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  1. This might interest those as for development-to-release information.

    http://www.u2station.com/news/archives/2004/07/

    If HTDAAB was first spoken about in July, and it was released November, we should have been getting proper official news October or November of this year - four months prior to press releases, media statements etc.


  2. At least it appears they're not doing a 'Pop' on us and releasing details (including tour dates) before the album's finished.



  3. It does make you wonder why everythin is so incredible hush hush now
  4. Originally posted by aussiemofo:[..]

    At least it appears they're not doing a 'Pop' on us and releasing details (including tour dates) before the album's finished.


    Well, look at how some of the world's biggest-selling albums took to record.

    Thriller: April - November 1982
    Black Ice: April - May 1980
    The Dark Side of the Moon: June 1972 – January 1973
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 6 December 1966 – 21 April
    The Joshua Tree: July - November 1986

    This delay may be for improving some songs. Originally, Full Metal Jacket and Tough were all going to be on HTDAAB. They didn't - how do we know they're not similar songs but with minor changes? Same as with ATYCLB - look at the number of songs they recorded. I can think of about 50 - 60, but they said they recorded over 100.

    With Thriller, for example, the small delay was for the songs to be improved and/or recorded. Songs like Hot Street, Nightline, Got The Hots, For All Time were never gonna be hits. And neither was Xanax and Wine on HTDAAB or Native Son, even. Same with the Pepper's demos and JT original songs. Wave of Sorrow could have never been a true hit as Streets has been, and neither would Rise Up.


    It does make you wonder why everythin is so incredible hush hush now


    Because when people heard HTDAAB in previews, they said "And, what's new?" They don't want this to happen with the new album.
  5. Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]

    Well, look at how some of the world's biggest-selling albums took to record.

    Thriller: April - November 1982
    Black Ice: April - May 1980
    The Dark Side of the Moon: June 1972 – January 1973
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 6 December 1966 – 21 April
    The Joshua Tree: July - November 1986

    This delay may be for improving some songs. Originally, Full Metal Jacket and Tough were all going to be on HTDAAB. They didn't - how do we know they're not similar songs but with minor changes? Same as with ATYCLB - look at the number of songs they recorded. I can think of about 50 - 60, but they said they recorded over 100.


    [..]

    Because when people heard HTDAAB in previews, they said "And, what's new?" They don't want this to happen with the new album.


    I see what you mean with that, still think its at the point where it starts to get bit silly
    Their for I said Johnny were right, the news will come when they will come
  6. Originally posted by aussiemofo:[..]

    Will you quit already about the beach clips?! The beach clips aren't the new album. It's like comparing the Salome sessions to Achtung Baby.




  10. The history of the bomb is a little longer though with concrete rumours in April/June 2003.




    That release date comes from hmv. And everyone in the possession of 2 hands knows the approximate release date anyway (if U2 don't change their minds again). So why all the fuss?


    EDIT: Someone on the german u2 board reports about meeting Paul McG at the Coldplay gigs in London (Photo included). She says that Pauly confirmed a European summer gig (Barcelona - end of June).

  11. Originally posted by yeah:[..]

    The history of the bomb is a little longer though with concrete rumours in April/June 2003.


    [..]

    That release date comes from hmv. And everyone in the possession of 2 hands knows the approximate release date anyway (if U2 don't change their minds again). So why all the fuss?


    EDIT: Someone on the german u2 board reports about meeting Paul McG at the Coldplay gigs in London (Photo included). She says that Pauly confirmed a European summer gig (Barcelona - end of June).




    Nice!!!
    Sergio will be jumping around for a while then!!
    thanks for the news Yeah!!
    So, do you think the O2 performance might have been the "News" we where expecting??? or do you still think it'll be album/single-related ???
  12. Originally posted by JohnnyVOXX:[..]

    Nice!!!
    Sergio will be jumping around for a while then!!
    thanks for the news Yeah!!
    So, do you think the O2 performance might have been the "News" we where expecting??? or do you still think it'll be album/single-related ???


    I think (hope!) the news will still be album related.

    I don't know if this site was already up, but U2Spain has a mini-site up for "No Line on the Horizon" that is currently under construction:

    http://u2spain.babelfm.com/nolineonthehorizon.html

    There's couple of non-active links right now for CD and DVD play, so I wonder if we'll be getting snippets of tracks?
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