Originally posted by zooTV4all:[..]
UC was never a 'hit'.
Originally posted by zooTV4all:[..]
UC was never a 'hit'.
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
Who knows they didn't release it as a single. Most non u2 listeners I've played it to like the song - but I admit I can't see it as a big hit on today's radio.
But yeah, my point was that UC is an amazing song on a musical level (the bridge has to be one of the all time greats) and I would rather have it than an album of 3-4 minute hit singles - a balance of both might be good but only if the 'hits' are good - the weakest songs on NLOTH were the hit single type songs - GOYB, SUC - If they're going to do the same on SOA I would much rather have an album of innovative, interesting songs like UC.
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
I prefer stuff like Unknown Caller over North Star and EBW which seem very HTDAAB ish. North Star and EBW don't sound like radio hits frankly, Vertigo, BD they sound like hits - those two are too slow.
What I want is either great pop/rock (like PD or Vertigo) or something musically interesting (like UC, Being Born, MoS, NLOTH etc) ideally a mix of both.
Actually - to tell you the truth it doesn't so much matter what they do as long as they do it well.
That was the problem with NLOTH - execution, songs like GOYB, SUC were great in concept but the end product could easily have been better (in most cases this is due to Bono's cringeworthy lyrics making the song sound stupid).
Originally posted by zooTV4all:Too bad you won't hear it live then.
It failed big time live, otherwise it would still be there.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
UC? It failed just because most of the audience didn't know the lyrics that were meant to be sung by them. But the song itself was pretty good live.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
First of all we haven't even heard teh full versions of EBW or North Star yet (or studio versions), and plus since when do singles have to be fast paced?
Originally posted by vanquish:[..]
All their hit singles in the past decade have been faster paced songs - I think because people expect an old band to sing slow songs, which make singles like these less likely to succeed.
Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own and Stuck In A Moment were hits, yet they weren't exactly fast-paced.
Originally posted by vanquish:Yea, their performances of the song were fantastic for the most part, Bono had no problems singing (unlike say TUF) it and Edge nailed the solo, which really added some Stairway to Heaven type vibe to the show.
The karaoke thing and the chorus reprise they did at the end detracted from the song - made a serious song seem frivolous like Boots or Elevation or something.
They should just have told the crowd to sing along to the choruses and not have the lyrics on screen (which just confused everyone), the chorus line is simple and I'm sure the audience would be able to sing along to the 'oh oh oh oh' parts.