Winter - All discussions

Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]

It's U2 - do we ever know what's going on? The single situation for example.



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So it's yet another album suffering from the current 'loudness wars'? The whole thing sounds way too harsh even if you turn the bass off or put the treble down. They may as well have got Brendan O'Brien (recent Bruce Springsteen albums) or Rick Rubin in to mix and master the album - it would have sounded just as good. It's a pity...great songs ruined by crap production.

Only one mastering place you should get for good albums...Bernie Grundman Mastering.

Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

Yup, the interferencers were complaining about the mastering back in Feb/March. It seems to be better than HTDAAB but still too compressed for some; especially on tracks like GOYB, NLOTH and IGCIIFGCT.

Originally posted by kris_smith87:Has anyone heard this?!

I often google "U2" and look at the latest news headlines and this came up on: http://stereogum.com/archives/u2_nick_cave_but_not_anvil_among_oscar_hopefuls_102121.html

...But while the Edge's documentary got shafted, his band is positioning themselves for a run at a Best Song Oscar by penning a track called "Winter" (sample lyric: "summer sings in me no more") for the Jim Sheridan film Brothers. (Apparently it's also slated for the next U2 studio album, apparently titled Songs Of Ascent). To paraphrase Bono, U2 are reapplying for the most award-hungry band in the world...

But that meeting wasn’t the only significant one of that trip overseas. A side jaunt to Ireland produced an impromptu invitation from U2’s Bono to drop by for dinner “with the boys.” The dinner extended into an excursion over to the “secret” studio where the band was recording with famed producer Steve Lillywhite, who helmed U2’s first three albums and had co-production credits on Achtung Baby and All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Michael found himself in yet another surreal musical heaven and was one of the first people privy to the title of the long-awaited new U2 album, set to release Nov. 23. Sitting in the Dublin studio with the larger-than-life rock stars, Bono played some snippets of music and then turned to his American friend and said he thought the title of the new album might be How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. “Do you know how we do that?” the Irishman asked knowingly. “No,” Michael offered. “Love, love, love,” Michael mimics Bono’s poetic answer, with his own attempt at an Irish brogue.

That exchange became the inspiration for Michael’s song “I Am Loved” (together with a viewing of The Passion of the Christ) on his new album, which Smitty penned with his Rocketown label-find artist and songwriter Taylor Sorenson. The two wrote the song in 15 minutes. (“My favorite songs are always the ones that happen that fast,” Smith says.)

But back in the Dublin studio, the surprises kept on coming as Michael was invited to sit in on a tracking session with U2 and lend his considerable talents on the B3 organ. While he’s not sure his part will actually make it onto the final album, at this point he doesn’t really care. Needless to say, it would be pretty hard to beat that kind of a memory. The song he jammed on, fittingly, honors another Nashvillian—Johnny Cash. Entitled “North Star,” the song celebrates The Man in Black’s unwavering, immovable faith. (“Just like the North Star,” Michael beams.)

Originally posted by kris_smith87:Anyone have any info about when it might be released? I know the movie comes out on December 4th.

Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]

No? And how did you guys know that a U2 song would be on the soundtrack?

Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

It was mentioned in a few articles a while ago; and just today i read an article about it being a possible Oscar contender for Best Song

Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:[..]

Awesome so we should get a proper release of the song. I always felt like the quality of the audio was lacking a bit.

Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

It was mentioned in a few articles a while ago; and just today i read an article about it being a possible Oscar contender for Best Song