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Love Is All We Have Left?
It was, after all, in the infamous cat video last year
Good call.
Here's hoping for a 13 (14?) song album. They have the material to do it.
Love Is All We Have Left?
It was, after all, in the infamous cat video last year
actually, looking back at this article.. these aren't Fanning's review, it's just that of the writer. Wonder if he was part of the listening sessions?
Still begs the question as to whether the press embargo has been lifted
They're too obsessed with pop songs for me. So this album will be interesting to see if they continue down this path that they've been on for a long time.
I don't want U2 trying to be the Beatles. That's not their strength.
I wonder which song has that killer guitar part from the SOE Being Born clip? That better have survived...
Much More Better sounds intriguing. I wonder if the 'bike accident recovery' is a literal topic of the song or if it's what the press was told in the listening the song was about.. SOI being the exception Bono usually isn't that literal/straightforward in his songwriting.
I think we're in for a pop record.. might as well accept that now
The Black Out, while guitar-y, is also very pop. Supposedly...
LET'S NOT DEBATE WHAT POP MEANS THOUGH
I don't wanna debate what pop is, but I have to admit this is surprising.
Just going by the title of the album - Songs of experience. To me, that would be the anti-pop. Deeper, darker, more personal songs. That's what it would mean to me.
Anyway, I'm ok with a bit of pop material. I think California was a great tune, probably one of the best pop songs they've ever done. But i just hope pop doesn't mean "light" cause that would be a shame.
Sorry, i got into what pop means there...
Carry on
I don't wanna debate what pop is, but I have to admit this is surprising.
Just going by the title of the album - Songs of experience. To me, that would be the anti-pop. Deeper, darker, more personal songs. That's what it would mean to me.
Anyway, I'm ok with a bit of pop material. I think California was a great tune, probably one of the best pop songs they've ever done. But i just hope pop doesn't mean "light" cause that would be a shame.
Sorry, i got into what pop means there...
Carry on
Some of AB is pretty poppy when you think about it..... So I would say it might not be a bad thing if we say get 3 well executed poppy tunes.....
my favorite album of theirs.. and I think Bono's too
Very tight, poppy, meloncholy songs - tinged with experimental sounding elements (experimental for pop songs), but nothing as far out as they'd later get
Google has a nice description: "Distilling the influence of the inspirational records of Bob Dylan and the soul singles released by Atlantic, Motown and Stax, they created an album of startling originality. "
Totally agree here. Hopefully TBT and The Showman are the only "pop" material we'll get.
As everyone knows i'm a fan of darker U2, whether that comes in a tune like SLABT, or Love is Blindness - or a full rocker like The Fly or Mofo, I don't care. But that to me is where they really shine.
Some of AB is pretty poppy when you think about it..... WGRYWH, TTTYAATW, MW (great catchy guitar riff, but still poppy). So I would say it might not be a bad thing if we say get 3 well executed poppy tunes.....
SLABT is the best track off SOI IMO.... Would love more stuff like that. Dark lyrics as well, not trite.
Very true. But To me, a pop song, and a unique, cool song with great guitar from the Edge, with a pop foundation - are two different things.
With their more recent leaning to "traditional" song writing and structure, and a toned down Edge, it can be more difficult to do this well.
But, with what we heard about the guitar on The Blackout, we may be in for a very cool, rock/pop hybrid that will knock our socks off.
Nearly all of their records are pop records (except maybe UF, zooropa and ironically pop)
TJT, AB their biggest albums are pop songs at the core but they are hidden behind Edge's guitar playing and some studio magic from Eno/lanios
What we've seen since ATYCLB is a very direct songwriting and playing from Bono and Edge. I don't feel that's either strength.
Tho I feel bono is a gifted writer, and his speeches he gives in public are usually spot on. His directness in music doesn't seem to have the same effect
Nearly all of their records are pop records (except maybe UF, zooropa and ironically pop)
TJT, AB their biggest albums are pop songs at the core but they are hidden behind Edge's guitar playing and some studio magic from Eno/lanios
What we've seen since ATYCLB is a very direct songwriting and playing from Bono and Edge. I don't feel that's either strength.
Tho I feel bono is a gifted writer, and his speeches he gives in public are usually spot on. His directness in music doesn't seem to have the same effect
It means stopping Bono playing loud on his balcony!Yeah - I wonder what it means?