U2 have been labeled "classic rock" for most if not all of this millennium.
I must admit ive never seen u2 mentioned in the same breath as black sabbath,van halen and motley crue
U2 have been labeled "classic rock" for most if not all of this millennium.
"Nervous tittering" has a better ring to it..
Also, unintentional irony ftw - perhaps our biggest protest to the Donkey Punch In Joke thus far comes from none other than someone who saw fit to name him/herself "arsecrack"
we'll see, those other acts have been seriously over exposed and people will be getting tiredIm sorry but in the uk u2 will be at the bottom of that list sales wise. If they can have a single like beautiful day it would still be very hard to out sell those acts
Im sorry but in the uk u2 will be at the bottom of that list sales wise. If they can have a single like beautiful day it would still be very hard to out sell those acts
I must admit ive never seen u2 mentioned in the same breath as black sabbath,van halen and motley crue
From the @U2 forums:
"Dan Wooton 'showbiz editor' of The Sun in the UK has just been on breakfast TV and mentioned that already there is talk in the industry of a 'huge battle' for the top of the album charts in November, involving Adele, 'One Direction', 'Take That' and....U2.
All aiming for big sales in the Christmas market."
Just think it's odd if U2 waits to release a single the same MONTH as the album like they did with the past two albums. GOYB being released the same week as NLOTH I think...
Just think it's odd if U2 waits to release a single the same MONTH as the album like they did with the past two albums. GOYB being released the same week as NLOTH I think...
GOYB was released to radio and iTunes on 1/20/09 I believe and the album came out on 3/4/09.
I don't know the exact date that Vertigo was released but it was mid September and the album was released last week or 2nd to last week of November.
Beautiful Day was released 8/31/01 to radio and the album was released on 10/30/01
Pretty consistent in that they typically release a single about 1 1/2 to 2 months prior to the album release.
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GOYB was released to radio and iTunes on 1/20/09 I believe and the album came out on 3/4/09.
I don't know the exact date that Vertigo was released but it was mid September and the album was released last week or 2nd to last week of November.
Beautiful Day was released 8/31/01 to radio and the album was released on 10/30/01
Pretty consistent in that they typically release a single about 1 1/2 to 2 months prior to the album release.
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Pretty spot on. I think Vertigo was about September 24...
Anyway, I'm going with a mid-September release for this single. What I'm wondering is what style of song it will be. One would suggest it will be catchy and maybe slightly adventurous but still recognisable as U2.
If they have any songs that are on par with their classics, then that should be the first single. Put your best out. That's what they didn't do with the last record.
I hope that for once Bono was telling the truth that Invisible was only put out there because it was the first song they finished.
God, the more I look back on that whole Superbowl/tonight show time, the more of a strange misfire that I see it as.
That period in no way helped them in what will already be a tough reception for the actual single and album...
Cut the crap and show us your willie
And yet it's ok that the "in joke" around here is to suggest the new album is called Donkey Punch. I can here the immature giggles whenever someone writes it. Not funny at all.
Also the fact that they had "co-writers" was somewhat worrying to me.
It was proper for them to finally credit them. They always wrote with Eno and Lanois to one extent or another. From TUF all the way to ATYCLB. They just never gave them writing credits before NLOTH.
Besides that, let's get real. They've got just two guys writing songs and one of them can barely play a guitar/piano. They NEED the help. All this MOR-type material of the last 15 years is the result of that, IMO, more than anything else. Edge is having to come up with virtually all of the music ideas (apart from Bono) when Eno/Lanois aren't around to contribute ideas. And they're having to please Adam and especially Larry's more conventional ears. And the more ideas, the better. It's not like they're outsourcing the actual songwriting to pop hacks like Desmond Child, they're just inviting people into the creative process to help inspire them to write their own stuff.
The best thing Eno often did for them was give them an atmospheric to play around in. That's when they were at their best. A loop, a motif, a synth. Something. I'm hoping Brian Burton did something similar.
I too would love to see a legit reinvention. But it's not going to happen. If you're expecting a far cry from Invisible or Ordinary Love on this next album you might as well prepare yourself to be disappointed. I'm not. And so my hopes are that there are 4 or 5 songs I really enjoy, about like NLOTH. I already expect a fair amount of eyerolling moments.
It was proper for them to finally credit them. They always wrote with Eno and Lanois to one extent or another. From TUF all the way to ATYCLB. They just never gave them writing credits before NLOTH.
Besides that, let's get real. They've got just two guys writing songs and one of them can barely play a guitar/piano. They NEED the help. All this MOR-type material of the last 15 years is the result of that, IMO, more than anything else. Edge is having to come up with virtually all of the music ideas (apart from Bono) when Eno/Lanois aren't around to contribute ideas. And they're having to please Adam and especially Larry's more conventional ears. And the more ideas, the better. It's not like they're outsourcing the actual songwriting to pop hacks like Desmond Child, they're just inviting people into the creative process to help inspire them to write their own stuff.
The best thing Eno often did for them was give them an atmospheric to play around in. That's when they were at their best. A loop, a motif, a synth. Something. I'm hoping Brian Burton did something similar.
I too would love to see a legit reinvention. But it's not going to happen. If you're expecting a far cry from Invisible or Ordinary Love on this next album you might as well prepare yourself to be disappointed. I'm not. And so my hopes are that there are 4 or 5 songs I really enjoy, about like NLOTH. I already expect a fair amount of eyerolling moments.