ClaytonsKitten
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Bono was looking rather fit in St Trop. 
....bet he's laid off the pizza.
....bet he's laid off the pizza.
LP13 Discussion - Rumor Has It: Sirens, iTunes Festival, etc.
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prbiker15
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Ah, the PLEBAns and their indicators.Bono was looking rather fit in St Trop.
....bet he's laid off the pizza.
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
While we're waiting for the new record, it might be fun to speculate on the track list for the 2010-2010 "Best Of".
Here's mine:
Invisible
Ordinary Love
Here's mine:
Invisible
Ordinary Love
Hewson
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So "best of 2000-2010" with Siren included, so this will be a Siren CD single then.RUMOR ALERT: an insider at universal FRANCE saying the first album set for a november release will be this:
with the unreleased song Siren as a single...
In 2015, a second album, original this time...
To be continued!
PhilsFan
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I am not marking my calendar for anything because it is 2014 and I don't have a calendar.
Reg McGowan
War Child
Which is why this upcoming album will be the last one, and it will be a double album, followed by the biggest farewell tour in the history of music. Start saving people, there will be LOTS of shows to go to!
[/maybe true, but sarcasm for now]
I actually tend to believe this course of action from U2...After 5 years and all this struggle, self-doubt and their other commitments to family and interest, this is most likely their last outing with a big farewell tour which will most likely outsell the 360 TOUR. If the upcoming album is a smash hit or a VERY good one, they will make a nice exit...
ClaytonsKitten
ONE love, blood, life
Ah, the PLEBAns and their indicators.
#pizzawatch2014
It's pretty obvious they've struggled with this album, given the fact that, for starters it's taken so long! Then they had so much hype around Invisible and then they have disappeared and basically said nothing except for the usual garbage that the "album is in final mixing" blah blah blah.
Would be nice if they had something official on U2.com with some sort of rough expectation time frame and actual honesty from the band without sugar coating it.
There was hype around Invisible? It was relevant for maybe a week.
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Nah. I agree that this may be their last record, but I doubt it's the last tour.
mikal
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Agreed. I'm pretty much treating this record as if it's their last. But I could see a reunion tour when they're in their 60's.
Reg McGowan
War Child
As for the "Double-Album" concept, I doubt it if we consider a few things or what your view of a "Double-Album" is...
1) A "double-album" is still considered "One album" as a whole but passes the 60 min mark in material length.
2) James Mercer mentioned last March that the "FIRST disc is entirely Brian's work" which clearly indicates that U2 have been working on 2 albums...but will the TWO discs be a double album or seperate releases...?
3) Double-Albums are rarely produced by several producers or different teams as far as I know...but again...I could be completely wrong.
Discuss...
1) A "double-album" is still considered "One album" as a whole but passes the 60 min mark in material length.
2) James Mercer mentioned last March that the "FIRST disc is entirely Brian's work" which clearly indicates that U2 have been working on 2 albums...but will the TWO discs be a double album or seperate releases...?
3) Double-Albums are rarely produced by several producers or different teams as far as I know...but again...I could be completely wrong.
Discuss...
corianderstem
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Rich dude hangs out with another rich dude in the south of France, rich dudes' paradise.
Reg McGowan
War Child
Last album, yes. Most likely. Last tour, maybe not after thinking about it...
They will SURELY do a "reunion" tour or a gig at a massive event in 10-12 years after the tour has ended.
In my view, they have attained "Rolling Stones" territory now...they will keep going like Mick & Co. as long as they can and desire...They will always be able to fill up stadiums and arenas. They are "Legends" now and will still be in 40 years in music history..
topplehatU2
Refugee
Can you imagine the Interference meltdown if this was all for Best Of 2000-2010?
Reg McGowan
War Child
Rubin has been brought on-board to put his "touch" on the Epworth-Tedder produced disc
Cori, this deserves a GIF
last unicorn
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We get three album, a triple set. Rubin produces the third one. U2 will work with every producer in the business that they can get their hands on for this album.
bono_man2002
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For sure, but for the fact they promoted at the Super Bowl and the Fallon appearance, they haven't really been heard from since.
ClaytonsKitten
ONE love, blood, life
I disagree. U2 is in a league all their own. They are unique to "great rock bands" because unlike their counterparts in the likes of the Stones, Who, etc....they still have the ORIGINAL lineup intact and are not simply a "tour" band. They are continuing to write and put out new music. If they WANTED to, they could easily become a "nostalgia" act and simply tour on a greatest hits set whenever they felt like it. And it would sell out. Because not only would the hardcores go, plenty of casuals would too. U2 doesnt want to do that. They want to continue recording and putting out new tracks.
Name ONE other band who has been together for over four decades without a single lineup change, put out albums in all of those decades, and toured with massive success. To quote Bono circa 2005: "Line them up."
This is uncharted territory. We are one of the luckiest fanbases in the world to even be discussing it. Yes, it's frustrating to wait out the news, but at least we've got something worth waiting for.
They were comparing their waist sizes. Bono won.
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
Rubin has been brought on-board to put his "touch" on the Epworth-Tedder produced disc
Cori, this deserves a GIF
Reg McGowan
War Child
This a great insight and I do agree with you that they're a league of their own
I didn't mean that I was putting U2 in the same "bag" as their counterparts but in the same "position" that they will be able to tour for many years to come if they wanted to and still sell out their gigs
Reg McGowan
War Child
ClaytonsKitten
ONE love, blood, life
This a great insight and I do agree with you that they're a league of their own
I didn't mean that I was putting U2 in the same "bag" as their counterparts but in the same "position" that they will be able to tour for many years to come if they wanted to and still sell out their gigs
In that case, yes, they could easily just tour and not do albums. I'd rather have albums and tours. Greedy, I know. But if the muse is willing...
bono_212
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Aerosmith. Or at least, they're very similar. They did have one original member leave in the first year, but you could equate that to being the same as Dik Evans. And a guitar player left for three years, but he came back so I'm also ignoring that one, since they have one more member than U2 and have been around ten years longer and he was a replacement for the original member who left after one year.
EDIT: Ok, I forgot that Joe Perry also left for a few years, but I'm still sticking to my guns that it's a VERY similar situation
ZZ Top
Los Lobos
Rush replaced their original drummer long before U2 even existed.
Pet Shop Boys
Erasure
Cheap Trick
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Rush. Like U2, Rush has been around for 40+ years with basically the same lineup intact (Peart joined the band during the first album tour in 1974). They all remain good friends to this day and like U2, are all pretty good people. Like U2, they've (mostly) avoided many of the cliches that surround rock bands...drug addiction, destructive infighting, trashing hotel rooms, etc. They split their royalties equally, like U2, and are very loyal to the people who work with them. The continue to put out new, vital music to a large, and very loyal fan base, while having a huge reservoir of hits to draw from. And they tour regularly.
And BTW, what album has U2 put out in this decade?
Numb1075
ONE love, blood, life
Well, there's the first Los Lobos mention in the thread
ClaytonsKitten
ONE love, blood, life
bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
And the Rush mentions.
Well, you're the one who lobbed it right up there.
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
And the Rush mentions.
Well, yeah...sorry to spoil your "U2 is the bestest most awesomest band ever and we're lucky to have them and no one else has ever done anything close" meme with, you know, facts & stuff.
U2 is great CK. There are other great bands out there though you know.
purpleoscar
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
The liner notes for the new album will have so many producers on it they'll need a thicker booklet.
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