U2 is better than all those bands imo. Despite that, U2 has influences from their sound. Especially The Beatles, R.E.M. and Led Zep. Therefore, anyone has the right to make comparisons with them.
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U2 is better than all those bands imo. Despite that, U2 has influences from their sound. Especially The Beatles, R.E.M. and Led Zep. Therefore, anyone has the right to make comparisons with them.
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stagman
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At least those bands command respect from most music lovers. Obviously there are quite a few more bands in this bracket but none of the newer generation are worthy yet.
stagman
War Child
yes maybe
But then again how many of these great bands reinvented themselves time and again and after 31 years put out an Album that could be considered thier greatest!
Hmmm... none
But there are some bands that keep reinveting themselves and putting out great albums until these days. For example, Primal Scream and R.E.M.. Especially Primal Scream on the "reinventing" part. The most creative band after U2.
chocky
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Of course U2 are going to be compared to Snow Patrol, Killers, Coldplay and the like. Those bands may not have the career history (though some are up to album 5 or 6) but they are relevant in 2009.
U2's music has influenced many of today's bands - including Coldplay, Killers and Snow Patrol, even in a minor way. The often have common producers (Flood, Jacknife, Eno). U2 are also competing against these bands for listeners/radio airtime and consumer $$.
How many of the bands you mentioned have released an album in the past few years or will release new material in 2009.
None of the posts I've read in any forum is saying they are of U2's pedigree just yet, but comparisons are valid no matter what your opinion.
2861U2
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I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, so sorry if this has already been debunked:
I was looking on youtube and came across a guy tossing around the following tracklist-
1 - Stand Up
2 - Magnificent
3 - Get On Your Boots
4 - Moment Of Surrender
5 - Unknown Caller
6 - No Line On The Horizon
7 - Crazy Tonight
8 - Every Breaking Wave
9 - Breathe
10 - Winter
11 - Cedars Of Lebanon
12? - Tripoli
I sent him a message, but I haven't heard back yet. I asked if he got that list from anywhere, and if he could share the source, or if he was merely compiling the known song titles in a random order and BS-ing us, which is likely (though you never know). Just thought I'd share.
I was looking on youtube and came across a guy tossing around the following tracklist-
1 - Stand Up
2 - Magnificent
3 - Get On Your Boots
4 - Moment Of Surrender
5 - Unknown Caller
6 - No Line On The Horizon
7 - Crazy Tonight
8 - Every Breaking Wave
9 - Breathe
10 - Winter
11 - Cedars Of Lebanon
12? - Tripoli
I sent him a message, but I haven't heard back yet. I asked if he got that list from anywhere, and if he could share the source, or if he was merely compiling the known song titles in a random order and BS-ing us, which is likely (though you never know). Just thought I'd share.
LemonMelon
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We would have bought that tracklisting a week ago. However, Winter supposedly isn't on the album anymore, and Tripoli might be an opener.
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Dutch music store Free Record Shop has the following tracklisting 
:
Track Titel
1-1
The Cedars of Lebanon
1-2
Moment of Surrender
1-3
For Your Love
1-4
One Bird
1-5
No Line On The Horizon
1-6
It's Six O'Clock
1-7
If I Could Live My Life Again
1-8
Love Is All We Have Left
1-9
North Star
1-10
Mercy
1-11
Lead Me In The Way I Should Go
1-12
You Can't Give Away Your Heart
:Track Titel
1-1
The Cedars of Lebanon
1-2
Moment of Surrender
1-3
For Your Love
1-4
One Bird
1-5
No Line On The Horizon
1-6
It's Six O'Clock
1-7
If I Could Live My Life Again
1-8
Love Is All We Have Left
1-9
North Star
1-10
Mercy
1-11
Lead Me In The Way I Should Go
1-12
You Can't Give Away Your Heart
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Where did that news come from again? If so, that sucks...Winter is supposed to be the track they're playing in the U2.com clip where Dallas is walking around the studio writing stuff down, right?
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Dutch music store Free Record Shop has the following tracklisting
Track Titel
1-1
The Cedars of Lebanon
1-2
Moment of Surrender
1-3
For Your Love
1-4
One Bird
1-5
No Line On The Horizon
1-6
It's Six O'Clock
1-7
If I Could Live My Life Again
1-8
Love Is All We Have Left
1-9
North Star
1-10
Mercy
1-11
Lead Me In The Way I Should Go
1-12
You Can't Give Away Your Heart
Oh no not THAT list again.
