Zootlesque said:
But HTDAAB isn't perfect. Neither is ATYCLB. Actually, neither is Pop because Please (single) was better than the album version, at least IMO.
...and live Pop was much better than the studio. As was live ATYCLB in some part and live Bomb for most part.
I'd say none of the post-AB albums were perfect, but by perfectionists I meant they work and work and work in the studio to get the perfect sound, including changing producers, and maybe that shows on the overall output and the spontaneous part of the music (on the last three albums). Zooropa was more spontaneous but, maybe because of that, I felt it is uneven if you look at it song-for-song. I'd like maybe a bit less focus on the craft/single method on the last two albums, and something with a major theme to connect the album. And I'm sure they can make something really good in less than a year.
They worked on the albums much faster in the 80's and that is still considered by most to be their best decade. It could be they just peaked in the 1983-1991 (Rattle and Hum aside) years though and we won't get another JT or AB or UF or War. I also think Lillywhite or Eno and Lanois can't bring out a great album in them anymore. I'm all for someone else getting a chance to work with them. If that means a quicker album, more power to Rubin.
"mixing, choosing the titles of the songs, the order of the songs and the design of the album alone last 6 months" as Sam O Sullivan said.
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