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  1. Originally posted by thefly07[..]

    right, i'm just saying the inspiration may have a literal starting point but i doubt we'll be listening to a song about when the sky and sea are one, despite the gorgeous imagery of that. i'm sure it will be related to something far more personal and spiritual


    I hope you're right, most of their albums have been like that. Sometimes when I listen to Bomb, it seems like it's missing what you're referring to there, not all of the songs, but some of them. So I hope we get that feel from the new album. I'm sure we will, we're talking about U2 for god's sake!
  2. Originally posted by Yogi[..]

    I agree with you, but still...you can't have cold atmosphere in a video shot in Spain.




    we'll see, i like the premise of the video, at least the sketchy details we have. although No Line i suppose can be safely named as the first single?
  3. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988[..]

    I hope you're right, most of their albums have been like that. Sometimes when I listen to Bomb, it seems like it's missing what you're referring to there, not all of the songs, but some of them. So I hope we get that feel from the new album. I'm sure we will, we're talking about U2 for god's sake!


    ditto about Bomb
  4. Originally posted by thefly07[..]

    ditto about Bomb


    Yea. I mean, if you listen to U2's stuff before Pop, it had so much more meaning then their last couple of records. Maybe ATYCLB was an exception. Pop was more less an experiment IMO, and Bomb was just, Bomb. I dunno. It wasn't as special or as significant as their older albums, but that's not to say it didn't have good music. COBL to me is one of my favourite songs by them, I think it's amazing. That one might be one of the exceptions I was talking about off of that album. I love that song. But yea, I really do hope this next album will have that U2 feel to it.
  5. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988[..]

    Yea. I mean, if you listen to U2's stuff before Pop, it had so much more meaning then their last couple of records. Maybe ATYCLB was an exception. Pop was more less an experiment IMO, and Bomb was just, Bomb. I dunno. It wasn't as special or as significant as their older albums, but that's not to say it didn't have good music. COBL to me is one of my favourite songs by them, I think it's amazing. That one might be one of the exceptions I was talking about off of that album. I love that song. But yea, I really do hope this next album will have that U2 feel to it.


    Bomb is a great fucking record with incredible strength IMO thus making it a viable candidate for best album. However, the past 2 records are clearly U2 sticking to what they do best: write great fucking songs. I think U2 enjoyed that period but after Bomb felt they had to actually chase something new, and I hope the new album will be the result of that ambition. Bono said to either Jo Whiley or Q that whatever they were doing had to change. The last two albums specifically weren't trying to reinvent the wheel, so people complaining about that as a weak point can kind of shut up because that isn't the point. Who knows if the next album will be as stark a contrast as Achtung Baby was, but this will be a make or break album I think for the band, it has to be great if they are to remain relevant, especially at this point in their career
  6. Originally posted by thefly07[..]

    Bomb is a great fucking record with incredible strength IMO thus making it a viable candidate for best album. However, the past 2 records are clearly U2 sticking to what they do best: write great fucking songs. I think U2 enjoyed that period but after Bomb felt they had to actually chase something new, and I hope the new album will be the result of that ambition. Bono said to either Jo Whiley or Q that whatever they were doing had to change. The last two albums specifically weren't trying to reinvent the wheel, so people complaining about that as a weak point can kind of shut up because that isn't the point. Who knows if the next album will be as stark a contrast as Achtung Baby was, but this will be a make or break album I think for the band, it has to be great if they are to remain relevant, especially at this point in their career


    well said, agreed
  7. Originally posted by thefly07[..]

    Bomb is a great fucking record with incredible strength IMO thus making it a viable candidate for best album. However, the past 2 records are clearly U2 sticking to what they do best: write great fucking songs. I think U2 enjoyed that period but after Bomb felt they had to actually chase something new, and I hope the new album will be the result of that ambition. Bono said to either Jo Whiley or Q that whatever they were doing had to change. The last two albums specifically weren't trying to reinvent the wheel, so people complaining about that as a weak point can kind of shut up because that isn't the point. Who knows if the next album will be as stark a contrast as Achtung Baby was, but this will be a make or break album I think for the band, it has to be great if they are to remain relevant, especially at this point in their career


    ATYCLB = Reapplying for best band in the world, doing what they do best. Check

    HTDAAB = A rock 'n' roll record. Again doing what they do best. Somewhat of a look back on their early days with heavier sound.

    New Album (presumably No Line On the Horizon) = Their next album that takes a left turn, into the uncharted territory. U2 will shock their fans once more. What's in bold (that I made bold btw) is exactly what my thoughts have been.
  8. Argh, too much to catch up on. I like the look of the NLOTH cover, even if it is pretty clearly a fake lol, but FAR TOO MUCH Photoshop talk for my liking lol...
  9. Originally posted by thefly07[..]

    Bomb is a great fucking record with incredible strength IMO thus making it a viable candidate for best album. However, the past 2 records are clearly U2 sticking to what they do best: write great fucking songs. I think U2 enjoyed that period but after Bomb felt they had to actually chase something new, and I hope the new album will be the result of that ambition. Bono said to either Jo Whiley or Q that whatever they were doing had to change. The last two albums specifically weren't trying to reinvent the wheel, so people complaining about that as a weak point can kind of shut up because that isn't the point. Who knows if the next album will be as stark a contrast as Achtung Baby was, but this will be a make or break album I think for the band, it has to be great if they are to remain relevant, especially at this point in their career


    can only agree as well sometimes it annoys me a little how fans literally refuse to see the beauty in atyclb and (especially) htdaab.
  10. Originally posted by WojBhoyArgh, too much to catch up on. I like the look of the NLOTH cover, even if it is pretty clearly a fake lol, but FAR TOO MUCH Photoshop talk for my liking lol...


    lol, sorry. just wanted to show that it was indeed simple PS work
  11. Originally posted by flowerchild[..]

    lol, sorry. just wanted to show that it was indeed simple PS work

    Ha, no worries Jana, I'm just technically illiterate and can't cope with much in the way of techno-babble lol.
  12. Originally posted by flowerchild[..]

    can only agree as well sometimes it annoys me a little how fans literally refuse to see the beauty in atyclb and (especially) htdaab.


    Exactly, I'm very disappointed upon that fact : ((

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