ElectricalVoice
Refugee
Yep, it's like they're waiting for the rapture.
Well, , I can't wait for the rapture. Could get rid of some certain people...
Astronaut baby turned into this:
Yep, it's like they're waiting for the rapture.
He'll report that his thread was merged.
He'll report that his thread was merged.
Stuff like Boots, Vertigo, Stand Up Comedy etc. are mediocre in my opinion. I don't care if they're radio friendly or not.
In the Spanish program "Late Tardà" Today it was revealed an interesting rumors: U2 at the Palau Jordi in Barcelona in 2014
Why all the hate, Mikal?Because Alan Cross tweets about him.
Wow, so they revealed a rumor.
OK. That's great.
Boots was fantastic live and 99.9 percent of bands would kill to write a song like Vertigo. I'll agree on Stand Up Comedy.
Yes, U2 played there at "Elevation Tour".Palau Jordi it's a small arena?
are you surprised? i hope not.
This is because Moby had the sad distinction of licensing EVERY song on the album to be used by companies for marketing purposes. His position in that regard is like the polar opposite of U2's.
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Hmm... just listened to Vertigo again after ages and got all nostalgic for that time in late 2004/early 2005. I think I have a love hate relationship with Vertigo.
I still don't see this argument after all these years... the songs really don't sound the same to me.
WZLX in boston just said album early next year, tour shortly after.
FYI this is the station Carter Alan is a DJ for.
I still don't see this argument after all these years... the songs really don't sound the same to me.
The boots sounds like vertigo argument always baffles me.
"Let uncertainty be the guiding light" is a lyric from 'Zooropa' (the song). That lyric can be applied to the current lack of certainty about this up coming album. I always loved that lyric; it lights up an otherwise hopeless world with one single line. And right now, I fear some so called U2 fans need to grab a hold of that faith that defines this band and actually believe in this band again.My poor little heart just stopped for a second because I thought this thread title was the title of U2's new album.
Of course, a crappy one.
I can certain themes in the sound that are similar- buzzy guitar tone, super catchy hook, simple structure and a really repetitive chorus; they're basically ultra-pop songs with some guitar grit. The shameless simplicity makes them really accessible on a first listen. I think that Vertigo may be the best of the bunch in terms of being absolutely irresistible- it demands to be liked and it will be liked.
While the songs are not "the same" exactly, they were all intended to be really, really catchy radio hits. Maybe Boots missed the mark partly because of the more complicated lyrics. (Lord knows it's hard to argue that Elevation's lyrics are actually "better". Boots is just harder to listen to.) Maybe it missed because Bono's voice is heading downward rather than up on the chorus and it doesn't propel you with it.
but honestly, after reading some of these hateful comments, there's no pleasing some "fans".
I don't think that a catchy hook necessarily means they intended for it to be a "radio hit" in every case. Making a sound or melody that's fun to hear which people can sing along to on the CD or live? Perhaps, yeah. But most acts do that anyway. And if the band and the record company happens to think it can promote the album with it later on, then it just happens to work out like that.
One thing that has to come out of this discussion though is that guitars and hooks are not bad things. Sometimes I do wonder if people have a dislike for the middle three on NLOTH just because they're more guitar-centric than some of the other songs.