It's fake, from months ago.
It's the order in which Q previewed the songs, with Tripoli added on. So, probably very inaccurate.
Bono actually said the first song is 150bmp which could of meant the first single release and not the first song on the album
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
^ I read it as first single too. NLOTH could be 150bpm though, the new 'punk rock' version could have really sped things up.
The_Edge89
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Judging from the recent reports from Q and Rolling Stone, Get On Your Boots is the opening track and Cedars of Lebanon is the closer. Here's my guess on the tracklist - given that Winter is still on the album of course - based on the album that inspired the hunger for breaking new sonic ground again in the 21st century.
1. Get On Your Boots
2. Unknown Caller
3. Moment of Surrender
4. Magnificent
5. Breathe
6. Winter
7. No Line On The Horizon (Uptempo version)
8. Stand Up
9. Crazy Tonight
10. Tripoli
11. Every Breaking Wave
12. The Cedars of Lebanon
1. Get On Your Boots
2. Unknown Caller
3. Moment of Surrender
4. Magnificent
5. Breathe
6. Winter
7. No Line On The Horizon (Uptempo version)
8. Stand Up
9. Crazy Tonight
10. Tripoli
11. Every Breaking Wave
12. The Cedars of Lebanon
The_Edge89
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Ok, how did that happen? Please delete this one.
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The_Edge89
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Well, let it be my UK/Japan/Austraila Bonus track then if it makes you feel more at ease with the track. 
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
My prediction
1. Get On Your Boots
2. Breathe
3. Tripoli
4. Magnificent
5. Moment of Surrender
6. Winter
7. No Line On The Horizon (uptempo version)
8. Stand Up
9. Crazy Tonight
10. Every Breaking Wave
11. Unknown Caller
12. The Cedars of Lebanon
1. Get On Your Boots
2. Breathe
3. Tripoli
4. Magnificent
5. Moment of Surrender
6. Winter
7. No Line On The Horizon (uptempo version)
8. Stand Up
9. Crazy Tonight
10. Every Breaking Wave
11. Unknown Caller
12. The Cedars of Lebanon
Well, let it be my UK/Japan/Austraila Bonus track then if it makes you feel more at ease with the track.
As you wish
My prediction:
01 - Get on Your Boots
02 - Stand Up
03 - Magnificent
04 - Unknown Caller
05 - Moment of Surrender
06 - Crazy Tonight
07 - Breathe
08 - [track we don't know about]
09 - Tripoli
10 - No Line on the Horizon
11 - [track we don't know about]
12 - Every Breaking Wave
13 - The Cedars of Lebanon
If Bono was referring to first single instead of first song on the album, as I believe he was, than it is more likely, given the most recent information that we have available, that Tripoli will be the opener (source RollingStone magazine).
joaoclaudiobh
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My Friend from NY work in Universal, and he tell me the official order of the songs (wrote in a promo poster arrived last friday):
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
01 - Tripoli
02 - Get on Your Boots (First Single)
03 - Magnificent
04 - Moment of Surrender
05 - No Line on the Horizon
06 - Unknown Caller
07 - Stand Up Comedy
08 - Crazy Tonight
09 - Breathe
10 - Every Breaking Wave
11 - The Cedars of Lebanon
12 - Mercy (Bonus Track) UK , Australia and Japan
I Believe in this guy!!!!!
Mercy is Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
01 - Tripoli
02 - Get on Your Boots (First Single)
03 - Magnificent
04 - Moment of Surrender
05 - No Line on the Horizon
06 - Unknown Caller
07 - Stand Up Comedy
08 - Crazy Tonight
09 - Breathe
10 - Every Breaking Wave
11 - The Cedars of Lebanon
12 - Mercy (Bonus Track) UK , Australia and Japan
I Believe in this guy!!!!!
Mercy is Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
^im calling bullshit on this.
DoctorMacPhisto
War Child
Probably, but Mercy as a bonus track is actually a cool idea.
It would be interesting to see if they'd play it live, like they did with TGBHF and Fast Cars. It would probably be a crappy stripped down version like TGBHF, but meh.
WildHoneyAlways
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*Cue Headache and his Mercy graphic*
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I reckon, it actually has Stand Up Comedy instead of just Stand Up.
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