Michael Griffiths
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Bono was recently quoted as saying he believes he's written "then next great U2 song." He said this at some point during the African trip. The source was CNN, but it was obviously more of an aside than anything. Do you think he was referring to 'The Hands That Built America'? Just from listening to this clip, I get the feeling it could be a commercial smash, much in the vain of -- and I'm about to vomit over the comparison -- Aerosmith's 'I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing' (or whatever it was called). Not that it sounds anything like it; it's just got that huge, epic, grand quality about it. It's got the strings, and the big cinimatic sound. It sounds like it might just explode somewhere just after the clip ends. Sounds like a song that just kind of builds and builds, until it reaches some astonishingly impossible climax. Of course the danger with such an approach, is an almost cheesy, and somewhat contrived feeling. It's something quite difficult to pull off, and not everyone can pull of a 'With or Without You' twice in a row. Instead, what usually happens is a ballad that reeks of sap and artifice, and built heavier than the Titanic *cough* Celine Dione *cough*.
From what I've heard so far, the song could go either way. But back to the original question at hand (so to speak): Do you believe this could be the next great U2 song?
From what I've heard so far, the song could go either way. But back to the original question at hand (so to speak): Do you believe this could be the next great U2 song?
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