Recent content by j72

See i don't know folks. I'm just back from work and i'm too tired to say much butPERSONALLY i love Bono's vocal on recent songs like sometimes you can't make it on your own (especially live). Also (for example when i look at the world and then white as snow, cedars of lebannon, songs like these...

"1983-1993 were his best years (peak being 1986-1989). Nothing he's done in the past seventeen years can touch that era. Period. End of story. You can cherrypick some high notes he's hit all you like, his voice just doesn't sound as good anymore. Not his fault, just the way it is." Totally...

Thanks Bonocomet, i would be interested in that offer and will get back to you on that. Also, i guess, i would feel a bit overindulgent starting another thread on this but i am interested in the idea of recording in different locations and what it can bring to words and music. I know they have...

Thanks for your comments Bonocomet. See it's interesting this isn't it, (so personal and subjective) i chased up Ghost/songs of experience and i liked the musical atmosphere. Bono however, to me, sounded like a stereotypical sixth former trying desperately to impress his lady. I would be...

Whoops, sorry Mama cass, this plonker meant Songs of Ascent, not Ascent of Man. Ps thanks Corriander for your sensitivity, i can confirm i am a He as far as i can tell x

Thanks Galeongirl I guess by contradiction i am personally interpreting and resonating at times in my life with the character of Acrobat to "think like this and talk like that." I love the fact that there is darkness as well as light and many subtleties in Bono's lyrics. Some of the people i...

PS Galeongirl Thanks for that lyric "uncertainty can be a guiding light" I have just noted that bit of your post, one of my favourite u2 moments lyric/music to a wonderful song. REM also said something like "celebrate the contradiction" which is another favourite expression of mine, i am aware...

Thanks Nick, i like Drunk Chicken America but have not listened to the other one you mention as yet. I think, for me though whatever hits the spot, that may be the synthesis of even one word and music, The "baby, baby" as mentioned on Ultra Violet or something like the words and music of...

Yeah i agree Stolen Child was an absolute beauty and i won't go on about the waterboys too much as i appreciate this is a u2 forum for the most part. I also guess the idea of going back to old poetry might sound strange and not especially original but somehow for me it reenergised. I guess u2...

Hi Galeongirl it is not so much the waiting (i expect that and fair enough) sometimes great things do take time, sometimes. Procrastination, was more my point. I may have come across wrong there,( i also totally take your point about the fantastic musical back catalogue) and don't imagine...

I don't know if anyone else feels the same but i'm beginning to feel frustrated, bored and a tad worried about the procrastinated release of any material when it had been anticipated, talked up, then dropped again. I felt excited (not so much the title) by the idea of The Ascent of Man thing or...

"Bono had to adopt the different mentality of an everyday person to be lyrically astute again, and I hope he continues this strategy on the next album." By Lemonfly I enjoyed reading all your post Lemonfly, i personally find it the most continuously stimulating, different and affecting record...

Eh, the change was overhyped (musically, I agree Bono went into a new direction with the lyrics). There are two songs that point in a new direction, but otherwise NLOTH evokes all eras of U2, it's just more clever with recycling the past than HTDAAB. I like what u2 girl said here: I think...

Beautiful, thanks for this, i would love it if any of my kids got into the band and we maybe even shared a concert one day. I LOVE the way you describe this at the stopsign. Has been a great start to my day -thank you.

I have really enjoyed the posts here so far. I think the point about the band having the courage of their convictions and not trying to cover all bases or be all things to all people is a succinct and very accurate point. I would also add that some of the most powerful points in music can be...