The New U2

First impression is that it is horrible. Too self consciously funky and "with it" - reminds me a bit of 'Pop' era stuff.
 
Yeah, i think the irish times had snippets of each song - i listened to each of them - not impressed at all. Hate to say it. I wonder how it took them 5 years to come up with it? If it was a new band that i'd never heard of, i'd say straight out that it was muck. Maybe its a grower. I sure hope so.
 
The new song "Get on your boots" is awful. I used to be a U2 fan but will actually change the radio station if that racket comes on.
 
Self indulgent tripe that 2FM & TodayFM will play incessantly because it's from the 'Worlds greatest rock band'...narf.

Since when were U2 ever the worlds greatest anything, let alone a rock band :confused::confused:
 
Think the new song is good except for the crap lyrics ... "sexy boots" and all that "yeah yeah yeah" malarky.
 
I've being listening to it for over a week while my own copy is on order.

For me, it's a slow-burner - the more I listen, the more accessible it becomes. It's not, as claimed, a significant departure from what went before but sure why would they do that at this stage of the careers ?

There's a lyric of theirs that comes to mind 'you glorify the past when the future dries up'
 
The things I am hearing so far here is the same as when the Joshua Tree first came out and we know what a great album that turned out to be.I hope people are judging this new album on it's merit's and not because some people feel U2 are not paying their way in this Country by going to the Netherlands.
 
I hope people are judging this new album on it's merit's and not because some people feel U2 are not paying their way in this Country by going to the Netherlands.
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Oh, for goodness sake...that makes no sense at all. If the music is good, then its good. If its muck, then its muck. What on earth does a persons tax status have to do with that?
 
I haven't heard the full album yet, but what I have heard so far just tells me again that U2 as a talent peaked quite a few albums back and have been sliding slowly for many years.

Of course each new album will have good songs, but the percentage of quality to average/poor songs is falling with each album.

I think there is a large number of people out there who think that U2 can do no wrong and feel they have to say they like the album. Sometimes you just have to tell it like it is!!
 
RMCF said:
I think there is a large number of people out there who think that U2 can do no wrong and feel they have to say they like the album. Sometimes you just have to tell it like it is!!
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Very true...ditto with Metallica and AC/DC (unfartunately) as their latest releases aren't great at all.

I think the only major world rock band to release consistently good albums over and over is the Red Hot Chili Peppers....do they have a new album coming out this year ?
 
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Very true...ditto with Metallica and AC/DC (unfartunately) as their latest releases aren't great at all.

I think the only major world rock band to release consistently good albums over and over is the Red Hot Chili Peppers....do they have a new album coming out this year ?
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All the RHCP albums sound similar. Very boring live band, I've seen them 3 or 4 times now and have yet to be impressed.

I think the latest Metallica and AC/DC albums were quite good. I was expecting to hate Metallicas after the disaster that was St. Anger.
 
i think the airplay of get your boots on whatever, is doing the album no favours. I also listened to the irishtime preview tarcks an wasnt very impressed. I have now heard in full and it is quiet good and id say will be a grower. I was one of the those who blindly buy U2 ablums , the last 2 were average at best. I will buy this one after hearing now.
 
Thought the last two were quite good as it happens.

Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree & Achtung Baby were truly great records IMO - they'll never better them. The last two albums aside I think everything else they've done has ranged from average to crap.
 
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Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree & Achtung Baby
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classics and you will hear songs played from these albums on the radio in 20 years time.

Very few songs of the last 4 albums get airplay, maybe "beautiful day" (which is crap)

The current one I think is good but wont be a classic
 
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I've always thought Boy was the best - love the raw sound and energy of it all. Well, probably not the best but my favourite for sure. War, Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree have to be the best after that i guess. I kinda lost interest a bit around about Achtung Baby but i just did a quick track listing for it - theres some darn good tunes on that too!
 
oh....disappointed. the album! :( Thought yous were talking about Bono's justification for moving their corporate affairs to Holland to reduce their tax....
 
Haven't heard the album, but the single is lyrically empty, musically disconntected with a midsection that has Queens of the Stone Age written all over it. Maybe they have the same producer. Like the intro though!


Best quote ever i heard about U2 was around the time of the Zooropa album: "U2 should be Johnny Cash's backing band."

M
 
Hmmm...apparently Q Magazine love it - and I would usually trust their opinion. In fact I've often bought stuff I've never heard of based on their recommendation alone - and I don't think I've ever been disappointed.

So it's either a rare lapse in judgement from the Q people - or maybe I should give it a chance.
 
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