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  1. as usual ..



    link

    ps: i post it just once ... promised!!!
  2. ^^ Oh those comments, always quite amusing to to read how many people actually hate him for, frankly, being a human being. Btw I am also saving some tax in a "not quite nice way", but don't tell anyone!!!!
  3. They're so cute couple and Ali looks like rockstar here
  4. I want that jacket.
  6. Originally posted by BelgianBono[..]

    She does. Bono looks like he's just out of bed.


    ha ha you're right
  7. Hopes and Fears for 2012
    Hope: U2's 2009 album No Line On The Horizon was an extremely ambitious record that sold millions of copies all over the world. Songs like "Moment of Surrender" and "Magnificent" rank with the band's best work, but the singles failed to connect with a mass audience and by U2's standards it was a disappointment. We hope that they realize that radio is unlikely to put any song they ever write into heavy rotation; instead, they should just focus on making another great record, and then hit the road on an arena tour that drops some of the old warhorses in favor of great songs from the past. How about "Acrobat," "Drowning Man" and "Numb"? "Pride (In The Name of Love)" is a great song, but enough's enough.

    Fear: U2 tends to end each decade with a commercial disappointment, and then begin the new decade with an album that's the exact opposite of their last work. The failure of Rattle and Hum gave the world Achtung Baby and the failure of the (criminally underrated) Pop led to the back-to-basics approach on All That You Can't Leave Behind. They have spent much of the last two years working with a rotating cast of producers, including Danger Mouse and RedOne. We fear their primary focus is competing with Lady Gaga on the radio. It's a fight they're going to lose. Hey Bono, don't overthink this next record. Just make it great. It'll serve you better in the long run. Remember that awful charity single "Stranded" you cut with Jay-Z and Rihanna? Never do anything like that again.


    RollingStone
  8. Good point about the decade ending.

    I wished they had something really great on their sleeves (and I PRAY that the article serves as a prediction, specially when referring to old unknown songs like Acrobat or Drowning Man - although it's quite unlikely, I would never swear ever again after seeing Zooropa, Scarlet or Electrical Storm being played on the 360 Tour).
  9. My hope for 2012 is that U2 release a great and consistent album, with no cheesy lyrics. Also, they shouldn´t leave songs like Mercy, Winter and EBW out of the album to put songs like Crazy Tonight, Boots and Stand Up. Being in the radio shouldn´t be the goal, but the consequence. The goal should be to make a nice work of music. Of course, in my opinion !
  10. Originally posted by clover68:Hopes and Fears for 2012
    Hope: U2's 2009 album No Line On The Horizon was an extremely ambitious record that sold millions of copies all over the world. Songs like "Moment of Surrender" and "Magnificent" rank with the band's best work, but the singles failed to connect with a mass audience and by U2's standards it was a disappointment. We hope that they realize that radio is unlikely to put any song they ever write into heavy rotation; instead, they should just focus on making another great record, and then hit the road on an arena tour that drops some of the old warhorses in favor of great songs from the past. How about "Acrobat," "Drowning Man" and "Numb"? "Pride (In The Name of Love)" is a great song, but enough's enough.

    Fear: U2 tends to end each decade with a commercial disappointment, and then begin the new decade with an album that's the exact opposite of their last work. The failure of Rattle and Hum gave the world Achtung Baby and the failure of the (criminally underrated) Pop led to the back-to-basics approach on All That You Can't Leave Behind. They have spent much of the last two years working with a rotating cast of producers, including Danger Mouse and RedOne. We fear their primary focus is competing with Lady Gaga on the radio. It's a fight they're going to lose. Hey Bono, don't overthink this next record. Just make it great. It'll serve you better in the long run. Remember that awful charity single "Stranded" you cut with Jay-Z and Rihanna? Never do anything like that again.


    RollingStone


    I feel exactly the same.
  11. Yep. There's almost too much truth in that statement about fighting a losing battle of trying to compete for radio play with artists such as Lady Gaga.
  12. i'm quite agree with what's written
    i always find curious that always only Bono is named in certain sentences
    they are 4!
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