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

[Registered Dude]

Originally Posted by DaveC

more sex puns? this place can never take anything spheriously.

Sex? More like a circle-jerk

[Javin]

I remember an interview a few years back where Larry said that Bono would be the only person that could really hurt him, and that he would be fine & able to deal with it. I think they have an unbreakable bond forged from their early years & dealing with loss of family.

Aaron from U2songs said that Larry went to two of Bono's book tour events & that all the band flew to France after the funeral of Sinead O'Connor. In a seperate tweet he was also very excited about what is ahead for U2 post Vegas

[BEAL]

Since we’re all just guessing

Even tho Larry is a grump, and appears the least to care if U2 keeps going….seeing the band go on without you has to feel weird.

Maybe he really didn’t want them to do Vegas without him. Maybe the band felt Larry could get his surgical work done sooner and therefore put the others in this tough spot.

U2 have done something not many other bands have ever done, survive each other for their entire adult lives.

Think about how many bands have broken up over such petty differences, injuries, substance abuse, and in some cases death.

U2 have avoided that for 40 years. Was bound to catch up.

I still hope they have one more great album in them. A final send off (please don’t call it Songs of…) and then let everyone do their thing.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Originally Posted by Javin

I remember an interview a few years back where Larry said that Bono would be the only person that could really hurt him, and that he would be fine & able to deal with it. I think they have an unbreakable bond forged from their early years & dealing with loss of family.

Aaron from U2songs said that Larry went to two of Bono's book tour events & that all the band flew to France after the funeral of Sinead O'Connor. In a seperate tweet he was also very excited about what is ahead for U2 post Vegas

If Larry were at the funeral somebody would have gotten a photo.

The band has been seen in public many times of late... always just the 3.

[Sickly Vulpine]

Originally Posted by Javin

I remember an interview a few years back where Larry said that Bono would be the only person that could really hurt him, and that he would be fine & able to deal with it. I think they have an unbreakable bond forged from their early years & dealing with loss of family.

Aaron from U2songs said that Larry went to two of Bono's book tour events & that all the band flew to France after the funeral of Sinead O'Connor. In a seperate tweet he was also very excited about what is ahead for U2 post Vegas

I believe that quote from Larry came from their VH1: Legends episode. The “Legends” program was done for artists who were seen as significant contributors to music, and a cut above your basic “Behind The Music” artist(Henry Rollins, Leif Garrett) and also included episodes for the likes of Bowie, Springsteen, The Who etc.. You are right, the quote was in relation to them both losing their mothers early on, and how Bono helped Larry out by being a steady and supportive presence during the early years. Whether Larry still feels that way, nearly a quarter of a century since they taped interviews for that episode, is anyone’s guess.

[Registered Dude]

I'm pretty sure that had social media existed in the 1980s and 90s we'd have had the same discussion about Larry's future with the band at least 5 times.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Originally Posted by Registered Dude

I'm pretty sure that had social media existed in the 1980s and 90s we'd have had the same discussion about Larry's future with the band at least 5 times.

I think that's pretty fair

[MattD]

Does the band really care anymore? Larry potentially going might just sum up the lack of energetic vibes and creative drive in the band.

As much as he speaks a good game, crap like American Soul is surely not the sound of a man bursting with creativity and energy...

Unless that energy is middle aged divorcee wearing open shirt and medallion trying to chat up younger ladies. Cliched lyrics, ‘yer dad rocking out’ imagery and cringe worthy ‘yee ha, let’s rawk’ guitar riffs. Guarantee they listen to Kid Rock now and think ‘now that’s music!’. Because that’s U2’s vibe now. What ever happened to the esoteric and atmospheric band of years gone by? Surely those qualities are not limited to a younger band. If anything, their old records sound wiser and more mature than the naff rock they serve up these days.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i would happily place a wager with you that U2 don't listen to Kid Rock.

