People from U2Valencia.com, as U2place.com reports, met the drum tech Sam O Sullivan in Dublin. He says U2 has no plans, at least at the moment, to enter the studio in the coming months, and that the talk now is new album 2008, and a tour in 2009.
U2girl said:People from U2Valencia.com, as U2place.com reports, met the drum tech Sam O Sullivan in Dublin. He says U2 has no plans, at least at the moment, to enter the studio in the coming months, and that the talk now is new album 2008, and a tour in 2009.
U2girl said:Well, maybe we wouldn't be hoping - no one claimed for sure - for 2007 if McGuiness, after Hawaii show, hadn't said they plan a 2007 album and 2008 tour. Also Edge has said they don't want to spend too much time on this one, which is plausible after the much laboured last three albums. (both of which I found more credible than Larry's "see you soon" comment or Bono's hype) Also, Rubin doesn't seem like a producer willing to spend years and years on an album.
I still think that's pessimistic and that is just one source.
Maybe the song writing and entering studio later approach Rubin requested from them is taking longer than they thought?
Blue Room said:
This time frame fits the template U2 works with and always has.
LemonMelon said:
It only took them 4 years to finish an album ONCE. ONCE, DAMMIT. And that was only because they changed producers halfway through the sessions and tossed what they had. I don't know how this incorrect information is lodged in so many member's heads now.
LemonMelon said:
It only took them 4 years to finish an album ONCE. ONCE, DAMMIT. And that was only because they changed producers halfway through the sessions and tossed what they had. I don't know how this incorrect information is lodged in so many member's heads now.
Blue Room said:
Thats not what I'm saying. I'm saying it fits the time frame for the end of tour up until the next album/tour. I dont know how that isnt getting through to you to be honest.
Zoo TV tour ends 1993
Pop album 1997
Popmart tour 1997/1998 (4 years since they were on tour)
ATYCLB Late 2000
Elevation 2001 (3 years since they were on tour)
Bomb 2004
Vertigo tour 2005/2006 (3.5 years since they were last on tour)
So, if you go by the shortest time between tours over the last 15 years you are looking at a 3 year gap in between. This tour ended 2006, 3 years puts it to 2009. Its to soon for them to hit the road again in 2008 when they just finished (it doesnt matter that they had a short break, they still worked for half of it). They typically take a year after each tour to decompress as Edge describes it. Then get to work again in some fashion.
Also factor in that they almost always shoot for a late fall release with a tour to follow the next spring (Even Pop/Popmart was suppose to work this way, Pop was due out in October 1996 and that was their plan originally). It takes alot of time, money and effort by not only U2 but everyone in their organization for promotion of a new album and planning a major tour. They JUST shut that machine down 2 months ago. I just cant see it starting up again in 8 months. Now if they dont plan to tour for the next album (which I think is SUPER unlikely) then all bets are off. A new album could happen more quickly. I'm just factoring in everything involved with the big picture.
Chizip said:Worst case: 2009 or later
LemonMelon said:
Can someone explain why this is realistically possible?
1. They have a producer.
2. They have songs written.
3. They want to get it done quickly.
4. It's never taken them any longer than 4 years to finish an album before, so there is zero precedence.
LemonMelon said:
Can someone explain why this is realistically possible?
1. They have a producer.
2. They have songs written.
3. They want to get it done quickly.
4. It's never taken them any longer than 4 years to finish an album before, so there is zero precedence.
Blue Room said:
Do we know for sure they have a producer? Alot points to Rubin at this point, but has that been confirmed as a for sure thing? I havent read the Q article so I dont know if Rubin confirmed it as for sure. I dont think U2 has confirmed it though from what I have read. Not sure how they could though when it doesnt sound like they have a firm date when they are even heading back into the studio.
U2DMfan said:
How many songs do they have written and 'ready' to record?
None of us know but I'd guess less than 5.
Rubin wants them to have the songs written before he starts recording with them.
Sure it's possible. Look at release dates relative to when the tour ends. ZooTv-POP 3 years, 3 months. POPMart-ATYCLB 2 years, 7 months. Elevation-HTDAAB 2 years 11 months. That's an average of 35 months (basically 3 years). 3 years from the end of Vertigo is December 2009. I think Edge's comments mean, we don't want to take 2 to 2 and a half years to write and record an album, rather maybe a year and a half. Even then, it could be 2009.
LemonMelon said:
I heard 5-6 songs in December. They wrote those between June and December, a month for each song. How much longer would it take them to write another 6? 6 months. That would put us around September. They record a little until December, get back into it in March. The songs have all been written and polished by then, and the recording process can be finished by July with no problems, they can have a single out in September, with an album in 2008. And believe me, that's with a lot of padding. It doesn't take 6 months to write 6 songs, even for U2. Rubin could be in with the band as early as June if all things work out well, which means, who knows, the album could be nearing completion by December 2007.