Songs of Experience - Part IV

[BEAL]

The fact that Edge stated they are still only working on ideas lets me think we are very, very far away from a new album.

And the fact that they would start the tour without a new album is just stupid. You're going to promote a two year old album....after a year break....which was needed to finish the next album....to a tour called Innocence and Experience.....

Greatest hits tour is what it'll be if they can't finish. Which will be exactly like the last tour


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[jay canseco]

It is always the same anymore. They're stuck in a pattern they can't get out of. We should prepare ourselves for a very long wait.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

The only silver lining is that there was an idea a month before Innocence that they weren't close and we'd have to wait until the next year, and then poof... There it was.

Other than that, this appears to be business as usual for them.

I wouldn't be shocked if there was a tour announcement next week, right after the iHeart radio appearance. Which is great and all. But things look pretty shitty on the album front.

Could it mean an extra long tour?, I mean surely they would want to tour the new songs? so if no album before the tour restarts what then for playing the songs from the "new" album? would they want to do that without people having heard them first on an album?

 

[Mack_Again]

I won't be surprised if all of those Edge's unfinished ideas are released as an album online with the title "unfinished, unmastered"

 

[domo-kun]

I won't be surprised if all of those Edge's unfinished ideas are released as an album online with the title "unfinished, unmastered"

Wel... In that case Edge:

Spoiler

 

[Hollow Island]

they have so many ideas and songs that the only logical thing to do is say that everything after a certain for a date is for a post-SOA album, and to release an album every year.

 

[zoopop]

If the tour resumes U2 has quite a bit of material to hit on & some SOI could become staples:

-This Is Where You Can Reach Me
-California
-Every Breaking Wave (Full Band)
-Sleep Like A Baby
-Troubles

And I would think they would play 1-2 new songs like they did on the 360 Tour.


But it'll probably be the same show....

 

[Mack_Again]

they have so many ideas and songs that the only logical thing to do is say that everything after a certain for a date is for a post-SOA album, and to release an album every year.

well if King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard can release album every year, so can U2, right?

 

[lemonfly]

I think I'll be more pissed if we get the same show....


And based on Edge's comments "I think if we go out again, there'll definitely be some changes. It won't be the same show."

So were gonnna get the same show

No, it'll be a different show because Bono will dye his hair green this time

 

[Mack_Again]

No, it'll be a different show because Bono will dye his hair green this time

Bono will be scene kid from Venus.

 

[super fly guy]

One minute Bono is playing completed songs to people,the next their " in the weeds"? My God,I would rather they said nothing,and just released it when it's ready!

 

[Registered Dude]

March 2014 - 6 months prior to the release of SOI:

Http://u2station.com/news/2014/03/no-u2-album-tour-until-2015-billboard-exclusive.php

 

[Numb1075]

One minute Bono is playing completed songs to people,the next there " in the weeds"? My God,I would rather they said nothing,and just released it when it's ready!

that was exactly my point earlier.

 

[Mack_Again]

March 2014 - 6 months prior to the release of SOI:

Http://u2station.com/news/2014/03/no-u2-album-tour-until-2015-billboard-exclusive.php

so they basically change their minds so often,

 

[prbiker15]

March 2014 - 6 months prior to the release of SOI:

Http://u2station.com/news/2014/03/no-u2-album-tour-until-2015-billboard-exclusive.php

That was a shitty day.

 

[BEAL]

I just hate the corporation feel of U2, and has been that way for a while (and not saying they weren't ever corporate). When they give interviews about their music, Bill Belichick says more than they do.

 

[Registered Dude]

Haha yes, I remember! Dark days.

This was 4 years after NLOTH came out. Fandom was.....bitter

 

[corianderstem]

 

[david]

Edge went to Ikea. There's still hope.


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[Mack_Again]

if Edge go for Norwegian death metal, I wouldn't complain.

 

[prbiker15]

 

[ChargedVT]

Why are people surprised about this? Every time we get vibes a new album is around the corner Edge crushes that with non-commital and vague comments. Edge sounds unsure that the tour will even continue.
As BEAL said, if they DO tour end of the year they will be touring an album over 2 years old that will be forgotten by then, so what's the point?

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[dan_smee]

Ummm... Why are people losing their shit over this? Basically all positive stuff - 50 ideas, whittled to the 20 they are really excited about. Edge is just mucking around with some guitar ideas, the stuff about touring before album seemed to be 100% speculation from the author based on the fact that edge said they were refining but wanted to hit the road soon. Seems to be an assumption from the author that touring may come before album.

Nothing in this is concrete bad - basically all it does is confirm they are recording, the idea of SOE is alive, and they have lots of stuff recorded...


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[blueskies]

As BEAL said, if they DO tour end of the year they will be touring an album over 2 years old that will be forgotten by then, so what's the point?

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Well not necessarily. They could start the tour in markets they haven't been to with the i+e tour (such as South America or Australia). There was never any hard proof for a kick-off in North America. Instead they could take the SOI part of the tour to a new market, potentially test some new material, finish SOE somewhere along the way and then return to the US and Europe with a new show.
I share the general feeling that this is bad news though... It could mean a very long delay for SOE. Or they're just teasing us. But as someone else said, I'm not sure they're that clever...

 

[super fly guy]

Maybe,we'll see.

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[mikal]

As a U2 community, I'd say we're lost in the predictions.

 

[dismantlemyfly]

While it's easy to read into these things and get discouraged, it's critical to remember that they finished Songs of Innocence in a week.

 

[Hewson]

I just hate the corporation feel of U2, and has been that way for a while (and not saying they weren't ever corporate). When they give interviews about their music, Bill Belichick says more than they do.

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

He should be their manager.




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[ChargedVT]

While it's easy to read into these things and get discouraged, it's critical to remember that they finished Songs of Innocence in a week.

They had an actual imposed deadline then for the Apple launch, whereas now there is no deadline or pressure. Hell, for all we know we could have still been waiting now for SOI if not for that...