afternoon.
Because you would have been one of the people nodding their heads when the suggestion to push the album to everyone's iTunes library was discussed?
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
Two random thoughts:
1) The mailer seems to confirm that "Blackout" is written as one word, not two. There was some curiosity about that.
2) Supposedly, the chorus of the song includes the phrase "When the lights go out." Could it be "When the lights go out, it's clear who you are will appear"?
1) The mailer seems to confirm that "Blackout" is written as one word, not two. There was some curiosity about that.
2) Supposedly, the chorus of the song includes the phrase "When the lights go out." Could it be "When the lights go out, it's clear who you are will appear"?
TinKnight
Refugee
Yea... but it says announce, not release.
So if you're assuming the single in September is also when the album announce date is, which is a pretty good assumption, that would be 09
Of course I'm on vacation the week U2 sends letters to random fans announcing the new album.
TinKnight
Refugee
Interesting why they wouldn't put the date they're going to announce the album on. Like what's the point of this mailer if there's no date to look forward to?
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Registered Dude
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#thehype
cseggleton
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I'm going to check my fax machine when I get home just in case. [emoji3]
topplehatU2
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This takes me back.
To milk this as much as possible. I like the strategy. The one part of it that's a little silly is that we know the next album will be called Songs of Experience. Blacking out those words doesn't do much.
corianderstem
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omg omg omg
womanfish
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Wow. Ummmm. Cause people can't see and hear at the same time? That's why concerts have no visuals I guess.
ZooTV was the worst tour of all time because with all the visuals happening, I ended up not hearing any of the songs. It was terrible.
RoKKeR
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God damn - it's happening!
ENHANCE!
ENHANCE!
DaveC
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Wow. Ummmm. Cause people can't see and hear at the same time? That's why concerts have no visuals I guess.
ZooTV was the worst tour of all time because with all the visuals happening, I ended up not hearing any of the songs. It was terrible.
the eclipse is going to be happening on stage 30 feet behind the band?
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