Remember how proud The Edge is of that crappy "Get On Your Boots" riff in "It Might Get Loud"; the sorry guy really thinks he has a hit on his hands that he plays it 4 times; those two alone is a dangerous, cowardly combo. I'd rather Eno join in with them from the start.
"cowardly" is more than a little harsh.
use your head. Bono and Edge are the most ambitious members of this band
those two alone is a dangerous, cowardly combo. I'd rather Eno join in with them from the start.
i feel like they go to the south of France a lot after every tour with the hopes of doing an album and then it's like 4 years later.
use your head.
Anything's possible.
When Zooropa was recorded quickly i think that U2 were just feeling the vibes. When you're totally inspired and in the zone, things happen quickly. So, if U2 are in the zone artistically, then there's no reason why 6 months isn't enough time to put out an album. Hell, in the past artists put out outstanding pieces of work two times in a year. If U2 are going to mull over what they have and overthink and overthink and compromise and compromise like they've been proven to do for the past 2 albums, then i can't really say i'm confident, in fact shooting for next November would seem overly optimistic in that scenario.
I'm hoping they find (or are in) the zone and run with their ideas. But if their objective is to produce even more radio accesible tunes to make up for the latest ones they're unhappy with, then God help us.
- not quite a paradise but not a gulag either....
Unfortunately, I feel the same way Bram does.
What I'm afraid is if that these new 25% of new songs are the usual thing that U2 has been doing on the last albums...
I mean... on HTDAAB, those songs could not be the best ever and not enough, but it was pretty cohesive. Then, U2 brought "A Man And A Woman" (that oesn't have anything to do with the rest of the songs) or "Miracle Drug" (we know it was one of the last songs to be written then) that is not a very interesting song and both scream for radio hits.
On NLOTH we have similar issue. Fez brought landscapes and tunes like "Unknown Caller", "Moment Of Surrender", the title track and middle-eastern sounds as we all could see/ear in the early videos/clips. By the end of the sessions, U2 turned it down and decided to bring Lillywhite again, make some of the songs more "friendly/accessible" and broke cohesion again with stuff like "Stand Up Comedy" (why wasn't it kept as an eastern/alternative sound?).
I believe that what was leftover from NLOTH (due to "Kingdom", "Winter" the descriptions of EBW and the entire SOA) might be less acessible, less radio-friendly and even more atmospheric than NLOTH already was. Due to NLOTH's radio fiasco, I'm afraid that U2's gonna hide SOA (or most of it) in the pocket and bring something that not even the general public is not interested anymore.
Unfortunately, I feel the same way Bram does.
What I'm afraid is if that these new 25% of new songs are the usual thing that U2 has been doing on the last albums...
I mean... on HTDAAB, those songs could not be the best ever and not enough, but it was pretty cohesive. Then, U2 brought "A Man And A Woman" (that oesn't have anything to do with the rest of the songs) or "Miracle Drug" (we know it was one of the last songs to be written then) that is not a very interesting song and both scream for radio hits.
On NLOTH we have similar issue. Fez brought landscapes and tunes like "Unknown Caller", "Moment Of Surrender", the title track and middle-eastern sounds as we all could see/ear in the early videos/clips. By the end of the sessions, U2 turned it down and decided to bring Lillywhite again, make some of the songs more "friendly/accessible" and broke cohesion again with stuff like "Stand Up Comedy" (why wasn't it kept as an eastern/alternative sound?).
I believe that what was leftover from NLOTH (due to "Kingdom", "Winter" the descriptions of EBW and the entire SOA) might be less acessible, less radio-friendly and even more atmospheric than NLOTH already was. Due to NLOTH's radio fiasco, I'm afraid that U2's gonna hide SOA (or most of it) in the pocket and bring something that not even the general public is not interested anymore.
so you're saying they should record in Toronto?
I'm not usually in this position, so I hope it gives me some added protection from flaming, but I'm not really seeing this as great news. Mixed at best.
First, implicit in that blurb is that U2 is chickening out of releasing SOA, perhaps in ANY form. Considering what we've heard described (and in the Kingdom clip), this is significant blow. Some or all of the band members are unsure about it, and I think that--at best--we'll get the less experimental/different/adventurous stuff from this (i.e. Every Breaking Wave).
Second, if they're starting from scratch, I have SERIOUS doubts about their ability to get an album written, recorded, and released in one year, let alone 6 months.
I truly hate to be a naysayer, but even with U2 excited about writing and recording, this is not looking good for getting a new album soon. I wish they had the confidence to release SOA more or less as it is (or with some moderate level of finishing work), radio be damned.
I think they've dropped it from that soundtrack since they used Bad in the trailer, just my guess.
fuck you bram!
no, in a way, i agree with you. i would have felt a lot better if the article had said that the band was in the studio right now putting the final touches on SOA.
i still think that they're going to use about 75% of the NLOTH sessions and add about 25% new stuff. i think some of the new stuff might even be mixed into some of the songs that already exist.....so i wouldn't be surprised if some of the songwriting Bono and Edge are doing right now is actually adding new parts to exixting songs.
Having said that, the pressure of having shows in June and knowing they need a "new" show may just weigh heavily enough that we get something.