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U2 - You're The Best Thing About Me
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Songs Of Experience (2017)
  1. I've been through several stages with this song. First I disliked the Kygo video leaked many months ago, so I didn't expect anything the day of the official release. Then I listened to the Lillywhite mix and after I few listens I liked it and I preferred it over the sci-fi mix. The song was stuck in my head for 2 days but then... nothing. I don't feel the need to listen to this song again and I couldn't care less if it does ok in the charts or not. Right now I will rate it as a 2.5 stars/ok song, but there's not much potential to come up with a version that really blows the roof up.
    The fact that live sounded flat as a pancake didn't help either.
  2. Originally posted by cesar_garza01:I've been through several stages with this song. First I disliked the Kygo video leaked many months ago, so I didn't expect anything the day of the official release. Then I listened to the Lillywhite mix and after I few listens I liked it and I preferred it over the sci-fi mix. The song was stuck in my head for 2 days but then... nothing. I don't feel the need to listen to this song again and I couldn't care less if it does ok in the charts or not. Right now I will rate it as a 2.5 stars/ok song, but there's not much potential to come up with a version that really blows the roof up.
    The fact that live sounded flat as a pancake didn't help either.
    Interesting perspective. I have a mash up of this and the new Waterboys single rattling around my head incessantly and I can't get rid of them. Maybe this "Kygo Relevance Mix" will cure of that!
  3. I kinda like the experience mix
    Tbh, it's my favorite.


  4. Agreed! That is "Dad Rock" at its finest. If U2 went with the version they would have sealed their fate.
  5. U2 is a dad rock band, I don't get where the problem is.
  6. Yep, the sci fi mix is still a u2 sounding song to me whereas the single is branching out a little. That's fine but on an album even if they are going for a variety of sounds and styles I think there still has to be a certain overall feel to make it flow. It could end up like that trio of , ill go crazy, Boots, SUC from NLOTH if they just stick a more poppy song on there, just a little out of place. Maybe not though we'll need to see what the rest of he album sounds like and at the same time as saying all that above I quite like the variety of the first 3 we've heard. I sound undecided lol but I'm definitely certain on liking the sci fi mix most.
  7. I'm not a dad. I am actually offended by the term "dad rock" because to me it means "Sin these guys are trying to be cool" instead of "these guys are making cool music and are of s certain age".



  8. It's true though. I do despite the term "dad rock", because it's just senselessly belittling. So many bands I've heard labelled as such (U2, Wilco are the most recent) were in their prime, groundbreaking, alternative, trendsetting, influential, etc. So years later instead of honouring that legacy we instead label these bands as "dad rock" which basically means "uncool music". It's not reserved for bands that are older and still active either.
  9. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]



    It's true though. I do despite the term "dad rock", because it's just senselessly belittling. So many bands I've heard labelled as such (U2, Wilco are the most recent) were in their prime, groundbreaking, alternative, trendsetting, influential, etc. So years later instead of honouring that legacy we instead label these bands as "dad rock" which basically means "uncool music". It's not reserved for bands that are older and still active either.
    See, I don't get offended (but then, I don't get offended easily by much anyway) by the term. To me, "dad rock" means they are probably cool and are innovators out there still doing what many of the "whippersnap rock" likely won't be doing... still making music 40 years down the road! And the "dad rockers" likely influenced the others, so I look at it as a badge of honor, really, depending on what bands you'll put in the category - don't confuse "dad rock" with "bad rock" for instance (i.e. - U2 = dad rock; Nickelback = bad rock!)
  10. Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]
    I'm not a dad. I am actually offended by the term "dad rock" because to me it means "Sin these guys are trying to be cool" instead of "these guys are making cool music and are of s certain age".
    I'm not a dad either, but I know how and when to acknowledge my band's fault. And since 1999 they are a Dad Rock band...

    ...whether it offends you or not
  11. The truth is whether we like it or not u2 aren't cool anymore and there music therefore won't be considered cool at least if we're going by majority opinion. Ask 100 people on the streets and you'll likely to get people who haven't heard of them, dont like them both musically and as individuals, well particularly Bono gets a hard time, they'll be some who know there hits only so basically vertigo maybe COBL then going back the way and then finally you'll get a very small minority who actually know they're new stuff, whether they like it or not again is a different story. Then take Coldplay people love them right now no matter what they do and what direction they go in.So if you see dad rock as a general label of being uncool then yes that is a very accurate term in the grand scheme of things, although I personally find the band and there music very cool.
  12. maybe it's time to get back on topic?
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