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Thanks wf, cool info!
A political program on TV3 Ireland just flashed up the front page of the Irish Examiner Newspaper tomorrow. Top of the page read the following:
U2 Back on Form
I take their review drops tomorrow. I wonder if that is the official embargo date.
Check out @irishexaminer’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/933105463918555137?s=09
aural sex?it gave me an ear-gasm.
Nice.
I’m very happy that reviews are being honest about perceptions, Bono’s failings etc - yet they all seem very positive about the music itself.
Review makes SOE sound like a solid late-career album. Nothing enthusiastic but still positive. If most reviews are like this, it'll be a step up from the critical reception of NLOTH and SOI.
Nah... certainly not after the Jann Wenner thing, no matter how good the album would be. Now having said that, I'd bet the farm it's another 4-star review, yo
I just think the publication would at least attempt to make the appearance of rectifying their error in order to achieve some semblance of credibility. Yeah, yeah--they rated NLOTH 5-stars, but that certainly was not the general consensus (even though I do adore that record, warts and all). So for the sake of reputability, I'm just assuming they're gonna rate the album not purely on its merits, but rather for appearance's sake (and yes, I'm aware of the irony in this hypothetical hah)
That review is all over the place,SOI heavy going?
The too-many-cooks tag-team of producers overseeing Songs Of Innocence — including Danger Mouse and Ryan Tedder — has been slimmed down to Royal Blood wingman Jolyon Thomas, a back-to-basics stance that pays off with what is arguably U2’s finest album since 2004’s How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
The big coup is the presence on album centre-piece ‘American Soul’ of rapper of the hour Kendrick Lamar. It’s the third collaboration between the Los Angeles rhymer and the Irish rockers and is once again infused with
Nah... certainly not after the Jann Wenner thing, no matter how good the album would be. Now having said that, I'd bet the farm it's another 4-star review, yo
What Jann Winner thing? Considering RS gave NLOTH and SOI 5-star reviews, it must have been something that happened between 2014 and now, right?
How dare they mess with Hootie.Until the magazine does get new ownership, I wouldn't be the farm on it until then!
He admitted to basically ordering the magazine to make SOI the magazine's "Album Of the Year" without any debate.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2017...rolling-stones-2014-album-of-the-year-report/
That and the band has consistently gotten 5-star reviews from the magazine for their recent album, despite some concerns from us and others about the overall quality for at least some of the songs.
Along with giving Mick Jagger's solo release in 2001 a 5-star review, Jann's been known for occasionally bending the line to give a positive review to certain artists at most costs too.
https://jezebel.com/the-hootie-the-blowfish-review-that-got-a-rolling-sto-1695927815
Funny that the copy they have only had one producer on it. The credits I've seen show more producers than on SOI.
Isn't it it second collab? This guy thinking that Kendrick pushed Bono to....be more urgent by singing exactly how he always does is interesting.
This review is sloppy and the critic sucks
That Irish Examiner review is crap- Joylon Thomas the only producer? At least get the production credits right. And finest album since Bomb? SOI kills Bomb.
Funny that the copy they have only had one producer on it. The credits I've seen show more producers than on SOI.
Isn't it it second collab? This guy thinking that Kendrick pushed Bono to....be more urgent by singing exactly how he always does is interesting.
This review is sloppy and the critic sucks
I just think the publication would at least attempt to make the appearance of rectifying their error in order to achieve some semblance of credibility. Yeah, yeah--they rated NLOTH 5-stars, but that certainly was not the general consensus (even though I do adore that record, warts and all). So for the sake of reputability, I'm just assuming they're gonna rate the album not purely on its merits, but rather for appearance's sake (and yes, I'm aware of the irony in this hypothetical hah)
Yikes! Get ready for a hot take folks.
Andy Hermann - LA Weekly Music Editor
@AndyHermannLA
Pleasantly amazed at how good #U2SongsOfExperience is. Not wall-to-wall winners but they sound re-energized and "American Soul" is their best song in at least a decade.
Daniel Kohn has replied to his tweet - Best album since zooropa tbh