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I ask forgiveness in advance if this has already been posted but I looked around and didn't see it.

There's about 9 minutes of new u2 that u2exit.com has posted up!!! Enjoy!
 
Wow, now 9 minutes of beach recording? THAT is how it should be done. :up: to the recorder.

Around 2:30, I get a THTBA vibe ...
 
It sounds different from anything else they've done for the most part.

the melodies remind me a bit of ATYCLB, which is amazing :up:

but I might've heard a "kneel" :sad:

and Edge's blues-esque solo at 7:25 is amazing.
 
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The "all my life, I've been waiting for" song is pretty good, I like the solo. It's hard to judge song quality off a recording like this, but that was some very promising stuff.
 
Best. Beach Clips. Ever.

These songs seem to have a lot of feeling/soul/whatever you want to call it. Also, despite the quality, it's obvious Bono is singing far better than on HTDAAB.
 
Whoever recorded this deserves a medal.

And it seems quite promising that the songs appear well-formed. I'm sure those of us here know how U2 work, so to have something structured and lyrically developed is a very good sign. Maybe we won't be waiting too long for a new album? I have to wonder how much of this material will make it to an album though! I mean, at least when the HTDAAB clips leaked, the album's release was confirmed to be close ...
 
This is like a Beach Clip Maxi. :drool:

Okay, all I have to say is, Edge, take that amazing bluesy solo in the third song and make it LONGER! Despite the quality of the clip, that tone sounds god-like. You heard me, god-like. That guitar hero is in him somewhere, just begging to be unleashed. Only thing is, because it's so short, that solo doesn't have a chance to take off. Longer please, Edge...... :drool:
 
discothequeLP said:
the 4th song sounds like Coldplay :uhoh:
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Coldplay songs are well-done, with the exception of Chris Martin and his increasingly lame and cliched lyrics.

I think if Bono sang a song like Fix You, as bad as it is, he'd give it a bit of credibility, since he sings with passion and owns a soul.
 
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This is like a Beach Clip Maxi. :drool:

Okay, all I have to say is, Edge, take that amazing bluesy solo in the third song and make it LONGER! Despite the quality of the clip, that tone sounds god-like. You heard me, god-like. That guitar hero is in him somewhere, just begging to be unleashed. Only thing is, because it's so short, that solo doesn't have a chance to take off. Longer please, Edge...... :drool:
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I completely second this post.

I don't necessarily want Edge to become John Petrucci (though I wouldn't mind it :wink: ), but I would LOVE him to play an unrestrained solo, something of the length of The Fly's solo. Show what a great musician he is and how capable he is of transmitting emotion through minimalism.
 
discothequeLP said:
the 4th song sounds like Coldplay :uhoh:
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Bono taking Piano ...

U2 sounding like Coldplay ...

If U2 make a song like Politik it would be the most killer song in years :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
 
discothequeLP said:
the 4th song sounds like Coldplay :uhoh:
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Because Coldplay totally invented that style. And any kind of softer rock. And the piano.
 
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good point. sounds like a blues guitar and some pushed tubes on an old amp :up:
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Best of all, it isn't drenched in delay like most of his solos are! :up: Looks like Edge's trips through New Orleans have paid off in more ways than one.
 
GibsonGirl said:


Best of all, it isn't drenched in delay like most of his solos are! :up: Looks like Edge's trips through New Orleans have paid off in more ways than one.
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my thoughts exactly :up:

It also seems like Bono's trips to Africa are showing here too, mainly the last song's "All my life I'm ready to go".

This is just organic U2, I hope if this goes to an album that it isn't over-processed and destroyed in the end.
 
Axver said:


I completely second this post.

I don't necessarily want Edge to become John Petrucci (though I wouldn't mind it :wink: ), but I would LOVE him to play an unrestrained solo, something of the length of The Fly's solo. Show what a great musician he is and how capable he is of transmitting emotion through minimalism.
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YES. Just for once. He doesn't have to shred. He can play something like the solo in that song, build it up to a crescendo...and voila, all of the people who criticise Edge for not playing proper solos (including me :wink: ) will shut up. That solo has the potential to turn into something great!
 
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