Q Magazine snippets - now Consolidated (Pics added 12/29/08 & 1/1/09)
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you have miss something. me,my life and my words are all A FAKE.sorry.
intedomine
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Hmmmm, cool photos those....but surely their leakage would mean that the text that accompanies the photos is out there to read somewhere......
I thought we pretty much had the text?
Yeah we have the important stuff anyway.
So there's no mention of the single release date in the magazine? Vertigo came out a full two months before HTDAAB. I was hoping we'd hear Get Your Boots On within the next week or two...
I would imagine u2.com will be announcing it soon. I wouldn't really trust any other source.
Roland of Gilead
Gunslinger
I think the idea is to get a single out soon so that the second single can be announced around the time that the album is actually released. At least I think this is how it has worked for U2 with their last two.
intedomine
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Just though there would be some interviews or pages and pages of text, rather than just massive photos and that wee article that is already on the website thingo.
mrex
The Fly
What i find so lame about people who complain about the eyeliner and the bowler is their complete lack of reference. Bono's "quoting" A Clockwork Orange and the Droog look.
If Alex and his story is an unspoken reference within the context of the album, we could be in for some really cool stuff.
If Alex and his story is an unspoken reference within the context of the album, we could be in for some really cool stuff.
PowerSurge
New Yorker
no offense....but people who use the word "lame" are "lame". I think its time to find a new word. There are millions more out there.
and FYI, we all get the very obvious Clockwork Orange reference. I highly doubt it has anything at all to do with the album in any way judging by what we've read about the songs...but anythings possible.
lazarus
Blue Crack Supplier
Not to mention he's already dipped into that well with the music composed for the stage version or Clockwork back before Achtung Baby.
No need to revisit the material.
No need to revisit the material.
PowerSurge
New Yorker
I have to admit that Clockwork is a great movie and all, but its one of those movies that if you "reference" it then you come across as pretentious, obvious, and trying too hard. Its like trying to reference the Phantom of the Opera by wearing half a mask on your face. Its already been done...no need to redo it....know what I mean?
rihannsu
Refugee
Which was done on the same day as the Q shoot possibly right afterwards. They are wearing the same clothes. Doesn't mean anything definite. As Adam said in the behind the scenes video for the shoot, Bono is experimenting with characters trying to find how to express the music. Bono often talks about trying to figure out who is singing the songs. It may be even more difficult for him this time because he is rumored to be writing from more of a third person perspective than he has been comfortable with in the past.
Dana
mrex
The Fly
Sorry...didn't mean to be so lame.
And what really is lame, is speaking for others..."we all get..." There's people out there who give the impression that they think that the guy in the Killers invented wearing eyeliner.
and...isn't one the the new lyrics "reboot yourself?"
Isn't Alex's reprogramming against violence a bit of a "reboot"...couldn't love be used to "reset" his mind?
Believe me, I'm not saying the new album is about ACO...but it does seem to be hinting at some quasi sci-fi themes like AB or Zooropa did.
rihannsu
Refugee
You bring up an interesting possible connection there in regards to ACO. The problem with ACO was that Alex was reprogrammed to be afraid of everything and it didn't work out so well. You could say that in America the Republicans have been holding the country hostage through fear mongering for many years and perhaps on of the things this election showed was that we were ready to reboot ourselves to try something different for a change. If Alex had been rebooted to love everything instead that certainly would be a different story. Sounds reasonable as a U2 message to me.
Dana
The description of "Breathe" in Q sounds a bit different than the beach clip to me. Does anyone else (who has listened to the beach clip a lot) think that perhaps this song has undergone a major overhaul? I hope so, because while I think the song as it stands in the beach clip is great, it doesn't really fit the description in Q (cello, tom toms) or Eno's lavish praise. I think this one might be a pleasant, new surprise. Unknown Caller and Magnificent are hopefully untouched.
purpleblackeye
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you certainly can't detect any cello because of the sound quality in the beach clip, but, yes, i tend to agree that the song probably underwent some changes.
i also think get your boots on (beach clip 3) must have changed too because i don't hear any "hip hop twist" in the middle of it.
and i also hope Unknown Caller and Magnificent are the same...those were clearly the best songs out of the beach clips.
I also agree about GYBO. U2 also tends to be most picky about their first single and this one has probably evolved (especially since Q implies that the title at one point was indeed Sexy Boots).
BoyOnTheHorizon
Refugee
I still don't like the idea of having a song called Get your boots on, even less as the first single...
BoyOnTheHorizon
Refugee
Ok, i'm not gonna lie to you, i'm on a bad mood because of all this wait.... 
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
Ok, i'm not gonna lie to you, i'm on bad mood because of all this wait....
when you think about it, it's our own doing. if we hadn't hacked into the Q website, we would all be rejoicing over the news we received this week.
BoyOnTheHorizon
Refugee
I just want the album to leak tomorrow, is that asking too much?
Hmm. Guitar solo. Stately. Middle Eastern percussion. Bird song. Lyrics.
I have to say you really stumped me there, I can't see it.
Have you listened to beach clip 1 at all?
You are right on with the first 4. Clip 5 could be Crazy Tonight, otherwise my guess is it is being shelved for the time being. It couldn't fit any of the other songs.
Anji
New Yorker
Got my Mag from Tesco today 
it has the yummy cover on it 
it has the yummy cover on it
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