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  1. Whoa, chill Winston lol I was just checking - it wouldn't be a crime not to have read it lol, I was just checking before I went any further, but Drew summed it up pretty well;

    Indeed. Edge or Bono mentioned how they wanted to bring Eno onboard and that the record company had their doubts after one of Eno's recent projects was this thing called Bird List...I think the term was "avant garde rubbish" or something...
    Originally posted by drewhiggins:Fancy that as the new "Wake Up / Everyone" tune for the new tour. Imagine the reactions. He's gotta release that one day. Thanks for the article Dan.

    lol, that would be stunningly uber!
  2. Just read that part, couldn't remember it. My book's in Dutch so.

    Would be stunning as a opener... looooool!
  3. Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records said it. "Avant-garde nonsense" is the exact phrase.

  4. Nice one Drew, didn't have my copy to hand and (shockingly) I haven't read it in a few weeks....


  5. I only checked for the reference. I haven't even read the whole bloody thing yet.

  6. Ah well, you will in time lol. I got it last Xmas? Read it in about 2 days, but it wasn't like I had anything to detract my attention from it lol, I just can't remember ALL the fine details
  7. Honestly I haven't read too far into the Elevation section. I always get bored of the book by the time I get to the ATYCLB sessions in the book. Because more than half of what they are talking about (especially Bono, and he talks most in the book) are all about politics and political events and stuff. It just got really boring for me. To be honest I don't really care that much about they're political side. I support them, It's not like I don't respect what they're doing, but I really only want to read about the music when I read a U2 biography.
  8. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Honestly I haven't read too far into the Elevation section. I always get bored of the book by the time I get to the ATYCLB sessions in the book. Because more than half of what they are talking about (especially Bono, and he talks most in the book) are all about politics and political events and stuff. It just got really boring for me. To be honest I don't really care that much about they're political side. I support them, It's not like I don't respect what they're doing, but I really only want to read about the music when I read a U2 biography.


    I skipped that part no, although I'm interested in politics. I just wanted to read about touring and the songs.

    Just bought the Flanagan book (second-hand)... it's a good read right?
  9. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Honestly I haven't read too far into the Elevation section. I always get bored of the book by the time I get to the ATYCLB sessions in the book. Because more than half of what they are talking about (especially Bono, and he talks most in the book) are all about politics and political events and stuff. It just got really boring for me. To be honest I don't really care that much about they're political side. I support them, It's not like I don't respect what they're doing, but I really only want to read about the music when I read a U2 biography.


    It went the same with their tours back then...Anyway, that's another discussion.


  10. aha...damn.

    wasn't TUF avant-garde?
  11. what are ya'll talking about? forgive me for being too lazy to search for it

  12. Different and alternative, yes. Avant garde, not in my book lol. I think I Will Follow was more avant garde what with the lobbing of the glass bottle...
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