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  1. Still no news on new album? Looks like 2014.
  2. @U2: "LILLYWHITE: NO 2013 U2 ALBUM"

    More rumors about U2's album plans, these from @U2 reader Gary Paul, who met up Thursday in Dublin with Steve Lillywhite (who's there to work on his RTE TV show, The Hit). Paul tweeted about the brief conversation yesterday, saying "DEFINITELY NOT this year !!! Roll On Next Year #U2 #NewAlbum" and then confirmed in a reply to our question that he was referencing comments from Lillywhite.

    Lillywhite told Ireland's Today FM today that he was recently visiting with Bono, so that could be the source of his knowledge of U2's plans. But again, this is all unconfirmed and should be considered rumor.

    After last week's rumors from Universal Music Italy, we reached out to our contacts to ask if the album would be out in 2013 or 2014. A contact at Universal Music North America had "no info to share," and a spokesperson for U2's PR team was unable to get an answer for us from Principle Management.
  3. Oh well.
  4. Not sure if interesting...

    January: none
    February: War, No Line on the Horizon
    March: The Joshua Tree, Pop
    April: none
    May: none
    June: none
    July: Zooropa
    August: none
    September: none
    October: Boy, October, The Unforgettable Fire, Rattle and Hum, All That You Can't Leave Behind
    November: Achtung Baby, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
    December: none

    The recording of Achtung Baby finished in September, Bomb in August. Both were released in November. Also, Beautiful Day was released early October, Leave Behind late October.

    Wishful thinking, but a November album might be possible. If not, an early 2014 release is very likely.
  5. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

    Spot on. Nowadays the music world has polarized itself into two big groups. On one side there's easy pop, electro-pop, R&B and all that kind of music (ranging from Lady Gaga to even the likes of Coldplay's recent material, with Katy Perry, Capital Cities, Adele, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and other big acts caught there), and on the other side there's alternative and indie rock (from Muse to The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, RHCP, Kings Of Leon, Pearl Jam, etc). Of course there are many other bands that can't/shouldn't be categorized into those big groups, but most of the bands and artists that sell out arenas can.

    And well, U2 doesn't fall into any of them. And even though most of us are ok with them not belonging to any, I'm afraid they sadly want to fall in the first one.



    I'm totally disagree with you. Coldplay's recent material more commercial than other albums yes but 2nd Law for example too and I haven't seen included in the first group... Mixed Coldplay with Taylor Swift or Katy Perry is like compare a train with a truck, both serve to transport, but not the same
  6. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

    Spot on. Nowadays the music world has polarized itself into two big groups. On one side there's easy pop, electro-pop, R&B and all that kind of music (ranging from Lady Gaga to even the likes of Coldplay's recent material, with Katy Perry, Capital Cities, Adele, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and other big acts caught there), and on the other side there's alternative and indie rock (from Muse to The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, RHCP, Kings Of Leon, Pearl Jam, etc). Of course there are many other bands that can't/shouldn't be categorized into those big groups, but most of the bands and artists that sell out arenas can.

    And well, U2 doesn't fall into any of them. And even though most of us are ok with them not belonging to any, I'm afraid they sadly want to fall in the first one.

    And almost all of us wold LOVE to see them in 2nd group
  7. Originally posted by AIWIU2:I'm totally disagree with you. Coldplay's recent material more commercial than other albums yes but 2nd Law for example too and I haven't seen included in the first group... Mixed Coldplay with Taylor Swift or Katy Perry is like compare a train with a truck, both serve to transport, but not the same

    I feel the same but didn't know how to put it. I also thought of Madness, Follow Me and Panic Station. One might call Capital Cities an indie group. It is a bit easy to put all successful bands into one group.

    That said, it isn't that easy to put U2 in a specific iTunes category. However, I feel like most U2 songs below in Sergio's first group.

    By the way, I love Coldplay, Katy Perry, Adele, Capital Cities, Bruno Mars and especially Justin Timberlake. I rather see U2 in the first group. I know it's not cool to say things like this around here, but ok.

    edit: And where to put my close friend Kanye? Yeezus doesn't seem to belong in any of those groups.
  8. I already said it might be oversimplifying, and I of course knew that the Coldplay thing would draw the most attention. How simple and predictable are we sometimes, huh? ... It doesn't have to do anything with quality or success, it's just a matter of styles. Forget about the names and think a bit further.

    There's nothing wrong with liking Adele or Katy Perry (I do myself, and of course I adore Coldplay), it's just that they might have the kind of style that succeeds the most in the charts and in Youtube, and the kind of style that Bono might be MISTAKINGLY taking as "relevant"... And that's what scares me. I consider Adele to be exactly as relevant as Muse or Katy Perry or Arcade Fire or Florence&Machine. Relevance is not an exact synonym of success. In my opinion, relevant bands are the ones that are liked not only for what they do but because they make others do what they do. And I want U2 to go their own way and do what they want to do, not to follow what others do just seeking for what might be successful.


    #BeatingADeadHorseForTheNthTime
  9. This 'relevance' chat is getting out of hand.
  10. Originally posted by LikeASong:I already said it might be oversimplifying, and I of course knew that the Coldplay thing would draw the most attention. How simple and predictable are we sometimes, huh? ... It doesn't have to do anything with quality or success, it's just a matter of styles. Forget about the names and think a bit further.

    There's nothing wrong with liking Adele or Katy Perry (I do myself, and of course I adore Coldplay), it's just that they might have the kind of style that succeeds the most in the charts and in Youtube, and the kind of style that Bono might be MISTAKINGLY taking as "relevant"... And that's what scares me. I consider Adele to be exactly as relevant as Muse or Katy Perry or Arcade Fire or Florence&Machine. Relevance is not an exact synonym of success. In my opinion, relevant bands are the ones that are liked not only for what they do but because they make others do what they do. And I want U2 to go their own way and do what they want to do, not to follow what others do just seeking for what might be successful.


    #BeatingADeadHorseForTheNthTime

    What more predictable xD I didn't want to bother you, honey
  11. Also, no disrespect intended to anyone's likes, but...........


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