LuckyNumber7
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Nov 12 2013
11.12.13 for album 13. I like it.
Nov 12 2013
Yet One is written about a gay son and his father. How the hell is that a love song?
The songs don't need to be "lots of hits" but more just a lil adventurous and away from the formula of the last few albums (ie vertigo )
Every Breaking Wave has very nice melody in the verses, but completely loses it at the chorus. Now take a full band and your U2 studio magic and I think I could like it more. But "I don't know if I'm that strong" isn't really a good hook for such a stripped down performance
Kings Of Leon recently announced their Sept release. Pearl Jam announced their October release today. U2 announce November release next month?
I agree, but EBW is the only song from the 360 songs that actually has a studio version and had already been considered to be on an album. So it will/would be interesting to see if they did indeed rework the song. I like it a lot, but it seems like the song really needs a (new) chorus. I love the guitar and the verses.
I hope both North Star and Every Breaking Wave have been thrown in the garbage can and never see any daylight again.
North Star is a sickly shot of treacle and needs to fuck off into a black hole. If it ends up being on the official tracklist, my anticipation for the album will nosedive. They need to jettison everything from their previous era imo (that includes EBW, which has attained this quasi-sacred status amongst fan circles for some reason).
I was patient. I'm with ya GG.
I've seen One used to refer to all sorts of difficult relationships between people who love each other, but I've never heard Bono give a that as a straightforward explanation of what the song was about. Do you have a source I could check out?
They need to jettison everything from their previous era imo (that includes EBW, which has attained this quasi-sacred status amongst fan circles for some reason).
For myself personally, Anton Corbijn's interpretation of the song is my favourite (son dying from AIDS talks to his estranged father who has never approved his lifestyle).
ONE might be the best song ever written
Its the song that, when Im watching the band live, I have to really try and hold it together when they begin to play it.
Agree. It means a lot to many people including me.
And it's the song that saved U2 who were at the verge of break up when they made this song.
I just think that One is a love song no matter who it was written for, or in what situation. You couldn't possibly feel that level of pain and alienation about someone you didn't love. And that's what I meant about the best love songs not being the happy ones. It never is all sweetness and light for ever and ever, either between parent and child, or lovers or bandmates or whatever.
I agree. I do like the song and I am interested what a studio version will bring.
Incidentally, am I detecting "recycled lyrics" in that one? Or a least a similar theme? North Star: "I can't wait any longer for your love."
Miss Sarajevo: "E quell'amore non so pi aspettare" roughly translated "And for that love I can't wait any longer (more)" or "And that love can't wait any longer." I think that's the translation, anyway. Anyone know?
I think it may have been in one of the documentaries on the Best Of dvd, about the Drag video Anton made and why the royalties of the song go to AIDs research. I don't really recall where exactly it's been said, but it's been said quite a couple of times. That Bono himself doesn't understand why people find it a love song. There should be quotes out there somewhere, don't know where to find them though, sorry.
North Star is a sickly shot of treacle and needs to fuck off into a black hole. If it ends up being on the official tracklist, my anticipation for the album will nosedive. They need to jettison everything from their previous era imo (that includes EBW, which has attained this quasi-sacred status amongst fan circles for some reason).
ONE might be the best song ever written
Its the song that, when Im watching the band live, I have to really try and hold it together when they begin to play it.