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  2. "Bono for president of the world, I say."
  4. What ever happened to Danger Mouse? Did I miss something there? And do you guys think they're getting someone other than Brian and Danny to produce beacuse NLOTH wasn't as big as a success as they thought it'd be? I'm not trying to get into that whole debate, just a few quick questions
  5. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:What ever happened to Danger Mouse? Did I miss something there? And do you guys think they're getting someone other than Brian and Danny to produce beacuse NLOTH wasn't as big as a success as they thought it'd be? I'm not trying to get into that whole debate, just a few quick questions


    It's not Brian Eno, he's doing fabulous things for Coldplay (he's working on their fifth album so perhaps he wasn't available for U2).

    I think NLOTH was a victim of it's protracted recording - that's what Lanois hinted at recently.

    And really, the only problem with NLOTH was the lack of hits - i'd imagine if they wanted to have another Vertigo on NLOTH it would have been a hit, but they wanted to do something a little different, hence the GOYB approach - which failed mostly due to Bono's lyrics and vocals (guitar, bass, drums etc were great).

    At the moment, their problem seems to be Bono everyone else seems to be pulling their weight, Edge is in top form, so's Larry, Adams bass is better than ever - Bono's lyrics (and to a lesser degree singing) not so much.
  6. Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

    At the moment, their problem seems to be Bono everyone else seems to be pulling their weight, Edge is in top form, so's Larry, Adams bass is better than ever - Bono's lyrics (and to a lesser degree singing) not so much.


    I sadly have to agree on that
  7. Originally posted by vanquish:

    At the moment, their problem seems to be Bono everyone else seems to be pulling their weight, Edge is in top form, so's Larry, Adams bass is better than ever - Bono's lyrics (and to a lesser degree singing) not so much.



    WHAT!?!?! "I've got a submarine, you've got gasoline, I don't want to talk about wars between nations"



  8. Not only that, he gets confused easily these days. ''Stand up and then sit down for your love.'' Make up your mind man!!!!

    Yes, cringeworthy at the highest level.
  9. Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]

    Not only that, he gets confused easily these days. ''Stand up and then sit down for your love.'' Make up your mind man!!!!

    Yes, cringeworthy at the highest level.


    I don't really get the submarine/gasoline part but I still think the stand up/sit down lyric addresses people's overall apathy to things. They will stand up or get caught up in something and then quickly sit down or forget it, which is the whole "comedy" of it.
  10. Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]

    I don't really get the submarine/gasoline part but I still think the stand up/sit down lyric addresses people's overall apathy to things. They will stand up or get caught up in something and then quickly sit down or forget it, which is the whole "comedy" of it.


    Aha! It does sound strange at the beginning though, especially when you're not aware of what the song actually is about - that Stand Up campaign.

    He's got some real strange lyrics as of late.
  11. Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]

    I don't really get the submarine/gasoline part but I still think the stand up/sit down lyric addresses people's overall apathy to things. They will stand up or get caught up in something and then quickly sit down or forget it, which is the whole "comedy" of it.


    That's an obvious sexual reference to me - submarine/gasoline

    Re: Bono's lack of inspiration and his voice. I think he's doing great live. He can certainly still sing... and there's 4 of them; they could help him out writing the lyrics...
  12. NLOTH with EBW, BFFTS, NS and Glasto in and a few weak songs out (Stand up - a good b-side; GOYB - another good b-side; Crazy tonight - a completely forgettable song in its album version...) would have done differently - perhaps not as well as the two preceding albums, but better anyway. Just compare these songs with BD, Vertigo, SYCMIOYO (a great classic)...
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