Zoocoustic
War Child
...because I realize what an amazing thing it was, and that U2 will never reach that level again in their careers.
No, I do not think everything since ZooTV is crap. I just realize how brilliant that whole concept was, and how everything came together so cohesively - from Bono's personas, to the albums, to the stage design, to the choice of songs on tour. I mean come on people, even a song like Lemon worked!
I really liked Pop and ATYCLB. And Electrical Storm. And yep, even the half-baked HTDAAB had 2 or 3 decent tracks. I still like U2 and think they have done some great things since ZooTV (Beautiful Day is truly one of the bands top 5 greatest all-time tracks, IMO).
But to look at ZooTV and see all that they dared to do back then just makes me a bit sad because I know that (as someone on this forum put it) they've been successful and they aren't 30 years old anymore and they don't need to take the big risks to prove themselves at this point.
In the meantime I can now watch ZooTV in crystal clear picture via DVD. Which is a great thing. And I guess I can still imagine that maybe someday they'll try something this bold and daring and amazing again. Maybe.
Hey, I can dream out loud, right?
No, I do not think everything since ZooTV is crap. I just realize how brilliant that whole concept was, and how everything came together so cohesively - from Bono's personas, to the albums, to the stage design, to the choice of songs on tour. I mean come on people, even a song like Lemon worked!
I really liked Pop and ATYCLB. And Electrical Storm. And yep, even the half-baked HTDAAB had 2 or 3 decent tracks. I still like U2 and think they have done some great things since ZooTV (Beautiful Day is truly one of the bands top 5 greatest all-time tracks, IMO).
But to look at ZooTV and see all that they dared to do back then just makes me a bit sad because I know that (as someone on this forum put it) they've been successful and they aren't 30 years old anymore and they don't need to take the big risks to prove themselves at this point.
In the meantime I can now watch ZooTV in crystal clear picture via DVD. Which is a great thing. And I guess I can still imagine that maybe someday they'll try something this bold and daring and amazing again. Maybe.
Hey, I can dream out loud, right?