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  1. Originally posted by JuJuman:C'mon guys: U2, Bono, everyone, we all have a lot to learn from David Bowie, who pulls out an album, a single, a video, out of the hat, taking everything by surprise. And what a single

    AMEN!
  2. Everybody knows that no matter which venue U2 decides to tour, it's going to be a big show. They won't do anything more simplistic than their Elevation tour setup.
  4. It's been going on for a while, so I guess it's not really a new thing.

    And based on all the comments, I think the band shouldn't bother attempting to be "relevant." If being relevant means bowing to the will of 99% of those ignorant people, forget that.
  5. +1
  6. I really don't get why people are so against this relevant thing... if you aren't relevant there is no need to make music in my opinion.
  7. I think people have a different definition of what Bono means to be relevant. I think Bono wants to be relevant in terms of being important for mainstream music listeners, he wants to get non-U2 fans to become U2 fans and he doesn't want to become non-important to the recording industry other than selling older records with hit songs.

    What some of the fans are saying to this is that they shouldn't be trying to stay relevant in the mainstream and they should be trying to cater to their fans instead, and what I'm taking from this argument is that people want U2 to stop caring about trying to top the charts and release something than the fans can and will appreciate.
  8. Just heard that Larry Mullen said that a new album will come in September this year!!
  9. Yup:
    REPORT: LARRY SAYS U2 PLANNING NEW ALBUM BY SEPTEMBER 2013

    @U2, January 09, 2013

    Larry Mullen Jr. has reportedly told Irish DJ Dave Fanning that U2 is looking to have its next album released by September 2013. That's the word via Twitter from Yvonne Judge, a 2FM radio editor who shared the photo at right of Mullen and Fanning together in the studio today (no doubt taping the interview), and then shared this sneak peek at Larry's album news:

    Yvonne Judge@yvonnejudge
    This Saturday on @Davefanningshow on 2fm, Larry Mullen Jnr tells Dave U2 aiming to have new album released by September. #2fm #U2


    I bet it will be 2014 to be honest
  10. Weird that this is all we've heard of it
  11. It's something concrete at least! And coming from Larry it sounds miles more plausible than from Bono
  12. You can rely on Larry. September 2013 it is then. Let the speculation end. Larry has spoken and he doesn't waste his words, now does he?
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