New Album Discussion (Is Headache Going To The Superbowl?)

[lmixristhebest]

It's not the Larry showcase I'm always hoping for but still seems like a decent song, on first listen. I'm curious how it will stack up in the context of the new album. Was this a leftover from those sessions or something too good to wait for?

 

[Registered Dude]

Dave Fanning: "different version of the song may or may not appear on the new album next year"

 

[Registered Dude]

More: will "probably" be on the album. will be a "very different version" if it does. band are working on it in New York "as we speak". album should be out March/April next year

 

[Galeongirl]

Album version will probably have a minute longer intro and outro, like Streets and AIWIY.

 

[mofo82]

Thanks for the live updates Registered Dude

 

[Registered Dude]

Thanks for the live updates Registered Dude

if there's U2 news 'a happenin', you can bet I'm wasting work hours talking about it here

 

[Galeongirl]

Great job!

 

[Registered Dude]

Great job!

those that spend too much time here, unite!

 

[Galeongirl]

So we can finally be proud of having no lives?

 

[Registered Dude]

Album version will probably have a minute longer intro and outro, like Streets and AIWIY.

haha probably..

but still, you cant help but wonder what sort of inside info Fanning has

 

[Galeongirl]

Wouldn't surprise me if he had the album already, honestly. He's been the media man for the band ever since the early days, always getting first plays, getting to hear the album early...

 

[trevgreg]

Dave Fanning: "different version of the song may or may not appear on the new album next year"

Oh no! It's an "old" new song!

 

[last unicorn]

Fanning speaking about Ordinary Love?

Interesting

Wasn't he the one that said it was "no indication" for the musical direction of the album.

I just hope, IF it should end up on the album, that they don't mess with it too much. It's fine the way it is, actually.

 

[mofo82]

It'd be pretty sweet if OL got the treatment that the 'Please' single got...man that's gotta be my favorite change they made to a previously released recording. By treatment I mean how much closer to the live version it got, more Edge, dramatic solo that didn't overrule the song. There's certainly room in the 2:15-2:40 time frame to work some more magic in, even extend the song some there.

 

[dan_smee]

It'd be pretty sweet if OL got the treatment that the 'Please' single got...man that's gotta be my favorite change they made to a previously released recording. By treatment I mean how much closer to the live version it got, more Edge, dramatic solo that didn't overrule the song. There's certainly room in the 2:15-2:40 time frame to work some more magic in, even extend the song some there.

I actually thought there was room for more verse action after the solo - they had just built it up to the point where there is nowhere to gp

 

[Angtre01]

Still amazes me how much a U2 song can bring me unabashed joy. I dig it

 

[chork]

Still amazes me how much a U2 song can bring me unabashed joy. I dig it

 

[subnet]

What does Allan Cross think about it? He's a program director at Indie88 in Toronto now but I don't think OL will get much airplay on that station.

 

[mama cass]

Still amazes me how much a U2 song can bring me unabashed joy. I dig it

i'm just sitting here listening on repeat to absorb it, and was just thinking god it's weird how a few little notes and sounds can fill me with such joy haha (the little piano bit at 1:11 and the drums kicking in honestly is pure bliss)

 

[mama cass]

those that spend too much time here, unite!

yep i'm seriously thinking of firing myself for utterly wasted work hours in this place

 

[corianderstem]

Dave Fanning: "different version of the song may or may not appear on the new album next year"

That's ... weird, considering he's the guy who said we shouldn't judge the what the album might sound like based on the song. (Unless I read too much into that statement or misinterpreted it.)

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Can I just say it's damn good to have them back

 

[mofo82]

Can I just say it's damn good to have them back

 

[Registered Dude]

If it does appear one the new album, why would they use a different version? That's an interesting question. I'd have to guess that THIS version wouldnt fit on the album, as it would sound out of place.

Does that mean that the album will have a markedly different sound?

 

[mofo82]

If it does appear on the album and it is different, when we listen to it can we say 'this-is-no ordinary love'?.........

Sorry, couldn't help it

 

[Hollow Island]

What does Allan Cross think about it? He's a program director at Indie88 in Toronto now but I don't think OL will get much airplay on that station.

He mentioned it exists on twitter.

It's a bit adult-contemporary for not-all-that-indie 88.

The song is pleasant enough. That's about it. The singing is awful, the lyrics are trite, but it's a decent character-free, inoffensive Coldplay-esqe pop song. It's hard to believe that U2 are one of the best bands ever, that they used to be adventurous and that Bono at one point did not sing like a dying squirrel. Why is he straining to go so high? Why is he doing a Chris Martin impersonation? So many questions...

I'm already seeing the "It's a soundtrack song so expectations can be lower" qualification, but consider this: we didn't have to say that of Hold Me, Thrill me or the Ground Beneath Her Feet.

Can doo right. U2 doo wrong.

Can - Yoo Doo Right - YouTube

 

[mofo82]

It's too bad they are letting you down so badly. They did what they felt was right to do for this project, and as artists I respect that even if I do or don't like it. But I think you're really coming down way too hard on this Coldplay kick. This is U2's sound. Take it or leave it, but whatever you're fighting to prove, it's not going to change the result.

He mentioned it exists on twitter.

It's a bit adult-contemporary for not-all-that-indie 88.

The song is pleasant enough. That's about it. The singing is awful, the lyrics are trite, but it's a decent character-free, inoffensive Coldplay-esqe pop song. It's hard to believe that U2 are one of the best bands ever, that they used to be adventurous and that Bono at one point did not sing like a dying squirrel. Why is he straining to go so high? Why is he doing a Chris Martin impersonation? So many questions...

I'm already seeing the "It's a soundtrack song so expectations can be lower" qualification, but consider this: we didn't have to say that of Hold Me, Thrill me or the Ground Beneath Her Feet.

Can doo right. U2 doo wrong.

Can - Yoo Doo Right - YouTube

 

[Earnie Shavers]

Feels like its a bit clipped? Middle and end should be a bit longer? It feels like its a little bit tied down, and a bit more room in the middle and at the end would do it a lot of good.

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

He mentioned it exists on twitter.

It's a bit adult-contemporary for not-all-that-indie 88.

The song is pleasant enough. That's about it. The singing is awful, the lyrics are trite, but it's a decent character-free, inoffensive Coldplay-esqe pop song. It's hard to believe that U2 are one of the best bands ever, that they used to be adventurous and that Bono at one point did not sing like a dying squirrel. Why is he straining to go so high? Why is he doing a Chris Martin impersonation? So many questions...

I'm already seeing the "It's a soundtrack song so expectations can be lower" qualification, but consider this: we didn't have to say that of Hold Me, Thrill me or the Ground Beneath Her Feet.

Can doo right. U2 doo wrong.

Im pretty sure you had this post basically written out before you even heard the song

 

[Mountain Dew Ma]

Feels like its a bit clipped? Middle and end should be a bit longer? It feels like its a little bit tied down, and a bit more room in the middle and at the end would do it a lot of good.

I sort of figured the 'Are we tough enough for ordinary love?' part would reemerge at the end of the song.

In fact, doesn't that sort of appear in the movie trailer version? The end is a bit longer, I think.