When Bono told a Time magazine reporter in 2002 that the right to be ridiculous was something he held dear, he was criticizing himself, talking about how his ego gets in the way of being open to change. By the time he turned it into a lyric in 2009, he'd changed "be" to "appear" (letting that ego convince him that, on some level, he was being reasonable) and put it into a verse about changing the world.
From the above article:
Hey, U2 fans, music lovers, and iPhone users… you’re invited! I’m joining Dr. Jeff Keuss and others on Monday night, October 13, for a live podcast conversation called “U2, Apple, and the Future of Music.” It’ll be at Hale’s Ales Brewery and Pub in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, and the dinner audience will be involved in the conversation, which will eventually be posted online. Want to join the conversation? Get your tickets here.
Cori, are you going to this?
... I hope I'm not going to be the only U2 defender there.
Ozzy Osbourne: U2's Apple Album Was "Fucking Selfish" | Gizmodo UK
Ozzy's at it now ?
Are the Osbournes that thick and stupid??? Do they not read the ins and outs of the apple deal before commenting on it??
Im fed up of hearing people say "u2 gave it away for free" they bloody didnt,they sold it for 100 million dollers. What act wouldnt do that???
Ozzy would jump at the chance to have a deal like that. Remember this is the same family that let cameras be put up in their home for alot of money to be on tv.
Complete prats!!!?
Doesn't bother me. There's this at the bottom of the article:
although the Black Sabbath singer didn't find everything about the commercial collaboration offensive.
"People got so pissed off, it was terrific," he chortled. "Trying to find out how to delete it off their fucking phones or whatever."
if memory serves, that neighborhood has a high hipster quotient. bring cheap box wine to spray at them if they start to surround you. it burns their skin.
Are the Osbournes that thick and stupid???Ozzy Osbourne: U2's Apple Album Was "Fucking Selfish" | Gizmodo UK
Ozzy's at it now ?
Are the Osbournes that thick and stupid??? Do they not read the ins and outs of the apple deal before commenting on it??
Im fed up of hearing people say "u2 gave it away for free" they bloody didnt,they sold it for 100 million dollers. What act wouldnt do that???
Ozzy would jump at the chance to have a deal like that. Remember this is the same family that let cameras be put up in their home for alot of money to be on tv.
Complete prats!!!?
4.5/5 in the uk newspaper the sun today
Got a link or a scan? Also, don't know if I'd call The Sun a "news"paper.
Overall Impression: Despite their impressive longevity and discography size, U2 is arguably not the face of rock and roll, and there are plenty of other high-profile bands that are more ubiquitous than U2 today. And as U2's music has been predictably static for the past decade - neither soaring to great heights nor sinking to dismal lows - "Songs of Innocence" would have simply come and gone in the natural flow of new music releases, had it not been for its pompous release. Musically, "Songs of Innocence" is just average, but its music didn't need to capture the zeitgeist; the larger-than-life marketing strategy it utilized already took care of that.And consequently, "Songs of Innocence" will be remembered by all of the stories about its marketing buzz, and not about the compositions it contained.
Great find Super_Yo Thank you very much
One of the most thoughtful and indepth reviews of this new record and
also a great story of how it all began back in 1982.
I am not a very religious person, I´ve never been, but when I first heard
them back in 82, I too heard something in this band that was totally
diferent from other bands at that time.
This U2 band was in touch with something else - not of this world.
In a strange and beautiful way they were speaking with angels and
their songs were speaking to me through their music the melodies in the songs.
This was not only spiritual-like music , it was also great rock-n-roll music
to lift up your soul from the sadness.
I looked at the world in a diferent way, after I first heard U2.
Since that day I have not heard many bands who can create music or
create the same feeling, that makes a person feel this way.
U2 is a very unique band.
IF SOI is what is considered average music these days then we are living in the golden age.
What do you guys think about this?
Songs of Simulation and Discouragement: Bowie, Bono, and Authenticity | PopMatters