lazarus
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Lancemc said:
I make an appearance from time to time. I don't want to end up completely caught with my pants down and be like "Oh hey, look, there's a new U2 album on the shelves. I had no idea."
As for Passengers. I don't dislike it. It's grown on me, much like HTTT. But I used to have quite the reputation, back when I posted in EYNIW, for not being too crazy about Passengers (or at least not considering it a U2 album). I do think it's wildly hit-or-miss though. But when it hits, it's a fucking doozey.
And if I were bitter about that, I'd have to be a super-purist and listen to Varese or some shit.
Yeah, it's hit or miss, but it's also a few songs too long (like HTTT). Scale it down to 10 and it's a lot more impressive.
Now I'm not saying that Passengers is more accomplished than Kid A overall, but as a U2 fan, does it bother you at all that they don't really get credit for doing something 5 years earlier that Radiohead was eventually lauded for immensely, esp. by the Pitchfork crowd, even if they improved upon or perfected what U2 started?
There's no way Radiohead didn't hear this album and take some kind of influence from it. Especially because Eno was so heavily involved. Would they cop to that? Probably not.