Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
To me the biggest problem on this album is its promotion. It's one big fucking failure.
To me the biggest problem on this album is its promotion. It's one big fucking failure.
White as snow, MOS and Fez - BB are skip songs for me now. To be quite honest, the album bores me to tears now.
LOL - as if AB is the be all and end allYup. I skip Fez-BB, Unknown Caller, Snow, and Cedars.
I never skip any on Achtung Baby.
I don't know...playing Grammies/Brits/Echos and having a full week on Letterman seemed like promotion. I agree they aren't promoting the 2nd single (yet).
Then again in 2000 and 2004 people were saying "too much promotion". Now it's not enough.
Magificent which I thought was one of the best songs they'd done in a while.
But after another couple of weeks there's nothing there. The song meanders along, it doesn't go up and it doesn't go down, the guitar solo is dull and uninspired instead of bringing the song to cresendo actually seems to slow it down, the verse guitar is the chugga-chugga stuff we've heard a million times, and it's problably the smuggest song Bono has ever written.
I really don't know how people go from this:
To this:
I mean to each their own, I know music is subjective. But I just don't get how you go from "best in awhile" to "uninspired". I think one of the brilliant things about this song is how the pace of the solo and the driving rhythm seem to be at odds... The smug thing is just a shame that some people will see it that way...
Honestly I think my initial reaction was nostalgia, the chorus is great as its the main guitar figure is excellent, but it's all gloss; gloss which is reflective of past glories. The lyrics are amazingly smug and the song doesn't go anywhere, there's no build up or pay off to it. The propulsing beat it reaches after the intro is it, the rest of the song is amazingly even keeled. The solo is uninspired, it's a generic Edge slide solo of the type he seems to throw into every song when nowadays when there's a break in the lyrics. The magificent solo is essentially a less complex version of the holy joe solo.
They did, but Boots and Magnificent aren't promoted at all. Boots didn't even have a video until it started falling off the charts again!
Now the album is out there's no promotion at all! Too much promotion is bad, but you could at least promote your album! And release a next single WITHIN 2 months after releasing the album.
what's so smug about it? are you taking the lyrics at the surface?
What depth is there?
Bono proclaiming his love for God and how he was born to sing for him? Please. Rock star thanks God for voice. All because of You (of all songs) covered the same ground better with more wit and subtlety (and all because of you isn't a subtle song).
What depth is there?
Bono proclaiming his love for God and how he was born to sing for him? Please. Rock star thanks God for voice.
I never saw it as a "thank you for this", but rather about the concept that we're all born to do certain things within God's kingdom, now if you believe that or not isn't the question, but to me this is what this song sounds like to me.
I see Magnificent as part 2 of ABOY, just lyrically speaking.
ABOY is saying you made me.
Magnificent is saying now I'm using who you made to lift you up...
True, they were late on the video for these singles. Then again, do videos really matter in the age of downloads and Youtube/MySpace ... ?
True, they were late on the video for these singles. Then again, do videos really matter in the age of downloads and Youtube/MySpace ... ?
Maybe in keeping with the spirit of "we're making an album this time" attitude they refuse to give too much attention to any given single.
After another couple of weeks, a couple of the songs which really stood out at first are really losing there shine, mainly Magificent which I thought was one of the best songs they'd done in a while.
But after another couple of weeks there's nothing there. The song meanders along, it doesn't go up and it doesn't go down, the guitar solo is dull and uninspired instead of bringing the song to cresendo actually seems to slow it down, the verse guitar is the chugga-chugga stuff we've heard a million times, and it's problably the smuggest song Bono has ever written. All Because of You of which I thought the lyric and concept were the weakest links (the unrelease version wasn't a polished lyrically was had a better theme), handled the same subject matter far better and with a bit of a lighter touch.
They made some really strange decisions in this album. I absolutely adore Unknown Caller, love the intro, the verses, the chorus, the break before the solo and the solo itself but I'm not sure the structure they chose for the song is the best thing for it. It's a 6 minute song and there the vocals last 2 and a half minutes. The intro doesn't really work as well when you are listening to the album from start to finish.
Ah yes I see what you're saying, probably better not to listen to/read Bono explanations. I'm sure you're right.
You never had your hairdresser on fire when they are working on you? (remember he IS gay!) Like, you know, on fire with creativity? Oh hell I dunno, it's years since I listened to THAT song.
He probably never had a girlfriend in a coma either. Just a very cute sense of humour.
Funny and tragic at the same time.
They did, but Boots and Magnificent aren't promoted at all. Boots didn't even have a video until it started falling off the charts again!
Now the album is out there's no promotion at all! Too much promotion is bad, but you could at least promote your album! And release a next single WITHIN 2 months after releasing the album.
That was because the video wasn't finished, and us impetuous and selfish fans hounded them until they released it. They probably would have held off until the video was done otherwise
Well there lies exactly my problem! WHY wasn't it finished when it was supposed to be finished? It should've been released closely to the first radio play of the song. But it kept being delayed and delayed. That's killing your own marketing!
After another couple of weeks, a couple of the songs which really stood out at first are really losing there shine, mainly Magificent which I thought was one of the best songs they'd done in a while.
But after another couple of weeks there's nothing there. The song meanders along, it doesn't go up and it doesn't go down, the guitar solo is dull and uninspired instead of bringing the song to cresendo actually seems to slow it down, the verse guitar is the chugga-chugga stuff we've heard a million times, and it's problably the smuggest song Bono has ever written. All Because of You of which I thought the lyric and concept were the weakest links (the unrelease version wasn't a polished lyrically was had a better theme), handled the same subject matter far better and with a bit of a lighter touch.
They made some really strange decisions in this album. I absolutely adore Unknown Caller, love the intro, the verses, the chorus, the break before the solo and the solo itself but I'm not sure the structure they chose for the song is the best thing for it. It's a 6 minute song and there the vocals last 2 and a half minutes. The intro doesn't really work as well when you are listening to the album from start to finish.
How come no one bashes PJ for never coming up with any new sounds? Good songs are enough for PJ, I'm always curious why they aren't enough for some U2 fans...
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