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Hey, don't put down the Verve. They're an awesome band.
"A NEW DECAAAAAAAAAADEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..........."
Hey, don't put down the Verve. They're an awesome band.
And "Cedars" reminds me of "Wake Up Dead Man," because of the tempo and because it ends so suddenly, on a somber note—and I guess because some of Bono's lyrics approach "Wake Up"'s quality, not in content, but in precision. It doesn't seem like one they'll break out for the tour.
"A NEW DECAAAAAAAAAADEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..........."
And aniticpation isn't half the fun. Anticipation is a side-effect of expectation and longing, and neither are fun.
Hey, I got a question!
How would you describe the mood/theme of this album? Did it seem cohesive to you?
you said originally you couldn't.
Can you offer us specifics. We are all horribly jealous if you've heard it.
How did you hear it?
Do you actually have a copy?
Give us some solid details on songs (rather than, "edge has a solo in MOS, and Stand Up is U2 by numbers" these are thigns we've heard a million times before)
J2-D2 or anyone else who has heard the full song.
Could you please elaborate on Cedars of Lebanon?? I am wondering if it has any kind of solo similar to Love is Blindness or whether it ever turns in a different direction from the 30 second clips.
Thank you in advance!
Dude, I want rock out with you! Throw in some Gravity Grave and has anybody mentioned COME ON!!!! yet?
Oh, about U2....I want to hear "Unknown Caller". I'm anticipating that song the most.
When I first heard the clip for this track, I felt a Million Dollar Hotel vibe about it. Would you agree that perhaps those sessions may have had an influence on Cedars?
The first two questions are the ones I don't really want to get into, because I heard it in a professional capacity and was told to keep a lid on it. I don't actually think I could get into, like, trouble for doing this, but you'll forgive me, please, if I don't elaborate simply because on the off chance my boss found out about this thread, he would shake his head disappointedly.
What do you want to know? I summed up my thoughts on the songs, but at this point, seriously, I find myself reading the reviews that have come out and thinking, Yep, that's what I think, too, or That guy is a totally wrong douche. There's only so much one can say in prose about music, unless one is, like, Robert Christgau or David Fricke.
("Force quit! Move to trash!")
Bono uses a Mac seriously that line makes me laugh. I kind of love it. so strange.
thanks for your comments I'm kind of excited that it's a "weird" album. U2 definitely hasn't had a weird album since the 90's. Weird albums
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA..........HERE I COME!!!! (fuck...that's a long drive!)
"AND HOW LONG WILL I RUN FORRRR!........"
I'm going to start a thread for people who haven't heard the album yet.
Bono uses a Mac seriously that line makes me laugh. I kind of love it. so strange.
thanks for your comments I'm kind of excited that it's a "weird" album. U2 definitely hasn't had a weird album since the 90's. Weird albums
I'd buy that, although it never occurred to me. I definitely hear Passengers and Hotel throughout the album—"Moment" reminds me of "Miss Sarajevo."
J2-D2, THANK YOU for your review. Now could you answer my question pretty please?
That will just get a cuz that's pretty much ALL of the forum lol.
My question is:
Is it better than POP? Because I am in love with POP
Well no....it depends on how you look at music.
It's going to make Viva La Vida or whatever the hell the subtitle is sound like Music For Elmo. (the Sesame Street character)
But.....it is not "guitar, bass, and drums".......no, no.
And that is ok with me.
My question is:
Is it better than POP? Because I am in love with POP
Actually, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it doesn't sound as cohesive as, say, Joshua Tree. You know how Unforgettable Fire kind of jumps from song-style to song-style? It's sort of like that, mixed with Zooropa's eclectic content.
I'm not sure what the theme is. Bono covers all the bases—God, justice, death, and difficulty of living your life the right way. In some ways, though, it feels like an amalgam of everything they've ever done, revisited and expanded upon. And maybe that's it—like, here's our past, and there's so much richness just in what's behind us that the end isn't in sight.
I don't want to make it sound like it's a retreat into an old sound, though. It's certainly U2, but it's a step forward, as far as I'm concerned.