[mikal]

Originally Posted by MattD

Does the band really care anymore? Larry potentially going might just sum up the lack of energetic vibes and creative drive in the band.

As much as he speaks a good game, crap like American Soul is surely not the sound of a man bursting with creativity and energy...

Unless that energy is middle aged divorcee wearing open shirt and medallion trying to chat up younger ladies. Cliched lyrics, ‘yer dad rocking out’ imagery and cringe worthy ‘yee ha, let’s rawk’ guitar riffs. Guarantee they listen to Kid Rock now and think ‘now that’s music!’. Because that’s U2’s vibe now. What ever happened to the esoteric and atmospheric band of years gone by? Surely those qualities are not limited to a younger band. If anything, their old records sound wiser and more mature than the naff rock they serve up these days.

This is natural. It is very hard for a band to match their musical creativity of their first 2 decades of existence. We are lucky to have experienced peak U2 as long as we did. And it's all about perspective. I was first very disappointed by NLOTH, and then I realized that they lost "it", and that's ok. There are still some really good gems and moments from their last 15 years, but to think we're ever going to get peak U2 again is unrealistic.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/202...7IEHT8RxT6Sv4Q


adam talks about larry in this interview.

[super fly guy]

Took from U2songs.com.

Adam appeared on the Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio today to talk about the Elephant in the Room movement for mental health.

He also spoke about the performances at the Sphere: "The whole band and the audience are going to be very sad and miss Larry. But I think he’s doing what Larry does and that’s taking his health very responsibly and he wants to come back, he wants to be able to have a long career and continue his drumming so he’s taking care of those injuries.

"He's very much behind the idea of us going on stage with Bram I’m sure for Larry it’s a difficult moment to know that your band are going on stage and you’re not with them but sometimes life deals these things and there was a time a few years ago when Bono couldn’t perform with us, so Bruce Springsteen stepped in which was quite a strange one and Chris Martin did a turn as well.”

More of the interview, including an audio feed is here: https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/202...-adam-clayton/

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I did say the birdie was drunk.

[BEAL]

What exactly is the health issue again? His wrists and/or back?

[Irvine511]

I wouldn’t expect Adam to say anything other than what he just said. They doesn’t mean it isn’t true, but it’s what would be said no matter the situation.

I also think Larry maybe a grump, but he’s probably also not particularly thrilled with many decisions U2/Bono & Edge has/have made since 2010, along with many of us … Spider-Man, iTunes, the inarguable (but overstated) decline in overall album quality and a lessening of their overall historic stature in rock music. (They’re fine, of course, but some of the shine is gone.)

Maybe he blames Bono for all/most/much of that.

And he’s probably a pain in general.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

I wouldn’t expect Adam to say anything other than what he just said. They doesn’t mean it isn’t true, but it’s what would be said no matter the situation.

I also think Larry maybe a grump, but he’s probably also not particularly thrilled with many decisions U2/Bono & Edge has/have made since 2010, along with many of us … Spider-Man, iTunes, the inarguable (but overstated) decline in overall album quality and a lessening of their overall historic stature in rock music. (They’re fine, of course, but some of the shine is gone.)

Maybe he blames Bono for all/most/much of that.

And he’s probably a pain in general.

That was my take as well after hearing it.

I wouldn't expect him to say "yea, Larry hates Bono so he's not playing" on a random radio interview about a mental health initiative.

[DeVaul]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

I also think Larry maybe a grump, but he’s probably also not particularly thrilled with many decisions U2/Bono & Edge has/have made since 2010, along with many of us … Spider-Man, iTunes, the inarguable (but overstated) decline in overall album quality and a lessening of their overall historic stature in rock music.
…

Maybe he blames Bono for all/most/much of that.

Don’t we all?

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by DeVaul

Don’t we all?

I blame Bono for so much.

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I weighed myself today and blamed Bono afterwards

[DeVaul]

Originally Posted by Headache in a Suitcase

I weighed myself today

Headache doing an even darker version of Hurt.