Discussion of U2's future: new singles, new tour, etc.

MOJO: Well, my first question has to be, have you finished yet?
Edge: [Coolly] Not quite. That's why we're here.



So, why finish up in London?
Well, it's good to get out of familiar surroundings when you're looking for a different perspective. Get out of the comfort zone.



If you'd stayed in Dublin, would you have just carried on producing material rather than bringing everything to a conclusion?
Maybe. Also, a good mix room is always important. Our studio in Dublin is more like a glorified rehearsal room really. It doesn't have proper acoustic treatments for mixing and whatever. So we always mix in a studio that's properly set up for that process.



Is the album still going to be called No Line on the Horizon, or is that a red herring?
It's not totally firmed up but it's still the working title.



So, what the hell does it mean?
It's an image. It's an image, Bono tells me [laughs]. It's like when you're moving forward, but you're not exactly sure what you're heading towards -- that moment where the sea and the sky blend into one. It's an image of infinity, I suppose -- a kind of Zen image.



Is that because you weren't that keen on it in retrospect?
I think there are some fantastic ideas there and they will, I'm sure, be finished off and see the light of day. We just felt like we wanted to put off the decision about what kind of record we wanted to make. And then we went in with Brian [Eno] and Danny [Daniel Lanois], literally just as an experiment to see what would happen. And suddenly there was this excess of stuff, ideas...and we just thought, OK, this is clearly where we are at our most potent at this moment, working with Brain and Danny, so let's follow that idea down the road and we'll get back to the material we started with Rick at some point.

Originally posted by notcomingdown:This has probably already been discussed here, but I would guess that the delay in the album means that the tour won't start this spring. It's getting kind of late, no? For Vertigo, I saw a show in Dec and the tix went on sale in March.

Originally posted by katherine94:Just watched it again, is Edge wearing flannel??? And Larry did not look like he was enjoying the jingle bells lol

Originally posted by MWSAH:IWANA, that'll be my new word from now on..

What it means?

I WANT A NEW ALBUM!

Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

yeah, highly unlikely if the album comes out in February that they will tour in the Spring. I guess it will start as a summer tour

Originally posted by hamman:I know most people will probably disagree with me, but I hope this album is very innovative like POP. I know it wasn't considered their best album, but I always get excited about POP because it was something very original and edgy. I like it when U2 gets out of their comfort zone and tries something very new with new approaches such as playing new instruments or just new sounds. Whatever happend to that new technology they were supposed to use on the last tour? The one were they could direct the sound like a light to only hit certain parts of the arena. It would have been great on the solos of Bullet the Blue Sky, or Miracle Drug.

Originally posted by hamman:I know most people will probably disagree with me, but I hope this album is very innovative like POP. I know it wasn't considered their best album, but I always get excited about POP because it was something very original and edgy. I like it when U2 gets out of their comfort zone and tries something very new with new approaches such as playing new instruments or just new sounds. Whatever happend to that new technology they were supposed to use on the last tour? The one were they could direct the sound like a light to only hit certain parts of the arena. It would have been great on the solos of Bullet the Blue Sky, or Miracle Drug.