I don't think Bono is above technical trickery to get his voice back. I think I'm in the minority here, but I thought he sounded pretty awful at the Sphere shows.
Based on nothing but gut feelings, I think Larry is ready to move on from the U2 phase of his life.
I believe that Larry has recorded with the band. I even could see him going on tour for one final hurrah (health willing), but I don't expect more than that.
I would say that would also be the...
Call me biased, but I just really can't think of any other artists that could utilize the Sphere quite as well as U2 did. I just don't think there's a whole lot of groups with iconic imagery (Zoo Station TVs, The Fly words, etc.) that make it fun.
I feel like you would need to create new...
My buddies and I saw Trey Anastasio last year at a festival. Our joke was that despite all of us pretending to hate Phish, we were going to fall in love with Phish. The first song we looked each other in the eyes and were like "wait is this good?"
about 30 minutes in (and substances having been...
I ain't taking Mercy slander. Look deep within you: you know in your soul that it's one of their best songs post-00s but you just want to be contrarian.
I think TLTTGYA is the closest Bono is going to get to being "dark". Like jesus:
"Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes
Sometimes I'm full of anger and grieving
So far away from believing
That any sun will reappear"
(I don't believe the official lyrics, he says sun, fight me)
Playboy Mansion is gud, and I'm not taking any other feedback at this time. Michael Jackson and OJ are the only things that date it, and IMO, it's fine to be a little time capsule of that time period (when the Playboy Mansion itself was still relevant). Everything is fine to good, and the melody...