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I don't care if you can't see anything, as long as the album is not INAUDIBLE.
A surprise release. That we can't see. Because it's... Invisible.
While the song and Bono's vocals are transporting quite a "warm" feeling, the lyrics, for me, are quite chilly. But there's hope and consolation at the end. It's almost like with "There is no them" another voice, maybe a more mature one, is coming in. There's certainly the theme of the young, still unexperienced, emotionally raw, insecure and impulsive man vs. the older, more mature man with a sense of conciliation in this song.
Edge Finally Explains What the Heck U2 is Still Doing in the Studio"We're trying to make a hard record ... meaning intellectually hard, rigorous, raw but potent"
I agree. Smaller threads are not that bad an idea if there is only a song or two to discuss. Especially when its the 'there is no them, only us' line which is probably the most contentious aspect of the song on these boards. And anyway there is another thread about invisible, I love Edge's nod to stuart adamson. While this was about lyrical matters that was musical and talked about influence. That could have been on this thread too. But I preferred it separate. Could it be that the adamson thread was positive and this could have turned out to be negative? I dont know. Just know that fellas gotta chill here.
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Still sounds like June to me.
not a chance.
Pretty enthusiastic review.
But I'm going on record now. I am not...fucking NOT...chanting "There is no them, only us" at the concert. No, no, no, no, no, fucking no. The line must be drawn here, no further, and it's one line I won't cross.
I agree that Bono sounds great, but I'm feeling like the production is part of why I feel so weirded out by it. I feel like it's *all* chorus, one or the other, "more than you know", or "there is no them; there's only us"; the structure of it feels off to me somehow. Like there's a good core there but the arrangement of the bits feels funny to me, and maybe the approach taken with the production is part of why it strikes me that way.
Makes me wonder if there is an unedited version with two verses at the top.
At their best—on Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby—U2 managed to satisfy both art and commerce. At their worst they lean too far in one direction or another. We will soon know whether they have found the sweet spot yet again.
Of course, one could argue that NLOTH tried to be that perfect blend and fell on its face in the commercial sphere.
Oh, and also....ATYCLB Part 2.
> NLOTH also sold 5-6M worldwide
You sure the numbers are that high?