Hawk269
Acrobat
These tunes are just enormous in scope and breadth. Besides the awards it will surely take in...the real question is this - will this be an album all of your casual non-U2 fan friends will come up to you and start going off on how much they love it? You know, the people who usually tell you how crazy you are for liking U2 so much.
It's hard to tell so soon, but tunes like Vertigo, Miracle Drug, Sometimes, ABOY, and OOTS are just *undeniably* amazing....put them all together and you have a powerhouse of a collection of songs. Not since Achtung have they strung together this many potential hit singles.
I think it would be more amazing for U2 to gain huge momentum now because these are outright soul songs with very direct emotional appeals, not ironic forays into themes of betrayal and darkness that used catchy hooks to get the masses to hum along without necessarily understanding the soul part (EBTTRT, UTETOW, Wild Horses). Of course, there are many catchy hooks on this album as well...
I will be interested to see how the public embraces this "direct-soul" album versus Achtung's subtle depth.
If nothing else, let's enjoy this ride over the next year together...who knows what the future holds...I just want to take all of this in with the best music fans on the planet.
AJ
It's hard to tell so soon, but tunes like Vertigo, Miracle Drug, Sometimes, ABOY, and OOTS are just *undeniably* amazing....put them all together and you have a powerhouse of a collection of songs. Not since Achtung have they strung together this many potential hit singles.
I think it would be more amazing for U2 to gain huge momentum now because these are outright soul songs with very direct emotional appeals, not ironic forays into themes of betrayal and darkness that used catchy hooks to get the masses to hum along without necessarily understanding the soul part (EBTTRT, UTETOW, Wild Horses). Of course, there are many catchy hooks on this album as well...
I will be interested to see how the public embraces this "direct-soul" album versus Achtung's subtle depth.
If nothing else, let's enjoy this ride over the next year together...who knows what the future holds...I just want to take all of this in with the best music fans on the planet.
AJ