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Any word if they've rehearsed OL or TCB?
Why shouldn't they release Moment of Surrender or The Troubles as lead singles? In my view they are the best songs on their respective albums. It doesn't matter if they release Boots or Magnificent, nor Miracle or EBW. All of them are going to fail because no one gives a shit anymore. They would be far more likely to get good press and have success by releasing the best songs from new albums than hedging their bets and releasing a shitty rocker or a slow-burning ballad (and the four songs I mentioned above are all U2-by-numbers). Using my earlier examples, the first track we heard from Nick Cave's latest Push the Sky Away was We Know Who U R, which is a very quiet, slow, moody song. It didn't chart anywhere, doesn't matter. For Tom Waits' Bad as Me the lead single was Hell Broke Luce. Again, didn't chart anywhere, wasn't a "hit", but it doesn't matter. Critics and fans alike loved both. U2's strategy of releasing shitty rockers or a tired ballad alienates everyone. Plus, releasing the best songs might actually garner them some favour with taste-making music blogs, like Pitchfork or CoS or Stereogum or Popmatters or whatever. Instead, they hedge their bets and nobody wins.
(I do like Every Breaking Wave, for the record, they pull it off, but honestly it pales in comparison to their past attempts at the slow, stately ballad.)
I'm not sure what fits the bill from SOI, probably EBW for the catchiness. Then go with The Troubles second, to showcase the depth of the album once people have realised U2 are back.
But what do I know.
Going from a mid tempo ballad to and incredibly slow ballad as your 1, 2 punch for singles would be a bad idea. If you start with a ballad you should follow it up with an up beat song. Especially in U2s case where they are already considerd "soft". They couldn't and shouldn't ever go ballad , ballad. Start with an up beat song then you can g to the ballad but regardless The Troubles would not work well on radio. It work about as well as White as Snow would and I think both are great songs. Just not for radio.
It's a better formula than ballad, ballad and then trying to come back with something up tempo because by that time the ship has sailed on the album. BUT they screwed up because the lead single should NOT have been The Miracle. I agree whle heartedly. Song For Someone as the 3rd single makes abslutely zero sense. They blew it with The MIracle as the lead and they blew it by redoing EBW for radio and now SFS... I mean what the hell guys. They just have no clue the last two albums when it comes to releasing the right singles.Instead, they're going 1. rocker, 2. mid-tempo ballad, 3. incredibly slow and boring ballad.
I don't think that's the U2.com countdown. The fan sites have been doing their own countdown.
It was on their Instagram, now it's gone. It had cedarwood road, boys hanging out in a bar backstage, edge showing the others how to shuffle. It was probably be up in the next few hours
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It's a better formula than ballad, ballad and then trying to come back with something up tempo because by that time the ship has sailed on the album. BUT they screwed up because the lead single should NOT have been The Miracle. I agree whle heartedly. Song For Someone as the 3rd single makes abslutely zero sense. They blew it with The MIracle as the lead and they blew it by redoing EBW for radio and now SFS... I mean what the hell guys. They just have no clue the last two albums when it comes to releasing the right singles.
1. California
2. Every Breaking Wave
3. Volcano
That's how I'd have done it if I was in charge.
It looked fairly legit to me with that bar scene and Edge doing his little shuffle, but I don't know shit.
1. California
2. Every Breaking Wave
3. Volcano
It's a better formula than ballad, ballad and then trying to come back with something up tempo because by that time the ship has sailed on the album. BUT they screwed up because the lead single should NOT have been The Miracle. I agree whle heartedly. Song For Someone as the 3rd single makes abslutely zero sense. They blew it with The MIracle as the lead and they blew it by redoing EBW for radio and now SFS... I mean what the hell guys. They just have no clue the last two albums when it comes to releasing the right singles.
1. California
2. Every Breaking Wave
3. Volcano
That's how I'd have done it if I was in charge.
The 8 days video is up - and features edge doing the mysterious ways solo (not the slide solo) shuffle a-la popmart Mexico City
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MW slide solo confirmed in ''8 days...'' instagram video..
Single 4? In time for 2nd leg?
I agree. It was a toss up between Volcano and Crystal Ballroom for the third single but for the same reasons I chose Volcano. Part of me thinks that intro to Volcano though would really grab people. Its a U2 sounding song but just different enough.I could live with this. I'd go Crystal Ballroom instead of Volcano because it sounds very unique for the band and quite modern, but U2 wouldn't release a bonus track as a single.
SFS, lame as it is, was clearly written to be a single. I just don't want that side of U2 to be the one the public is acquainted with. Too late, I guess.
I think it's just too late for anything on this album to catch on. I would hope that before the second leg they release SOE and have a lead single off that album........ I know that won't happen though.Single 4? In time for 2nd leg?
I was never really a fan of the album version or how they played it live but I thought the alternate version was great and would've even made for a good single. It had some "pop" to it. Would be cool if they played it that way.I like No Line but didn't like how it was performed on the last tour. Here's hoping for a bit more melody. Or even a bit of No Line 2.
Few songs with Bono last night from an knowledgeable email source I consider trustworthy. It's only a 2 hour flight from San Fran/Stanford..
No Line on the Horizon(song)
Bullet
Angel of Harlem
Moment of Surrender.
That brings the Vancouver rehearsal song count to 38, including the sometimes missing Vertigo and excluding the possible Johnny Cash cover.
Thanks Peter! Great to see NLOTH (the song) is being considered.Few songs with Bono last night from an knowledgeable email source I consider trustworthy. It's only a 2 hour flight from San Fran/Stanford..
No Line on the Horizon(song)
Bullet
Angel of Harlem
Moment of Surrender.
That brings the Vancouver rehearsal song count to 38, including the sometimes missing Vertigo and excluding the possible Johnny Cash cover.