Canada Road, Tennessee Superthread

[the tourist]

God, the second half of Fez is probably the best thing U2's done in a decade.

 

[coolian2]

my sister is listening, and she's a track ahead of me.

she likes it.

we're liking the same u2.

something is wrong.

 

[Axver]

nice one Australia


waiting for mah email

I'm uploading it now, it'll be done in 7 minutes, but I'm sure somebody has a link already that they can swing to you.

Holy shit I am so loving Magnificent.

 

[the tourist]

Fez, Magnificent, Breathe, and NLOTH are my favourites so far.

 

[Axver]

I'm going to call Magnificent as U2's new live anthem right now. God I hope they get it right on stage.

I sincerely wonder if we'll be getting songs like MOS or Fez live, though.

 

[coolian2]

I'm uploading it now, it'll be done in 7 minutes, but I'm sure somebody has a link already that they can swing to you.

Holy shit I am so loving Magnificent.

post your email cin, i'll flick you the link.

edit: i know i just quoted ax, it was mostly intentional.

 

[the tourist]

I'm going to call Magnificent as U2's new live anthem right now. God I hope they get it right on stage.

I sincerely wonder if we'll be getting songs like MOS or Fez live, though.

Why not Fez? I see it being the first song after a break, with the intro part leading up to them playing.

 

[Axver]

why, though? same lyrics, it doesn't make sense to me. especially with one as the closer, when we have Cedars, which is up there as a closer with WUDM and the Wanderer (dunno about LIB yet...)

Yeah. Cedars is an exceptional closer. Forget Grace and Yahweh. I don't know if I'd place Cedars up on the level of my favourite closers (MOTD, AIWIY, LIB), but it's definitely well suited to the position. I'm thinking White As Snow --> Cedars would sound great paired together too.

 

[coolian2]

I'm going to call Magnificent as U2's new live anthem right now. God I hope they get it right on stage.

I sincerely wonder if we'll be getting songs like MOS or Fez live, though.

step 1: swallow pride, use more backing tracks
step 2: rock the fuck out
step 3: rinse and repeat.

alternatively, cut a hole in the box.

 

[Cin]

Thanks Eeen, someone beat you to the punch....11 minutes...then I have to get my dumb head around making it work

 

[coolian2]

no probs cin.

 

[Axver]

Why not Fez? I see it being the first song after a break, with the intro part leading up to them playing.

Yeah, if they don't play the intro live, perhaps, but they could take the stage to far more engaging things. It feels like a mid-setlist kind of thing to me. I don't know, it seems they're having enough trouble working out just Boots live (spent over an hour soundchecking it today for the upcoming Brit Awards appearance), so I wonder how they'll go on the more challenging material here.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Okay, it's time to get this thing on the road...

 

[Axver]

5:57, MOS. The guitar underneath the vocals?

 

[LemonMelon]

Unknown Caller's solo might be the best moment of the album.

 

[coolian2]

Unknown Caller's solo might be the best moment of the album.

nice timing travis.

 

[LemonMelon]

nice timing travis.

It just slices through your eardrums. Reminds me of The Fly in that regard.

 

[LemonMelon]

OK, you guys know I adore Breathe, possibly a new top 10 favorite, but this...

http://www.u2interference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5886457&postcount=5

That second sentence is classic Interference hyperbole.

 

[Axver]

Incidentally, after 2-3 listens, I'd rank the songs:

1. Magnificent
2. White As Snow
3. Fez-Being Born
4. Cedars Of Lebanon
5. Unknown Caller
6. Moment Of Surrender
7. No Line On The Horizon
8. Breathe
9. Crazy Tonight
10. Stand Up Comedy
11. Get On Your Boots

I feel more confident about the order of 1-3 and 9-11 than 4-8. I'd also put a fair bit of space between 9 and 10. I'm liking all the songs here at this stage, though. I wonder how this will develop over time. Looking back on this post in a year could be amusing.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Whoa, NLOTH I sounds... cutting.

 

[LemonMelon]

BYOB has dropped to last. It's fine and all, but Crazy Tonight made a good second impression.

 

[Axver]

OK, you guys know I adore Breathe, possibly a new top 10 favorite, but this...

http://www.u2interference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5886457&postcount=5

That second sentence is classic Interference hyperbole.

I must have missed Egde's solo!

 

[Axver]

I cannot fathom why Boots was the lead single instead of Magnificent.

 

[LemonMelon]

I must have missed Egde's solo!

IT'S EVERYTHING U2 HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO BE BUT FAILED UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I JUST HEARD THIS SONG A SECOND AGO.

clf

 

[The Sad Punk]

I cannot fathom why Boots was the lead single instead of Magnificent.

I cannot fathom why Boots.

 

[coolian2]

i said boots being the lead single was a good sign.

if it was the weakest track, we had something good on our hands.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Those last few notes on NLOTH 1 - future iPhone start up noise.

 

[the tourist]

After 1.5 listens, I'd rank it like this:

01. Fez
02. Magnificent
03. No Line On The Horizon
04. Breathe
05. Unknown Caller
06. Crazy Tonight
07. Get On Your Boots
08. Stand Up Comedy
09. Cedars Of Lebanon
10. White As Snow
11. Moment Of Surrender

 

[Mr. V]

i can hear Magnificent opening shows.

 

[LemonMelon]

I can't wait for the hipster douchebags of RYM to get hold of this thing.