carrotflowers
The Fly
There is a sense of restlesness in the U2 camp. A struggle between the past and the future. The current 'Vertigo' tour summizes everything that is right and wrong with this band. There is the new material which just wants to break loose and reach a higher plane but stays grounded and restricted. There is the old material which continues to shine throughout the decades, the reason this band is a colossal force in modern culture. At the centre of all this is the quintissential romantic. Paul Hewson, a dreamer (whether he likes that term or not), an activist, a passionate man who dreams of progression, within himself and man-kind. That is where the ultimate U2 contradiction lies. A man who dreams of the future, repeating the past.
Whichever way you look at it 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' is lacking in substance. On a superficial level it works. All the songs contain moments that are pleasing to the ears but never really soar. Like blueprints to a past that is all wrapped up and cemented in history. I sense that U2 are aware that the horse has been flogged to death so to speak. Bono has that look about him, that look like he's about to dream it all up again, like he's ready to blast off into space in his giant lemon and return with a whole bunch of new ideas. Don't forget his space cadet side kick Edge, with the new ideas comes the new sounds.
They had this same look about them after Rattle & Hum. Like something was buggin them. Something big, something bigger than us all.
For one last time U2 will open up our eyes. A soundtrack to armageddon. One last puff of smoke in our lungs.
I'm not saying this to be a hype-whore or a sensationalist. I truly believe U2 are about to drop the bomb. Keep your eyes to the sky and your ears to the ground. The war is coming.
Whichever way you look at it 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' is lacking in substance. On a superficial level it works. All the songs contain moments that are pleasing to the ears but never really soar. Like blueprints to a past that is all wrapped up and cemented in history. I sense that U2 are aware that the horse has been flogged to death so to speak. Bono has that look about him, that look like he's about to dream it all up again, like he's ready to blast off into space in his giant lemon and return with a whole bunch of new ideas. Don't forget his space cadet side kick Edge, with the new ideas comes the new sounds.
They had this same look about them after Rattle & Hum. Like something was buggin them. Something big, something bigger than us all.
For one last time U2 will open up our eyes. A soundtrack to armageddon. One last puff of smoke in our lungs.
I'm not saying this to be a hype-whore or a sensationalist. I truly believe U2 are about to drop the bomb. Keep your eyes to the sky and your ears to the ground. The war is coming.