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They remain inside the giant Universal, though... There's no huge problem, I guess.
indra said:
It strikes me as odd that the band would object to a "hands off" approach, at least in regards to recording. To me it would signify that the label trusts them to turn out a product which is salable without need for babysitting.
Westport said:Clients ALWAYS like to be reminded about how important they are....
Someone at Island screwed this up royally. How can you not be doing everything you can to make sure that your biggest client is happy?
This probably could have been salvaged with a one hour stop by at Abbey Road...and I can't think of a better place to visit a client...and if they're busy....you fade in to the background...I've done this a hundred times...but in the end, they're impressed that you cared and took the time to show up.
AtomicBono said:does this mean the next album is going to be punk rock from Mercury?!?
U2jer said:Is the "Saints are Coming" single coming out on Island? If it is that would probably be the final contractual release.
Lila64 said:The first release on the new label will be a charity single next month.
Bono's shades said:This is strange. Why should U2 care if the label people don't stop in while they are recording? Is that supposed to be common practice? I thought most bands appreciated a "hands-off" approach from their label when it came to the recording process. I would understand U2 being upset if their label wasn't doing a proper job in promoting them, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
I think there's more to this story than what we are reading.
doctorwho said:Maybe as a "gift" to O'Donovan, U2 decided to release this superfluous "Best Of" to help support Mercury.
I have a better idea - release a new album faster than every 4 years. Then have more than one big hit song in the U.S. from said album. That'll be a nice way to support the label.
AussieU2fanman said:Does this mean U2 will start making good music again?
indra said:
It strikes me as odd that the band would object to a "hands off" approach, at least in regards to recording. To me it would signify that the label trusts them to turn out a product which is salable without need for babysitting.
U2 has christened its new compilation "U218 Singles" and revealed additional details about the release, due Nov. 21 via Interscope. Although the track list has yet to be announced beyond a new song and a cover of "The Saints Go Marching" with Green Day, a limited edition of the album will include a 10-song live bonus disc from a 2005 show in Milan.
Also due on a date yet to be announced is a "best of" DVD collecting videos for the tracks from "U218 Singles," according to the band's Web site. In related news, U2 has split from Island, its U.K. label since 1980, and shifted to fellow Universal Music Group imprint Mercury. A label spokesperson denied a published report that U2 was unhappy with Island's "hands-off" approach to its career.
U2dork said:From Billboard...
U2 has christened its new compilation "U218 Singles" and revealed additional details about the release, due Nov. 21 via Interscope. Although the track list has yet to be announced beyond a new song and a cover of "The Saints Go Marching" with Green Day, a limited edition of the album will include a 10-song live bonus disc from a 2005 show in Milan.
Also due on a date yet to be announced is a "best of" DVD collecting videos for the tracks from "U218 Singles," according to the band's Web site. In related news, U2 has split from Island, its U.K. label since 1980, and shifted to fellow Universal Music Group imprint Mercury. A label spokesperson denied a published report that U2 was unhappy with Island's "hands-off" approach to its career.
http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003223378
Utoo said:
Two interesting points about that blurb:
1. It says U218 will be released on Interscope instead of Mercury
and
2. Seems to imply the bonus Milan disc is a CD not a DVD
Guess we'll just have to wait to see what ends up coming our way in November.