New U2 (Redux)
- King of Confidence
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New U2 (Redux)
Martin mentioned this in the "best of " thread, and since the original thread is lost to the ether, and since I just bought this, thought I'd re-introduce.
I am also hoping it grows on me, although there's not much actually wrong with it. It declines toward the end, and Yahweh (Yeah! Way!) is a real clunker.
But Vertigo quickly became appealing as a song and not an ad, and Love and Peace, and Man and a Woman are great. All Because of You also.
They put out new ones so seldom that a solid and serviceable U2 record seems at first a letdown. Then again I listened to it three times in quick succession and nothing else seemed more appealing.
I am also hoping it grows on me, although there's not much actually wrong with it. It declines toward the end, and Yahweh (Yeah! Way!) is a real clunker.
But Vertigo quickly became appealing as a song and not an ad, and Love and Peace, and Man and a Woman are great. All Because of You also.
They put out new ones so seldom that a solid and serviceable U2 record seems at first a letdown. Then again I listened to it three times in quick succession and nothing else seemed more appealing.
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you know, i've listened to this cd over and over now and it continues to be so sonically pleasing. i don't think yahweh or anything else on it is a clunker. they suffer from being so professional and polished that there certainly is nothing that will be legendary about it, but i have long since forgotten the last time i heard an original hook.
I'm not concerned about the very poor.
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U2's latest album was the first time I wasted my money on CD that has done nothing for me since The Strokes' debut. And it's not that I don't like U2, cause I do, but something about this CD makes me really bored!
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I really liked the songs on the last one, this one seems more obvious and predictable. I like the kickass feel of Vertigo. What I want to know is as well as the '¡Hola!', are the backing vocals also saying ¿Dónde está? ('Where is it?') in the chorus, or am I hearing things. The 'we don't take ourselves seriously 'Unos, Dos, Tres, Catorce' (Ones, Two Three, Fourteen) count in makes me chuckle. I like that big surge in Sometimes You Can't... Very good production, though. It's a pleasure to listen to just for that. Interesting to muse on how average it would sound if the same songs were played with no flashy sound effects, just a straight band in a reharsal room. Pretty much, I should think.
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not an atomic bomb but more like a m.o.a.b.
My wife listens to it every day, she is a huge fan. it's a good album, i like it better than their last one. I like "vertigo" and "peace and love or else."
if anybody knows when tickets to their now postponed 2005 tour finally go on sale. please let me know , it would be a great present for the ball and chain
if anybody knows when tickets to their now postponed 2005 tour finally go on sale. please let me know , it would be a great present for the ball and chain
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U2 talk about the songs on the album: http://www.u2.com/htdaab/tbt/
It's a damn good album. The last two will sound good well into the future...
It's a damn good album. The last two will sound good well into the future...
Yippeee - I've just ordered tickets for U2 in Belgium in June! I was signed up for their official site's pre-order system which , after some problems yesterday when it started , actually worked. So me , and some other elderly gents , will be marking our 40 birthdays this summer by making the trip.
Can't wait!!!!!
Can't wait!!!!!