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  1. There a cool little making of vid posted a couple pages back. Am I missing something ? What's the last song at the end?
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    Originally posted by cesar_garza01:I also don't know if this was said before, but it looks like the "mysterious" track in the twitter video is nothing but an early Sleep Like A Baby Tonight.


    I don't know if this is verified or just an educated guess.
  3. It was reported in a Rolling Stone article. I'll put the link in a moment.
  4. U2 have made another great masterpiece. Beautiful music.
  5. I finally found it:
    https://ca.music.yahoo.com/u2-talk-zen-artists-discipline-behind-scenes-video-153400627-rolling-stone.html

    "These songs were always destined, but rather than it being paint-by-numbers, or very disciplined or described, it's coming together in a way that's even surprising to us," Bono says of the new album. "I always think of the zen artists that spend all their time mixing the ink, and then it's that last few minutes where all the work, all the gestures are actually recorded, and that's the way our albums always go." The studio footage also provides an intimate look at the Innocence track "Sleep Like a Baby Tonight" in its embryonic form.
  7. A couple of pages back somebody made a genealogy of SOI, here's mine:

    The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) ---> HTDAAB
    Every Breaking Wave ---> ATYCLB
    California (There is no End to Love) ---> HTDAAB
    Song for Someone ---> Boy-War era
    Iris (Hold Me Close) ---> Boy-War era (lyric wise; cant really place it music wise)
    Volcano ---> HTDAAB
    Raised by Wolves ---> TUF (verses), Boy-War era[/b ] (outro)
    Cedarwood Road ---> HTDAAB
    Sleep Like a Baby Tonight ---> AB-Pop era
    This is Where You Can Reach Me Now ---> War
    The Troubles ---> NLOTH
  8. Here is an interesting article from Rolling Stone
    by Daniel Kreps

    15 Innovative Album Releases That Shook the Music Industry


    .......................

    U2 (2004)

    In 2004, Apple wasn't the music industry force it is today. The iPod and iTunes were still in its infancy, and MP3s still weren't quite as popular as CDs. In an effort to tip the scales toward the digital side, Apple teamed with the biggest rock band on the planet, U2. With Bono and Co. ready to release 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, they teamed with the tech giant for a commercial that made memorable use of the single "Vertigo."
    Next, Apple crafted limited edition iPods that came stocked with the entire U2 discography, which included unreleased songs, laser-engraved autographs and, of course, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. A decade later, Apple and U2 reteamed again for the surprise release of Songs of Innocence.


    .......................

    September 9, 2014


    U2 surprised the world today by releasing Songs of Innocence, their first album in five years,
    as a gift from Apple, available for free immediately to anyone with iTunes. The band made the announcement with Apple CEO Tim Cook at a Cupertino press conference for the new iPhone 6,
    capping the event with a performance of the album's first single, "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)." After a standing ovation, Cook said, "Wasn't that the most incredible single you ever heard? We would love a whole album of that."

    "The question is now, how do we get it to as many people as possible, because that's what our band is all about," Bono said. "I do believe you have over half a billion subscribers to iTunes, so — could you get this to them?"

    "If we gave it away for free," Cook replied. And five seconds later,
    the album was unleashed in the largest album release of all time.

    - Rolling Stone
  10. After a couple of day's I can say I love it, at least most of the songs.
    I love EBW, Troubles, SLABT, Ceaderwood Road and California. While Iris, This is Where, Volcano are good too.

    The Miracle is good too, but I am so done with the ''Ooooo's'' in songs (U2, Coldplay) it kinda destroys the song. SFS sounds too ATYCLB for me and Raised By Wolves has it's moments but is not clicking yet.

    But bravo U2, well done. Best album since Pop. They should keep Danger Mouse on board, they really should.
  11. I agree. Danger Mouse has definitely proved his ability to bring out another side of U2 in this album.
  12. I've had some more time with the album now, and some time for reflection... It just keeps getting better. There really aren't any songs I don't like, and many of them are simply sublime. The smoke has cleared and I am pleased with what remains.
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