NLOTH Album Reviews Pt 3
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FlamingRudy
The Fly
The German Musikexpresss gave NLOTH 4 out of 6 stars. They say it´s good and occasionally innovative, but criticize U2 for not being brave enough to record a really experimental album again.
edgeplaytheblue
War Child
I mailed with a dutch radio DJ and he told me that the album will be great.
Edge is back according to this DJ. First 2 tracks rock out very loud. The other songs are not really typically U2. Unfortunately he hasn't got the tracks. The session was at the Wisseloord studios in Hilversum (yes where they recorded the please single)
Furthermore .. the DVD (anton corbijn) has a track called Winter ... this track is described as a great track (why not on the album then!). So there is a need to get that DVD ...
Edge is back according to this DJ. First 2 tracks rock out very loud. The other songs are not really typically U2. Unfortunately he hasn't got the tracks. The session was at the Wisseloord studios in Hilversum (yes where they recorded the please single)
Furthermore .. the DVD (anton corbijn) has a track called Winter ... this track is described as a great track (why not on the album then!). So there is a need to get that DVD ...
shart1780
Rock n' Roll Doggie
The more MoS is is like Your Blue Room the better. That's easily one of my favorite U2 songs.
edgeplaytheblue
War Child
So what do they see as experimental then? Passengers is quite experimental ... I think. Your Blue room ...
ludilobrate
Acrobat
u2 always
I am sick of that story*to be or not to be experimental*?It doesnt make a sense...Let u2 play good music as they did always...what i heard-this album is gonna be one of the best from U2...and I dont give a damn to journalistic crappy reviews!
I am sick of that story*to be or not to be experimental*?It doesnt make a sense...Let u2 play good music as they did always...what i heard-this album is gonna be one of the best from U2...and I dont give a damn to journalistic crappy reviews!
FlamingRudy
The Fly
They did their review based upon a listening session. Thus others have already pointed out that the album needs to be heard more often to get it, I wouldn´t give so much about those fastfood-reviews. What happened to the times when reviewers really tried to get into the music?
cjboog
Refugee
Why does this album have to be "experimental"? Why can't it be bold yet classic?
I want to see some new sounds with classic elements personally. Judging the album solely on how "experimental" it is kinda misses the point. What if the songs are really great?
Larrry
The Fly
Ideed the Musikexpress gave it 4 out of five stars
Isn't it 4 out 5 stars? That's what u2tour.de is saying.
last unicorn
Blue Crack Addict
I have the magazine here. They gave it 4 out of 5 stars, that's not bad. There's an article and the album review in the March edition. They say mostly positive things about the album, but they say the experimentation doesn't go far enough. They say it's a mixture of great classic U2 moments from the 80s and a lot of new sounds. Strangely enough they say Fez-Being Born starts out to be a collage of different sounds and quite experimental but becomes a characteristic U2 song in the end. Now, that's new.
Overall, good review!
standrums
War Child
great news - is there a translated version anywhere?I have the magazine here. They gave it 4 out of 5 stars, that's not bad. There's an article and the album review in the March edition. They say mostly positive things about the album, but they say the experimentation doesn't go far enough. They say it's a mixture of great classic U2 moments from the 80s and a lot of new sounds. Strangely enough they say Fez-Being Born starts out to be a collage of different sounds and quite experimental but becomes a characteristic U2 song in the end. Now, that's new.
Overall, good review!
maxpouliot
War Child
NLOTH2 is not a winner...
sony
War Child
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Its great, after a few listens i really like it!!
11 Oclocktictoc
The Fly
pixieish and that is a compliment
standrums
War Child
maxpouliot
War Child
So we should have multiple reviews on sunday... Nice!
Assuming the reviews/rumors are true, I think U2 is making a mistake by releasing Crazy Tonight as a single before Magnificent. I also think they should have just released Mag. first, but that's done and past. Here's my thinking: the 2nd single comes out close to the album release, while the hype, press, and promotion is in full gear. It has the best chance of being noticed and grabbing everyone's attention. Crazy Tonight seems like a very single-y single. It's what people expect from U2. It's not going to grab them and make them reckon with this band again like Magnificent possibly could. What do you guys think?
purpleoscar
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
What matters is the album. Even classics like New Years Day and Pride didn't roar up the charts. When people hear the album they will like it.
last unicorn
Blue Crack Addict
^ I agree. Listening to the clips last night I thought about that. I'd love to hear Magnificent for the next single, because it could be something totally unexpected after GOYB. I think it would be a brilliant second single.
david
ONE love, blood, life
Single releases don't really matter anymore. Not in the day of iTunes where people just pick and choose what they want off an album anyway.
I agree with you... but IGCIIDGCT was confirmed as second single already?
last unicorn
Blue Crack Addict
It's by Neil McCormick for the Daily Telegraph.
He's not really reviewing the album, says there's an "embargo" on it, which I don't understand, because we've had reviews already.
I liked the part about talking to other journalists about the album:
xtrmx
War Child
Especially at the second half I hear lady with the spinning head in NLOTH I love it.
I love it.Yeah, I think that's true to a degree. But it is still possible for groups to have big radio hits, and I think it would be good if the album release and the album itself gets associated with Magnificent in the public's mind, rather than Crazy Tonight, which while potentially a good track, is going to fit a little too well into the rest of their 00s oeuvre.
PowerSurge
New Yorker
That other quote that you have there is interesting. It talks about some guy "constantly listening to the album". How is that possible if its not out yet?
Maybe some people already have copies of it, and hence a leak could happen???
standrums
War Child
Yeah sorry, he mentions his review will be out on Monday
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