Headache in a Suitcase,
"The members of U2 didn't have families in their "early history." Plus it's a bit easier to do a show, take care of all the publicity, go out partyin' and come home and write a song when you're 20 as opposed to when you're 40."
I don't buy the family excuse thing because it really only comes into play when they go on tour. The recording is done at home. Oh, and 40 is not old. In fact, I would say a 40 year old would be more likely to get more things done in a day than a 20 year old.
"U2's early history they had to produce albums more quickly. They did not have the luxury of dictating when they wanted to record or taking their time to get something out. Obviously they do now. Also as mentioned, they have families and Bono has his other projects. So there are alot of reasons it takes longer for an album now than it did in 1981. I think its like comparing apples to oranges really. Completely different circumstances back then."
If Bono wants to do things outside the band or not even be in the band anymore, that is up to him. My point is that they are still capable putting out material and touring at the speed they did in the early days, if they wanted to.
In my opinion its crazy when a band takes 5 years to produce 12 songs.
Pearl Jam has averaged 2 years from release to release. It would be nice if U2 could do the same. And Pearl Jam are not just out of highschool either.
Maxwellhouse,
Just for the record, I became a U2 fan in 1987.
I disagree with the idea that Rattle And Hum and ZOOROPA are not albums. The band considers them both to be full lenth studio albums just like Achtung or Joshua. So do I. The 9 Studio tracks on Rattle and Hum are a better studio album than October and longer in total length as well. ZOOROPA was meant to be and EP when there was only 4 or 5 songs, but it become an album when the number of songs doubled. Although they are a minority, there are several U2 fans out there that consider ZOOROPA to be their favorite album.
For me, it still comes back to how long its been since the release of the last album for U2 or any artist, as far as how long the wait is.
"The members of U2 didn't have families in their "early history." Plus it's a bit easier to do a show, take care of all the publicity, go out partyin' and come home and write a song when you're 20 as opposed to when you're 40."
I don't buy the family excuse thing because it really only comes into play when they go on tour. The recording is done at home. Oh, and 40 is not old. In fact, I would say a 40 year old would be more likely to get more things done in a day than a 20 year old.
"U2's early history they had to produce albums more quickly. They did not have the luxury of dictating when they wanted to record or taking their time to get something out. Obviously they do now. Also as mentioned, they have families and Bono has his other projects. So there are alot of reasons it takes longer for an album now than it did in 1981. I think its like comparing apples to oranges really. Completely different circumstances back then."
If Bono wants to do things outside the band or not even be in the band anymore, that is up to him. My point is that they are still capable putting out material and touring at the speed they did in the early days, if they wanted to.
In my opinion its crazy when a band takes 5 years to produce 12 songs.
Pearl Jam has averaged 2 years from release to release. It would be nice if U2 could do the same. And Pearl Jam are not just out of highschool either.
Maxwellhouse,
Just for the record, I became a U2 fan in 1987.
I disagree with the idea that Rattle And Hum and ZOOROPA are not albums. The band considers them both to be full lenth studio albums just like Achtung or Joshua. So do I. The 9 Studio tracks on Rattle and Hum are a better studio album than October and longer in total length as well. ZOOROPA was meant to be and EP when there was only 4 or 5 songs, but it become an album when the number of songs doubled. Although they are a minority, there are several U2 fans out there that consider ZOOROPA to be their favorite album.
For me, it still comes back to how long its been since the release of the last album for U2 or any artist, as far as how long the wait is.