Daveone
The Fly
During my lunch break I had a quick scan of the new 'Classic Rock' magazine which featured a review of HTDAAB. I didn't buy the mag (because 'classic rock' isn't really my bag) but off memory heres what they said (someone on here probably buys the mag so could provide a scan):
*First lines declared the album to be 'excellent' however they only gave record 3 stars out of a possible five. They mentioned that 'City of Blinding Lights' was as good as anything U2 have ever done. They also singled out 'Vertigo' and another song (can't remember which off memory , sorry!) has exceptional. The major criticism however was the fact that the album seemed to be obsessed with hooks and melody as opposed to fresh and creative sounds (i cant remeber their words but that was the basic drift of it). I think they also mentioned how every song went from verse to chorus to verse and criticised "yahweh" and "OOTS" as songs that could have come off a Bon Jovi album (I think this was a reference to the super-polished production and predictable song structure). They mentioned that U2 never used to do this, and sited 'Bad' as one of their best songs and that it was the basic two notes played over and over for seven minutes which helped make it a fantastic song. They also noted that WOWY had no real chorus and was a fantastic song.
That's about all i can remember (which is a great amount for my memory), but if anyone does have the magazine they will be able to give more in-depth/accurate details.
I think 'Mercy' is the best song of the HTDAAB era and it's also the most non linear song out of them all - maybe this was why it wasn't on the album.
Anyway, i was wondering do you agree with the points they raised? Are the songs too linear? Can an album have to many melodies and hooks? Do they really sound like Bon Jovi (and if so god help us all)?
*First lines declared the album to be 'excellent' however they only gave record 3 stars out of a possible five. They mentioned that 'City of Blinding Lights' was as good as anything U2 have ever done. They also singled out 'Vertigo' and another song (can't remember which off memory , sorry!) has exceptional. The major criticism however was the fact that the album seemed to be obsessed with hooks and melody as opposed to fresh and creative sounds (i cant remeber their words but that was the basic drift of it). I think they also mentioned how every song went from verse to chorus to verse and criticised "yahweh" and "OOTS" as songs that could have come off a Bon Jovi album (I think this was a reference to the super-polished production and predictable song structure). They mentioned that U2 never used to do this, and sited 'Bad' as one of their best songs and that it was the basic two notes played over and over for seven minutes which helped make it a fantastic song. They also noted that WOWY had no real chorus and was a fantastic song.
That's about all i can remember (which is a great amount for my memory), but if anyone does have the magazine they will be able to give more in-depth/accurate details.
I think 'Mercy' is the best song of the HTDAAB era and it's also the most non linear song out of them all - maybe this was why it wasn't on the album.
Anyway, i was wondering do you agree with the points they raised? Are the songs too linear? Can an album have to many melodies and hooks? Do they really sound like Bon Jovi (and if so god help us all)?