KarlaAnne
Babyface
i like the "juju man juju man!" bit. it makes me giggle. otherwise, hasn't made a huge impression on me yet.
So any of ya "critics" ever wrote a song as good?
Yeah man, I agree.
For example, the other day I went to a 5 star restaurant and ordered a $100 meal. It tasted horrible. I didn't complain, though, because I couldn't cook it any better than the top chef that went to culinary school for years and claims to make amazing food.
What is it with Steve Lillywhite's production style these days? He's like a master of producing things that sound absolutely amazing on first listen, then get worse and worse after each succeeding listen.
I really want to love this song, but it just sounds, i dunno, neutored or something. And i was worshipping this as the second best song on the album after i first heard it!
I think Eno should've been the final word on this song, should've made it sound otherworldly and less BOMB-friendly. It's like a decent song that has been put thru the BOMB filter of mediocrity.
Fuck Lillywhite - don't let this guy anywhere near the studio.
And what happened to those crazy "breeeathee out...breeeaatthe" Bono shouts that we heard at the end of the beach clip? Why are we now subjected to what sounds like 4 measures of lame guitar looped 4 times. Way to ruin the climax. No catharsis after listening to this song. Just a feeling of "damn...missed opportunity" Not to mention it just sounds lost in between WAS and COL. Those 2 songs sound like a new, fresh, wiser, more world weary Bono, lived-in and experienced, no time for corny shit. Then this HTDAAB Bono crashes the party, and suddenly U2 sound like an MTV TRL NOW COMPILATION mainstream catering band again.
But stilll, i enjoy the song for what it is. Bittersweet song.
probably the best u2 song since please.
I meant as good as breathe and ya you could cook it better than the top chef that went to culinary school for years and claims to make amazing food.
I know for a lot of you this sounds like blasphemy, but I have a few problem with it (for now!)...
The difficulties with the song I seem to have are:
* The song doesn't sound "new" or innovative in what way whatsoever. To me, it sounds like a real HTDAAB-track.
* The pace/rhythm sounds like it drags and drags, Larry's predictable smash on the cymbal at all the same points underlines this dragging. Like the rhythm of "Trip Through Your Wires"... But here it works because it's a fun little song that's swaying instead of dragging.
* The song doesn't seem to know where it wants to go at several moments. It sounds like 3 or 4 songs chopped up and merged back together again.
* The sound is to "in your face" ...ehm....like 3 cats fighting between 4 tin rubbish cans.. or something like that... Just too loud and almost annoying like the sound of "All Because Of You" and "Crumbs"...
I might change my opinion but for now the song hasn't landed yet for me, and I don't get all the "Hallelujah's" about it... sorry.
I'm listening to it now for the first time. don't like it yet. I hope it grows on me. How was it live? I find that I tend to like songs more after I've heard them live
I think it's overrated because the chorus sucks. The lyrics are a joke. Although the piano in the "these days" segment helps.
That said, the bluesy dirty verses are fantastic.
The chorus = quintessential U2
I fail to understand how it could suck so bad that it would warrant being called "overrated".
I'm starting to think that some U2 fans either must have short memories or haven't heard most of the band's previous work.
I think it's overrated because the chorus sucks. The lyrics are a joke. Although the piano in the "these days" segment helps.
That said, the bluesy dirty verses are fantastic.