dan_smee
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whatever. U2 are releasing 10-12 new songs this year. If you're not down with that then fuck you.
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whatever. U2 are releasing 10-12 new songs this year. If you're not down with that then fuck you.
I really like this book. I thought it was cool to see the various band members' providing material that wasn't the typical interview stuff (see: the No Line special edition). We got to see a different side of the band members. Weird charts and diagrams from Edge, photos by Adam, photos and art from Larry, and Bono's musings including the full lyrics to Mercy.
The bonus DVD didn't have much, but whatever.
Quick! Any guesses on what the album title will be?
IWBHF TITNOACB
That's a bit of a mouthful subnet, even by U2's standards!
The Experiment
U2 in NYC: Mixing the New Album with Danger Mouse
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!"
U2 in NYC: Mixing the New Album with Danger Mouse
I can't believe they replaced Adam with David Lynch.
David Lynch's last album was pretty good so it might not be a terrible move
Great hair! He always had the best hair.
This is hilarious I was just saying the other day that Adam needs to get the fro happening again. This is close enough! Lol
His hair is SO thick, poor old Edge must hate him sometimes.
U2 4.0 phase huh?... I wonder... Guys, what are the chances do you think that U2 will seriously surprise us with a new sound this time around? I mean... For it to be considered a new phase, it has to sound significantly different like Achtung Baby did and also ATYCLB did. Of course, it will still retain some amount of the classic U2 sound like those aforementioned records also did, but the majority of it has to sound like a total departure from what came before it. We simply cannot have HTDAAB part 2 or NLOTH part 2.
If the new record doesn't sound significantly different from NLOTH, then the trilogy theory goes in the garbage!
At the end of the day, of course I don't give a shit as long as the album is good but it would be interesting to have a radically different new sound.
There are times when I feel ripped off for buying a $10 normal version of Bomb.
Its still entirely plausible that the 'feel' of the songs (traditional chiming guitar etc) stays, but the songs themselves feature unusual chord progressions or something like that. Which i suppose would be a reinvention
It would have been more clever had you left off explaining that is was a Seinfeld reference...that just kind of takes the piss out of the whole thing.
Haha now let's not get carried away with all this "experimental" talk. We know what happens. The band is re-creating punk music on Mars and then we end up with Get On Your Boots. I'll get excited when I hear something.
also, this is going to be a killer Adam album, as evidenced by this haircut