Unseen Footage of U2 Jamming on New Songs Surfaces in Upcoming Daniel Lanois Document - Page 5

BVS · 09-12-2007, 02:59 PM

Where's the Arcade Fire influence in any of that?

Michael Griffiths · 09-12-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by BonoVoxSupastar

Where's the Arcade Fire influence in any of that?

You mean you don't see it?

Just kidding. Take this youtube clip, and go to the 1:20 mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Ce3dDwZzI

This song in particular has got a certain rousing, unabashed melody that just swings along as it begs to build and build.... It's loose yet contained, with so much room for layering. Now, this reminds me of The Arcade Fire. It's okay if you don't see the influence, of course.

bram · 09-12-2007, 03:18 PM

To be quite fair, I think the U2 influence on Arcade Fire's music should first be mentioned before the other way around. When the Vertigo tour started, I remember many people thinking that Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" was maybe unreleased U2 song because it sounded so much like them.

I'm not being defensive for U2 because I definitely see the connection that you are bringing up Michael.

matsimon · 09-12-2007, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Michael Griffiths

You mean you don't see it?

Just kidding. Take this youtube clip, and go to the 1:20 mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Ce3dDwZzI

This song in particular has got a certain rousing, unabashed melody that just swings along as it begs to build and build.... It's loose yet contained, with so much room for layering. Now, this reminds me of The Arcade Fire. It's okay if you don't see the influence, of course.

i agree!!

LMP · 09-15-2007, 10:11 PM

Wow, I'm really diggin' this stuff.

Dorian Gray · 10-23-2007, 06:45 PM

so lanois has given us a bit more on the new recordings...

[speaking about Berlin, late 1990]
Berlin was the choice of location for the U2 Achtung Baby record. They wanted to make a rock’n’roll record, but a European one, and they wanted to be in the city where a lot of rock’n’roll records they loved had been born [by] Iggy Pop, Bowie, Eno. [Co-producer] Eno found himself in the very studio he worked in, in the ’70s. He found it very funny. Hansa Studio had a great ballroom as a studio. We were very hungry at that time for breaking new ground. The innovative energy there has not been surpassed. But I feel the work we did in Morocco recently is as strong as the Achtung Baby era.

[and now Morocco in 2007]
Morocco, like Berlin, was a chosen location by Bono because he wanted to make a record that had the Arabic feel of northern Africa — not necessarily stylistically, but spiritually. I think he's fascinated with ancient ways. It's almost necessary to visit other cultures if you want to be a well-rounded individual. If you're going to have an opinion about another culture it will be a better opinion if you actually have been there. We've had three writing sessions with Eno and U2, and they have all produced a powerful and brave work. Yes, we were recording. Every situation is a recording situation, because we're so good at recording so you might as well turn it on. We were having this discussion about Morocco, before we even went to Morocco, because the two sessions preceding Morocco were in the south of France, and they even have a touch of Morocco even before we had been in Morocco.

from http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multi...946&fid1=27498

Rich79 · 10-24-2007, 10:16 AM

That ought to get everyone who's hoping for Achtung Part II drooling.

...and probably everyone who isn't, as well.

zoopop · 10-24-2007, 11:45 AM

Really sounds like change is coming.

Jdelbove · 10-24-2007, 08:21 PM

I cant breath I am too excited. After this how far along do u think these guys are.

Also how come we never got a Bono peice from U2's summer news bits. I am still waiting for it

lazarus · 10-24-2007, 11:01 PM

I think we're better off not hearing Bono's exaggerations and false claims ("punk rock from venus!") this time around...

ShipOfFools · 10-25-2007, 12:17 AM

Thanks for the info, I can't wait!

The_Edge89 · 10-25-2007, 02:02 AM

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Originally posted by Jdelbove
I cant breath I am too excited. After this how far along do u think these guys are.

Also how come we never got a Bono peice from U2's summer news bits. I am still waiting for it

Did we get Lanois' impressions from the sessions this summer already?
I never read it in that case...but I'm not a member of u2.com so I might've just missed it among other messages on this board.

Did they think we would forget about the new album just because they launched a mini-site dedicated to a re-release of an 20 year old masterpiece...??

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09-12-2007, 03:18 PM	#83
bram New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 2,498 Local Time: 06:32 PM	To be quite fair, I think the U2 influence on Arcade Fire's music should first be mentioned before the other way around. When the Vertigo tour started, I remember many people thinking that Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" was maybe unreleased U2 song because it sounded so much like them. I'm not being defensive for U2 because I definitely see the connection that you are bringing up Michael.

09-15-2007, 10:11 PM	#85
LMP Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37,609 Local Time: 04:32 PM	Wow, I'm really diggin' this stuff.

10-23-2007, 06:45 PM	#86
Dorian Gray Refugee Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 1,520 Local Time: 10:32 PM	so lanois has given us a bit more on the new recordings... [speaking about Berlin, late 1990] Berlin was the choice of location for the U2 Achtung Baby record. They wanted to make a rock’n’roll record, but a European one, and they wanted to be in the city where a lot of rock’n’roll records they loved had been born [by] Iggy Pop, Bowie, Eno. [Co-producer] Eno found himself in the very studio he worked in, in the ’70s. He found it very funny. Hansa Studio had a great ballroom as a studio. We were very hungry at that time for breaking new ground. The innovative energy there has not been surpassed. But I feel the work we did in Morocco recently is as strong as the Achtung Baby era. [and now Morocco in 2007] Morocco, like Berlin, was a chosen location by Bono because he wanted to make a record that had the Arabic feel of northern Africa — not necessarily stylistically, but spiritually. I think he's fascinated with ancient ways. It's almost necessary to visit other cultures if you want to be a well-rounded individual. If you're going to have an opinion about another culture it will be a better opinion if you actually have been there. We've had three writing sessions with Eno and U2, and they have all produced a powerful and brave work. Yes, we were recording. Every situation is a recording situation, because we're so good at recording so you might as well turn it on. We were having this discussion about Morocco, before we even went to Morocco, because the two sessions preceding Morocco were in the south of France, and they even have a touch of Morocco even before we had been in Morocco. from http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multi...946&fid1=27498

10-24-2007, 10:16 AM	#87
Rich79 Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 483 Local Time: 06:32 PM	That ought to get everyone who's hoping for Achtung Part II drooling. ...and probably everyone who isn't, as well.

10-24-2007, 11:45 AM	#88
zoopop Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 3,520 Local Time: 05:32 PM	Really sounds like change is coming.

10-24-2007, 08:21 PM	#89
Jdelbove Acrobat Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: US Posts: 450 Local Time: 10:32 PM	I cant breath I am too excited. After this how far along do u think these guys are. Also how come we never got a Bono peice from U2's summer news bits. I am still waiting for it

10-24-2007, 11:01 PM	#90
lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 42,167 Local Time: 03:32 PM	I think we're better off not hearing Bono's exaggerations and false claims ("punk rock from venus!") this time around...

10-25-2007, 12:17 AM	#91
ShipOfFools War Child Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 814 Local Time: 06:32 PM	Thanks for the info, I can't wait!