If The Album Wasn't Done...

[Reggie Thee Dog]

Would the Edge be in Vegas at CES? I think not. He'd be in Dublin or France urging Bono to finish his lyrics and putting the finishing touches on the new album. I think the album is done!

 

[mikal]

what's the CES?

and i won't even speculate anymore. all i know is that after the Elevation Tour, U2 said that they wanted to keep the momentum going.

great job U2!!!1

 

[The_acrobat]

what's the CES?

and i won't even speculate anymore. all i know is that after the Elevation Tour, U2 said that they wanted to keep the momentum going.

great job U2!!!1

Yeah.......great job LIKE A FOX!

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

CES is the Consumer Electronics Seminar, which is where all the Technology Companies throw out their latest gadgets for the upcoming year. Edge was there to promote some anti-piracy technology.

 

[Dorian Gray]

maybe the momentum just wasn't giving them great songs...

 

[U2DMfan]

They are done recording, what's hard to understand about this?

 

[bono_man2002]

the album got a mention in the aussie papers on thursday...just a small 3-4 lines...nothing new....but it cant be too far away from being released!

 

[Bono's Tart]

All the band were in LA for New Year maybe they are doing some recording there?
Apparently they werent happy with some of the songs, I just cant see anything coming out in March as Bono is in Africa in April, so he wont be around much to do any publicity for a single or an album.

 

[U2DMfan]

The band could be in LA or Timbuktu and it wouldnt change anything about the fact that they've already recorded the album. This silence that we seem to be experiencing is because the album most likely has not been delivered to the label.

When a press release is made, that means that the label will have the mastered album, the sequencing, the albums title, the first single and so on.

Until then, not really much can be said or reported. At any time now, we could expect the album to be "in the can" meaning mixed, mastered etc.

At that point WHENEVER the album is "in the can" then it will be 90 days until the album comes out. Maybe it already is. My guess is that they are currently working on this. This would also be the same time frame that the album artwork is being done. SO according to Corbijn's website they already started work on that as far back as November.

With each passing day some of you act as if this is such a long delay that the band were unhappy with this or that blah blah. Did you know that the band are unhappy with as many as 20 or 30 of the demos that they make? Why else would they change them?Why else would they never surface? Because some tabloid from Ireland reported Bono said he threw 2 songs "in the bin" because he didnt like them means LITTLE TO NOTHING. It happens with every band on every album they make. Not everything recorded makes the fucking album or there would never be any reason for B-Sides. B-sides are usually songs that arent good enough to make the album but just decent enough NOT to be thrown in the bin.

I am not directing this response to anyone in particluar. I'm just generally tired of the pessimistic "they are taking too long" "they must not be working well with Chris Thomas" "Bono still hasnt finished the lyrics, so it could be another 6 months".

I repeat:
They are fucking done recording, what is hard to understand about this? If you accept this to be true then there is not a logical reason anywhere that the album would be released later than May.

If they truly aren't done recording like that has been reported, even first hand by a few fans on PLEBA, who talked to Adam personally who said that the album was done, then it's anyone's guess at that point.

If the album is already mixed, mastered and sequenced (tracked) then it is still very likely for a March release. If it's not, look more towards an April release.

And if we go this whole week with no new news it still doesnt mean anything either. There was hardly a peep out of the U2 camp until days before The Fly hit the airwaves. Basically the same can be said for all of the albums.

Relax. This is the fun part because after this album comes out, you should know it's going to be at LEAST another 4 years until we can get excited again.

 

[Axver]

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

Thank you U2DMFan, you are correct sir!

 

[stagman]

Absolutley!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

it's comming out tommorow

 

[Bono's Tart]

Why on earth are you getting so uptight all I did for one was pass on information that I had been given!!
One things for sure I wont bother again!!!!
And IF I am proved right feel free to apologise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mikal]

i haven't seen or heard any proof that the album's done. maybe that's why it's so hard to understand, MDHFan.

 

[Dorian Gray]

here's another claim for the March 9 release...
http://rapids.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/jmr/mon_release/MAR-2004

Canoe is usually pretty reliable, but we'll see I guess...

 

[mikal]

hmmm....that link actually gives me a tiny bit of optimism.

i wonder what the site's sources are.....

 

[zoopop]

I really don't think it would be out March 9th. U2 always releases singles 2-3 months prior to release. WHY IS THIS WAIT SO LONG!!!! It has nearly been 4 yrs since ATYCLB!!!!

 

[Chizip]

late aug/early sept release

 

[APBIRDY]

I just can't belive there is absolutely no info of any kind out there
I think by past releases aug single sepy album
it is just to quiet

 

[Dorian Gray]

i wonder what the site's sources are.....

i was wondering that myself... so i emailed them
hopefully we'll soon find out.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I really don't think it would be out March 9th. U2 always releases singles 2-3 months prior to release. WHY IS THIS WAIT SO LONG!!!! It has nearly been 4 yrs since ATYCLB!!!!

beautiful day's official release to radio was a month before atyclb...

and it's been only 2 years since the end of the elevation tour, which is the true measure of how long the wait has been.

 

[innocent_eyes]

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Headache in a suitcase made an actual statement that is neither funny nor ironic. And...it's serious, makes a point and i think it's a good point.



the album MUST be around the coner! Suitcase is losing his mind!!! LOL!
*just kiddin suitcase, your posts are hillarious!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i have a groupie

 

[innocent_eyes]

who..........me? lol!

 

[mikal]

can anyone translate this?

http://www.cdstarts.de/datenbank/bands/bands/U2.html

i'm just doing some digging right now, and i came across this.

 

[mikal]

here's another link:

http://www.melodicrock.com/releasedates.html

looks like march 8th is what a lot of sites are relying on.

i'm not convinced that this is real, but, we can all hope!

 

[Dorian Gray]

http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=145357

MSN has more of the same. I wish these sites would tell us the sources of their information.

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

What have I been telling you people???? Have I not repeatedly said "March 2004"? It's looking more and more like that now isn't it? I am not saying it is a definite, but from all those accounts it's beginning to look that way.

 

[mikal]

nice! if msn says it's so.......