Mack_Again
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yeah i was thinking that too, but......some old songs like Zoo Station didn't have solos but still sounded cool.
SOE 25 - The Freakout
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yeah i was thinking that too, but......some old songs like Zoo Station didn't have solos but still sounded cool.
RoKKeR
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...can't believe this didn't spring to mind earlier, lol. You're right though, Innocence was all about the lightbulb. Now we have The Blackout.
Cheeky!
Reggie Thee Dog
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Any chance some of us can get some MP3 love over in the other discussion? Please
Hey, I have a copy but I'm away from my PC. Will send out when I get to a computer!
Same lightbulb on stage, it just goes black.
Gonna Run 2 U
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Quick let's put out the blackout for the fans before we completely alienate them with the best thing. [emoji106]
Thank you!
cseggleton
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So I went to play blackout and as soon as I hit play my power went out...can't make this stuff up!!
I had to go back and see if I said anything stupid and thankfully no. I mostly just mentioned how Boots was at least getting people talking and was sort of a polarizing song. I pointed out how Vertigo was obviously the catchier and more straight forward song, easier for people to digest and that Boots for ll its efforts was more interesting yet nto necessarily better or worse. I think my views on those songs are the same today as they were then after just listening to both for the first time in a while.
Personally I always liked Vertigo though and still do. I remember going back and forth on Boots. Somedays I'd like it and others I wouldn't. In the end I grew tired of it and didn't really like it and I gotta say I still don't. It's interesting but doesn't do anything for me.
I think those who gushed over it at the time look pretty silly now
Oh maaaan. I still remember my first listen. Everybody else seemed pretty excited and I was initially not elated, but persuaded myself on the second listen. I'm pretty sure there's a couple of posts of me coming around to the song deep in the bowels of one Superthread or another, but I'm not dredging those up. And as that link proves I got way too swept up in the excitement of the times. But good lord did Boots not last. My last.fm stats are fucking hilarious: I played it 24 times in January/February 2009, and literally four times since then.
Plus it was kind of cool to shit on Vertigo then if you were in camp Native Son. And I honestly don't think the studio version of Vertigo holds up like the live version does.
I think the song will be a ton of fun live...but can someone please tell Bono he looks like Dr. Strangelove with these shades!
True.
Why does larry always look annoyed? Is that just Larry's bitch face? He's so handsome, but he also wants to kill you.
jphelmet
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Having listened to Blackout about 10x, i would put it at about a 5/10. Find it very forgettable. It's new territory for U2, it's just nothing I am all that interested in. I think the chorus is catchy, easily gets stuck in your head, but it's just not that good.
I didn't like Boots, but really enjoyed NLOTH. Hoping the same here. I actually like The Miracle better the first few listens. Hoping the studio version will come across better, but overall not impressed with the track.
I didn't like Boots, but really enjoyed NLOTH. Hoping the same here. I actually like The Miracle better the first few listens. Hoping the studio version will come across better, but overall not impressed with the track.
redhill
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Borderline AC at best but it does rock in the bridge.
Good song is subjective. I think it's pretty good...
A strong case could be made that they have had more departures than just that one...and I think they have another one left in them...but only time will tell.
Thanks for the commandment. Now go to bed!
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DaveC
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ugh, i went back for a second listen and still absolutely *hate* the crowd noise drowning out some of the effects. i think there is a good song in there but i'm going to wait until i can hear the studio version before i listen to it again probably.
Watched the great Neil Finn record his latest album live online last Friday. There's a guy who is just interested in writing classic songs and is not bothered about staying relevant by creating pop tunes for the kiddies. Wish u2 would be a bit more like that.
Yea I dunno if that was on purpose to prevent a full on rip of the song going around the interwebs and all, but I can't wait to hear a clean version of this song without Sil shouting over it.
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cseggleton
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Who is Neil Finn? Guess he accomplished not being relevant with me!!
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superchuk5
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So what are the odds The Blackout is the opening song? I think the whole "The big mouth says the people don't want to be free for free" is a good bookend to the "Your big mouth in the way" from The Little Things
See also: "A light had been turned off"
I think we're looking at an album with a good number of self-referential lyrics (which I think is cool)
TinKnight
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The only thing I hate about saying Jack and Zack is that it's done to rhyme back with back
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superchuk5
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The only thing I hate about saying Jack and Zack is that it's done to rhyme back with back
I haven't decided if it's lazy songwriting or a good way to a lyrical tone.
RoKKeR
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The only way I see the names working is with the "Go easy on me brother" pre chorus lines that follow them...
Kind of clever, but also kind of Bono.
Kind of clever, but also kind of Bono.
TinKnight
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I like using Jack and Zack. Maybe it's corny, but it feels like it's grounding it and attaches the problems to real people.
But to rhyme back with back. Eeg
No need to be coy, Roy.
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U2freakboy
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Let me stop this convo right here. This will never be played on AC radio stations, simply because it's not an AC song. If this is released as a single, it will find a home on Alt Rock radio stations, which is exactly where it belongs. Nothing about this song says AC.
That's likely why Best Thing was chosen as the first single. It probably does belong on AC.
david
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ATYCLB was borderline AC and the guys were around 40 when those songs were written. For some reason they're pushing 60 and writing songs incredibly youthful in sound.
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