That is what artistic license is all about. For me Volcano marks the beginning of a sequence in SOI ending with The Troubles, the concistency of which resembles those of their albums in the 90's.
Volcano - Song Discussion
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That is what artistic license is all about. For me Volcano marks the beginning of a sequence in SOI ending with The Troubles, the concistency of which resembles those of their albums in the 90's.
AndrewCowley
Refugee
That I agree with! The back part of this album is incredibly strong. Almost as if it's structured like the old Side A and Side B, where Side A is more immediate and Side B is where it gets all brooding and serious. Love that aspect of it.
owl
War Child
Been out in the wild
Been out in the night
Been out of your mind
Do you live here or is this a vacation
Such a tune.
Been out in the night
Been out of your mind
Do you live here or is this a vacation
Such a tune.
Afliktor
The Fly
agree. for the first time in their career U2 has made an album where literally every song could be a single (though I'm a little baffled by their choice of The Miracle, that would have been my last choice
)Cool song, not a standout though like most of the album it's growing on me. the rock 'n roll line could really fall flat in a lesser song, but I dig it here. This song reminds me of all the current bands influenced by 80's post-punk (Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, that sort of thing). it's like U2 going, yeah we can do that sound too. cuz unlike ya'll we were actually there.
last unicorn
Blue Crack Addict
Doesn't live up to the rest of the album, IMO, but it has an almost irresistible groove to it and makes me wanna dance 
partygirl43
Refugee
Love it!
This is the 'Stand Up Comedy" of the LP.
And I fricking love 'Stand Up'
This is the 'Stand Up Comedy" of the LP.
And I fricking love 'Stand Up'
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
To me, this actually makes this song work. The analogy of a volcano works for teenage angst, but then actually putting the word 'volcano' in the song makes me want to roll my eyes, but the way it's delivered it almost gets lost and it's more about the emotion rather than the word. It's almost used more like an 'oh oh oh' or a 'sha lala' rather than a word. I have no idea if that makes sense, but it struck me upon my first listen as brilliant, because I was really bracing myself to cringe at this song.
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Moser
Refugee
Dark and angsty. Halfway through album, and it's actually cohesive....still.
jeevey
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Yes, and that makes a lot of sense with the revisiting of themes from the vinyl era. I wouldn't be surprised if they were conscious about using that structure. The roar is very primal here. I'll take it.
ozeeko
Refugee
I'm actually starting to prefer Song For Someone to this.
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
In the bottom three of the album, but it's growing on me. It's fun.
Niceman
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
U2 has always approached their albums as having a side a and a side b. The arc is there in every album. The one variation might be NLOTH, which had a 3 act structure.
Roland of Gilead
Gunslinger
I had the same immediate reaction to Elevation. Took some time to get to know it better. Something of a rocker is clearly there, but I just don't know how comfortable I feel about the Volcano chant part. Those Elevation woooo hoooos never made sense to me until the tour started.
owl
War Child
You were alone
na na na na, na na na na,
and now your not alone
na na na na, na na na na.
na na na na, na na na na,
and now your not alone
na na na na, na na na na.
cybersyd
The Fly
The falsetto reminds me of Suede's Brett Anderson... ...if Volcano was Suede new material NME would talk of great return... ...but it's not so Volcano is low level muzak...
...what a bunch of elitists...
...what a bunch of elitists...
garciaricky0019
War Child
I hear funk Punk, definitely a stand out in the Album, and very commercially accessible; unbelievable that the band wouldn't pick this tune for the iPhone6 commercial; it has the potential to reel them in, add a newer generation of fans to their existing fanbase!!
I hear The Fly, (voice), black shades and all, giving a spunkier version of Lady With A Spinning Head, w/ some Vertigo guitar sounds, and the ten seconds or so of Glastonbury riff!!
Read a bit, gathered, song may be of Bono's personal angst as a teenager, his turbulent relationship with his father!!
Personal angst being the VOLCANO or
His father's temperament being the VOLCANO; ...open for interpretation!!
Homerun!! Grand Slam!! Great!!
I hear The Fly, (voice), black shades and all, giving a spunkier version of Lady With A Spinning Head, w/ some Vertigo guitar sounds, and the ten seconds or so of Glastonbury riff!!
Read a bit, gathered, song may be of Bono's personal angst as a teenager, his turbulent relationship with his father!!
Personal angst being the VOLCANO or
His father's temperament being the VOLCANO; ...open for interpretation!!
Homerun!! Grand Slam!! Great!!
super fly guy
New Yorker
So far this is my favourite song,love the Glastonbury riff. It definitely rocks.
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lazarus
Blue Crack Supplier
Nothing wrong with a fun song about the energy of rock and roll. And like, the metaphor isn't any dumber than "Vertigo".
Moser
Refugee
When I heard that, I went "I KNOOOOW that riff".
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If it's given a Vertigo (Reprise) treatment in live performances, this will drastically drop down my list. It only works as a complement, to Vertigo.
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Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
I'm listening to the album for the first time right now, and so far I think this is my favorite. It started out sort of ho-hum but then it suddenly got great. I was sad when it ended -- I wanted more!
CosmoKramer
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Listening to this one now(listening to the whole album before bed).
It has a very youthful sound with a twist of an 80s feel. Bono sounds great and that bridge......oh fuck yeah!
This is slowly climbing my list of favorite songs on this album.
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It has a very youthful sound with a twist of an 80s feel. Bono sounds great and that bridge......oh fuck yeah!
This is slowly climbing my list of favorite songs on this album.
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Mango
The Fly
I think Volcano is one of the coolest U2 songs ever. Definitely my favorite on SOI so far.
owl
War Child
Your eyes were like landing lights
They used to be the clearest blue
Now you don’t see so well
The future’s gonna land on you
The way Bono delivers that second verse along with Edge's brittle picking & Adam's sex-bass are oh so good.
They used to be the clearest blue
Now you don’t see so well
The future’s gonna land on you
The way Bono delivers that second verse along with Edge's brittle picking & Adam's sex-bass are oh so good.
An Cat Gav
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Absolutely, I think it makes for a clever alternative to the "woah-woah's" Bono loves so much.
Love this song, huge 1983-87 U2 vibe going on. The chorus in particular sounds like it's from a Joshua Tree b-side(and of course those a-sides could/should have been a sides!).
gvox
Ghost of Love
Reminds me of The Refugee. Don't ask me why lol
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