NLOTH Reviews Pt 2
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last unicorn
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Btw, he has nice words for Stand up comedy, calling it "rocking" and praising the guitar work. About Fez he says it doesn't sound mainstream, but the innovation sounds forced. He says White As Snow has a beautiful intro and is a "epic" ballad. Cedars reminded him of Portishead, Breathe was the best song. He also says Magnificent has a good beat and is close to U2 of the mid 80s. He says all the numbers up to Crazy Tonight are mid-tempo. So, it's not all bad. 
Btw, a guy from u2tour.de, who was at the same preview, said most journalists left during the last song and only a handful of people stayed to hear the album being played again, but it wasn't played fully the second time because the Universal people had to catch their flight back to London.
He said he found it very difficult to write a review after only hearing the album once.
Btw, a guy from u2tour.de, who was at the same preview, said most journalists left during the last song and only a handful of people stayed to hear the album being played again, but it wasn't played fully the second time because the Universal people had to catch their flight back to London.
He said he found it very difficult to write a review after only hearing the album once.
yenlard
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whats interesting is that the one review says that in order to re-create the sound on the album...more than the four people in the band need to be used. i guess were either looking at more pre-recorded music or someone else will be playing with them. although i cant really see the latter becoming reality
Irishteen
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Btw, a guy from u2tour.de, who was at the same preview, said most journalists left during the last song and only a handful of people stayed to hear the album being played again, but it wasn't played fully the second time because the Universal people had to catch their flight back to London.
I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not...seems like the album's not going over too well with critics
Lazy journalists....
Irishteen
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Maybe they thought they were playing them the new Leonard Cohen album next
Either way those Journalists suck
last unicorn
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Gernot from u2tour.de, who reviewed the album, also says you can not judge the songs from the 30 sec clips because there are so many twists and turns in the music and the Wall Mart clips are not representative of the songs at all.
Yeah, lazy journalists .. that's common behaviour, I know it from my own experience. It's the same with book reviews: Critics usually reed only 50 pages and then write their review. The journalists at the pre-listening were more interested in the bufett. For them, it's a job. They have to hurry to get their reviews written. They are not allowed to be enthusiastic about what they are doing. I'm sure many of them had already made up their mind before listening to the album.
Yeah, lazy journalists .. that's common behaviour, I know it from my own experience. It's the same with book reviews: Critics usually reed only 50 pages and then write their review. The journalists at the pre-listening were more interested in the bufett. For them, it's a job. They have to hurry to get their reviews written. They are not allowed to be enthusiastic about what they are doing. I'm sure many of them had already made up their mind before listening to the album.
elevated_u2_fan
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but but, I've already passed judgment on the entire album and decided it sucks!
Yeah...
but it's like I said, the only reviews that will matter in the end are those from Q, RS, New York Times, Allmusic, Pitchfork (bastards), NME, U.S.A. Today...
And I'm sure that reviewers from those magazines and papers won't have to go to "listening parties" to listen to the new album...
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Tyagu_Anaykus
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The only reviews I could care is the ones made by fans. Walt review... is there any more?
PowerSurge
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I think we should be questioning the quality of the critique as well as the quality of the album.
AtomicBono
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well they're not the same reviewers...some of them like it, some of them don't. Seems like the majority like it so far, but as MrMacPhisto said, it's the big reviews that are really gonna matter, not these little listening party ones.
I'm not too worried about the album not selling enough...the U2 name alone will sell millions. but, if the majority of the reviewers hate it, that won't bode well. That doesn't say anything about the quality of the album though. Reviewers loved HTDAAB and many people here would disagree; reviewers hated Pop (although many not initially, Rolling Stone said it was some of their best music ever...) and many people here would disagree.
I read some comments on the u2tour.de forum from the guy who heard the record aproximately two times. He didn't enjoy the songs the first time not because they were bad but because they are very complex. He was like: what is going on here? The second time he heard the album (part of it because they stopped before the album was finished) he enjoyed them much more. He said the album is very different from HTDAAB because it is very complex and full of twists and turns. He also said you cannot judge the songs by the clips because the song are changing constantly. The album is very complex.
stealthboy
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This is not the appropriate place to mention facts or quote numbers. We have unfounded opinions and wild speculation going on all around here!
Irishteen
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Allmusic and RS while helping to sell the album, haven't been the greatest with their ratings lately...a four or five star from them is not saying much
Maybe not... but it's reviews from these people that will sell the album, even if they're not really right.
GibsonExplorer
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I don't know about Allmusic, but RS doesn't give out 5 stars lightly. That's reserved for classic albums and reissues. They give a 5 star rating to a new release at a rate of less than once per year. The only questionable 5 star rating they gave in the past decade is to Kanye West for Late Registration.
4 star ratings are a bit commonplace, though.
Irishteen
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Well if RS and Allmusic don't give it 4 stars I'd be shocked
Pitchfork is what I'm interested in
Irishteen
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They gave Springsteen's new album 5 stars, if that's 5 star music I can already declare this album will be 7
GibsonExplorer
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They gave Springsteen's new album 5 stars, if that's 5 star music I can already declare this album will be 7
Springsteen is a songwriting legend and an excellent musician, and his new album can attest to that.
Irishteen
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Springsteen is generally great but Working on a dream really isn't. Allmusic and Pitchfork gave it more real ratings, but that's just my opinion
Well, Woking on a Dream has Outlaw Pete, that could worth four starts for the album on its own.
Hehe, but no. WOAD worths four stars. Not five.
For those who rely on Pitchfork media, this is great:
Pitchfork Gives Music 6.8 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Pitchfork Gives Music 6.8 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Irishteen
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Well, Woking on a Dream has Outlaw Pete, that could worth four starts for the album on its own.
Hehe, but no. WOAD worths four stars. Not five.
Outlaw Pete is awesome but I really think the album is only 3 stars
Working on a dream the song is pretty bad, especially lyrically. And it should of been called "I love Obama"
Damn that Pitchfork overrating music again
Music deserves a 5.0 at beststealthboy
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If you are really interested in an album's total critical reception: Music Reviews, CD Reviews - Metacritic.com . Then you can see the range and average for Springsteen and when it's released, NLOTH.
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