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  1. Originally posted by WojBhoyMy feeling is, whatever way/direction/theme they decide to go, it'll be lightyears ahead of whatever else is released these days. I remember reading a Bono interview where he said they were incorporating dance influences and he said that Edge was churning out some "molten metal riffs" which sounds good enough for me

    The bit about Edge, anyway...dance influences are not that much of an issue lol...


    Even though dance influences are awesome, don't believe Bono on this kind of thing.
  2. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Take it back, Emiel! Take it back THIS INSTANT!


    wel everybody has a right for an opinion ....i think
    Oke pop is great but not as great as achtung baby or the joshua tree ....
    i love staring at the sun / please / gone / mofo but for me there are better songs
    written .....
    i love the songs better in the live versions than on the album ....
  3. Originally posted by emiel[..]

    wel everybody has a right for an opinion ....i think
    Oke pop is great but not as great as achtung baby or the joshua tree ....
    i love staring at the sun / please / gone / mofo but for me there are better songs
    written .....
    i love the songs better in the live versions than on the album ....



    Yeah, I understand. And you're right, everyone does have the right to their opinion. I think one of the reasons I love Pop so much is that it's the first release where I was old enough to anticipate it's release and I remember stopping by the music shop on the way to school that morning in order to buy it. You're right though, the songs usually do tend to sound better live than they do off the album.
  4. have i ever told i was at the worldsrelease party of the album pop !!!
    i have one of the first 2500 albums sold worldwide ....of pop
    it's the album pop with a special sleeve and 4 pictures of the band
    and a certificate :
    this is to certify that this cd is one of the first 2500 copies sold world wide
    your copy # 1325 from the u2 album POP
    it was a release party in rotterdam by the old dutch U2 fanclub the zooropean and
    island records and the manegment of U2 .....
    It was great to be part of it ...
  5. How about,

    In other news U2 has canceled there new album so they can donate all the production money to chariety.
  6. Originally posted by emielhave i ever told i was at the worldsrelease party of the album pop !!!
    i have one of the first 2500 albums sold worldwide ....of pop
    it's the album pop with a special sleeve and 4 pictures of the band
    and a certificate :
    this is to certify that this cd is one of the first 2500 copies sold world wide
    your copy # 1325 from the u2 album POP
    it was a release party in rotterdam by the old dutch U2 fanclub the zooropean and
    island records and the manegment of U2 .....
    It was great to be part of it ...


    ARE YOU FECKING SERIOUS?????????????????????????????????????

    that must have been the COOLEST MOMENT EVER!!!!
    hahaha!!!
    awesome!!
  7. ATYCLB and HTDAAB both have some GREAT songs and some great ideas. But the second half of both of those albums isn't as strong as the first. They are not the through and through 5 star albums of The Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby.

    For me, the BIFFCO mix of Elevation was the far superior to ALL mixes of Elevation. It would have made the album better. Love You Like Mad (outtake) was more up-tempo and fresh than New York. Live, NY was fine but on the album... a little flat.

    The same types of things can be said for HTDAAB. The single mix of Miracle Drug has a bit more pulsing bass and drives that song a bit more. And the single and the remix Casa De Angeles Mixes of Original of the Species have a bit more sparkle and punch. And while the eastern tone of Fast Cars is cool and intriguing... the tempo, tone, and rock of Xanax and Wine, again just my opinon, but was more rockin' and cool. And after "Crumbs...", "One Step Closer" and the subtle album mix of "Species"... ROCKIN' is what was needed there. Also, One Step Closer... might have a lot of meaning to Bono and to others in the band but either SMILE and/or MERCY would have been a better choice to have on the album. I'd have definitely dropped Crumbs and One Step Closer for SMILE and MERCY.

    I hope that they get it right and make a COMPLETE album. 1 great tracks that jump out of the speaker. I'd like the urgency of Boy and War mixed with the cinematic songwriting of The Joshua Tree met with the sonic textures of Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop.

    We will probably have the answer to WHAT WILL IT SOUND LIKE come December 1st. (Chances are the single will be out in early Oct and the album late OCT to NOV
  8. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979 I'd have definitely dropped Crumbs and One Step Closer for SMILE and MERCY.



