I got on "Boots" this morning! (Single review)

[Utoo]

From the guy who ultimately brought us Mercy.

Speaking of which....... Last time, you got your hands on a cassette (not a cd, right?) of the whole album + Mercy.

This time, did you get to hear anything other than the single? Or did the disc just have the single on it?

 

[Zoots]

Please please don't make a lame boyband-ish album cover like the Bomb had! ray: ATYCLB was

 

[LastNameonEarth]

I just wished some dimwit at U2.com could at least give us a date, then is all our problem how we deal with the wait.

They must know! (one would think)

Surely they must!! Oh well, we can get our news from other sources, but at the very very least I'd just like U2.com to move the front page on from the re-issues, and the home page away from the bloody awful HTDAAB lay-out - there is a NEW single and a NEW album due imminently people!!!

 

[MrBTH]

I reckon that they have chosen GOYB as a bit of a musical "statement of intent" in the way that "The Fly" was very much a lyrical statement - over a completely surprising musical backing of course.
What I mean is, from the beachclip I'll admit you can hear a little echo of the Vertigo/Elevation "style" in the opening verse but then they take it somewhere completely different through the chorus and bridge sections - somewhere much more adventurous and complex. You can hear that that's the case even in the beach clip and it sounds like in the meantime it seems that they have made it even more layered and radical. U2 are clever. If there's any echo of Vertigo in the song you can bet that it's totally deliberate and has some sort of meaning rather than it just being a rehash...

 

[LyricalDrug]

I'm wound up like an 8-day clock now!

 

[Catman]

QUESTION!

If this song were to be placed on any other U2 album, which would you place it? Also, that DJ quote has me a little worried... is it really like Elevation/ Vertigo part 2?
I'd hate for the general public to start labeling it as such

 

[Lila64]

190.... come on, you can do it!

 

[Rob33]

How is Bono's voice?

 

[corianderstem]

The correct answer is

TWILIGHT
TWILIGHT
TWILIGHT
TWILIGHT
TWILIGHT
TWILIGHT

You'll hate it if it sounds like sparkly vampires?

 

[Val]

Thanks skott 100 for that review! You did a great job. The song sounds like it'll be awesome!

 

[rathergoblind]

189!

 

[rathergoblind]

191 yay

 

[shart1780]

Do want!!

Stop making me hyped you bastard I'm trying to stay pessimistic!!!

 

[eas]

DRUMS!!!!
DRUMS!!!!
DRUMS!!!!
DRUMS!!!!

HTDAAB sorely lacked in the drums.
This is great news.
IMO you can't have a great U2 album without some really great drums/percussion
Unless you're talking about JT which is a great album with allright drums.

 

[edurban]

You'll hate it if it sounds like sparkly vampires?

That gave me an idea: I could goto be and read Twilight (I know, I know, I am hooked) to kill the suspence. I have butterflies and I think I need a camomile or I will never be able to go to bed!

 

[purpleoscar]

God bless 'em, it opens with a drum fill, not unlike "Young Folks" by Peter, Bjorn & John,

Could be the drums at the end of "Larryinthestudio" clip.

 

[Irishteen]

You'll hate it if it sounds like sparkly vampires?

I'll hate it more if they write Breaking Dawn on the next album

 

[Padj]

200!!!

 

[Varitek]

lurkers

it's that time in the album cycle again...

 

[Zoots]

What if this turned out to be the album cover?

 

[ElectricalVoice]

We're insane. I should sleep, but refuse.

 

[Danny Boy]

I had planned on getting a lot of work done this afternoon.

 

[skott100]

QUESTION!

If this song were to be placed on any other U2 album, which would you place it? Also, that DJ quote has me a little worried... is it really like Elevation/ Vertigo part 2?
I'd hate for the general public to start labeling it as such

Maybe some bizarre car crash between Bomb and Pop if Pop had a producer who was actually cut out for the job? (cue can of worms)

I don't think it fits in nicely with any album. Maybe if U2 had a song on the soundtrack of Wanted that was playing during the train crash scene? Howabout that? I'm really starting to run out of descriptive language here, guys and girls!

 

[corianderstem]

I'll hate it more if they write Breaking Dawn on the next album

*shudder*

 

[rathergoblind]

I had planned on getting a lot of work done this afternoon.

Ha Ha Work, I remember doing that. been like over a week since I even tried to get good solid work done.
Now it is - Do some work... save file.
while file is saving... go to interference...
catch up in interference.
do a little more work... repeat.

 

[RaceAgainstTime]

You'll hate it if it sounds like sparkly vampires?

everytime I see or hear about that book or movie I think about the song.
I'm such a nerd.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

What if this turned out to be the album cover?

I fail to see the excitement and awesomeness in that.

 

[Irishteen]

*shudder*

I wonder what's worse Breaking Dawn or the super obsessive fans

 

[Zoots]

I fail to see the excitement and awesomeness in that.

lol. That bastard tripod thing had to show up. I edited the image. Go look!

 

[eas]

QUESTION:

How good does the chorus sound? Are the vocals as layered as the drums?

Thanks