New Album Discussion 10 - Songs of Sir, this is a Wendy's, durr

[iota]

"Old Glory fades to blue and black..." is Bono singing about the blue lives matter flag?!

 

[iota]

Insofar as there is or should be a single, I feel like it’s Red Hill

With the fuller kit and horns it feels like they put a little more into it, too… the single Red Hill almost was

I hope they keep it up with the breezy retro guitars on the next record, it’s a nice vintage enough to be back in style note for them to strike

I would be very down for breezy chill retro U2

I agree with you. I would love an album with this production full of new songs. Edge doesn't use his signature sound once, does he?

I think Two Hearts should have been the 1st single myself though.

 

[DeVaul]

dumb choices for singles, leaving a great song off the album, delayed tour launch…

U2 is back baby!

 

[Gilead12]

Lol leaving Moment of Surrender off their album Songs of Surrender for the Surrender book… you have to give them credit, they never took the easy road

I feel like this Ordinary Love is another song you could maybe imagine getting some play. And yeah Two Hearts is awesome

 

[mikal]

In U2's defense, Pride was a great choice, and while it's old news, it is one of the coolest reimagined songs on this album. BD is great too. Could have done better than One and WOWY and chose a deeper track. At the same time, maybe they did that because they know that the most interest in this album will be from the biggest fans.

 

[clerks]

Did I miss the link or did it finally come out for real? MM all day for me. Glad you kids are liking it.

 

[DomCobb]

Overall enjoyed this way more than I expected, considering I generally am not interested in their acoustic versions. But as a whole the project is a fun listen. There aren't any I outright disliked, although I'm mixed on GOOYOW and The Miracle (although I liked that they switched it up). Generally I liked when it felt like they did something beyond straight acoustic reimagining, although oddly enough my top two favorites were basically that - Bad and The Little Things.

Other biggest winners for me
- All the Boy tracks (+ 11 O'Clock)
- Two Hearts Beat As One
- Red Hill Mining Town
- Desire
- All I Want is You
- The Fly
- Stay
- Vertigo
- Invisible

There's quite a few tracks that I wish they had pushed further, but that's fine. With 40 to pick from I can make my own concise playlist of 20 or so.

 

[TinKnight]

You know what’s pretty wild? I consider Bono to have an extremely unique voice; most Bono vocal impersonators are not very good.

And yet there’s a guy who sounds like 95% similar IN THE SAME BAND.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

https://youtu.be/I7xXnl7IbcU

 

[dan_smee]

Work took over. Disc 4:

- vocal delivery of lights of home hits so much harder than the album.
- I love Stay, builds, swells, just a great way of displaying the delicacy in the song.
- SBS is SO MUCH better than the “live” acoustic video they posted during covid.
- Cedarwood road may be the most superfluous song in the collection. It’s nice but pales next to lots of amazing tracks.
- who knew we needed acoustic I Will Follow? It’s fun, works well, but isn’t top tier in this set
- miracle drug is odd, but I kinda love it. Will probably grow.
Little things is top tier.
40 is amazing

So happy with this

 

[david]

Officially released on Apple Music west coast time. Giving it a proper listen.. here I go.

 

[clerks]

iTunes downloading…

 

[zoocarolina]

Amazing interview and it’s only Part 1

https://youtu.be/Edzt3Lnp9jU

 

[Irvine511]

Stay is stunning.

 

[DaveC]

i'm boycotting this album. it doesn't have Surrender anywhere on the tracklist.

i'll be contacting a lawyer on monday to start the proceedings for a class action lawsuit against U2 for false advertising. who's with me?

 

[dan_smee]

i'm boycotting this album because it doesn't include Surrender.

IKR? Lazy cash grab.

 

[david]

Why does it look like Larry is judging me as I listen to this..

 

[DaveC]

IKR? Lazy cash grab.

no wonder they're doing a Vegas residency. they're so decadent at this point that they only want to associate with other morally corrupt rubes.

 

[womanfish]

Gotta say that Stories for Boys, 11 O'Clock, Out of Control, BD, and Bad
is probably the best run of songs on the album.

 

[womanfish]

Death Cab just released an acoustic version of Asphalt Meadows. CASH GRAB!!!!

 

[womanfish]

Gotta say that Stories for Boys, 11 O'Clock, Out of Control, BD, and Bad
is probably the best run of songs on the album.

Followed closely by Still Haven't Found, Electrical Storm, The Fly, and Angels...

 

[dan_smee]

Followed closely by Still Haven't Found, Electrical Storm, The Fly, and Angels...

I can’t believe no one picked up on my Bruce Hornsby reference a few days ago re angels…

 

[PopFly]

The new version of Miracle Of Joey Ramone is so close to being great, but the new chorus is just clunky as hell. If they'd had this arrangement and kept the original chorus, it's incredible.

 

[Irvine511]

Little Things!



Really happy we have this. It’s the perfect soundtrack for my ongoing midlife crisis.

 

[womanfish]

Little Things!



Really happy we have this. It’s the perfect soundtrack for my ongoing midlife crisis.

We really need a like button

 

[womanfish]

Anyone who posted “Bono’s voice is shot” want to chime in now?

 

[super fly guy]

Confession time,I really like GOOYOW. Even that pesky lincolns ghost can't ruin it.

Going to need an exorcism to get rid of him I think!

 

[Fly-2000]

Confession time,I really like GOOYOW. Even that pesky lincolns ghost can't ruin it.

Going to need an exorcism to get rid of him I think!

 

[dan_smee]

Seeing the overwhelmingly positive response here makes me so happy. I’ve listened to the whole thing on repeat most of today. Bono’s voice is just sublime. It is so intimate. The melody changes give stage songs such authenticity to.

 

[dan_smee]

Anyone watched the Disney special yet?