U2 LP13 Discussion

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Senor poop is a big fan of the second single off of Donkey Punch, a slow burner titled Cleveland Steamer

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[Irvine511]

My sources tell me "Screaming Seagull" and "Rusty Trumbone" are tipped to be singles.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Rusty Trombone starts out great, but in the end it leaves a real bitter taste in your mouth

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[dan_smee]

I hear that Angry Pirate is going to be the fan favourite.... should have been the first single

 

[SecretFly]

I'm over the oooooooos and aahhhhhhhs

 

[corianderstem]

Maybe those were just Bono's reactions to being smacked on the ass by that girl three times.

 

[purpleoscar]

Super Bowl annoucement of New single with b-sides:

Invisible (God can see you but you can't see him)

Also including:
Walk On My Knees
Heave (alternate take that Brian Eno Burton doesn't like)
The Spirit of Santa Monica (Hangar Remix)

 

[gweeps]

I'll consider it LP14. I'm counting Rattle & Hum, even though it has some live tracks on it. I'm also counting Original Soundtracks 1, even though it was initially released under the Passengers pseudonym. A couple songs have also been released under the U2 moniker.

Otherwise it'll be LP12:

Boy
October
War
The Unforgettable Fire
The Joshua Tree
Achtung Baby
Zooropa
Pop
All That You Can't Leave Behind
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
No Line on the Horizon

 

[dan_smee]

Rattle & Hum is always counted, Passengers is never counted

 

[corianderstem]

U2 news and a Seahawks win.

Not a bad day at all.

 

[Sanchez]

Media is getting articles out now about the Superbowl ad and the youtube clips:

New U2 song to be unveiled during Super Bowl

 

[PennyLanePHINS]

Well they're going for the Streets/COBL/Unforgettable Fire/Beautiful Day vibe it sounds like.

 

[dan_smee]

In the next 20 minutes I'll be posting a .rar file with cleaned up (not perfect, but much clearer / better) audio of all 7 clips we have. Clip 2 is sounding the best by a fair way

 

[Airseven]

I'm over the oooooooos and aahhhhhhhs

Well it's either those or lyrics about ATM machines and magic markers, so...

 

[zoocarolina]

In the next 20 minutes I'll be posting a .rar file with cleaned up (not perfect, but much clearer / better) audio of all 7 clips we have. Clip 2 is sounding the best by a fair way

Thanks, looking forward to it!

 

[dan_smee]

So it's just uploading now. Most clips are still pretty bad - Clip 2 is the best. Last few are pretty lousy with cars etc.

 

[dan_smee]

Here it is

Download U2 Hangar Clips.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

 

[mikal]

Here it is

Download U2 Hangar Clips.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

Thanks man. I'll give it a try. I have the first round of clips about a minute before calling it quits due to the quality.

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[dan_smee]

Thanks man. I'll give it a try. I have the first round of clips about a minute before calling it quits due to the quality.

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It's pretty much the same section of the song in all of them anyway - clip 1, 6 and 7 have more of the song, but they are probably the worst quality

 

[Daniel94]

I just realized what it really sounds like. Levitate.

 

[dan_smee]

It's a bit darker, heavier than Levitate, but the slide riff is similar to the main riff here. Really sounds great though, something very different than the primary colours rock of the last 2 albums. This seems to be the change in direction promised before NLOTH. They do run in 3s afterall...

 

[trojanchick99]

I'm optimistic.

 

[Axver]

Here it is

Download U2 Hangar Clips.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

You're a champ, thanks for this.

 

[dan_smee]

You're a champ, thanks for this.

No worries Ax

You would have been pretty happy with the Black Caps yesterday? Luke Ronchi finally scoring some runs

 

[dan_smee]

So, impressions? Seems really rolling, epic, a bit dark, but also really catchy with the falsetto. Pretty much exactly what it needs to be to hook people in in a 30 second ad. Maybe they sprung for a full minute?

 

[mikal]

Was finally able to gain some kind of idea from the 2nd clip. Thanks Dan.

Sounds intriguing but still not enough to go on to actually post an impression.

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[Airseven]

Did people not learn any lessons from the beach clips? What's with some of these descriptions?!? As much as I can tell from these clips, the new songs are not hip hop nor classically composed. It doesn't sound heavy or alternative. I don't think it's country twang. It does sound like U2.

 

[dan_smee]

Did people not learn any lessons from the beach clips? What's with some of these descriptions?!? As much as I can tell from these clips, the new songs are not hip hop nor classically composed. It doesn't sound heavy nor very alternative. It does sound like U2.

There is a difference between making some general stylistic observations from these clips and the issues regarding expectations of quality with the beach clips.

There are some basic facts you can tell from these clips, such as Bono sings some oooooo's in falsetto. Breathe and GOYB beach clips sounded very much like the final versions. You heard the final versions and they were immediately recognisable. Any disappointment is a problem with expectations of quality. No-one who was disappointed with GOYB after loving the beach clip was expecting an acoustic folk song.

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

It sounds like it could play to a training or reflection montage in a Rocky movie or something. That's the mood I'm getting from it. "There's no easy way out, there's no shortcut home". Lol I dunno.

 

[powerhour24]

Looks like I picked the right day to check in finally.