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  3. Disagreed...
    But we should ask the older members : when the Joshua Tree came out, did you instantly know that it would become an all-time classic ? And that songs like WOWY and Still Haven't Found would become what they are now ?
  4. Originally posted by BelgianBono:[..]


    Disagreed...
    But we should ask the older members : when the Joshua Tree came, did you instantly know that it would become an all-time classic ? And that songs like WOWY and Still Haven't Found would become what they are now ?

    Nope
    Joshua Tree was not thought of as a masterpiece for years. I didn't even listen to most of the second side for months.
    AB was great from first listens but it took probably a good 6 months to get how out of the box and great it was compared to older U2
    A lot of people hated it.
    I thought NLOTH was better in the first few months then I do now. So it works in reverse as well.
  5. I'm a old member by the way started listening to U2 in 1984
  6. Thanks for that response
    I didn't mean to call you old btw, I said older
  7. I was 22 when "Joshua Tree" came out. I remember the first song I heard on the radio, "With Or Without You", right then I knew there was something special about that song. Then the beautiful intro to "Streets", Then I realized there was something special about the album. I remember buying the cassette tape before heading out on a car trip down the Oregon Coast. My wife and I listened to it over and over again. I still think of that trip every time I hear "Joshua Tree".

    Back on topic, that being said; "Invisible" is not quite as classic as "Joshua Tree" songs, but still like it better then "Boots", "Vertigo" or "Elevation".
  8. Gotta agree with Sergio here on masterpieces don't become masterpieces, but I think it's a mix of both arguments.

    I understand that angle for sure. Some things take time to sink in, but I think a definite spark of mystery and intrigue has to be there from the get go. A misunderstanding that stems from thinking "what exactly is this? It's strange and amazing" - Invisible is great, I'm so happy it's the new U2 song because it could have been a lot worse and not a whole lot better. It's definitely up there with what U2 are best at, but no, it's not going to go down as one of their masterpiece songs.

    I think something some are forgetting is that Invisible was labelled by the band as just a song on the album they thought worked well with the RED campaign and that sort of sums up the tones of the album. The tone of Invisible is the best thing it has going for it. If this isn't even the big hit single that they want to introduce the album with, that makes me more excited than upset.

    I'll give an example of a song from an up and coming band that I hear are masterpiece-capable from the get go. I think it's even harder to buy into this sort of thing with younger bands because who can believe that a band will go as far as U2 went, or that music will go that far. I get that feeling with this song, and I can't stop listening to it - but it's hard to say how it'll be in months to come. I thought Mylo Xyloto was a masterpiece when I first heard it and haven't listened to it since I saw Coldplay live in 2012.

    Without further ado here's the song and band I'm referring to:
  9. Coming of Age is an incredible song and I'm one of those people that couldn't stand the first album
  10. I just noticed they skipped the only part of OL I don't like, "Are we tough enough for Ordinary Love?" I never cared for that line and happy to see it gone lol

  11. There's something inherently wrong with you
  12. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:
    I think something some are forgetting is that Invisible was labelled by the band as just a song on the album they thought worked well with the RED campaign and that sort of sums up the tones of the album. The tone of Invisible is the best thing it has going for it. If this isn't even the big hit single that they want to introduce the album with, that makes me more excited than upset.


    Good point.
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