It seems like a very JT-esque topic for a song, doesn't it? Hopefully the songwriting will be more poetic and less direct as a result.This doesn't say anything about the tempo, but from reading this old interview from the Sundance Film Festival you get the idea that there are some contrast there between the "mellow" title and the "brutal" sound of the guitar so it could just as well be uptempo, as well, but I don't care about the tempo, if it sounds anything like this description.
From USA TODAY, January 21, 2008:
"Can I interrupt this broadcast?" he says. "There's an amazing moment
in Ireland, where we live, when the sea and the sky can have the same
color and the line of the horizon disappears. And I look at these
mountains, and it's just about to happen here."
He reaches beneath the seat and pulls out a CD case, withdrawing a
hand-labeled disc. "I have just the right song for it … if I can find
it."
He slips the CD into the player and heavy distortion fills the car.
It's a song called No Line on the Horizon, which the band is developing
for their next album. "It came out of a new distortion box that my
guitar tech got," The Edge says.
"This is a little full on!" Bono shouts. "But it's worth it, just to
get a flavor of this. It's only a demo."
The song is rough, weaving between brutal guitar blasts underscoring
the mellow title refrain. "These are just first drafts," Bono explains.
It seems like a very JT-esque topic for a song, doesn't it? Hopefully the songwriting will be more poetic and less direct as a result.
COBL is the Cheesiest u2 song ever (oh you look so beautiful tonight) makes me want to throw up.
Most of their lead singles were up tempt/rockers. (IFW, Gloria, Desire, The Fly, BD, Vertigo)
I avoided the links and leaks but the description in the article seems to hint to a rocker.
"He slips the CD into the player and heavy distortion fills the car.
The song is rough, weaving between brutal guitar blasts underscoring
the mellow title refrain."
True, but I don't think NLOTH fits into this category given what we've heard of it (which is nearly the entire song).
Chinese Democracy!!!
I am not sure what you are referring to, but I think I have heard all the clips available and I can't say that I have heard this song! Which clip are you referring to that you are so sure it is NLOTH? The one with the trucks in the background? I don't think there is anything clear enough in that clip to 1. claim that it is in fact NLOTH and 2. assess what kind of song it is.
Or are you referring to another clip?
U2 ~ Chinese Democracy ~ 2008