Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
Edge brings the thunder in Little Things though. From his piano playing to the end when he kicks it into high gear with some heavy Edge-guitar, he brings that song to life.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
Edge brings the thunder in Little Things though. From his piano playing to the end when he kicks it into high gear with some heavy Edge-guitar, he brings that song to life.
Originally posted by Bloodraven:About Wild Honey and Best Thing being light hearted and fun, may I add Crazy Tonight to that list?
About the "if it wasn't u2 would I listen to it?" No, but it is, so I do.
And it's not only U2. James have a few songs I wouldn't listen if it weren't them and same with most (I'd not all) of the bands I love.
Because the way I see it, the artist validates the music. Like if you see a bad Picasso painting and you think "if it wasn't a Picasso, would you like it?" No, most likely I wouldn't, but being a Picasso I'll trust in the artist and even if it isn't one of his best works I'd enjoy it.
The bands I love are my excuse to listen to music otherwise I wouldn't.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
Edge brings the thunder in Little Things though. From his piano playing to the end when he kicks it into high gear with some heavy Edge-guitar, he brings that song to life.
Originally posted by robotsandmonkeys:[..]
I really like your point, actually. U2 directly led me to listen to Brian Eno's "Another Green World" many many years ago, which then led me to discovering and loving early ambient music, Roxy Music, etc.
I guess the difference here is U2 challenged and led to music I wouldn't have heard otherwise. And it was QUALITY music. The Joshua Tree mined country and gospel music in a way that probably introduced that rich music to a whole pack of people that wouldn't have heard it otherwise. That music is...nutritious (for lack of a better term).
"The Best Thing" doesn't challenge me, doesn't surprise me, and is rooted in the shallow pool of contemporary pop soundscape that I am in no way interested in mining. And in now way is nutritious. This is wonder bread. What music does "The Best Thing" expose me to? Pop radio. Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, The goddamn Chainsmokers. All, in my very biased opinion, awful music.
So what I dislike about this song is it adds nothing new to the musical landscape, seems to open no doors to me as a longtime fan, will run from one song to the next on the radio so smoothly it's shameful.
I continue to hold out hope U2 takes a page from David Bowie in his final decades as an artist. Bowie's Blackstar album DID make me listen to music I otherwise wouldn't, DID do his decades of music making justice. To that end I TOTALLY agree with your post, and was excited about the initial reports of this album being rooted in more experimentation...a bit more "90s" U2 (in spirit I mean)...and to that end I'm just so disappointed that where The Fly or Numb once sent U2 fans reeling on their heels and scrambling to find where U2 were coming from...THIS first single only needs the audience to listen to the next vacant pop song to know where they are coming from.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
The thing is that Edge is such a mediocre piano player that, by the time the guitar kicks in, I'm only focused on Larry pounding the drums
As you might know, my fellow music maker, piano is a much less forgiving instrument than guitar. I appreciate Edge's efforts for improving his piano playing skills (it was about time!), but do it at home or in the studio and not in front og 80K people – and to end the concert, none the less!.
Originally posted by raynman009:[..]
I know how you feel. My leg doesn't want to stop moving to the awesome beat.
Originally posted by thefly108:I'll be glad to find out what this sounds like live when they play on Fallon
Originally posted by u2_michaelc:[..]
What time? Upload on YouTube
Originally posted by u2_michaelc:[..]
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Already uploads but I'm running on Aussie time.
Originally posted by KieranU2:I don't think anyone has really highlighted how much the bass stands out in these songs. It may be "overproduced" but the bass is there. Bravo, Adam.
Originally posted by u2_michaelc:[..]
He's a mediocre piano player but what he knows works, there's no unnecessary notes and stupid sounding chords. The simplistic structure of what he comes up with just works.
Look at NYD, took me 10 minutes to learn all the parts in that song on the keyboard, but it's a powerful little piece.