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U2 - Songs Of Experience (2017)
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  1. It really is worth a listen.
  2. Interview on demand on SiriusXM app
  3. http://nicoviewer.net/sm13045237

    Here is a link to the performance.

    Originally posted by pleasegone:[..]
    Try finding the Prince bootleg "The Pod" in Dublin. Bono shows up, sings "The Cross," and of course, forgets some lyrics. The show itself was poor for Prince, but just having Bono there made it better. U2 are much more consistent live than Prince was. Hoping the SOE tour does not ignore the entire Southeast like SOI did. Even though I am no SOI fan, I wanted to be at least one show.
  4. “I mean the thing that experience has taught me, above all else, is the primacy of fun and frolics and devilment and mischief and joy as a defiant act against our mortality, and that brings us back to rock ‘n’ roll. That’s where U2 came from.”

    I love it!
  5. Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
    “I mean the thing that experience has taught me, above all else, is the primacy of fun and frolics and devilment and mischief and joy as a defiant act against our mortality, and that brings us back to rock ‘n’ roll. That’s where U2 came from.”

    I love it!
    Love it as well. Bring on SOE!
  6. Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
    “I mean the thing that experience has taught me, above all else, is the primacy of fun and frolics and devilment and mischief and joy as a defiant act against our mortality, and that brings us back to rock ‘n’ roll. That’s where U2 came from.”

    I love it!
    I know it seems daft when Bono specifically mentioned rock n roll but I think that description makes me think this could be u2’s most poppy album or what I like to call soft rock. That term ‘soft’ isn’t meant to be negative I guess light might be a better word but anyway, I don’t mind if that is the case as long as it’s a good example of pop/ soft rock I’ll be happy. I also hope that means uplifting, when it comes to u2 my favourite ends of the spectrum seem to be heavy or uplifting, with a bit of the experimental side thrown in as well.
  7. Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
    “I mean the thing that experience has taught me, above all else, is the primacy of fun and frolics and devilment and mischief and joy as a defiant act against our mortality, and that brings us back to rock ‘n’ roll. That’s where U2 came from.”

    I love it!
    I feel that this is the lens to view SOE through. With that in mind, I think it could make a lot of sense. It'd certainly change some expectations - they took time off to rework some of the record because the world changed. So they came back with an album that was more fun. I think that makes a lot of sense. I often feel that people right now don't often want to have fun, or at least forget to - we try to be serious about a lot of stuff, grave-faced over this issue or that issue. These are trying times in just about every angle, and there's a lot of issues for people to be serious about. But that doesn't mean we have to be joyless and doom-and-gloom about everything. There's a reason U2 recommends two shots of happy, and only one shot of sad, after all. If you want to be serious about serious issues in your world, you have to able and willing to have fun, too - otherwise, what's the point of being serious about anything?


  8. I've never thought about it that way before, but that makes perfect sense for their career. Perhaps that should be the last song they ever play! Seriously, though, that's very well put.
  9. Originally posted by CMIPalaeo:[..]
    I feel that this is the lens to view SOE through. With that in mind, I think it could make a lot of sense. It'd certainly change some expectations - they took time off to rework some of the record because the world changed. So they came back with an album that was more fun. I think that makes a lot of sense. I often feel that people right now don't often want to have fun, or at least forget to - we try to be serious about a lot of stuff, grave-faced over this issue or that issue. These are trying times in just about every angle, and there's a lot of issues for people to be serious about. But that doesn't mean we have to be joyless and doom-and-gloom about everything. There's a reason U2 recommends two shots of happy, and only one shot of sad, after all. If you want to be serious about serious issues in your world, you have to able and willing to have fun, too - otherwise, what's the point of being serious about anything?
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  10. I think this bit of, I'm assuming album version of Blackout they've played in the SiriusXM interview sounds fantastic!!!
  11. Any links to the interview?
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