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Get out belongs in the bin.Yup. They need a straight Barlow, Thomas and Flood. kick everyone else out.
Book of your Heart belongs on SOE far more than American Soul, or The Showman, or Get Out
Get out belongs in the bin.Yup. They need a straight Barlow, Thomas and Flood. kick everyone else out.
Book of your Heart belongs on SOE far more than American Soul, or The Showman, or Get Out
I understand why many don't like The Showman, but I love it because it comes off very loose, very fun. And the chorus is catchy as hell.
I understand why many don't like The Showman, but I love it because it comes off very loose, very fun. And the chorus is catchy as hell.
Compared to the strained platitudes of other attempts at fun like Crazy Tonight or Get Out, it stands a lot taller.
It sounds natural, not forced like GOOYOW. Which is basically a poor mans Beautiful day.I understand why many don't like The Showman, but I love it because it comes off very loose, very fun. And the chorus is catchy as hell.
Compared to the strained platitudes of other attempts at fun like Crazy Tonight or Get Out, it stands a lot taller.
Fast Cars and Mercy were vetoed by Larry in the 11th hour because, from what I remember, it would have made the album 60 minutes long. Not due to quality. And as we know Fast Cars was included as a bonus track.
A combination of the 2 albums would work great.Revisited songs of experience today. It really pales in comparison to SOI.
It seems Adam is still the ambassador of this in-between cycle.
It seems Adam is still the ambassador of this in-between cycle. Hoping for some juicy tids and bits to come from this:
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I've never listened to this podcast, but Guy Pratt is a great bassist and I just noticed he's worked with A.R. Rahman, for what that's worth.
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He’s the only one I trust at this point.
Hopefully he shows up for recording as well?[emoji1787]I agree to an extent.
But nothing beats the trust of Larry. He just shows up for new album promos and tours. Doesn't get much better than that.
Adam said on the rockonteurs podcast they HAVE been re-recording old songs in an acoustic setting, but just to challenge themselves. Never said anything about releasing the songs. They have a song in sing 2, no concrete plans as they cant plan any tours just now because if covid. Says they have songs ready once they decide what to do with the next album,wouldn't commit to anything. I think we are looking at late 2022 into 2023.
Would seem weird to re record well known songs and not release them in some form. Fan club gift next year?Thanks for the summary. Certainly seems like the rest of this year will be Sing 2 (and possibly Bono's book) centric. Maybe we'll get an info dump around the holidays with a blu-ray something or other.
Kind of a relief re: the acoustic songs hinted at a few weeks ago are re-recordings of older songs. I brought that I thought that was the case up, but the conversation eventually turned to generally deciding that they might be recording new material. If they release any of it, it sounds like fodder for supplemental material to a greatest hits package, or the JT30 film or something.
That's what I was thinking,he says they always think in terms of touring and they can't do that just now. Said they have songs in the silo ready to go,as long as they don't tinker!It would be hilarious if the band couldn't win an Oscar for contributing to Gangs of New York or the Mandela film but wind up getting it for Sing 2. Best Original Song winners these days often come from animated films so it's not the craziest possibility.
I hope they're not sitting on material just because they can't play it live yet. We know what happens when they wait too long.
I wish U2 realized that being a Studio Band and a Live Band are not mutually exclusive. They're the biggest band in the world, they can do whatever they want! Their one-off singles are usually pretty good and decently received, they just never support them if/when they start going anywhere.
One of the most frustrating things about them trying for Hits anymore, is that they only try every 5 years or so. If they truly wanted to be relevant, they could try being more prolific. Greater risk of backlash, for sure, but there's that Michael Scott/Wayne Gretzky quote that applies here...
For a band that has postured with new technology over and over throughout the years, they're incredibly hesitant to actually jump in to the modern way of getting content to their fans/out into the world.
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It would be hilarious if the band couldn't win an Oscar for contributing to Gangs of New York or the Mandela film but wind up getting it for Sing 2. Best Original Song winners these days often come from animated films so it's not the craziest possibility.
I hope they're not sitting on material just because they can't play it live yet. We know what happens when they wait too long.
i believe Adam said it was an old song that they were recording acoustic for the soundtrack - and considering that Still Haven't Found features heavily in the first trailer? Yea, I'd say that's the odds on favorite.