New Album Discussion 9 - Larry needs new arms, ba rum pa pum pum

[DeVaul]

“Includes new lyrics by Bono”

 

[ATLU2]

Larry certainly rested his back on that one.

 

[womanfish]

Well not sure who called it, but he did fix the lyric. Now - In the evening, April 4

 

[dismantlemyfly]

Is… is that a guitar solo at the end?

 

[Hewson]

Ha, 25% discount code that I hadn't used from 2022 renewal worked.

 

[DeVaul]

Is… is that a guitar solo at the end?

Somewhat of a simmer but lit nonetheless

 

[DeVaul]

Ha, 25% discount code that I hadn't used from 2022 renewal worked.

Hmmm!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i'm expecting the 2023 U2.com Membership to come with a $25 free play at the Venetian

 

[Hewson]

i'm expecting the 2023 U2.com Membership to come with a $25 free play at the Venetian

More apropos would be a free buffet coupon.

 

[Hewson]

OK, I ordered the super deluxe CD as I can play it in the car. Let's see what arrives first, the SOS CD due for 3/17 release or the 2022 subscriber gift CD.

 

[lazarus]

Cover art kinda… makes no sense. Did the twerps in charge of the merch work their way up to the album art concept dept?

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Agreed, get '85 pics of the other three if Bono's book cover shot "must" anchor it.

Steve Averill must be on vacation, this is giving off serious “GrApHiC dEsIgN iS mY pAsSiOn” vibes.

 

[ascender_RS]

Ha, 25% discount code that I hadn't used from 2022 renewal worked.

Nice tip!

Unfortunately....

The cheapest shipping option for the 4LP boxset in the UK is £25!!! Which is basically the discount. So I think I'm going to order from somewhere else.

 

[womanfish]

I don't have to time to listen to the snippets again, but what songs so far do we know are NOT acoustic from the little bits we heard?

 

[DeVaul]

Steve Averill must be on vacation, this is giving off serious “GrApHiC dEsIgN iS mY pAsSiOn” vibes.

Haha! Listen, I was told unpaid interns ARE paid… in experience and exposure.

 

[Achtung Ya'll]

"I'm not going to order the vinyl. That's expensive and dumb. Even with the 25% discount."


*waits 10 minutes*


*Orders super deluxe set because I'm weak.*

 

[ferball415]

Steve Averill must be on vacation, this is giving off serious “GrApHiC dEsIgN iS mY pAsSiOn” vibes.

“Eahhm, I think it’s fair to say, that we’re goin’ back to our Best of 80-90 Helvetica roots..”

 

[TinKnight]

I just don't get this. A muted version of Pride to start off an album that'll only really be knowingly consumed by hardcore fans? I'd rather have 100 American Souls than this.

I'm excited for this year in U2, but everything I know about SoS seems to indicated the embodiment of my least favorite things about U2.

 

[TinKnight]

Also, is every U2 album really going to be "Songs of" from here on out? Assuming Songs of Ascent is next (I know, I know), 25% of all their albums will be "Songs of" albums.

 

[ascender_RS]

I quite like that version of Pride, but I thought there might be something more uptempo as the lead single, although who knows what makes a good lead-off “single” these days given how the music industry works now.

 

[Achtung Ya'll]

Also, is every U2 album really going to be "Songs of" from here on out? Assuming Songs of Ascent is next (I know, I know), 25% of all their albums will be "Songs of" albums.

I think if they end on Songs of Ascent I'd be ok with it.

 

[gvox]

Steve Averill must be on vacation, this is giving off serious “GrApHiC dEsIgN iS mY pAsSiOn” vibes.

Exactly what first impression was. Least cohesive promo in the band's entire history, makes no sense..

 

[ferball415]

Haha! Listen, I was told unpaid interns ARE paid… in experience and exposure.

Jobs of Innocence
Jobs of Experience
Jobs of Exposure

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i have no issues with a mid-tempo song coming first because, as has been said a few times here or in other threads - hey, it's okay to be old.

it's also instantly recognizable as U2, while at the same time recognizable as something different.

and, yea, it's MLK Day on Monday. i would not be shocked in the least to see this version pop up on broadcast television as part of, i dunno, something - a sportsball game, a commercial attached to some charitable thing, who the hell knows.

 

[dan_smee]

Pride is good. Exactly what I expected - lots going on that isn’t just acoustic, but nothing that’s an enormous departure either. Really like the outro. I also really love the guitar sound marrying with the piano. I can do an album of this vibe, totally.

My gripe? The store. They have FINALLY added an Australian store so I don’t have to pay as much in postage as I do for the items I’m buying, or wait a month for postage. BUT! After subscribing for how many years - 10? 15? - I have used ONE discount code and 3 pre sale codes in that time - you can’t add the discount codes in the Australian store. It’s fulfilled by universal. The actual fuck.

 

[super fly guy]

Just tried my discount in the UK store and it works! £9 shipping which is about standard.

 

[TinKnight]

So they get stick for rawk songs as lead singles,and now criticism for this. Can't win.

Don't be daft, you know damn well when people are complaining about rawk songs they aren't saying, "what we actually want is a milquetoast version of an infinitely better old song"

 

[lazarus]

Pains me to say this but SOS is going to be the first U2 album I don’t buy. I’m not spending $50 or whatever the fuck it’s going to be to have all 40 tracks. I’m sure the packaging will be nice, but it’s something I’m going to play very rarely and hence not worth the money for me. I didn’t buy the recent JT set either for the same reason, as I already had the 20th anniversary box.

They’ve got enough of my disposable income. Thank god for t0rr3nts.

 

[womanfish]

Don't be daft, you know when people are complaining about rawk songs they aren't saying, "what we want is a milquetoast version of an infinitely better old song"

Just enjoy some extra material while we wait for new stuff. It's easy.

 

[zoocarolina]

I like it a lot as an alternative mix and reminds me of the Indian sessions that Ahimsa came out of.

 

[dan_smee]

Reading through moronic comments on Instagram is quite fun. People claiming they’ve “ruined” pride and that they “prefer” the old version.

Fuck me, people are dumb. If a new version of an old song ruins the old version for you, then that is 100% on you. How this version changes the old version is beyond me. That’s some magic shit going on right there. You prefer the old version - so do they probably. If you read the point of this as creating “better” or “definitive” versions of these songs, then again, 100% on you for not understanding basic things or having an ounce of logic in your brain.