Aardvark747
Blue Crack Addict
I'd have liked em to have released an album akin to Neil Young & The Shocking Pinks 'Everybody's Rockin'...and see how the fans and Island reacted.
U2girl said:
That first half of ATYCLB up to and including IALW is amazing, up there with the rest of their best stuff. After Wild honey though it feels like someone pulls the brake onto all the joy/pop music and instead of putting on GBHF and Levitate (sometimes the singer is right) we get the bizzare twist of mood that the album never really recovers from. A nice guitar blast from New York and the sweet pop sounds only come back on Grace. Most importantly, despite some moments like Walk on or Kite this was a new direction (as they never did pop music before) and it felt fresh, not bad after 20 years of career.
zoopop said:
I think this could be the worst sequence of songs on a U2 album. What could have U2 done?
65980 said:As long as their songs stay as good as they've been, and the band itself remains totally committed to being "U2" (unlike, say, The Rolling Corporatio-- er, Stones), then I'm perfectly happy with straight-ahead pop/rock songs.
pacemaker said:Oh, and Bono's lyrics have become too direct. He's much better at culling feeling and emotion out of imagery than bare boned truth. Most of the time.
Zootlesque said:
Thank you for that! I have been saying the same thing for years in this forum. Bono is much better at poetry and hidden meaning than direct lines with zero subtlety... I agree.
pacemaker said:I think it goes without saying that poetry and hidden meaning wouldn't have ruined Kite with "when hip-hop drove the big cars..." whereas the rest of the song is a nice balance of poetry and directness.
Zootlesque said:
how are they any different from the Stones?
An Cat Gav said:It's just so annoying how close they came with Pop.
gabrielvox said: