SOE 22 - 2018 it is... (it isn't)

[Bonoisgodly]

The one thing about beachclips is I hate how they lose their nerve once the album comes out and they remove all the experimental parts like birds chirping and dogs barking.

They left the birds in Unknown Caller.

 

[Maassie]

Found this on Twitter:
https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/boulevard/laatste-videos-boulevard/u2-zet-amsterdam-in-vuur-en-vlam

Could you (or someone else from the Netherlands) tell us what he and the other hosts talked about?

Ruud de Wild was indeed invited to the listening session with Bono, Edge and Adam present. Only thing he said that what he heard was the best he ever heard from them. (and he is a known fan)

 

[dabiggestu2fan]

Ruud de Wild was indeed invited to the listening session with Bono, Edge and Adam present. Only thing he said that what he heard was the best he ever heard from them. (and he is a known fan)

The real question is was it punk from Venus???

 

[Maassie]

The real question is was it punk from Venus???

No planets where mentioned...

 

[popacrobat]

https://clyp.it/user/v4utcgie

thanks

 

[Vox16]

They left the birds in Unknown Caller.

I hate that song. Birds and all.

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

Ruud de Wild was indeed invited to the listening session with Bono, Edge and Adam present. Only thing he said that what he heard was the best he ever heard from them. (and he is a known fan)

And there it is folks. The "best I've ever heard" hype begins.

 

[prbiker15]

And there it is folks. The "best I've ever heard" hype begins.

Gotta love those knee-jerk reactions.

 

[dan_smee]

Ruud de Wild was indeed invited to the listening session with Bono, Edge and Adam present. Only thing he said that what he heard was the best he ever heard from them. (and he is a known fan)

Confirmation that Larry is not on board?

 

[LadySpinHead]

Don't get excited, folks. It's not an opinion, it's a song title: The Best Thing (I've Ever Heard From Them)

 

[superchuk5]

And there it is folks. The "best I've ever heard" hype begins.

And the countdown to the backlash begins

 

[lazarus]

And there it is folks. The "best I've ever heard" hype begins.

Yeah. Didn't we even hear something similar from Eno before No Line came out? Of course, this is probably before they fucked it up so bad.

Just because someone is a longtime fan doesn't mean they're operating with any kind of rational thinking. When you're invited to hear something like that 4-5 months before it's going to hit the streets, all kinds of excitement bias is going to creep in.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Ruud de Wild was indeed invited to the listening session with Bono, Edge and Adam present. Only thing he said that what he heard was the best he ever heard from them. (and he is a known fan)

2018 it is

 

[lazarus]

I wonder why our resident pooper hasn't come in to rain on the parade yet.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

She's busy listening to her copy of Songs of Ascent

 

[oski2005]

https://clyp.it/user/v4utcgie

I just requested to follow.

 

[An Cat Gav]

They left the birds in Unknown Caller.

and the dog barking in Theme From The Swan.

 

[Hewson]

She's busy listening to her copy of Songs of Ascent

Songs of Ass (Scent)

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Songs of Ass (Scent)

 

[Hewson]

The key is parentheses.

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

Edges daughter is getting married in Eze this weekend. After party beach clips?

 

[dan_smee]

Edges daughter is getting married in Eze this weekend. After party beach clips?

Finally an answer to "the U2 paradox" - are the members of U2 uncool enough to listen to U2 at an event?

 

[Dragonfave]

I got another little tidbit, a famous DJ/artist here, Ruud De Wild, just said in his own radio show that he was invited to a listening party this weekend by the band. They played him the whole album, so it's actually finished already! More info might be available tonight as he's going to a talkshow later or so.

Was this talkshow aired already?

 

[Axver]

Edges daughter is getting married in Eze this weekend. After party beach clips?

Man, GAF is going to be heartbroken.

 

[Numb1075]

Ruud de Wild was indeed invited to the listening session with Bono, Edge and Adam present. Only thing he said that what he heard was the best he ever heard from them. (and he is a known fan)

I'll take this guy at his word. But i would imagine that if Bono invites you to a listening party before an album comes out and the songs are blasted at 11, Bono is lip syncing to himself and playing air guitar, that it would be really hard to say to Bono or the press, "Nah, i wasn't really feeling it".

 

[U2girl]

Yeah. Didn't we even hear something similar from Eno before No Line came out?

Not sure...I do remember he ended up disavowing the Morocco sessions.

 

[U2girl]

She's busy listening to her copy of Songs of Ascent

 

[Axver]

Not sure...I do remember he ended up disavowing the Morocco sessions.

Except for the part where he didn't, sure.

 

[Hollow Island]

He said that the Morrocan elements sounded tacked on and didn't work. He didn't disavow the sessions as a whole be he wasn't happy with that aspect of it.

 

[BEAL]

Correct, he came out and said the sessions just didn't work or turn out as they hoped. So it wasn't the band saying nah let's go modern, it was the same issue with HTDAAB. The original idea didn't workout so they were left with no real direction again. So they glossed everything up.