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I think U2 are gearing up to head back into the studio with Rick Rubin.
Edge on Rubin: "He gave us great advice as much as anything. His whole thing is, 'Don’t go near the studio until you know exactly what you want to do', which, of course, is the opposite of how we usually work."
We know how Rubin works.. avoid tinkering, re-writing, etc in the studio. Just go in, nail the take, and try to capture the essence of the song in as little time as possible.
I think U2 will - like it or not - avoid the NLOTH approach.. ie get lost in the music, see where it takes them. record and record until they can't not release an album.
They will not ignore however, that NLOTH was successful when they didn't overwork the song.. MOS, Cedars, the title track... all great pieces that stayed with them from the earliest incarnations of the album sessions. Here, they actually trusted their instincts, and let great songs be.
I'm betting they will also avoid the "arthouse" style of song they think made this album supposedly inaccessible. (whether or not this is the case is another argument)
As we know.. they've 4-5 songs in the bag that will likely appear on the next album. North Star, Mercy, EBW, Glastonbury, and maybe BFFTS They've also been writing regularly for much of this year and I think it's fairly safe to say they have an album's worth of songs ready to record.
With Rubin, they will get songs recorded quickly. Rubin will discourage extensive rewrites. He will tell them what works, what doesn't.
With Rubin they will produce an album of direct, straightforward songs, that will likely be easy to digest. (like it or not)
With Rubin, they will get a fair bit of media attention.. "U2 team up with Rubin" headlines... plenty of free hype.
With Rubin, we're more likely to get an album with 11-12 songs that can all be played live.
We also know they're keen on returning to work with Rubin.
at best, we'd get a U2 record with little artifice that captures the essence of the band, right now.
what think you?
food for thought:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/magazine/02rubin.t.html?_r=1
Edge on Rubin: "He gave us great advice as much as anything. His whole thing is, 'Don’t go near the studio until you know exactly what you want to do', which, of course, is the opposite of how we usually work."
We know how Rubin works.. avoid tinkering, re-writing, etc in the studio. Just go in, nail the take, and try to capture the essence of the song in as little time as possible.
I think U2 will - like it or not - avoid the NLOTH approach.. ie get lost in the music, see where it takes them. record and record until they can't not release an album.
They will not ignore however, that NLOTH was successful when they didn't overwork the song.. MOS, Cedars, the title track... all great pieces that stayed with them from the earliest incarnations of the album sessions. Here, they actually trusted their instincts, and let great songs be.
I'm betting they will also avoid the "arthouse" style of song they think made this album supposedly inaccessible. (whether or not this is the case is another argument)
As we know.. they've 4-5 songs in the bag that will likely appear on the next album. North Star, Mercy, EBW, Glastonbury, and maybe BFFTS They've also been writing regularly for much of this year and I think it's fairly safe to say they have an album's worth of songs ready to record.
With Rubin, they will get songs recorded quickly. Rubin will discourage extensive rewrites. He will tell them what works, what doesn't.
With Rubin they will produce an album of direct, straightforward songs, that will likely be easy to digest. (like it or not)
With Rubin, they will get a fair bit of media attention.. "U2 team up with Rubin" headlines... plenty of free hype.
With Rubin, we're more likely to get an album with 11-12 songs that can all be played live.
We also know they're keen on returning to work with Rubin.
at best, we'd get a U2 record with little artifice that captures the essence of the band, right now.
what think you?
food for thought:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/magazine/02rubin.t.html?_r=1