SOE 30: With a Fanscore of 5 Bananas

[rennowba]

Lady gaga is in the credits on the amazon France listing

 

[trevgreg]

This is still confusing. And that link is dead. So can I get 4 tickets total, 2 for each show? Or only 2 total for a single show?

Works for me. I'm logged into U2.com under my account though.

 

[Nick66]

companion albums. They make musical or lyrical connections to each other. Kinda cool. Definitely shaping up to be a real "pair of albums" that fit together than two totally separate ideas.

Indeed.

Graham Norton: Careful observers have noted that some of the songs on your new record sound remarkably similar to those on the last one, and that this is a deliberate choice rather than artistic malaise. In other words, rather than simply being uninspired and repetitive, you've created a kind of "tone poem" wherein the themes and sounds recur in similar form, a technique used to some success of course by William Blake and George Lucas.

Thus what sounds the same is in fact not. Your thoughts?

Bono: That works. Also Trump.

 

[BGD75]

Here you go everybody -

I will host this on my friends server for a day or so. get it while its hot

https://spectrio.egnyte.com/fl/38KCIB4mHV

Thanks Mikal for gettin it to me

Thanks!!

 

[lazarus]

2 total tickets. 2 for one show, or 1 ticket for 2 shows.

Same as I&E was. Stadium shows tend to be 4 tix with code, arenas are 2 (at least last few tours).

2 tickets for 1 show or 1 each for 2 separate shows

Pretty sure it's 2 tickets total in the presale for subscribers.

That is if you're selected by TM to purchase tickets before the presale.. Hate this stupid Verified Fan bs.

How can this be the same as i&e? For that tour I was able to buy 2 tickets for one night and 1 ticket for another. That's 3 total via the presale. Anyone else get more than 2 back then?

 

[dabiggestu2fan]

Holy fucking hell! I don't get the hate for America. Soul. To me it's the best out of all of them. Sure it's volcano 2 but simply amazing! Blackout too, get out so so

 

[corianderstem]

How can this be the same as i&e? For that tour I was able to buy 2 tickets for one night and 1 ticket for another. That's 3 total via the presale. Anyone else get more than 2 back then?

I dunno, maybe you're just lucky. I remember it being a total of 2, because I remember people complaining about it.

 

[lazarus]

Works for me. I'm logged into U2.com under my account though.

How do you know it works until you try to buy the tickets?

Sorry if I sound like an idiot I'm not normally this confused with their pre-sale
stuff.

 

[mtnfox]

For those that pre-ordering the extra deluxe version, where are you doing it? Seems the only choice is Fanfire or Universal Music? Amazon only offering digital deluxe version?

 

[corianderstem]

I'll order the deluxe when it's on Amazon. I don't trust U2.com/fanfire to get it to me on release day.

 

[Sanchez]

Really wish Glastonbury was released.

 

[ascender_RS]

For those of us outside of the US, do we still need to create a NA Ticketmaster Account to get the news about pre-sales? I've completed the mobile phone setup, but says setup is complete due to the TA thing.

 

[holyyjoe]

I dunno, maybe you're just lucky. I remember it being a total of 2, because I remember people complaining about it.

Yes, I think you lucked out. I think the deal was that you could get up to 2 tickets by presale (1 ticket for 2 separate shows or 2 tickets to the same show) and if you tried to use your code to get more presale tickets you run the risk of some or all tickets being cancelled

 

[rennowba]

For those of us outside of the US, do we still need to create a NA Ticketmaster Account to get the news about pre-sales? I've completed the mobile phone setup, but says setup is complete due to the TA thing.

I've just done it anyway. Takes two seconds to set up a North American account. Just wanted the completed set up on my account info

 

[mtnfox]

I'll order the deluxe when it's on Amazon. I don't trust U2.com/fanfire to get it to me on release day.

That's kind of my thinking too.

 

[ascender_RS]

I've just done it anyway. Takes two seconds to set up a North American account. Just wanted the completed set up on my account info

Thanks, just wasn't sure what the deal was, especially as there's also the presale deal with ordering the album in advance too.

Bit academic anyway as the site keeps timing out!

 

[TinKnight]

Aight, I think American Soul might be my favorite new song, what is wrong with me.

 

[rennowba]

Typical u2.com trying to pre order the box set and the site just won't load that site really is a sack of shit isn't it

 

[rennowba]

Thanks, just wasn't sure what the deal was, especially as there's also the presale deal with ordering the album in advance too.

Bit academic anyway as the site keeps timing out!

More or less certain we don't need it but it just puts my mind at rest

 

[Haywa1979]

I was frankly (and perhaps naively) expecting something more mature. If this ends up being simply a second collection of forgettable pop songs, I'll consider it another step back for the band and a huge disappointment.

SOI was something far, far beyond "a collection of forgettable pop songs" for me and millions of others.

 

[mikal]

Aight, I think American Soul might be my favorite new song, what is wrong with me.

Because there's nothing wrong with it. It's a heavy song. Kind of reminds me of Bullet.

 

[cseggleton]

What has me excited is the fact I am enjoying the songs so far. Usually I like 2-3 songs on each album better than the ones they release. If this is the case with SOE then it will rank up there with my favorites!!

 

[BEAL]

maybe it's my headphones, but I feel like the guitar and drums are very muted on Blackout.

Like SOI, the direction of the production seems to showcase Bono and Adam. Edge and Larry are in the background. Though to be fair, a lot of Larry's drumming has always been silent in production

 

[RoKKeR]

maybe it's my headphones, but I feel like the guitar and drums are very muted on Blackout.

Like SOI, the direction of the production seems to showcase Bono and Adam. Edge and Larry are in the background. Though to be fair, a lot of Larry's drumming has always been silent in production

Totally agreed. Love the song but dislike the production. The live version was so good because the drums were ripping and Edge’s guitar was louder in the mix.

So far I haven’t gotten the “less produced” vibe they were allegedly going for... hell I think it’s gone backwards since SOI even though the hooks are much better.

 

[TinKnight]

Little Things > TBT >= American Soul >= The Blackout > Get Out of Your Own Way

These are all very solid.

 

[purpleblackeye]

Totally agreed. Love the song but dislike the production. The live version was so good because the drums were ripping and Edge’s guitar was louder in the mix.

So far I haven’t gotten the “less produced” vibe they were allegedly going for... hell I think it’s gone backwards since SOI even though the hooks are much better.

Thats because Tedder is the most prominent advisor now. He’s like the Steve Bannon of the u2 administration- an unwelcome but undeniable influence in the direction of the sound.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Tedder is very welcome.
Don't blame Tedder for U2's age and inability to write the way they did 20-30 years ago.

 

[CosmoKramer]

SOI was something far, far beyond "a collection of forgettable pop songs" for me and millions of others.

I really enjoyed it. For sure doesn’t have as many high points as other albums but definitely not as many low points either. I also consider EBW to be one of their best tunes.

 

[danm]

Agree with others The Blackout is great but wish it had the punch of the live version. Guitars too low in the mix.

 

[rennowba]

Agree with others The Blackout is great but wish it had the punch of the live version. Guitars too low in the mix.

Is there any u2 song on record better then the live version ? Can't think of any of the top of my head. U2 take this songs and make them 100 times better live. That goes for any u2 song