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The Troubles - Song Discussion
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Zoomerang96
ONE love, blood, life
This is a good tune. I wish I could say the same about the rest, but this is clearly the stand-out song. Really nice cameo by Lykke Li.
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I liked it the first time around and I'm liking it even more the second time. Chills at times, even (which I can't say about most times when I hear new releases).
Flaming_C
The Fly
It's a gorgeous song. Having Lykke Li as a guest and the introduction of strings help elevate the tune.
chrissybaby
Refugee
U2 do properly cool! Even Pitchfork gotta like this one!
popshopper
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Best track on the album.
The lyrics in the chorus are the best thing Bono's written in a good bit
The lyrics in the chorus are the best thing Bono's written in a good bit
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
gvox
Ghost of Love
This song fades out far too quickly!!
Sent from my ass crack
Sent from my ass crack
owl
War Child
Beautiful closer.
Lykke Li? You can't go wrong there.
Lykke Li? You can't go wrong there.
powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
Talk about an unexpected collaboration (then again the last time they recorded with guest musicians beyond Danny and Brian was Pavarotti practically 20 years ago so ANY collab was unexpected). This is the most direct Danger Mouse influence I sense on the whole album, it's 90's U2 meets the Norah Jones tracks on DM's "Rome" album.
popshopper
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I'm pretty positive on the album but the last 3 tracks make me wish we'd have more of DM's stuff.
powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
Agreed, all the earlier tracks scream too many cooks in the kitchen as per usual. Declan Gaffney and Danger Mouse should have been enough.
lazarus
Blue Crack Supplier
Why aren't more people complaining about this? If you're going to fade out a song, especially at the end of an album, give it some space.
So frustrating.
owl
War Child
It does fade out a little too quickly.
Maybe they were in a hurry...
Maybe they were in a hurry...
Fade out makes more sense if its basically a double album (as it sounds like it almost certainly is). It's a transitional piece, an end to Act 1 or 2, not a final number really. I think.
That said, this is exactly what I had hoped for from DM+U2. I like the rest of the record so far, so I'm not complaining about the extra producers really... but I love this song. It has a lot of DM but a very distinctive 'One' vibe. I love this song. And the lyrics are so quietly immense... 'Somebody stepped inside your soul', 'I'm naked and I'm not afraid'... Jesus.
Hope more of this stuff makes it onto 'Experience', but this is classic U2 shit right here. It has that slight ironic distance that 'One' has but the sense of immense earnest feeling just beneath the surface.
That said, this is exactly what I had hoped for from DM+U2. I like the rest of the record so far, so I'm not complaining about the extra producers really... but I love this song. It has a lot of DM but a very distinctive 'One' vibe. I love this song. And the lyrics are so quietly immense... 'Somebody stepped inside your soul', 'I'm naked and I'm not afraid'... Jesus.
Hope more of this stuff makes it onto 'Experience', but this is classic U2 shit right here. It has that slight ironic distance that 'One' has but the sense of immense earnest feeling just beneath the surface.
2861U2
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
I really hope they play this live. After a few listens, this seems like the kind of tune they might not figure out a good way to play live. Probably my 2nd favorite, at the moment.
purpleoscar
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
gman
New Yorker
My fave song on the album....by some margin. Beautiful song....can see it closing the live shows.
last unicorn
Blue Crack Addict
Haha, this is the song that we thought was "Song for someone", I could have sworn I've heard the title in the beach clip! But we weren't wrong about the female voice here after all. Surprised it's Lykke Li. LOVE the song, but the fade out is too abrupt.
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
Hands down the best song on the album. LOVE IT.
PhilsFan
Blue Crack Addict
That they even knew who Lykke Li was is crazy to me. Really excited for her.
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
No kidding.
I love this song a lot.
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