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My optimism regarding what Danny said has nothing to do with the effusiveness of his praise for the material (though it is encouraging to hear). I dismiss all that stuff coming from anyone in the U2 camp as hyperbole. Rather, I'm excited by what he said simply because it confirms that they've made real progress, and have actual, finished or near finished music (as opposed to just stuff in perpetual development) that they're playing for people. It's just a good indication that were getting close, that's all.
 
If they're playing it for close associates, is it likely the album has been mixed already?

Becauseif they're ready for the mastering stage this thing could be out by September.
 
If they're playing it for close associates, is it likely the album has been mixed already?

Becauseif they're ready for the mastering stage this thing could be out by September.

Larry did say a while back that they were aiming to release in September.
 
To me, the second tweet is most interesting... "I don't know if I'd survive the experiment."

That is the single most intriguing quote...he survived AB, how experimental did they get this time ?

That said...I'll believe it when we hear it. AB echoes were mentioned before we got NLOTH as well.

eta: "different" seems to be the common view with everyone who heard it so far Friday, Stipe, Lanois,...as for reworked songs, hoping this is something we didn't hear in 2010.
 
Didn't Lanois have a particularly tough time during AB? Esp in the early stages when Bono and Edge were grasping for something new, and he was trying to make the material sound like "conventional" U2? That was 23 years ago, I guess he feels he's past that type of ball-busting process now.
 
Where did you get this idea?

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Um, yeah. Quote please, I read that book as well.

Not saying it it didn't happen, I'd just like to see what was actually said instead of someone's interpretation of it. And to be specific, I'm referring to the notion the Lanois wanted the record to sound like "conventional" U2 (whatever that is).

It's my recollection that, yes, Bono and Edge had a lot of new, "experimental" and different ideas for that record, being inspired by what they were listening to at the time. And certainly, AB was a different kind of challenge for Lanois, and generally not his kind of music (or even what he did with U2 before), so he'd obviously have to accommodate and adjust to that. And he did. But that doesn't mean that Lanois wanted U2 to sound "conventional"...except in that they'd have conventional structure, as opposed, for example, to what we got on Passengers. Brian and Danny gave the music focus, and helped turn those ideas into real songs.
 
GEORGE is starting to get excited over here :hyper:

:shameless sienfeld reference:
 
Where and when did we hear from Stipe?

Where did we hear from Stipe? I went back and must have missed something.... they actually played him the new music and what/where did he say something?
 
IMO, Lanois might be referring (also) to NLOTH. And the overhaul of U2's sound before it was yanked back. He's made comments before about how much that disappointed him.
 
I don't believe Stipe has commented recently on whatever U2 is doing in the studio.

He did make some comments similar those referenced here regarding the aborted Garret Lee sessions, but that was quite some time ago.
 
IMO, Lanois might be referring (also) to NLOTH. And the overhaul of U2's sound before it was yanked back. He's made comments before about how much that disappointed him.

the recent quotes from yesterday? I don't really see anything to suggest that he's referring to No Line.

He did make similar remarks in the fall of 2008 before they re-worked No Line, though, so hopefully U2 just sit on what they have and roll with it.
 
I opened up the closet door, shifted some of the old stuff aside, and there she was staring back at me with duct tape over her mouth.

The crack of thunder outside did not faze me, for I knew the rivers would continue to flow. Clouds swirling and I took her out and dusted her off. In fact, I drew a hot soapy bath for it was time for her annual cleaning.

Love is a melody often reflected in the sounds of running water and atmospheric chaos. Gingerly I pulled off the duct tape, careful not to tear the paint off of her ruby lips.

Cleaning every crevice of her rubbery body until I had her looking like new, it would soon be time to dry her off. Blue eyes haven't blinked in 12 years, still open wide in the curious "oh shit!" position.

Round and round the sky above me rotates with the fury of a direct line to a pissed off God or an all out alien attack. Carefully I took her old prom dress out of the fabric bag and slipped it over her somewhat deflated body. Poor gal needed some air...

The freight train wasn't too far away, driving to the north and chugging to the east, might as well have just run me over. Perhaps the next one will do the deed.

In the meantime - if only I could find that air pump - now would be the time to inflate her.
 
From @U2:

At least three members of U2 (Bono, The Edge and Larry) have been spotted in New York City over the past week. Bono has been seen walking the streets, posing with fans and in the doorway of Electric Lady Studios. That's also the subject of the now-infamous Chris Blackwell tweet, where the Island Records co-founder said he was listening to new U2 songs with the band and producer Danger Mouse.

So, what's going on?

According to well-placed sources, Danger Mouse has been mixing the album at Electric Lady and the band has recently joined in. U2 is apparently finished recording, and hasn't done any new recording at Electric Lady. There was a playback last week, which is apparently what Blackwell tweeted about.

Album mixing typically happens when recording is finished. It essentially involves putting all the pieces together, adding effects, making sure sound levels are correct, etc. That said, U2 is legendary for continuing to work on songs even during the mixing process. As Steve Lillywhite said in an interview last year, "They'll write the song after you've mixed it!"

I'm getting more and more optimistic that we will be getting album sooner rather than later. I mean, September is actually possible now!
 
Um, yeah. Quote please, I read that book as well.

Not saying it it didn't happen, I'd just like to see what was actually said instead of someone's interpretation of it. And to be specific, I'm referring to the notion the Lanois wanted the record to sound like "conventional" U2 (whatever that is).

I'm not going to type it out (you can go get it at the library), but the gist of the story is, Bono walked in on Lanois trying desperately to make "Down All the Days" sound like classic U2, and the frustration about this led to a call for Brian Eno to come in and resolve the tensions between the hats and the haircuts.

I read elsewhere that the situation about "Down All the Days" led to a two-hour shouting match between Bono and Lanois. Which may have sped up the call for Eno.

Lanois has since gone on the record as saying that he doesn't remember Achtung being any more or less hard than any other album (though Clayton remembers the JT sessions as "relaxed, great fun"). If Lanois doesn't remember any other album being harder than Achtung, what does that say about the work that's gone into those other albums? I seem to remember Neil McCormick said in "U2 Into the Heart" that the ATYCLB sessions were sometimes as black as the Achtung sessions, and that Lanois was left to stitch together songs like "Grace" by himself, since Eno had eventually walked away, burnt-out (though perhaps he was angry about only getting a producer credit as opposed to songwriter credit -- a grievance mentioned by McGuiness in "U2 By U2" which might also explain why Eno/Lanois didn't come back for HTDAAB).
 
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I'm getting more and more optimistic that we will be getting album sooner rather than later. I mean, September is actually possible now!

Nice!

Anything is actually possible now. While we know they want a later year release to boost the sales - we also know they want to try 'new' release models - once the mixing/mastering process is completed, it could technically go out ANY time in digital format.
 
From @U2:



I'm getting more and more optimistic that we will be getting album sooner rather than later. I mean, September is actually possible now!

Wow, this news is all coming so fast. I agree, if they're at the mixing stage now, it can't be too long till the finished album. Although then again, U2 do like to tinker quite a lot in the mixing/mastering stage, so it could still be drawn out.

But if they are indeed mixing it now, there's no way in hell it doesn't come out this year :hyper:
 
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