NLOTH: General discussion thread

Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]

Did anyone get an activation email? Or maybe you don't get one - you give your address and name and phone number and they use it to send you endless spam.

Oh, and a box.


And this: http://forum.atu2.com/index.php/topic,1756.0.html

U2 takes a few risks
Article from: Herald Sun

Cameron Adams

February 12, 2009 12:00am

WHEN you're the biggest band in the world, you're entitled to take a few risks.

No Line on the Horizon is U2's experimental album. The songs are long, moody and not exactly radio-friendly.

Which means it's precisely the kind of album U2 needed after 2004's water-treading but stadium-filling How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

Hearing the album in full, the divisive Get On Your Boots was an ideal first single - the kind of song that wouldn't last 10 seconds on commercial radio stations if it weren't the new U2 song.

Despite the musical diversions, the Edge's trademark guitar work injects the U2 DNA throughout.

The fantastic title track has a wall of distorted guitar that recalls a previous envelope-pushing moment, The Fly.

There's a brief flashback to the feel of The Unforgettable Fire on Fez - Being Born and Magnificent sounds like a single (once it has had a radio edit) with that signature Where the Streets Have No Name chugging guitar and drum momentum.

Producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois leave their fingerprints all over the atmospheric Moment of Surrender - cathedral organs and a heavy bass groove spoiled only by Bono mentioning an ATM.

In an age of short attention spans, U2 have put together an old-fashioned album, not just a bunch of singles.

This album is likely to lose the casual U2 fan, but will reconnect with the faithful.

No Line on the Horizon is released on February 27

Originally posted by yeah:Another promising review

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This album is likely to lose the casual U2 fan, but will reconnect with the faithful.

Originally posted by Remy:[..]

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Isn't that what all the fans would sign up for in advance. Great.

RTÉ 2XM TO PLAY FIRST WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE OF NEW U2 ALBUM TITLE TRACK

Tune in to RTÉ 2XM tomorrow at 12 midday(Irish time) as the station plays the worldwide exclusive of the title track from the new U2 album No Line On The Horizon.

On Monday 19 January Dave Fanning played Get On Your Boots on RTÉ 2fm and now its digital sister station RTÉ 2XM will follow suit and play No Line On The Horizon to a worldwide audience online.

RTÉ 2XM plays the best there is alternative, indie and rock music and currently features twenty one presenter-led programmes from Monday through to Sunday, with more on the way.

U2’s twelfth studio album No Line On The Horizon is due to be released on Friday 27 February in Ireland, Monday 2 March in the rest of Europe and a day later in North America.

Originally posted by yeah:[..]

Wohooo

Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

Please someone capture it...I'm at school then.

Originally posted by yeah:[..]

Wohooo

Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

Please someone capture it...I'm at school then.

Originally posted by Remy:NLOTH discussion thread opened: http://www.u2start.com/topic/5083/