it should be "Hey! New song! Click here to see the fecking video."
How cool would be that
it should be "Hey! New song! Click here to see the fecking video."
Every time I see your Avatar I crack up because it perfectly sums up my attitude on waiting for this album and the Icon reminds me of it also - no offense meant!
Agreed completely. It's very frustrating being a fan of this band when so many other bands are doing it right. #outoftouchwithfans
One song in 4.5 years, and they can't even do that right
this news is meaningless in the internet age. when U2 make these announcements (and if they want them to have impact) they need to have the song ready.. it shouldn't be that the video will be available "during November," it should be "Hey! New song! Click here to see the fecking video."
for better or worse, it's an instant gratification world. you have .5 seconds to capture someone's attention, and then you need to hold it. you're not going to hold it for anyone other than us diehards, unless you release more than the damned artwork.
/endrant
The lies don't even hurt anymore
To be fair, it wasn't U2 or U2.com who claimed the song would be released on 30 October. As far as I can see, it was ONE newspaper article and it was picked up by fans and media. I think with all the (ridiculous) attention U2.com got with the 30 seconds snippet of the song as part of a movie trailer, it's pretty safe to assume they would have created some hype if there had been really a song premiere. At least they were quite quick to announce the vinyl release with the correct date.
Still.... u2.com represents u2 the band. And u2.com is a joke. Better not to announce anything if the special gift is 20 seconds of a new song with no release date and people talking on top.
I'm sure U2.com heard the rumor, though. It would have been nice if they had sent out a quick tweet saying "We don't know where that information came from. We're not playing the song on the 30th."
Yeah, we can't blame U2.com for some fans (like me) getting excited about unsourced speculation, but it would have been nice if they shot it down right away. If someone started a rumor about me, I'd put it to bed as quickly as I could.
Re: the b-side to "Ordinary Love," here's what indie seller Bull Moose (who I believe broke the news about the 10-inch release) has to say:
Anyway, the info U2's people gave us is that it is new music and Breath, not Breathe.
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Also, did anyone notice Oliver Jeffers said he was "showing his project in a few days"? We can't be too far away if that's the case.
I saw that.. form a post on Oct 22
If someone started a rumor about me, I'd take it to bed as quickly as I could.
Yeah, but U2.com cannot send out e-mails to everyone whenever some rumour is making its rounds. That would be crazy.
On the other hand, don't expect them to function like a rational company
They seem to be sleeping under some stone most of the time, with blinders on and plugs in their ears.
Guess we must be even closer then, right?
If Breath is indeed an alternate version of Breathe, how fucking stupid is it to name it Breath? Because unless the vocal has changed so Bono is pronouncing the title song like BREATH, then it just looks like a fucking typo.
I mean, I mean .... it's just so ...... gahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!