cobl04
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i still haven't listened to this song, or seen linear.
you've missed nothing with either.i still haven't listened to this song, or seen linear.
i still haven't listened to this song, or seen linear.
you've missed nothing with either.
Winter is the only song released from these sessions that give me that old U2 "buzz."
You know that magic feeling you get when a newer U2 song hits you the way some of the older stuff does? In that emotional way?
Here is why:
1. It is a little rough around the edges with an unpolished feel and a more unorthodox song structure (like Bad for example.) Much of 2000 U2 is too overproduced for my liking which takes some of the magic out of it for me. I know they did with with MOS to an extent but the chorus is too cheesy melodically for me (that said the vocals in the studio and live are very special.)
2. The lyrics tell a story and paint a nice picture that resonates. The desolate feeling evokes the JT era to a degree.
3. There is NO other U2 song in their entire canon that demonstrates that many different vocal styles in one song. We have opera vocals, the talk / sing vocals in the middle, emotive singing, falsetto, the purposefully cracking vocals (protect the ones / bullets in guns / take a life.) 5 different styles in one song! Name another U2 song that displays Bono's different abilities like that.
4. The guitar in the intro when Edge kicks in creates a great sense of suspense (lacking in any of the NLOTH songs.) Again, after the middle bit where Bono is talk singing, the guitar comes in and you get some of those old hypnotic Edge ice-notes. I just like this riff.
5. Listen to Adam's bass in a high-end sound system (ideally in a car.) It pulses through your entire spine in a way that no other song on NLOTH does or can.
6. I know there are a couple of cheesy lyrics but there are also some great ones..."summer sings in me no more" which might give you goose bumps if you let it. Bono also hits a couple of notes that harken back to an earlier era of U2 (last heard over 15 years ago with "don't you look back" from WGRYWH.)
7. Admittedly, I like some of the lesser known songs because they are easier to personalize and thus hold dear...
you've missed nothing with either.
Really? That's awesome. Where did you hear about this?It's not a viva la vida intro, it's a U2 intro, or maybe actually in reality an Eno intro. Eno gave both bands the same intro at the same time and challenged them to each come up with a new song each. Winter was U2's attempt.
...Sorry.i also heard a rumor that the version of Winter that they put on Linear was the old version and that they already had an updated version before they even released NLOTH. supposedly, they saved the newer version for either SOA or Brothers.
for the life of me, i can't remember where i read this, so i don't have a link or anything. fuck you.
qft.
i also heard a rumor that the version of Winter that they put on Linear was the old version and that they already had an updated version before they even released NLOTH. supposedly, they saved the newer version for either SOA or Brothers.
for the life of me, i can't remember where i read this, so i don't have a link or anything. fuck you.
I can't really explain why I like it but it's just epic. And it has nothing (for me at least) to do with it being weird for U2. At first I couldn't get into this song but now I really love it.I dont see what people see in FBB. The only reason it has all this hype is because it sounds totally different to the normal u2 track. But on the other hand, aswell as being original, it has to be a good track to be up there with the best, and it just isnt that. My overall view of FBB is an unfinished piece of weird garbage.
...Sorry.
Here's hoping the rumor about the Linear version being old is true!
Rhymes began in me
Summer sang in me
But summer sings in me no more
At 21
I was born a son
And on that day I knew
I could kill
Listen to the crowds
The ??
The silence and the fallen/foreign ground
Listening to the fun man (?)
The sky stretched
Streched over everyone
Listening to the tanks
The shots or
The mourns from ?? gate
Listening to our calls
Shining
Obsession
At 21...
I wonder if they left out the "Dallas" part of the song since the spoken bit between this chorus and verse is not listed in the lyrics?
This song is verging on boring...the vocals are mixed horribly...Bono sounds sorta shaky anyway...no hook, a VLV-like beginning with those awful, random strings (seemingly thrown in last minute), forgettable melody, minimal effort from Larry and Adam...some memorable lines, but too many weak lines...just...yeah, I pray this never makes any album or any release...ever. It's not a terrible song...but for U2, I'd say this is a very poor effort....sometimes I wonder what they're listening to...why would they even want this released...their standard should be higher than this..much higher.