    I recently said that Crumbs was probably the most underrated song of the album, but when I compare it with Smile and Mercy, I believe you're right...

  9. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979ATYCLB and HTDAAB both have some GREAT songs and some great ideas. But the second half of both of those albums isn't as strong as the first. They are not the through and through 5 star albums of The Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby.

    For me, the BIFFCO mix of Elevation was the far superior to ALL mixes of Elevation. It would have made the album better. Love You Like Mad (outtake) was more up-tempo and fresh than New York. Live, NY was fine but on the album... a little flat.

    The same types of things can be said for HTDAAB. The single mix of Miracle Drug has a bit more pulsing bass and drives that song a bit more. And the single and the remix Casa De Angeles Mixes of Original of the Species have a bit more sparkle and punch. And while the eastern tone of Fast Cars is cool and intriguing... the tempo, tone, and rock of Xanax and Wine, again just my opinon, but was more rockin' and cool. And after "Crumbs...", "One Step Closer" and the subtle album mix of "Species"... ROCKIN' is what was needed there. Also, One Step Closer... might have a lot of meaning to Bono and to others in the band but either SMILE and/or MERCY would have been a better choice to have on the album. I'd have definitely dropped Crumbs and One Step Closer for SMILE and MERCY.

    I hope that they get it right and make a COMPLETE album. 1 great tracks that jump out of the speaker. I'd like the urgency of Boy and War mixed with the cinematic songwriting of The Joshua Tree met with the sonic textures of Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop.

    We will probably have the answer to WHAT WILL IT SOUND LIKE come December 1st. (Chances are the single will be out in early Oct and the album late OCT to NOV



    Damn you put some thought into that, although I pretty much agree, although where HTDAAB is concerned, I thought Crumbs was one of the really underrated songs, and I thought SYCMIOYO just didn't have the same power live as it did on the album. It just builds up so much better and has real force when the middle 8 comes about, but live, for me, it doesn't quite hit the mark. An album that has a strong current all the way through is really what I hope for, whatever direction they take it texture-wise, sonically, thematically etc. They usually get it right even when slightly wrong, if that makes any sense.

    That said, some anthemic rock-type stuff would definitely go down well ...
  10. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979ATYCLB and HTDAAB both have some GREAT songs and some great ideas. But the second half of both of those albums isn't as strong as the first. They are not the through and through 5 star albums of The Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby.

    For me, the BIFFCO mix of Elevation was the far superior to ALL mixes of Elevation. It would have made the album better. Love You Like Mad (outtake) was more up-tempo and fresh than New York. Live, NY was fine but on the album... a little flat.

    The same types of things can be said for HTDAAB. The single mix of Miracle Drug has a bit more pulsing bass and drives that song a bit more. And the single and the remix Casa De Angeles Mixes of Original of the Species have a bit more sparkle and punch. And while the eastern tone of Fast Cars is cool and intriguing... the tempo, tone, and rock of Xanax and Wine, again just my opinon, but was more rockin' and cool. And after "Crumbs...", "One Step Closer" and the subtle album mix of "Species"... ROCKIN' is what was needed there. Also, One Step Closer... might have a lot of meaning to Bono and to others in the band but either SMILE and/or MERCY would have been a better choice to have on the album. I'd have definitely dropped Crumbs and One Step Closer for SMILE and MERCY.

    I hope that they get it right and make a COMPLETE album. 1 great tracks that jump out of the speaker. I'd like the urgency of Boy and War mixed with the cinematic songwriting of The Joshua Tree met with the sonic textures of Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop.

    We will probably have the answer to WHAT WILL IT SOUND LIKE come December 1st. (Chances are the single will be out in early Oct and the album late OCT to NOV


    I couldn't agree with you more. Crumbs is a nice song, but it does sound more like a B-side at the most, compared to Smile and Mercy. On ATYCLB, I would've dropped Peace on Earth in favor of Love You Like Mad, just to give it that better tempo that you were talking about.

    Let's hope we do hear a single maybe even before autumn?
  11. Originally posted by wtshnnfb01How about,

    In other news U2 has canceled there new album so they can donate all the production money to chariety.


    Oh man, that is without a doubt the absolute worst case scenerio.
  12. Bono covering Valerie
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