PhilsFan
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Really rude of Edge to stand on the couch like that. This album's gonna fucking blow.
New Album Discussion (Will it be bigger than Zeppelin? Rush? Bon Jovi? Jesus? Allah?)
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cheers to that!
so, let's overanalyze, shall we?
"laden with soul, old school R&B"
"traces of Clash, Sex Pistols, and Kraftwerk"
what other songs in their catalog could fall under this description?
LemonMelon
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Remember how rude they were during Pop? I don't think I could handle that again.
Super Yo
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I hope all of this Clash Sex Pistols Kraftwerk talk isn't just pre-album hype b.s.
It was a description from the journalist, not a word from U2.
He also said:
"... but it also comes laden with soul & old-school R&B."
Hewson
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A white couch at that, ignorant bastid that Edge.
Nick66
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I don't know, sounds a little like it could be a placebo effect to me. Which of their records sounds like punk rock from Mars? Which one sounds like it has a "Moroccan vibe" (except for maybe a few seconds). Where is the "hard rock" record? Did this reporter really hear "traces" of those bands in the songs, or did Bono chat her up about how they've been listening to that stuff again (like we've been hearing about) so now she hears "traces" of it in the music?
Sorry, I'm just a little "I'll believe it when I hear it" about this stuff now.
last unicorn
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I am surprised to hear Bono's comments on his vocals. He talks about the "bloke who sings like a chick". I hope there isn't too much falsetto singing on the album, I'm absolutely no fan of that. I remember Bono saying he doesn't like the singing on U2's first records because he "sounded like a girl". Now he suddenly wants to sing like a chick 
Whatever, can't wait to hear the first songs and more news and titles and stuff
Whatever, can't wait to hear the first songs and more news and titles and stuff
BVS
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You should get your sources on this.
Nick66
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Well, they've been right about everything else so far.
But thanks for your, um, worthwhile contribution to the discussion!
Aleh_Hewson
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If "invisible" is the single track, maybe we could search on Whois a domain like it happened before?
Reg McGowan
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I am surprised to hear Bono's comments on his vocals. He talks about the "bloke who sings like a chick". I hope there isn't too much falsetto singing on the album, I'm absolutely no fan of that. I remember Bono saying he doesn't like the singing on U2's first records because he "sounded like a girl". Now he suddenly wants to sing like a chick
Whatever, can't wait to hear the first songs and more news and titles and stuff
FALSETTO singing (back to the "Lemon" vibe), KRAFTWERK/THE CLASH, SOUL/R&B...This is very interesting, sounds promising !
But The Edge's comment that they're still "figuring out on how to work with DM is frighting and not too encouraging. Seems like they hired a bunch of engineer to "patch" and "fix" everything. The band must be struggling big time. Good sign or bad sign ?
zoopop
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The 'soul' term was thrown around during the ATYCLB hype. The other artist reference I haven't read or heard of them throw around w/ U2 in a while.
If you would put those 2 terms together wouldn't you get.....a 'War' type album?
Reg McGowan
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"A Man And A Woman" comes to mind for the R&B/MOTOWN vibe
"Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car" for Kraftwerk
"Lemon" for the Falsetto/Pop beat
"Electric Co" for the agressive Punk energy
Now imagine a mix of all these...quite promising !
mikal
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Man. I was hoping they'd sound like Coldplay on the new album.
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vaz02
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FALSETTO singing (back to the "Lemon" vibe), KRAFTWERK/THE CLASH, SOUL/R&B...This is very interesting, sounds promising !
But The Edge's comment that they're still "figuring out on how to work with DM is frighting and not too encouraging. Seems like they hired a bunch of engineer to "patch" and "fix" everything. The band must be struggling big time. Good sign or bad sign ?
Wouldn't be too worried by it. When it hasn't worked in the past they have always got rid of the producer e.g Thomas and Rubin
The_acrobat
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Maybe Bono will duet with his younger self! Strip the vocals from a Boy song(s) and that'd be the young innocence, put it to new music and have 53 yr old bono singing the wisdom lines. That'd be kind of cool.
How would Axver catalog that?
5. New Song / stories for boys (snippet) / out of control (snippet) / Inside - Out (snippet) / singin in the rain (snippet) / Twilight (b-side to Another Day version) (snippet)
How would Axver catalog that?
5. New Song / stories for boys (snippet) / out of control (snippet) / Inside - Out (snippet) / singin in the rain (snippet) / Twilight (b-side to Another Day version) (snippet)
Aleh_Hewson
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Dear Lord, no.
Yesterday my little sister yelled for me, saying U2 was playing in the web radio. Turns out it was Coldplay. I died inside a little bit
mikal
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So yeah, we have a song title folks. That's a start, huh?
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trevgreg
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You do realize that people would be complaining how the band isn't 'throwing us a bone' then, right? Bono's quotes get criticized all the time, but the lack of talk and song titles get almost as much crap too. For them, it's easily damned if you do, damned if you don't.
I suspect that the "soul, old school R&B songs" will be the ones people accuse of being geared towards Top 40 or the band "not doing they music they want to make."
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Aleh_Hewson
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I see the "one word" song title like one marvellous sign :hype:
I think every album ever produced by danger mouse has had a few songs that sound like old school r&b... So I'm not the last bit surprised that they have a song or two with that sort of vibe
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"Thematically, the album will center on the collision between hard-earned wisdom and youthful hunger"
The title "MAN" sounds like it would be an appropriate fit.
The title "MAN" sounds like it would be an appropriate fit.
Reg McGowan
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BONO :
'I'm not sure where we put the crack pipe," he deadpanned, pretending to riffle around a coffee table as he also poked at the band's workaholic image. "We usually leave it out for guests."
Love it !
U2 talks of new album in the works, Nelson Mandela - latimes.com
'I'm not sure where we put the crack pipe," he deadpanned, pretending to riffle around a coffee table as he also poked at the band's workaholic image. "We usually leave it out for guests."
Love it !
U2 talks of new album in the works, Nelson Mandela - latimes.com
Real news 
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Real news
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If the album sounds like crap, blame it on the Crack... ;-)
PS: I think no one will ever dare to write SUPERBOWL again. Some people fear your wrath around here
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Didn't Whitney Houston already inform us that crack is whack?
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