Hollow Island
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How does a band delay a record by a year and still end up with a rushed last minute mix of the single?
How does a band delay a record by a year and still end up with a rushed last minute mix of the single?
I wonder what the first reactions were when people first heard The Fly.
Not a valid comparison at all.I wonder what the first reactions were when people first heard The Fly. I bet many people thought U2 were over and that this was garbage. I only bring this up because I remember before even hearing tbh comming on here and reading what a mess this song was. I'm glad people are comming around to it atleast a little bit. I was a wee bit too young to care about u2 back in the achtung baby days, I loved my game boy too much to care about u2 music lol. But I do remember hearing discotheque the first time and being like wtf is this??
This songs now permanently stuck in my head, been on a lads weekend in Brighton and the whole time I was there it was stuck in my head
It's entirely possible, even probable, that there are a LOT better songs on this record and we'll all be surprised. I certainly hope so, otherwise I'll be massively disappointed. So this record could still turn out to be great. But in terms of singles, sales, and pop culture impact, if Best Thing is the best they have to offer, I don't see this record making much of a splash.
How does a band delay a record by a year and still end up with a rushed last minute mix of the single?
I forget, and couldn't be bothered searching - what was your initial reaction to it?
Cause I'm in the same boat as you. It's not an artistic opus but it's catchy as hell and has more layers than my initial mediocre reaction gave it credit for...
Fellow baggie here. Take it you went to the Brighton game ?. Heard we were awful....but great night out down there !This songs now permanently stuck in my head, been on a lads weekend in Brighton and the whole time I was there it was stuck in my head
I need to listed to this more than 1x but my very first impression:
Not good.
Ax is right, it's all over the place and sounds almost like a jam session there is so much going on. I really liked the Blackout after the first listen and there were elements of that tune that kept me going back to it but this....I didn't get that feeling of "I need more".
I'll listen to this all day and by the end of the day I should have a proper assessment.
U2 ain't having a hit again guys, and no Blackout or TBT is going to save that. The best we can hope for is that TBT is the only song of it's nature on the album. If that's true, I think we still have something good on our hands.
2. The only real complaint I have is that it is bland and vanilla...no risk taking.
Even the much disparaged "middle three" songs on NLOTH are better than TBT.