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U2 - Get On Your Boots
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No Line On The Horizon (2009)
  1. Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

    Vertigo was certainly a better single. Instant hit, catchy, big, energetic, easy to sing along to. I dont like Vertigo that much so I'm l not inclined to say it's a better song than Boots. I'm sure Boots will come good, just not yet


    Yeah you're right. No matter what anyone might feel towards Vertigo, it certainly got the crowd going every single night. GOYB is certainly shaping up as a top of the set number but the question is whether it can have that same effect as Vertigo.


  2. keep trying amigo...im really gettin there...the only part I really cant get into was the verses that have no drums...just electric kit...ugh
  3. Originally posted by thebonodrums:[..]

    keep trying amigo...im really gettin there...the only part I really cant get into was the verses that have no drums...just electric kit...ugh


    It's funny what different parts different people like. The verses are the best part IMHO.
  4. Say what you like but the fact that there's so much opinion has got to be a good thing. Far better than us all going - it's shit, or it's great.

    Likely means it will grow on people.
  5. Originally posted by thebonodrums:[..]

    keep trying amigo...im really gettin there...the only part I really cant get into was the verses that have no drums...just electric kit...ugh


    A bit of electronic drums isn't bad and I think we will see this more on the actual album. The Killahurtz remix of OOTS was good too, with electric drums. ATYCLB and HTDAAB had original drums, it's time for something new.
  6. Originally posted by djrlewis:Say what you like but the fact that there's so much opinion has got to be a good thing. Far better than us all going - it's shit, or it's great.

    Likely means it will grow on people.


    I think it's a good thing big fans don't insta-like it. Just like The Fly, or Discotheque. It's not a big change like that, but the sound of Vertigo was a sound we already were used to. I can remember fans were dissapointed with Vertigo after a few months but loved it live (for me, I think the studio version is better than live, but OK). GOYB will be great live too.
  8. i liked GOYB, then i decided i would listen to it 6 times in a row, 1st time listened for edge's guitar, second adams bass, 3rd larry's drums, 4th vocals, 5th anything else that is weird, then the last time i just listened paying no attention to anything in particular, now i love the song, what i did pik up on 5th listen was at about 26sec when he sings 'sexy boots', theres like a high pitched piano, it appears again at 1min 36. just thought id mention it casue it doesnt really jump out of the many layers of the song.
  9. In parts, the Independent sums it up pretty well, this is what I agree on:

    A new lead single from U2, and the same old brouhaha.

    The band have done much to talk up their forthcoming 12th studio album, No Line on the Horizon, and if you believe Bono and the Edge, they have rewritten the rulebook, torn up the template and turned the world on the axis.

    The reality is a bit more mundane. The first taster from the album, "Get on Your Boots," is unquestionably U2 -- but it's hardly the radically different U2 its members and associates have been promising us.

    As usual, with a new U2 track, the first thing you notice is The Edge's guitar. It has always been the primary colour in the U2 spectrum, and that's certainly the case here.

    It's meaty, aggressive and as heavy as any guitar part he has written.

    It also boasts the sort of riffs to appeal to air-guitar aficionados everywhere.

    The song benefits from a thunderous rhythm. It's quite conceivable that Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen swotted up on Led Zeppelin during the recording of the album.

    Whatever their preparation, the pair are in fine form with Clayton's bass providing a strong undercurrent and Mullen's drumming giving the song a primal energy.

    So far, so good. The lyrics don't stand up to the same sort of scrutiny, however.

  10. The intro is strong, the main riff is killer, the verses are catchy. But I think the "You don't know how beautiful" chorus is too weak melody- wise for a single. I also think the song is too amalgamized from different parts and styles to be an effective single hit - and that's what I'd suggest U2 to aim at right now if they want to sell a few million copies of the album.

    Pride, Desire, Beautiful Day and Vertigo might have been simple popsongs in comparison, but they were effectively activating the public masses. I tend to believe that the last two albums' commercial success came partly from the strong lead singles. I doubt that GOYB will have the same effect.

    For example, Zooropa sold only 60% of Achtung Baby's copies ( * ). One of the reasons could have been the absence of a strong lead single. The "Numb" video was without any doubt hilariously weird, but only a minority of radio listeners actually liked the song.

    I know that those here will buy the album anyway, but we're talking about the desire to sell something between eight and twelve million copies worldwide. Anything below six million copies would be a major drawback. So I think they'd need a strong lead single to promote the album - not only to the loyal fans and the longtime listeners but also to the unconcerned public masses and the unsuspecting new young generation. A lot of things change in four years.

    Alex

    P.S.: ( * ) Source here: http://u2.interference.com/f225/u2-chart-sales-statistics-57204.html
  11. Originally posted by Alex:The intro is strong, the main riff is killer, the verses are catchy. But I think the "You don't know how beautiful" chorus is too weak melody- wise for a single. I also think the song is too amalgamized from different parts and styles to be an effective single hit - and that's what I'd suggest U2 to aim at right now if they want to sell a few million copies of the album.

    Pride, Desire, Beautiful Day and Vertigo might have been simple popsongs in comparison, but they were effectively activating the public masses. I tend to believe that the last two albums' commercial success came partly from the strong lead singles. I doubt that GOYB will have the same effect.

    For example, Zooropa sold only 60% of Achtung Baby's copies ( * ). One of the reasons could have been the absence of a strong lead single. The "Numb" video was without any doubt hilariously weird, but only a minority of radio listeners actually liked the song.

    I know that those here will buy the album anyway, but we're talking about the desire to sell something between eight and twelve million copies worldwide. Anything below six million copies would be a major drawback. So I think they'd need a strong lead single to promote the album - not only to the loyal fans and the longtime listeners but also to the unconcerned public masses and the unsuspecting new young generation. A lot of things change in four years.

    Alex

    P.S.: ( * ) Source here: http://u2.interference.com/f225/u2-chart-sales-statistics-57204.html


    But if you make a single to promote the album, it should contain the sound of the album..people must think: 'Hey, what a tune, what a song...I want the album'. On the other hand, you can make a single which is pure pop and is widely accepted and easy in the ears for the masses, even if the sound doesn't stroke with the album.

    I still don't know what to think of it...It has opened a lot of discussion for sure. Is U2 really planning to start an entire new era or is NLOTH just HTDAAB 2 with some electro? I'm curious....
  12. Something new for the fruitlegs.

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