U2.com:
This ends the speculation, eh? (Though we all know u2.com has given us bad info before!)
Even if we forget about the fact that much of what Rubin has done in recent years has been pretty good, I think that the best part is that it seems like he'll shake up the band's recording process a bit. Rumor has it that he's not allowing them to even record anything until it's golden (at least that's my interpretation of Assayas' quote of making them "hold" songs until they're exceptional). While I'm not sure if I definitely like that technique----so many good U2 songs have come from soundchecks and recorded jam sessions, it seems a waste to not get it all on tape---I do like that this may be the first radical change in U2's studio practices since Eno's gimmicks with UF and AB/Zooropa.
Let's just hope that the band doesn't "producer-hop" like they have with the last few albums...
The band are back in the studio and working on new material with producer Rick Rubin.
This ends the speculation, eh? (Though we all know u2.com has given us bad info before!)
Even if we forget about the fact that much of what Rubin has done in recent years has been pretty good, I think that the best part is that it seems like he'll shake up the band's recording process a bit. Rumor has it that he's not allowing them to even record anything until it's golden (at least that's my interpretation of Assayas' quote of making them "hold" songs until they're exceptional). While I'm not sure if I definitely like that technique----so many good U2 songs have come from soundchecks and recorded jam sessions, it seems a waste to not get it all on tape---I do like that this may be the first radical change in U2's studio practices since Eno's gimmicks with UF and AB/Zooropa.
Let's just hope that the band doesn't "producer-hop" like they have with the last few albums...