Reggie Thee Dog
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I still think that a Rubin produced U2 album would kick some serious ass...leaving ATYCLB and HTDAAB in the dust. Just my opinion.
Reggie Thee Dog said:I still think that a Rubin produced U2 album would kick some serious ass...leaving ATYCLB and HTDAAB in the dust. Just my opinion.
AndrewCowley said:
PookaMacP said:
Sounds like a good plan, but is Godrich definitely working with Radiohead. He did Eraser with Thom Yorke, but I thought they were talking about trying out somebody new?
Eno alone I think would be a fantastic move too.
They tried "somebody new" with HTDATB but then reverted back to their comfort zone in the end. I reckon the days of this band doing something drastically new are over. As much as I love them I have to admit this. The same thing exists with setlists; they'll never vary their setlists now after having fixed setlists for so long.
pacemaker said:If they at least just get Rick Rubin in for some pre-production consultation it would be something special.
I like the idea of a Rubin/Flood team. If U2 were to finish out this "trilogy" of albums with something that was so similar to the past two releases - in terms of production, production team, and songs - it would be the most stale trilogy of their career. I think Rubin can freshen things up a lot.
AndrewCowley said:I am no expert... but don't we need to distinguish between production and engineering. Production is helping the band with music and lyrical arrangements. Engineering is the mixing, eq'ing etc... that takes place after the band and the producer has laid down the songs and all these complaints about iPods highlighting levels being too high (leading to distortion), clipping, Achtung Baby mudiness (all of which I agree with) should be directed towards the engineer shouldn't they?
BonoVoxSupastar said:
Seriously, this whole triolgy thing is crap. The closest they got to a trilogy was the 90's but not even then.
U2girl said:Since Eno had his chance solo on Passengers and almost solo on Zooropa, why not give Lanois solo a chance?
Seriously, this whole triolgy thing is crap. The closest they got to a trilogy was the 90's but not even then.
Maybe Edge should produce U2's next album on his own
BonoVoxSupastar said:
Seriously, this whole triolgy thing is crap. The closest they got to a trilogy was the 90's but not even then.
Reggie Thee Dog said:
Oh I think the album trilogy is a subject you can have a whole thread on itself. Every three albums it seems U2 begins a new musical chapter...it seems that way to me.
guill said:Boy/October/War is a trilogy according to Bono*
*singer of u2
guill said:Boy/October/War is a trilogy according to Bono*
*singer of u2
AtomicBono said:Bono told a fan once that Crumbs was "the most important song U2 has ever written"
BonoVoxSupastar said:
HTDAAB is also punk rock from venus according to Bono.
U2girl said:
I'd make a trilogy out of AB/Zooropa/Passengers
U2girl said:
Yeah, back in Spring 2003. Edge also said it's a guitar record, as did Paul McGuiness when he first listened to the things. Liars all of them eh?
Of course if you thought this still applied when the album came out a year and half later, and after a different producer...
LemonMacPhisto: well, yes, but this kind of argument only happened once. Lanois still ended up as a producer for 5 songs.
Not that its deliberate but there is a switch in every 3 albums U2 makes, themes and musicwise. (that said, I'd make a trilogy out of AB/Zooropa/Passengers)
Aygo said:
The last album is the most guitar-driven of their latest works.
And that quote came out in a stage where the Chris Thomas recording sessions were being finished. That one had more raw, direct and guitar driven versions of the songs we actually know.