1. On the new album, include a harmonica on a song or two. It's a great portal in to different and exotic styles for u2, and Bono is not half bad with a homer.
2. Do fall out solos more often. Have Bono and the Edge drop out to leave Adam playing along with Larry or the like. There is remarkable chemistry when that happens.
3. Maybe do the same thing they did with Boy songs this, with another album. Lets hear some of the more obscure songs on the tour along with some favorites.
4. Maybe try one or two songs absolutly stripped down. Let the Edge play with an acustic. Let Bono's vocals rest down low. However I want quiet and sweeping, not dragging and dull.
5. Play some of the songs live at special events before the album hits the final recording phase. Get some ideas live. Its remarkable how rapidly songs change, often for the better, after a band can jam with them on tour.
5. Bono: dont force a lyric. You have a poet somewhere in you, dont let it get drowned out by urgancy to communicate something speical. I have a feeling that now you are sitting down in the morning and trying to write the perfect song for the perfect spot. Let it flow.
6. Take as long as you need. If you want to give to the fans and you are stuck, do another live album maybe with recordings from the vault. I.E. something like "The Best Of Live".
7. Paul McCartny had a serious case of writers block. He wanted to do a profound album but didnt have the circumstances. You might not have the feelings of getting through a tough marrige or discovering america on this album. Try for something easier. Try having fun with each other and the music. Thats what paul did on flaming pie.
8. Record the album in the summer. Go somewhere exotic, strange, different. Do the Album there.
Otherwise I dont care what or how you record. Just have a good time and I know a good album will come.
2. Do fall out solos more often. Have Bono and the Edge drop out to leave Adam playing along with Larry or the like. There is remarkable chemistry when that happens.
3. Maybe do the same thing they did with Boy songs this, with another album. Lets hear some of the more obscure songs on the tour along with some favorites.
4. Maybe try one or two songs absolutly stripped down. Let the Edge play with an acustic. Let Bono's vocals rest down low. However I want quiet and sweeping, not dragging and dull.
5. Play some of the songs live at special events before the album hits the final recording phase. Get some ideas live. Its remarkable how rapidly songs change, often for the better, after a band can jam with them on tour.
5. Bono: dont force a lyric. You have a poet somewhere in you, dont let it get drowned out by urgancy to communicate something speical. I have a feeling that now you are sitting down in the morning and trying to write the perfect song for the perfect spot. Let it flow.
6. Take as long as you need. If you want to give to the fans and you are stuck, do another live album maybe with recordings from the vault. I.E. something like "The Best Of Live".
7. Paul McCartny had a serious case of writers block. He wanted to do a profound album but didnt have the circumstances. You might not have the feelings of getting through a tough marrige or discovering america on this album. Try for something easier. Try having fun with each other and the music. Thats what paul did on flaming pie.
8. Record the album in the summer. Go somewhere exotic, strange, different. Do the Album there.
Otherwise I dont care what or how you record. Just have a good time and I know a good album will come.
