Originally posted by JuJuman:Btw: Italians never let U2 down. Record 2014 sales, 100.000 copies sold etc. etc.
http://www.u2place.com/newsdett.asp?idN=7646&lalbum-piu-venduto-in-italia-e-degli-u2-comunicato-universal-italia/
Last year, the band had a fully Danger Mouse-produced version of the album that could have been released.
"But then we realized, 'OK, we've actually not delivered what you might call the hallmarks of our work – the big music," says the Edge. With Danger Mouse off working with his duo Broken Bells, the band reached out to other producers, including OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder (who's collaborated with Adele and Beyoncé). "I have the utmost respect for Danger Mouse," says Tedder. "Bono was very straightforward. He was like, ‘This is how we work. You're going to do whatever you do and get it as good as you can and then more than likely your stuff is going to get messed with by somebody else.' So I hesitated for like five seconds and then Edge was like, "Man, tear it apart. Do what you want." Adds Danger Mouse, "They're not my tracks. They're U2's tracks. I'm not happy about a song if they're not happy."
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Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]
They had a complete DM-album ready, apparently.
