Enjoyed the song! If someone was a producer and making a proposal to the band in regards to making a rock album, a small Boy/ War era style EP would have been fun sidetrack alah Atomic City, Red Flag Day, Summer of Love, etc, rather than SOE or SOI. I also like that it’s not the typical Page...
Was listening to an interview with Ed O’Brien or Noel Gallagher or Edge or some other guitar gear interview and they commented on how surprisingly loud U2 is, alah it is The Who style loud, and part of it was because of Larry’s drumming style which is kind of funny because you wouldn’t expect it
It’s an acoustic U2 album! It’s better than imagined considering their past attempts at acoustic stuff and it’s not gonna overshadow the originals because of how integral the soundscapes of the originals are to the songs! However, SOS does show that they are well written songs!
Didn’t Larry and or Adam get scammed out of some money a while back and aren’t they the guys that were not into the U2 investment group angle Bono and Edge had back in the day? I would think Larry would still want those buckaroos! He always came off as the “it’s got to make sense dollars wise...
“I’m not sure U2 are going to turn into AC/DC exactly," Edge warns, tempering expectations fuelled by Bono recently that he might pull an Angus Young on the next album.
"I’ll still be trying to find ways to use the instrument that are new and unfamiliar. But I’m absolutely convinced that the...
Acoustic isn’t their strong suit... kind of boring outside of a few numbers. They should instead opt for full on wall of sound and extra synths and other players!
They’re too old and too distracted by investments and chillaxation to put in the effort to make a great full album... also today’s marketing also demands more time and effort from musicians. They don’t want to do that to make that cultural impact they crave b/c they believed they earned it...
The U2 engine which is The Edge and Bono just aren’t inspired, specifically Edge and they are lazy and distracted. Probably mostly distracted. Investment group and real estate.