BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
Productivity:
1979 to 1988 - The First Ten Years
- U2 Three (1979)
- Boy (1980)
- October (1981)
- War (1983)
- Under A Blood Red Sky (1983)
- The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
- Wide Awake In America (1985)
- The Joshua Tree (1987)
- Rattle and Hum (1988)
1989 to 1998 - The Second Ten Years
- Achtung Baby (1991)
- Zooropa (1993)
- Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1 (1995) - Not a U2 album but all 4 wre involved.
- Pop (1997)
1999 to 2008 - The Third Ten Years
- All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
- How To Dismantle And Atomic Bomb (2004)
2009 to 2018 - The Fourth Ten Years
- No Line On The Horizon (2009)
- Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark (2010) - And that isn't even a U2 album.
And then NOTHING.
I get that the album-ish a year of the 1980's isn't viable. One would burn out. Edge ended up divorced after that first decade. I get it. But they have produced less and less.
Then there is the trying to dip their feet into soundtracks. "Hands That Built..." and "Ordinary Love" were decent. But as Bono himself has said: Good is the enemy of great.
Since 1999 Bono has seemed more interested in charity work. Nothing wrong with that. But one can not serve two masters. Time not spent on U2 doesn't benefit the band.
Look at The Killers, Muse, Jack White, Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys. Like these bands or not, they are producing material regularly. U2? Not so much.
And now the bit we've heard about U2 shows being scheduled for Ireland in 2016? That doesn't tell me that they are in the final mixing stage of a new album - Even thought everyone from McGuinness has said that 'lie' for the past 16 months.
As a fan, it's frustrating. And as a fan it's disappointing. They don't have to breakup or whatnot. But be honest. "We have other interests, we haven't broken up but we are in no hurry to record or tour". That would be a far truer statement than anyone in the band, management and crew have issues in the past 5 years.
And enough of the cliches. You want to be relevant? Write, record and release a great album built up on your OWN merits and not trying to keep up with Coldplay or Maroon 5 or whatever the issue is all about.
There was also the MDH material.
Having a rumour scheduled event in 2016 doesn't mean shit, most of their tours span over a couple of years and certain venues you have to book that far in advance.
I think it's funny that people blame Bono and his charity work. With the exception of ATYCLB that hasn't been the case. Bono is usually the one that wants to release more, I think a lot the blame is on Larry and Edge. Larry likes to stay home, and I think Edge may have some slight writers block.
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