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shuttlecock XXIV: it's the little swings
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Yesterday was NLOTH's 10th birthday, guys. February 27, 2009.
Also, if you're interested, eleven days ago was the 10th anniversary of the famous NLOTH leak(wherein some universal employee in Australia accidentally made the album available to purchase for download). Here is the thread that was going when it happened: http://www.u2interference.com/forums/f288/nloth-do-you-feel-leaked-leak-thread-part-xi-193633.html
Anyway, still one of their most frustrating albums. Fez, MOS, title track, White As Snow, and Cedars are all classic as far as I'm concerned. Then there's the middle 3. Somewhere in between are Magnificent, UC, and Breathe, all of which are decent but have flaws. Magnificent has a great riff and good chorus but the verses drag. UC is musically fine but the chorus hasn't aged all that well(the solo at the end nearly makes up for everything though). Breathe has an exciting rhythm but never quite achieves full liftoff.
Happy birthday to a flawed album with moments(pun intended) of brilliance.
Also, if you're interested, eleven days ago was the 10th anniversary of the famous NLOTH leak(wherein some universal employee in Australia accidentally made the album available to purchase for download). Here is the thread that was going when it happened: http://www.u2interference.com/forums/f288/nloth-do-you-feel-leaked-leak-thread-part-xi-193633.html
Anyway, still one of their most frustrating albums. Fez, MOS, title track, White As Snow, and Cedars are all classic as far as I'm concerned. Then there's the middle 3. Somewhere in between are Magnificent, UC, and Breathe, all of which are decent but have flaws. Magnificent has a great riff and good chorus but the verses drag. UC is musically fine but the chorus hasn't aged all that well(the solo at the end nearly makes up for everything though). Breathe has an exciting rhythm but never quite achieves full liftoff.
Happy birthday to a flawed album with moments(pun intended) of brilliance.
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lazarus
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I still can't believe they thought it was a good idea to open the 360 concerts with Breathe. I love the song but I can't think of a tour of theirs with a worse opener.
It's admittedly a hard album to choose a show-starter from, but it just hit me today that the disco remix of Cock Crazy they were playing wouldn't have been the worst choice, and would have gone well with introducing the full audio-visual capabilities of The Claw. I mean the song title just fits the spot perfectly.
cobl04
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Don’t complain. We got ‘Return of Stingray Guitar’ into Beautiful Day. That shit was hideous. We would have killed for Breathe.
I thought my Stand Up Comedy initial take was the worst. I
Upon further review... uh...
http://www.u2interference.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5884596
LuckyNumber7
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Was that a giant dig at Boots, or what
I know I soured on the album pretty quickly... Trying to scroll through to find out how quickly but the hot takes are just burning my eyes out.
DaveC
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i'm about 90% confident that i don't have any posts in that thread and i'm very thankful that there (probably) isn't any gushing hot takes about NLOTH that could be used to ruin me should i become a public figure in the future.
LuckyNumber7
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Senator, could you explain why little old ladies crossing the street gives you an erection?
cobl04
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Waking up with Bono, hey.
I am absolutely not looking at that thread to find out what dumb thing I said.
I remember being underwhelmed by Boots on first listen, but this was not long after I'd first really gone cool on U2 and I really, really didn't want to, so I summoned all the enthusiasm I could possibly find for the new stuff. Funnily enough it didn't last.
The title track and Magnificent were both fairly obvious openers to me. Breathe has a good drum intro, which I guess is why they chose it, but it fucking blows as a song and a few gigs should've made clear that it didn't work. I'm surprised how long they stuck with it.
I remember being underwhelmed by Boots on first listen, but this was not long after I'd first really gone cool on U2 and I really, really didn't want to, so I summoned all the enthusiasm I could possibly find for the new stuff. Funnily enough it didn't last.
The title track and Magnificent were both fairly obvious openers to me. Breathe has a good drum intro, which I guess is why they chose it, but it fucking blows as a song and a few gigs should've made clear that it didn't work. I'm surprised how long they stuck with it.
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I remember you got very mad at me for not being 100% in love with it on first listen, lol.
Alright, personal story time. Today is the day I bought NLOTH 10 years ago. I know this because it's the day Travis and I started dating 10 years ago. We talked on the phone for the first time while I drove to Best Buy and picked it up. I remember that was back when I used to have to park by the football stadium at TCU and it took about 15 minutes to get from campus to my car, and I just very vivedly remember that walk while we were talking about the album. So... Yeah, there's that.
Alright, personal story time. Today is the day I bought NLOTH 10 years ago. I know this because it's the day Travis and I started dating 10 years ago. We talked on the phone for the first time while I drove to Best Buy and picked it up. I remember that was back when I used to have to park by the football stadium at TCU and it took about 15 minutes to get from campus to my car, and I just very vivedly remember that walk while we were talking about the album. So... Yeah, there's that.
cobl04
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If they had any balls they'd have played Fez and Cedars.
Even Better Than the Real Thing was the best 360 opener.
Even Better Than the Real Thing was the best 360 opener.
Cedars of Lebanon has brought together many a couple
cobl04
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What a shame to reflect that he would rather have woken up in Bono's bed 
Hewson
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I was at the one show that Magnificent opened (Foxboro 2), having seen Breathe open the night before, Magnificent was miles better as an opener. Kind of surprised it didn't open any more shows. Then again, U2.
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mikal
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As much grief as I gone NLOTH for its shortcomings, it holds a high sentimental value for me. My daughter Sonya was born a couple months after the album came out. For those who are parents, you know all too well that sometimes you gotta do anything you can to get your newborn to fall asleep. Well, it just so happens that playing this album at a reasonable volume was the only thing that worked for a couple weeks. In fact, to this day, she still claims that U2 puts her to sleep.
Been an amazing 10 years with this little girl though.
Been an amazing 10 years with this little girl though.
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Ha! She does like American Soul, but has no clue that they stole a riff from one of their own songs, which stole the same riff from another one if their songs.Especially Song For Someone, amirite?
She thinks Mofo is cool too. Good kid.
My son's favorite song is American Soul, which shows that I have already failed as a parent.
LuckyNumber7
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Or maybe we all thought bono was dumb because he wanted to be so relevant but really he planted the seed in the next generation
HeartlandGirl
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I am enjoying these personal stories, y'all. Super cute photos, mikal! 
I'm going to have to fight your son as well now aren't I.
I wouldn't. He's a biter
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