starvinmarvin
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U2 really has to stop this habit of releasing albums every 3 or 4 years. Since 2000, U2 has released 2 albums, and a greatest hits collection with only 2 new songs on it. As a comparison, this is what The Beatles - the biggest band of the 60's - accomplished in their last 5 years together (spring 1965- spring 1970):
1) Help (album and movie)
2) Rubber Soul
3) Revolver
4) Sgt Pepper
5) Magical Mystery Tour (movie and album)
6) The White Album (double album)
7) Yellow Submarine (movie and soundtrack with 4 new songs)
8) Abbey Road
9) Let It Be
10) Numerous hit singles not inluded on albums (i.e. We Can Work It Out, Paperback Writer, Day Tripper, Rain, Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, and more....)
Plus:
11) Founded Apple Records Company
12) George Harrison solo soundtrack for "Wonderwall"
13) Paul McCartney solo soundtrack for "The Family Way"
14) John Lennon stars in 'How I Won The War" movie
15) McCartney writes and produces Mary Hopkins and Badfinger albums
16) Harrison produces Jackie lomax album
17) Lennon and Ono release 3 "avante garde" albums
18) Lennon releases 'Give Peace a Chance' and 'Cold Turkey' singles
19) McCartney releases first solo album
20) Harrison relases experimental solo album
All of this was accomplished in spite of marriages, divorces, miscarriages, death of manager, financial problems, group squabbles, drug busts, The Maharishi, drug addictions, and Yoko Ono.
All I'm trying to say is that if U2 wants to be the "biggest band" in the world, they need to act like it. An album every 4 years just doesn't cut it. The band won't be a round forever - they need to deliver the goods while they still have them. I realize Bono is busy "saving the world," but he would be more productive in that regard if he would stick to the music, which is a far more effective medium for his political messages. Everyone just tunes him out when he preaches, and gets his photo taken with politicians - including his bandmates.
1) Help (album and movie)
2) Rubber Soul
3) Revolver
4) Sgt Pepper
5) Magical Mystery Tour (movie and album)
6) The White Album (double album)
7) Yellow Submarine (movie and soundtrack with 4 new songs)
8) Abbey Road
9) Let It Be
10) Numerous hit singles not inluded on albums (i.e. We Can Work It Out, Paperback Writer, Day Tripper, Rain, Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, and more....)
Plus:
11) Founded Apple Records Company
12) George Harrison solo soundtrack for "Wonderwall"
13) Paul McCartney solo soundtrack for "The Family Way"
14) John Lennon stars in 'How I Won The War" movie
15) McCartney writes and produces Mary Hopkins and Badfinger albums
16) Harrison produces Jackie lomax album
17) Lennon and Ono release 3 "avante garde" albums
18) Lennon releases 'Give Peace a Chance' and 'Cold Turkey' singles
19) McCartney releases first solo album
20) Harrison relases experimental solo album
All of this was accomplished in spite of marriages, divorces, miscarriages, death of manager, financial problems, group squabbles, drug busts, The Maharishi, drug addictions, and Yoko Ono.
All I'm trying to say is that if U2 wants to be the "biggest band" in the world, they need to act like it. An album every 4 years just doesn't cut it. The band won't be a round forever - they need to deliver the goods while they still have them. I realize Bono is busy "saving the world," but he would be more productive in that regard if he would stick to the music, which is a far more effective medium for his political messages. Everyone just tunes him out when he preaches, and gets his photo taken with politicians - including his bandmates.