I don't know if anyone else feels the same but i'm beginning to feel frustrated, bored and a tad worried about the procrastinated release of any material when it had been anticipated, talked up, then dropped again.
I felt excited (not so much the title) by the idea of The Ascent of Man thing or at least the way Bono talked about it, i was intrigued to see if it would walk the talk even though i had no expectations of it all being great. I won't bang on again about the whole notion of overthinking over spontanaeity and intuition but..
I have recently been getting into the album An Appointment with Mr Yeats, Mike Scott's Waterboys take on some of the Irish poets songs, It is not without flaw but i find it beautiful. Mike has been a fan of Yeats for many years and it seems to have stimulated and galvanised (as opposed to overwhelmed) his music (as it seemed to do in the live show i have just been to, their own stuff and interpretations).
Bono seems to read prodigiously and i can't help thinking the band could do this in their individual way with an album diversion in their own unique way.
Yes, some critics would ridicule it, commercially it would probably do poorly, and (fair enough) woudn't be every fans cup of tea but So What. Play some smaller more intimate gigs and maybe? it would have an interesting effect.
Just as an illustration of the idea, here are two songs from the 'Appointment' album, whether you like em or loathe em. An Irish Airman Forsees his Death
and the more poppy (but nevertheless for me, affecting) Sweet dancer.
The waterboys an irish airman forsees his death - YouTube
The Waterboys - Sweet Dancer - YouTube
Hoping So hoping they can surprise me with what they are working on at the moment.
Any thoughts?
I felt excited (not so much the title) by the idea of The Ascent of Man thing or at least the way Bono talked about it, i was intrigued to see if it would walk the talk even though i had no expectations of it all being great. I won't bang on again about the whole notion of overthinking over spontanaeity and intuition but..
I have recently been getting into the album An Appointment with Mr Yeats, Mike Scott's Waterboys take on some of the Irish poets songs, It is not without flaw but i find it beautiful. Mike has been a fan of Yeats for many years and it seems to have stimulated and galvanised (as opposed to overwhelmed) his music (as it seemed to do in the live show i have just been to, their own stuff and interpretations).
Bono seems to read prodigiously and i can't help thinking the band could do this in their individual way with an album diversion in their own unique way.
Yes, some critics would ridicule it, commercially it would probably do poorly, and (fair enough) woudn't be every fans cup of tea but So What. Play some smaller more intimate gigs and maybe? it would have an interesting effect.
Just as an illustration of the idea, here are two songs from the 'Appointment' album, whether you like em or loathe em. An Irish Airman Forsees his Death
and the more poppy (but nevertheless for me, affecting) Sweet dancer.
The waterboys an irish airman forsees his death - YouTube
The Waterboys - Sweet Dancer - YouTube
Hoping So hoping they can surprise me with what they are working on at the moment.
Any thoughts?