New Album Discussion 1 - Songs of..... - Unreasonable guitar album

[Irvine511]

Does this basis know if Larry is simply done being in U2 because he’s over it, or does Larry not want to be a part of what U2 has become?

[Headache in a Suitcase]

... both?

I mean Larry was tired of what U2 had become in 1989.

[DeVaul]

makes me wonder if Bono’s talk of dropping the extra curriculars and recommitting to the band was a reaction to Mr Sunshine

[Miroslava]

Originally Posted by DeVaul

makes me wonder if Bono’s talk of dropping the extra curriculars and recommitting to the band was a reaction to Mr Sunshine

That Paul McGuiness chapter in Surrender made me think the same. I love Bono, but he is probably a LOT to handle on a day to day basis.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

he's also - ya know - old.

there does come a point where you need to focus on what's most important in the time you have left. at 60+ years old no one can blame him for wanting to hand his non band, non family work off to someone else.

[Miroslava]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

he's also - ya know - old.

there does come a point where you need to focus on what's most important in the time you have left. at 60+ years old no one can blame him for wanting to hand his non band, non family work off to someone else.

That too. The health scares probably put some stuff into perspective.

[DeVaul]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

he's also - ya know - old.

there does come a point where you need to focus on what's most important in the time you have left. at 60+ years old no one can blame him for wanting to hand his non band, non family work off to someone else.

playing with the band is not non-band work. Unless this you’re thinking this becomes a “Larry in the sheets, Bram in the streets” arrangement

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

he's also - ya know - old.

there does come a point where you need to focus on what's most important in the time you have left. at 60+ years old no one can blame him for wanting to hand his non band, non family work off to someone else.

I think Bono and Edge can’t live without it. One thing I noticed at the Beacon is how much Bono seemed to be absolutely loving it up there. He was so at home.

One gets the sense that Edge is the same. They both want to be remembered as all time songwriting ledgends.

Adam seems pretty much DTF whenever.

Then there’s Larry.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Larry is the Skylar White of the band.

How much is enough, Bono?

[Miroslava]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

I think Bono and Edge can’t live without it. One thing I noticed at the Beacon is how much Bono seemed to be absolutely loving it up there. He was so at home.

He really was spectacular during those shows. Just loving it up there. So long as he is having so much fun and being so damn good, there is no way he is stopping, Lardence be damned.

Also, hiiii Irivine!

[DeVaul]

Originally Posted by Miroslava

Lardence be damned.

How dare you

[mikal]

I thought the quote "when you drum as hard as Larry"was funny. Like he drums that hard. U2 is not a metal band.

[Miroslava]

Originally Posted by mikal

I thought the quote "when you drum as hard as Larry"was funny. Like he drums that hard. U2 is not a metal band.

Are you trying to tell us that Bono exaggerates and that the Edge's guitar has never actually been on fire?

[mikal]

Originally Posted by Miroslava

Are you trying to tell us that Bono exaggerates and that the Edge's guitar has never actually been on fire?

I didn't want to ruin it for anyone.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Next thing you're going to tell me that the Las Vegas Sphere is actually a spheroid in the unincorporated township of Paradise, Nevada.

[Hewson]

Originally Posted by mikal

I thought the quote "when you drum as hard as Larry"was funny. Like he drums that hard. U2 is not a metal band.

Yeah I got a chuckle out of that.
Ny those standards Lars Ulrich would have exploded into a million pieces years ago. (Which would make lots of folks happy).

[U2387]

Originally Posted by mikal

I thought the quote "when you drum as hard as Larry"was funny. Like he drums that hard. U2 is not a metal band.

Originally Posted by Hewson

Yeah I got a chuckle out of that.
Ny those standards Lars Ulrich would have exploded into a million pieces years ago. (Which would make lots of folks happy).

I get that they're not a metal band.

However, I certainly get where Bono is coming from. Go back and listen to War or watch any footage from that tour especially!

I've always thought Larry was an underrated drummer. An all time great? No. Unique and doesn't get enough credit for his innovations, versatility and contributions to U2? Absolutely. So I always followed his playing and watched him as closely as the other band members.

I had seen U2 live and watched countless hours of footage before the Somerville Theatre NLOTH promo show in 2009.

I was working security down front right below the Edge and remember being SHOCKED at how hard Larry hit those drums! Every bass drum hit, every cymbal crash SHOOK and reverberated through my entire body in a way I never quite experienced before. Even after hundreds of loud rock shows.

Had I heard louder, more complicated, harder rock, metal drumming sounds? Yes. Was it clearly not that? Yes again. However, Larry has a hard hitting style that's kind of hard to describe. But you will feel it. Rest assured.

In that context, Bono's comments aren't surprising at all to me. Seeing as he's been closer than I was that night for 45 years.

On a related note, I still think too much is being made of Larry's little trip to the disabled list! We all know he's the surly one. As everyone has said, that's been known for decades. We also know he's well capable and not afraid of speaking out, and doesn't much care who he makes uncomfortable when he does so.

If this were the end for him, or if he was sitting out for other reasons, I think we'd hear about it! Maybe not anything long or in depth, but he'd make his feelings known.

Do I see a scenario where he stops before the rest of them want to and all of a sudden they're faced with a decision? Yes. I just think everything we know about Larry tells us we are not there yet.

I take what they've all said about this Vegas residency at face value.

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by Miroslava

He really was spectacular during those shows. Just loving it up there. So long as he is having so much fun and being so damn good, there is no way he is stopping, Lardence be damned.



Also, hiiii Irivine!

Hello great to see you back!

[TinKnight]

Can't believe we missed it: as of two days ago, this is officially the longest gap between U2 studio albums (unless you include SoS, which, I guess there are arguments for)

[Miroslava]

I mean, I know most of us don't care for it (I should probably go back and finish those last 3-4 songs I have not heard yet), but are we not counting SOS as a studio album? It's not like it is just a greatest hits compilation of prior recordings. Or is the standard new music only?