New U2 album media circus / Bunnymen dropped

[JackT]

The reviewer must be a VT member (besides Grumpy Jimbo and Dr. Cheese of course).

Or me.

[withahip]

I am tired of Bono's voice.

[black francis]

Or me.

Someone needs to slap Bono's dick out of Jack's mouth. This is just embarrassing.

[Dr Evil]

From the Grauniad review of the new album:

"Reeling from the shock of an album [Pop] that was only certified platinum once in America, U2 clearly discovered that the urge not merely to be successful, but to be more successful than everybody else - the urge that had powered them past infinitely hipper, more acclaimed post-punk contemporaries into the realm of Elton John in the first place - was still as strong as ever."

Comparing anyone to Elton John is a bit of a back handed compliment.

[fat cherry]

No

so.. what you are saying is....you still haven't found what you're looking for? I think there many reasons and no answer is the 'one' (see what I'm doing here - go on, work with me, it could be worth your while, I'll do it anyway, with or without you, but you know...) In a post long ago, in a far away land, I mentioned that my own career pretty much parallels that of the buns - long periods of lethargy, lack of will power, indolence, bad management.... all punctuated with a few moments of sheer genius and a vast number of really awful career decisions. I remember that as a student, no more than a boy really, i went to uni and that was pretty much about as far forward as I had thought. It was, and still is considered a fairly good university and I was surrounded by a great number of other student who seemed to have their heads well and truly up their rear ends. Many of them also had career, and even life plans. They apparently knew just when they were going to be senior managers, senior executives, directors etc, when they were going to meet the girl of their dreams and when they were going to have them give birth and so on. 'Hows that all work then?' I used to think to myself (and if truth be known, still occasionally do ponder these mysterious ways). I mean I know, even with a rudimentary knowledge of Microsoft Planner how the milestones can be put in place and even how the apparent means to achieve them can be worked out, but you know? Thus I spent many a long year kidding myself I was a free spirit in a world of chains, that my dream world was even better than the real thing. years later I find several of those people, ones that I still see now and again, have achieved their goals, are high flyers, loads of cash, drive the big cars and have delivered heirs to their vast fortunes . Me? A bit like the buns, I'm stuck in a moment that I cant get out of. Not that its all bad, I look outside and Its a beautiful day. I'm doing alright. Work for myself, can pay the bills - just had a word with the electric co as it happens, just bought a house on a new estate - so new that they haven't put the signs up yet - yes, its where the streets have no name. god, I dont know if I can keep this up any longer.... But you get my drift? Didn't Mr Sergeant himself say recently - no use having plans, they always go wrong. But he is wrong. Sometimes they go right.

Still, it may all change, the new album might appear If they have the desire, a date would be good, October?, or even new years day. things may change. What about hit records? Well, maybe, and its a long shot but ...they will follow.

Chez.

[withahip]

Comparing anyone to Elton John is a bit of a back handed compliment.

Can you feel the love tonight?


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkGDrV_2ehI[/youtube]

[withahip]

We need a music reminder here:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph0wgsWcU_A[/youtube]

[Scouser]

Chezza

I have to say...thats a great post. Pithy, with just the right sprinkling of heartfelt emotion.

Good lad.

[guitarplayer on here too]

My estimations of Bono have gone up. He called Chris Martin a wanker on Jo Wiley's show today.

http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/27022009/344/bono-s-air-chris-martin-swear.html&e=l_news_dm

[Dr Evil]

U2 have took on the lessons of their superiors like the Bunnymen-their new stuff has more direct emotional intimacy and more dramatic rise and fall.
Also Bono is right when (without naming names) he said that far better bands than U2 had fallen due to the ego's of each member.

[JackT]

Chezza

I have to say...thats a great post. Pithy, with just the right sprinkling of heartfelt emotion.

Good lad.

A little long to be pithy.

[fat cherry]

awe, well I appreciate the comments scouse. I'm filling up as i type.

So then jake, just so I dont overrun in future, what would you say is the upper word limit on pithyness?

[Dave Smith]

U2 were f*cking awful on Jonathan Ross last night.Saint Bono jumping around the audience of baffled assorted grandma's like its Wembley Stadium to the bemusement and obvious embarassment of his band.His finale was to lie down in the laps of three women in row f who didnt like him.Cue Ross "I thought we'd lost you there at one point,I was going to grab the mic and start singing In the Name of Love...".No smile from Bono who then replies "tell african people to wear condoms".What a total c*nt.

Cheer up FC,my mates Mrs has left him for some younger bloke she met down the gym.

[guitarplayer on here too]

I don't know. For all the hatred of U2, they still write a good tune. I heard the title track from their new album today (No Line on the Horizon) and can't get the song out of my head, even the spooky guitar riff that appears later in the song. That has not happened with anything that I have heard on first listen from the Bunnymen at all. Am I beyond help?.

[black francis]

Here you go guitar player

http://u2.com/