doctorwho
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
GibsonGirl said:Bono, please don't say you're making punk rock from Venus again. Please.
Even worse, please don't say you're being inspired by the desert and the Americas.
GibsonGirl said:Bono, please don't say you're making punk rock from Venus again. Please.
doctorwho said:
True, but there's NO way U2 will miss the holiday season. So that means December can be excluded. U2 are smart enough to capitalize on the Thanksgiving/Christmas boom in the U.S. So I'm thinking a ATYCLB to HTDAAB release date. In other words something either early November or right before Thanksgiving, but no later.
Of course, U2 could surprise us all and have a summer release. But given the success they've had with R&H, AB, ATYCLB, HTDAAB and both "Best Of" albums all being released before the holidays, I'm sure we'll see another release at that time as well. A spring release worked well for JT, but not so much for "Pop". Summer used to be a big music season (see "Zooropa'), but times have changed too much - often summer is now the slowest season. So I'm thinking November 2007.
Still, I sure hope U2 release a tidbit before they go back on tour this year!
MrBrau1 said:Don't worry. The new record will have samples and drum machines on it, ergo: it'll be "progressive."
doctorwho said:
True, but there's NO way U2 will miss the holiday season. So that means December can be excluded. U2 are smart enough to capitalize on the Thanksgiving/Christmas boom in the U.S. So I'm thinking a ATYCLB to HTDAAB release date. In other words something either early November or right before Thanksgiving, but no later.
Of course, U2 could surprise us all and have a summer release. But given the success they've had with R&H, AB, ATYCLB, HTDAAB and both "Best Of" albums all being released before the holidays, I'm sure we'll see another release at that time as well. A spring release worked well for JT, but not so much for "Pop". Summer used to be a big music season (see "Zooropa'), but times have changed too much - often summer is now the slowest season. So I'm thinking November 2007.
Still, I sure hope U2 release a tidbit before they go back on tour this year!
Lemonfix said:
I swear, that man says the same thing everytime he's interviewed about a forthcoming album. He may change the words slightly, but it's like he's got a go-to line about extraordinary sounds and Edge playing like he's never played before (which, of course, is true) and how the next album will be the Best. U2. Album. Ever.
But, I still give him the benefit of the doubt. I believe that they really are shooting for 2007
LemonMelon said:"Punk Rock From Venus" was describing the original sessions.
ponkine said:
Actually Punk Rock From Venus was describin ATYCLB sessions back in 2000 !!!!!!
We have read the same Bono's moneytalks since 2000
Damn, I have to be right, but ... as I announced in 2005 ... ATYCLB III is coming
Please my friends, don't let Bono's cheap words fool you again. He has been saying fairly the same since early 2000, you know, "Back to our roots", "real punk rock album", "best album since Joshua Tree", "our best collection of songs ever", etc, etc ...
What does it mean: Mainstream album, unoriginal, copy-paste effort from ATYCLB, lame, rather boring, predictable, cliche, uninspired, tired and forgettable, filled with mid tempo and slow cliches with just a couple of rock songs as fish hook
The title for the next album should be All That U2 Can't Dismantle And Leave Behind
stop the insults pleaseponkine said:Please my friends,
ponkine said:
Actually Punk Rock From Venus was describin ATYCLB sessions back in 2000 !!!!!!
We have read the same Bono's moneytalks since 2000
Damn, I have to be right, but ... as I announced in 2005 ... ATYCLB III is coming
Please my friends, don't let Bono's cheap words fool you again. He has been saying fairly the same since early 2000, you know, "Back to our roots", "real punk rock album", "best album since Joshua Tree", "our best collection of songs ever", etc, etc ...
What does it mean: Mainstream album, unoriginal, copy-paste effort from ATYCLB, lame, rather boring, predictable, cliche, uninspired, tired and forgettable, filled with mid tempo and slow cliches with just a couple of rock songs as fish hook
The title for the next album should be All That U2 Can't Dismantle And Leave Behind
well you have been doing the same thing as bono then, because all you do is talk about the same thing time after time after time, about how things are boring or lame now bla bla,ponkine said:
Actually Punk Rock From Venus was describin ATYCLB sessions back in 2000 !!!!!!
We have read the same Bono's moneytalks since 2000
Damn, I have to be right, but ... as I announced in 2005 ... ATYCLB III is coming
Please my friends, don't let Bono's cheap words fool you again. He has been saying fairly the same since early 2000, you know, "Back to our roots", "real punk rock album", "best album since Joshua Tree", "our best collection of songs ever", etc, etc ...
What does it mean: Mainstream album, unoriginal, copy-paste effort from ATYCLB, lame, rather boring, predictable, cliche, uninspired, tired and forgettable, filled with mid tempo and slow cliches with just a couple of rock songs as fish hook
The title for the next album should be All That U2 Can't Dismantle And Leave Behind
KUEFC09U2 said:seriously what keeps you here if you dont like it so much?
"I would like to think that we're doing our best work now. We're about to make a new album for next year, and it's the most important thing. We like being in a room with each other. We like playing. Something happens when we play, we have some sort of chemistry. And Edge, right now, is on fire. He's really rockin'. He's playing guitar like I've never seen him playing guitar. So, I like to think that the best is yet to come." [/B]
KUEFC09U2 said:
p.s. i always love the way you somehow know how others are feeling and state your opinion as a simple fact
ponkine said:
Damn, I have to be right, but ... as I announced in 2005 ... ATYCLB III is coming
What does it mean: Mainstream album, unoriginal, copy-paste effort from ATYCLB, lame, rather boring, predictable, cliche, uninspired, tired and forgettable, filled with mid tempo and slow cliches with just a couple of rock songs as fish hook
The title for the next album should be All That U2 Can't Dismantle And Leave Behind
GibsonGirl said:
And I agree with Iskra on the "business cycle" nature of album releases. Surely, if the album is good enough, it will sell well regardless of when you release it? Okay, there are the people out there who just want to buy the "hottest thing" for their family and friends at Christmas. To me, that just turns the music into a gimmick. Like the latest technological goodie that everyone wants. It's so stupid. I understand U2 wanting to make lots and lots of money, but it just seems like they trivialise their music when they release it at a time that will guarantee them a high amount of sales; based purely on the Christmas frenzy and not the music itself. Lots of bands/record companies do this, but I don't agree with it at all.
bram said:But the point is, this statement shouldn't bother anyone because a) the only people paying attention to it are hardcore fans and b) we (as hardcore fans) know that this is a generic and essentially meaningless statement from Bono. So our feelings and hopes should all be safe.
GibsonGirl said:
Yes, but it's terribly annoying. I can't stand it when people say things that they don't fully believe in. Surely Bono doesn't ACTUALLY believe that the next album will be better than something like The Joshua Tree? If he does believe it, then I'm afraid the man is being a little bit delusional.
LemonMelon said:"Punk Rock From Venus" was describing the original sessions. You know, the ones that were scrapped?
He wasn't desribing the HTDAAB we got, so stop saying that he was blatantly lying, because he clearly wasn't.