LuvandPeace1980
War Child
Now please don't get upset with me all you HTDAAB haters out there. Some people out there who I feel are the minority don't see HTDAAB as a great album and in some corner of my mind which I have successfully now pushed to the background, I can see there point. HTDAAB does come across as a pretty safe record. It has no real new sounds or structures from previous U2 albums, it is definitely not an experimental album it seems. It also apart from the Africa references has no real new themes either, they all bind around Bono and what he is doing in the world and a call to bring peace for him(His Dad’s death) and for the world. The album is also not a huge rocker like Bono promises we can really only blame ourselves for believing him again. I personally think U2 will always leave their rocking until the Tour.
Now that being said I feel HTDAAB contains some of the most transcient and real lyrics U2 have ever places on and album. Some people regard the simplicity of the lyrics as Bono not spending enough time on it or losing his mofo, excuse the pun. I don’t feel this way however as I can quite distinctly remember Bono mentioning that the album did not contain any clutter, it was all crisp and clean. He stated their was already too much clutter in the songs of today. I can see that in the songs, there are no imagery, there is no trickiness.
I think the songs are the most literal U2 have ever made apart from All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ but they are not as vague as ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’. HTDAAB is I feel however is a step back towards where they need to get to again to write these songs full of imagery and poetic landscapes. I think it has started in that direction again, mainly because the sound The Edge pioneered has returned on HTDAAB. It’s good to hear his guitar sound this good, it’s also nice to hear him playing the keyboard again. And on a lyrical note I am glad Bono has finally included some of his Humanitarian work into the new album.
The only things which I feel would have been nice on HTDAAB is maybe a song or two where the music is dominant and it runs off into the distance while Bono keeps quiet(Like the solo in Until The End Of The World), and/or even just an instrumental, it would have been nice. Bono barely keeps his voice below a screaming level these days and some of U2’s best work revolves around those tracks, those times give you moments to absorb the feeling.
For this same thought I truly think one day The Unforgettable Fire will be U2’s real masterpiece, if not already by some. HTDAAB is a sign though and I mainly see it because of the distance between it and ATYCLB in terms of sound, and I am excited at the next project already, hopefully there will be some more experimentation and a bit more of an electronic edge to the album.. What do you people feel about that ?
PS: “This is not intended to piss any one off about HTDAAB or ATYCLB”
I have never been quite so pleased to hear a hyped up album(I have only had 3) as they day I heard HTDAAB, when I first heard Vertigo I was shocked that U2 could produce something so energetic.
When I heard ATYCLB I thought it was nice, POP I was a little shocked by some of the songs and disappointed as well, but it only took me a couple of weeks and I loved it..
Now that being said I feel HTDAAB contains some of the most transcient and real lyrics U2 have ever places on and album. Some people regard the simplicity of the lyrics as Bono not spending enough time on it or losing his mofo, excuse the pun. I don’t feel this way however as I can quite distinctly remember Bono mentioning that the album did not contain any clutter, it was all crisp and clean. He stated their was already too much clutter in the songs of today. I can see that in the songs, there are no imagery, there is no trickiness.
I think the songs are the most literal U2 have ever made apart from All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ but they are not as vague as ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’. HTDAAB is I feel however is a step back towards where they need to get to again to write these songs full of imagery and poetic landscapes. I think it has started in that direction again, mainly because the sound The Edge pioneered has returned on HTDAAB. It’s good to hear his guitar sound this good, it’s also nice to hear him playing the keyboard again. And on a lyrical note I am glad Bono has finally included some of his Humanitarian work into the new album.
The only things which I feel would have been nice on HTDAAB is maybe a song or two where the music is dominant and it runs off into the distance while Bono keeps quiet(Like the solo in Until The End Of The World), and/or even just an instrumental, it would have been nice. Bono barely keeps his voice below a screaming level these days and some of U2’s best work revolves around those tracks, those times give you moments to absorb the feeling.
For this same thought I truly think one day The Unforgettable Fire will be U2’s real masterpiece, if not already by some. HTDAAB is a sign though and I mainly see it because of the distance between it and ATYCLB in terms of sound, and I am excited at the next project already, hopefully there will be some more experimentation and a bit more of an electronic edge to the album.. What do you people feel about that ?
PS: “This is not intended to piss any one off about HTDAAB or ATYCLB”
I have never been quite so pleased to hear a hyped up album(I have only had 3) as they day I heard HTDAAB, when I first heard Vertigo I was shocked that U2 could produce something so energetic.
When I heard ATYCLB I thought it was nice, POP I was a little shocked by some of the songs and disappointed as well, but it only took me a couple of weeks and I loved it..
