redhill
Refugee
I am thrilled with this album already and it has to be in their top 4 at the very least.
I have to say however, that Larry is the only one who did not elevate his game to the very highest level.
Everyone else is blasting off and I don't really hear anything incredibly fresh or strong on the drums here.
I hope someone can prove me wrong as I am sure I will get flamed. Please point out unique breaks, beats, timing, etc if you want to flame me. I want to be wrong!
I have to say however, that Larry is the only one who did not elevate his game to the very highest level.
Everyone else is blasting off and I don't really hear anything incredibly fresh or strong on the drums here.
I hope someone can prove me wrong as I am sure I will get flamed. Please point out unique breaks, beats, timing, etc if you want to flame me. I want to be wrong!
It’s all right there, some songs he has recorded two kinds of drumming I think, like on Yahweh. He is using brushes I think, kinda like he did with Drowning Man! He is playing a very hard beat on ABOY, which accentuates Edge’s riff making the song more exciting and rock n’ roll in my opinion. Like he did on All Along The Watchtower. There are other stuff too. As I said it’s all there.
Plus English in not my first language. 
He seems to have recorded two kinds of drumming on COBL too, during the beginning before Bono starts singing, then it's just one kind. One is the usual deal the other one seems to be just the two sticks on the on the box thing (maybe he is using brushes there too...), I don't know if that makes sense. Listen to what he plays when Bono sings "And I'm getting ready for....." before "ooh, woo part", I like it. 
He is also playing more on that big ass cymbal during the "You look so BEAUTIFUL!" which make its more special on my opinion. It's not like he is reinventing things there or being extremely different but sometimes just provide the right beat and know what NOT to put might be the best thing about a drummer. Larry is not a show off. Also his beat during the chorus on Miracle Drug “The sun…..” and ”My Miracle Drug…” and then when Edge starts his solo (the second one after the slide solo). He could have gone and used just “normal” beat but he is slightly more dynamic there like he was on October, make a whole lotta difference for me. Also he is using brushes on SYVMIOY, listen how he just hit that deal once (don’t know the name of that thing) during the “I need to let you know…”, it’s suave and cool. Plus he uses that big “boom-boom” sound that he used a lot on Hawkmoon. Understand what I mean? Those kinds of things always make those songs more epic and helps on the crescendo of the classic climax that some U2 songs have and this one definitely do. Larry is a big part of making that big ending on that song as he accelerates his beat! Also during Original Of The Species, at 2:59-3:09, that’s awesome. Note that after that moment this song too starts to grow even more and Larry is helping that happen. Also on Yahweh, during some of the vreses, those are VERY strong verses and Larry acentuaes some of the stuff Bono says by hitting the drums twice at some momments. That all counts to me. That’s all I have to say. You make me tired. Hope you understand what I tried to say. Need to rest now. 
