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  1. Originally posted by Genaro92U2:I have this feeling that we might get a second album before the tour starts next summer. I don't see how most of these songs as good as they are will transfer over live. It's exciting but I also feel like U2 might want a lot more songs to pick from for the next tour since they've scraped the barrel of tunes no the last few albums. Anyone else get that vibe?

    Yes, me too. Some of the new songs will work very well live - but I bet U2 have something more U2-esque (and 'experienced') up their sleeves too. An album of songs like Invisible, perhaps with a bit more soul and a bit less machine, wouldn't be half bad!
  2. I was already getting SFS down! Will let you know when I have them ready, probably at the Guitar Thread
  3. Tough times for me. Just two or three Songs i like, but what's even worse is that they finally sell out their Souls to that Scientology like Company.
  4. I'm not really sure why so many people think they couldn't do these songs live. U2 have been using sequencers/backing tracks live since the Unforgettable Fire tour, and playing synths live since not long after. I think all of these songs will work live..
  5. could someone present me with the pdf?
  7. Can't stop listening to it!! Every song is beautiful. There are so few albums that I can actually listen to from start to finish and enjoy every single song.

    There are moments on this album where I listen to a lyric/melody or a riff, and think "this leaves stuff from ATYCLB/HTDAAB well and truly in the dust."
  8. Just went through it for the first time. Frankly, I am not that impressed. Are they trying too hard? I get the same feeling watching the footage of yesterday...but the best U2 albums are always growers so I will listen to this a lot the coming days
  9. Give it a chance, Dieder. It's a grower.
  10. Don't get me wrong I am happy with the fact there is a lot of buzz right now, just do not know what to think of it yet, have to get used to the new sound and all.
  11. I'm not sure if this will be controversial or not, or whether it's been talked about before (I haven't read every post on here since release) but am I the only one that thinks placing this album in everyone's iTunes library is a act of enormous twattery? I mean, like, Bono's ego has reached new heights sort of twattery. I'm sure there will be some out there that will jump at the chance to listen to some free, new music, but honestly, placing it in people's libraries is... I can't think of a better word that vulgar. Surely making it free would have been enough, along with the ad and a prominent place on the store page?

    Anyone that hated U2 before still does; nothing was going to change that, but now they have a brand new, 2014 reason to take to Twitter and flame. I'm not saying I give a damn about the opinions of the worlds tweeters. Just that it would have been nice if the day after a new U2 release wasn't an internet mud flinging fest. Making your album free for 500 million people to download is a great thing and a great way to attract potential new listeners (not that I think they should be trying for that at this stage anyway); pushing that album to 500 million people makes them your customers. I feel like they pissed off the vast majority of those people, given that it was mandatory for them to receive the new U2 album. Granted you can get rid of it, and yes, I understand that the greater number of those people on twitter and the likes are just whining about having to briefly look at the band which society says they should hate with a blind passion and they will shut up soon enough, but is this really the way you want to see music distribution in the future?

    Thoughts.
  12. ^ you're not the first that says it. Hundreds, thousands dare I say, of iTunes users are complaining about the album being automatically "purchased" on their iTunes accounts, but it's not that bad: pressing the "delete" button costs 2 seconds. And you're right: whoever hated U2, is still hating them (or even more now that an album has appeared out of the blue in their library)... But I'm sure that even if JUST ONE guy or lady that didn't know U2 saw the album and said "well, it's free, let's give it a listen" and eventually liked it, Bono and company will be glad they took this route.
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