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  1. I'm just happy that 38 years ago, four lovable lads from Liverpool named Bonobo's, Fedge, Adam Clay-two thousand pounds and Larry Mullen Seniors son formed to become The Hype. And the rest is history
  2. great cover
  3. Happy U2 birthday everyone!
  4. Originally posted by Genaro92U2:I'm just happy that 38 years ago, four lovable lads from Liverpool named Bonobo's, Fedge, Adam Clay-two thousand pounds and Larry Mullen Seniors son formed to become The Hype. And the rest is history

    Great description.
  5. Nothing on UK amazon
  6. U2.com confirms it's the cover.
  7. Too bad. I really dug the iTunes cover and how "unfinished" it looked.
  8. Yes, its official.


    Cover Story

    The band have completed the artwork for next month's physical release of Songs of Innocence.
    The visuals reflect the new songs and their inspiration in the early years of U2 as teenagers in Dublin.
    Glen Luchford's striking cover image of Larry Mullen Jr, protecting his 18year old son, resonates with the band's iconic 1979 debut album Boy - and the album War, four years later.
    Both featured the face of a child, Peter Rowen, the younger brother of Guggi, Bono's childhood friend growing up on Cedarwood Road.

    'We've always been about community in U2, about family and friends,' explains Bono. 'Songs Of Innocence is the most intimate album we've ever made. With this record we were looking for the raw, naked and personal, to strip everything back.'

    The idea of the unique relationship between a parent and child, the image of a father and son, came from the band. The shoot with Larry and his son was initially an experiment but everyone loved it as a visual metaphor for the record.

    If you know the album, reflects Bono, you'll see the themes in the visual language, how 'holding on to your own innocence is a lot harder than holding on to someone else's.'


    Here is a new wallpaper from me.
    Perhaps it will explain to those people what this photo is all about.
    Hopefully, the band won´t get mugged too much by people
    asking what´s it all about.

  10. Any particular song among these 6 that you look forward to hear acoustic? Personally, Cedarwood Road acoustic can be interesting, and the acoustic version of SFS can be the one we hear in the next tour.
  11. I am a great fan of acoustic versions of any song, specially if its
    a U2 tune - played by U2!
    Its brings the song back to the ground, where no special-effects
    sounds can distort it from being THAT perfect song with a perfect melody.
    If its a good song, there is no need to add any special effects or whatever.
    Its just THAT good.
    Although, I cannot deny that listening to the electrically charged rock versions
    is also a must!
    Every band should make their albums with 2 records. One being the rock version and the other record being an acoustic version. In these days a fan is paying a lot for an album, so why should we not get an extra bonus cd with something special?
    If the band already knows how to play the original version, let them record one
    more version but "unplugged" .
  12. So no Invisible. Was hoping it would be one of the bonus tracks.
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