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Originally posted by clover68:from http://www.list.co.uk/article/33817-u2-overworked-get-on-your-boots/

U2 overworked 'Get on Your Boots'

U2 admit they can overwork their songs in the studio, with 'Get on Your Boots' being an example.

U2 admit they can overwork their songs in the studio.

The Irish group's bass player, Adam Clayton, claims their 2009 single 'Get on Your Boots' "confused people" because it was so deeply layered, and since they stripped it down for their present 360 Degree tour they have had a better reaction to it.

He told Rolling Stone magazine: "Interestingly, it's going off live. I think probably what happened was it's a common U2 problem. I think we probably worked on it and worked on it and worked on it, and instead of executing one idea well, I think we had probably five ideas in the song, and it just confused people. They weren't sure what they were hearing."

The group's lead singer, Bono, claims, however, their audience are just not "groovy" enough to appreciate their attempts at marrying genres such as dance and rock together.

He added: "Look, sometimes our audience isn't as groovy as we'd like. 'Get on Your Boots,' as it was released, is a sort of crossover, half-club, half-indie-rock record.

"People are not sure about the club side of U2. They want 'Vertigo.' And when we did this the last time - with 'Discotheque,' from 'Pop', they didn't like it either."

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Seems the band gets 'scared' or too careful if an albums isn't massive. That, like being good... is the enemy of great.

NLOTH is a very good album, as are ATYCLB and HTDDAB. There should be no fear nor shame if NLOTH didn't set the world ablaze. There is a lot of great music there. For those that 'get it', fine. For those that don't, fine.

Same thing happened with Pop and to some extent, Rattle And Hum... and they began to bad talk and disown both records.

If you want to have the indie cred of your youth... approach it that way. Make music for you and not the Grammy's or sales. And don't worry about the charts.

People have come around and love Zooropa more today than when released. This seems to be proven by how many flipped out on Sunday when they finally played it.

The same can be said of POP. Many have been begging for MOFO and Discotheque for 360 tour. Maybe not appreciated as they should have been at the time, Zooropa and Pop are seem far more loved now than when released...

...five years from now folks will be begging "why don't they play "Unknown Caller", "Breathe"....and why didn't they EVER play "Stand Up Comedy" live.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988: When Pop first came out it was after ZooTV, it was unfinished

Originally posted by Yogi:Bono really worries me sometimes. Where's that 'we might lose some pop kids, but we don't need them anyway' attitude?

Don't do it for public, do it for yourself, the way you like it. You'll lose some fans, but you'll get new.

Originally posted by Yogi:[..]

It's not unfinished, that's just urban legend between U2 fans. As an artist, I can buy a paper and draw one line over it and say it's finished. But I can also draw two lines. Will that make first artwork unfinished? No, because it's piece of art.

Same thing with Pop. That album is perfect.