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  1. Originally posted by germcevoy:Any new live stuff is welcome but im bored of big boats, private parties, scantly clad ladies and political stuff. If this album isnt unreal in its brilliance then im gonna have to find a new interest. Hell i'd even go to see Oasis at Slane. Theres always Brussels to keep me interested thpugh . . .


    I take your point. this really is gonna be a make or break album for them I think...still gotta get that Brussels gig, I just got the Zoo Milan one
  2. Originally posted by germcevoy:Any new live stuff is welcome but im bored of big boats, private parties, scantly clad ladies and political stuff. If this album isnt unreal in its brilliance then im gonna have to find a new interest. Hell i'd even go to see Oasis at Slane. Theres always Brussels to keep me interested thpugh . . .


    I hear you. I think this should be there last album anyway, make a tour and then bye bye.
    Apart from that, right now with the surprisingly good Oasis album (+tour), the new Snow Patrol and the ongoing Coldplay tour, I wouldn't even have time for new U2.
  3. I'll always have time for U2. I'm just hoping they can deliver but i'm filled with doubt.


  4. Don't agree there, I think this should be there second last album and tour. There can be one more album and tour in 2013, but after that they should stop, they're just too old then. I really can't understand why they've signed a 12 year-contract with Live Nation. You shouldn't tour when you're in your sixties.



  5. why not? if they feel fit and still inspired enough to come up with something good, I'm all for it
  6. The upcoming album shall determine if another should follow. Only fair
  7. Originally posted by RDB92:[..]

    Don't agree there, I think this should be there second last album and tour. There can be one more album and tour in 2013, but after that they should stop, they're just too old then. I really can't understand why they've signed a 12 year-contract with Live Nation. You shouldn't tour when you're in your sixties.




    I don't think this is a matter of age. There are enough examples of aged singers/groupes who put on fantastic shows. Just a matter of passion to me.

    My "hope" that the new release is their last, comes from another perspective and my personal perception.
    To me, their last 2 albums were...well...soso.
    Now if they release another mediocre album, I would prefer them to quit rather than pulling down their own monument.
    If they release another masterpiece, they can quit at the top of the game, which would be the best possible goodbye.

    That and it becomes harder and harder for me to bear with Bono.


  8. Bono already looks old at the end of the fourties, imagine him being 65 or something...
    Instead of calling their last album 'Man' they might call it 'Grandfather' or something..
  9. Originally posted by yeah:[..]

    I don't think this is a matter of age. There are enough examples of aged singers/groupes who put on fantastic shows. Just a matter of passion to me.

    My "hope" that the new release is their last, comes from another perspective and my personal perception.
    To me, their last 2 albums were...well...soso.
    Now if they release another mediocre album, I would prefer them to quit rather than pulling down their own monument.
    If they release another masterpiece, they can quit at the top of the game, which would be the best possible goodbye.

    That and it becomes harder and harder for me to bear with Bono.



    I didn't really look at it that way, but now I think about it, I agree. I also didn't like their last two albums a lot. But if the next one is a brilliant one, they don't have to stop right away in my opinion. Sure, quitting at your peak is great, but íf they make another masterpiece, they can use their hopefully new style (which they will quite frankly have to have if they want to make a great album) and make a last album that was truly intended to be their last, with a mix of their new style and older ones, a definite closer. That would be really cool, although it's a bit wishful thinking I fear. Anyway, they should have a proper goodbye, for instance HTDAAB doesn't sound like a last album at all, if it would be so. Their last one shouldn't just be some album, how ever great it may be, but one that really suits as a goodbye.
  10. Originally posted by yeah:[..]

    I don't think this is a matter of age. There are enough examples of aged singers/groupes who put on fantastic shows. Just a matter of passion to me.

    My "hope" that the new release is their last, comes from another perspective and my personal perception.
    To me, their last 2 albums were...well...soso.
    Now if they release another mediocre album, I would prefer them to quit rather than pulling down their own monument.
    If they release another masterpiece, they can quit at the top of the game, which would be the best possible goodbye.

    That and it becomes harder and harder for me to bear with Bono.



    Agree with you. It's hard for U2-fans to say goodbye, but it is best to stop at the highest possible peek. Look at Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, awesome bands but they don't know their time already came years ago. I know U2 still have potential, they're all around the end of 40, but a lot depends of their new album.

    On the other hand, ATYCLB and HTDAAB both sold very well although real U2-fans weren't too excited about it. I'm afraid they keep going as long as they can deserve some coins with it.
  11. To me ATYCLB and HTDAAB weren't that bad at all. I understand that loads of (hardcore) U2-fans don't like it, but especially ATYCLB was a masterpiece IMO. On the other hand: Bono looks very old indeed
    But looking old is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as the music fits their age. An album like Boy would be horrible at this age, but another ATYCLB-stylish album would fit perfectly IMO...

    Time will tell when it's time to quit
  12. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    Bono already looks old at the end of the fourties, imagine him being 65 or something...
    Instead of calling their last album 'Man' they might call it 'Grandfather' or something..


    who cares what they look like? just because they get older they're not entitled to continue making music? not really fair, nor does it make much of sense (if you really meant that). sorry, mate


    I for myself really like their last two albums. I wouldn't call them masterpieces, but little gems nonetheless and if the next album isn't something completely new, I wouldn't mind. I like their current style, I like the many styles before. whatever's coming our way with the next u2 album, I'm sure it'll be good at least, no matter what
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