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Hmm, Get Oot Of Yer Ain Way is one part Beautiful Day and one part Autobahn 66 by Primal Scream, just not as good as either...
Yes. The Blackout is the best thing I've heard from this bunch of songs so far. The rest of it just isn't very....good.
I dunno. Am I the only one who think U2 is regressing as a band?
This may be the official tour image. Far, far better than the four of them in bed lol
Yes. The Blackout is the best thing I've heard from this bunch of songs so far. The rest of it just isn't very....good.
I dunno. Am I the only one who thinks U2 is regressing as a band?
So we have a song that's a BD copy cat
then they literally copied the Volcano break guitar line as the chorus of American Soul?
And it still took them 3 years?
The fucking Tedder effect.
You can't deny the melody, but there doesn't seem to be any emotional impact within the song. Usually there are multiple songs per U2 album that can touch the strings, whether instrumental, or Bono's singing.
SOI and so far this song just seems to be a "good pop song".
Maybe in some time it'll grow and feel differently
Meanwhile Bono's lyrics are getting shallower by the day, in line with his own insistence these days that TJT is "unfinished" writing.
For people who hate U2 rock songs,yes. But I'm not one of them.So is American Soul that bad?
Maybe they are shallower, but that's not the problem (IMO).
I think the problem is that his lyrics have become so literal. He used to write in poetry, now it's prose...and the distinction is clear as day.
And there's nothing wrong with prose, lots of songwriters do that. But it's clunky prose, with awkward phrasing that more often than not doesn't work, and detracts from the song's musical qualities (see Unknown Caller).
So is American Soul that bad?
Maybe they are shallower, but that's not the problem (IMO).
I think the problem is that his lyrics have become so literal. He used to write in poetry, now it's prose...and the distinction is clear as day.
And there's nothing wrong with prose, lots of songwriters do that. But it's clunky prose, with awkward phrasing that more often than not doesn't work, and detracts from the song's musical qualities (see Unknown Caller).
My feelings too [emoji122]I had to listen through 3 times each before spouting off.
Get Out - First listen i liked it but wasn't blown away. By third listen I liked it so much more. I do feel the heartbeat drum is too direct a connection to BD, but I kind of prefer this song to BD, which I have never loved. The first couple verses of lyrics are really good stuff. Agree with muted drums and Edge only really entering towards the end.
Like the Kendrick bit at the end.
Overall, I like it slightly better than TBT right now. Probably a 6.5 for TBT and a 7 for Get Out.
Blackout - This one gets an 8.5 from me. VERY cool and just what we needed. Love the intro. Adam just kills on this song. Some of the bass sounds are just really gritty, which is cool.
The song goes along well, but starts to plod a bit, until the 3 minute mark. From that point on it really gets more cool and propels forward. Great tune.
Any luck on anyone getting American Soul???
For whoever questioned KL at the end of Gooey, I think it sounds pretty clear that it's a segue into another track.
For whoever questioned KL at the end of Gooey, I think it sounds pretty clear that it's a segue into another track.