GEN
Active topics
  1. Originally posted by Guenther:[..]


    Never said it was famous. why wouldnt it count? I simply said that it was done before.
    And wikipedia isnt exactly the most reliable.....



    Reliability isn't the question...if it's not on Wikipedia it's usually too obscure to matter, (and there are some pretty obscure things on Wikipedia)

    To get 10 songs from an album on the top 10 on christian radio, is a whole different kettle of fish, compared to getting on the top 10 on mainstream radio.

    Also this was in 1992, when modern Christian rock was in its infancy, people probably thought it was the second coming or something.

    I'm sure if the're were u2 radio stations all twelve songs of NLOTH would make it on the top 10.

    Anyway, I think bands/producers deliberately try not to have an album of singles.
  2. Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

    Reliability isn't the question...if it's not on Wikipedia it's usually too obscure to matter, (and there are some pretty obscure things on Wikipedia)


    Obscure, yes, but it wasnt a question of obscurity.

    To get 10 songs from an album on the top 10 on christian radio, is a whole different kettle of fish, compared to getting on the top 10 on mainstream radio.

    Getting songs on christian radio is the same as getting songs on secular radio. The top ten artists on each is filled with artists who are either very popular or have great A&R reps....
    Also this was in 1992, when modern Christian rock was in its infancy, people probably thought it was the second coming or something.

    yes and no.


    I'm sure if the're were u2 radio stations all twelve songs of NLOTH would make it on the top 10.

    Anyway, I think bands/producers deliberately try not to have an album of singles.




    we shall agree to disagree.....
  3. Originally posted by aussiemofo:The very notion that a band heads into a studio without the specific aim of making an album is ludicrous. What Bono is probably trying to say is that they are at a stage now where they have little else to prove. They're very comfortable with what they've achieved, they have a gi-normous fan-base and they have the freedom to push the boundaries and not be confined to expectation or formula. So Harry your Zooropa comparision might close to the mark - at least the sort of mindset behind the final product, not the actual music if you know what I mean.

    But it's also very possible that we're all reading a bit too much into what Bono is quoted as saying.

    Definitely, that's was more my thinking - making music because it was what they want they enjoy (Zooropa) rather than making it because they can (Passengers)...if that makes sense...
  4. Originally posted by aussiemofo:[..]

    The very notion that a band heads into a studio without the specific aim of making an album is ludicrous. What Bono is probably trying to say is that they are at a stage now where they have little else to prove. They're very comfortable with what they've achieved, they have a gi-normous fan-base and they have the freedom to push the boundaries and not be confined to expectation or formula. So Harry your Zooropa comparision might close to the mark - at least the sort of mindset behind the final product, not the actual music if you know what I mean.

    But it's also very possible that we're all reading a bit too much into what Bono is quoted as saying.



    Very interesting point of view!!
    and certainly more into the lines of what I've been thinking these past few days..


  5. I think it was a little confusing. Launch the single (January), launch the album (February). That's why I said Jan / Feb in that quote.


  8. There are only 2 sources we can really rely on...U2.com and...................U2START!


  10. Just close your eyes and open them in January..


  11. It would be better if they told us the album was coming out in late 2009 from the beginning, and then brought forward the release date to February, it sure beats having delays.
  12. Edge spoke to NME today:


    Originally posted by www.atu2.comThe Edge: delaying release will take U2 album 'to next level'

    Plus guitarist praises Mercury Prize winners Elbow

    NME, September 10, 2008



    U2's The Edge has told NME.COM that his band are still writing songs for their next album.

    The band recently decided to push back the release date of the follow-up to 2004's 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb', declaring they wanted "2009 to be our year".

    However, while many were anticipating that the record would come out this year, U2's guitarist explained the band were still hard at work on the album.

    "We're still writing and we're trying to take it to the next level," said The Edge. "Its taking a while, but I'm told there's no short cut to greatness!"

    The U2 man - who spoke to NME.COM after presenting Peter Gabriel with Amnesty International's 2008 Ambassador of Conscience award in London today (September 10) recognising the legend's work in the area of human rights - also added the he was really pleased that Elbow won the 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize for 'The Seldom Seen Kid'.

    "They're a really good band, good for them," he declared, before joking: "More power to your Elbow!"

    (c) NME, 2008.

Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.