The Sad Punk
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In a '97 Rolling Stone interview, I recall Bono saying that they were experimenting with different Celtic sounds. Didn't really seem like anything came out of it.
The Sad Punk said:In a '97 Rolling Stone interview, I recall Bono saying that they were experimenting with different Celtic sounds. Didn't really seem like anything came out of it.
Earnie Shavers said:Fast Cars has all the 'world influence' of one of those Coke t-shirts printed in Thai.
The Sad Punk said:In a '97 Rolling Stone interview, I recall Bono saying that they were experimenting with different Celtic sounds. Didn't really seem like anything came out of it.
Headache in a Suitcase said:pearl jam... they're so lovey dovey right now, why not.
bsp77 said:
So HTDAAB Part 2.
No
the tourist said:And besides, every album has at least one (at the time of release) throwaway pop song. You may not agree with me on the definition of that, but I consider Pride, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Mysterious Ways, Discotheque, Beautiful Day, and Vertigo throwaways.... Not just the new ones.
Bono's shades said:
In what universe are Pride and ISHFWILF throwaway pop songs? Yeah, right, there were sooooo many Top 40 songs back in the 1980s that sounded like those two tracks and dealt with similar themes.
the tourist said:
Just because you consider a song a classic doesn't mean it's not a throwaway pop song. I consider quite a few Beatles song throwaway pop songs as well. And, no one can possibly agree on any set definition for a song, so why roll your eyes when I state an opinion?
bsp77 said:
I do agree that a song can be a classic and throwaway. And the Beatles are a great example of that.
But U2 spent forever working on Pride (primarily the guitar and tempo - see the UF documentary) and Still Haven't Found is very intricate. I wouldn't consider either to be throwaway.
the tourist said:
I have the UF documentary. U2 spent forever on Vertigo as well, though, so does that make Vertigo any less of a throwaway pop song? Just asking.
Bono's shades said:I always thought "throwaway" meant a song that was disposable fluff with no substance. That's why I think it's ridiculous to call ISHFWILF and Pride throwaways. Hope that clarifies things.
I'm not even sure I'd call Vertigo a throwaway, but it does come closer to fitting that definition IMHO than Pride or ISHFWILF.
bsp77 said:
Regardless, I don't think anybody (including myself) really knows what the hell throwaway means. I just don't think of U2 as doing much throwaway stuff. I think of them as agonizing over everything. I wish they would be a little more throwaway.
U2DMfan said:As far as influences for the new album.
I'd rather see U2 turn away from the need for mass commercial acceptance and just rip an album out, rather quickly without regard to how it will sell.
U2DMfan said:As far as influences for the new album.
I'd rather see U2 turn away from the need for mass commercial acceptance and just rip an album out, rather quickly without regard to how it will sell.
U2 will never do it
Zoomerang96 said:i do NOT want to hear them say "this will be a real guitar album. edge is on fire."
that sort of shit is old news. we heard that the last two albums.
give us something new.
Zoomerang96 said:i do NOT want to hear them say "this will be a real guitar album. edge is on fire."
that sort of shit is old news. we heard that the last two albums.
give us something new.
the tourist said:They should say the album will be heavy on the wind-chimes and say nothing else about it until it's recorded.
the tourist said:They should say the album will be heavy on the wind-chimes and say nothing else about it until it's recorded.
Max_theHitman said:
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Now hear this, because I am ONLY going to say this once!
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The next U2 album is going to be called
"The Future Is Now and It´s FUNtastic".
It´s going to feature a 3-D picture of that sheep(clone) Dolly in colourful colours, on the front sleeve, and in the back sleeve a picture of U2 members dressed in sheepskin jackets and wearing spaced-out spandex pants and having drinks in an anti-gravity sub-orbital spacestation.
The names of the 15 songs will be posted on the left side of this before-mentioned band picture in braille.
To actually SEE properly the “Dolly” 3-D picture on the front sleeve CD-cover fans will have to get an extra pair of Bono-U2-3D-Glasses by writing a self-stamped envelope and sending to Propaganda magazine.The glasses will be free of charge, but you have to buy the mail stamp.
All songs will be in the same style as the "passengers" album but with more heavy influences on the electronics and heavy guitar riffs, sort of like POP and Actung Baby.
All songs will be produced by Brian Eno/Steve Lillywhite/Beastie Boys.
Some songs will include an African-style drum beat with Australian Jirido flutes and Bono will sing in African-Swahilli language. Backing vocals will be by Ladysmith African Mombazo band.
Special guest singers like Bjork will sing backing vocals on a song that will be called “Frozen Pinguin”.
Ziggy Marley will sing backing vocals on “I shot the sheriff but I did not kill John F.Kennedy”.
Larry Mullen Jr. will finally play a 10 minute drum solo by himself on a song called “Larry” and will finally sing solo on a song called “I invented U2 in my kitchen”. The rest of the band members will just sing backing vocals and in accapella form sounding like those old-time 1950´s Duo-woop groups.
This is TOP-SECRET information I have just learned.
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