***Official U2 Appreciation Thread***

Newch91

awilkins wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

New song????

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=50 ... =2&theater

Cover of Aslan.

Oh, thank you. I was thinking, "a new single already?"

MysteryTrain

Take it with a lot of salt:
http://www.alancross.ca/a-journal-of-musical-things/2013/6/28/is-this-the-tracklisting-for-the-new-u2-album-and-will-this.html

Newch91

MysteryTrain wrote:

Take it with a lot of salt:
http://www.alancross.ca/a-journal-of-musical-things/2013/6/28/is-this-the-tracklisting-for-the-new-u2-album-and-will-this.html

I really hope that's true. New U2 and Pearl Jam around the same time? I must be in heaven!

locked

Lets hope we don't hear anything as embarrassing as "get on your boots"
Ugh!
Time for this band to reclaim its throne as one of the greatest rock bands..!

Newch91

MysteryTrain wrote:

Take it with a lot of salt:
http://www.alancross.ca/a-journal-of-musical-things/2013/6/28/is-this-the-tracklisting-for-the-new-u2-album-and-will-this.html

Hmm... :think:

http://s10.photobucket.com/user/albie33 ... e.jpg.html

Newch91

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3db0UsV1Go

g under p

I heard this today but only knew 1 of 3 of this U2 trivia....

What were the 3 previous names the band had before settling on U2?

Peace

Newch91

g under p wrote:

I heard this today but only knew 1 of 3 of this U2 trivia....

What were the 3 previous names the band had before settling on U2?

Peace

Oh man. Good question. Was The Hype one of them?

g under p

Yes The Hype was the last one before U2, I got the first one from a book I read almost 30 years ago.

Peace

Popmartijn

g under p wrote:

I heard this today but only knew 1 of 3 of this U2 trivia....

What were the 3 previous names the band had before settling on U2?

Peace

I believe they started out as Feedback, then became The Hype before settling on U2 (and their definite line-up).
I'm not aware of a possible 3rd name they had before they became U2.

Newch91

Popmartijn wrote:

g under p wrote:

I heard this today but only knew 1 of 3 of this U2 trivia....

What were the 3 previous names the band had before settling on U2?

Peace

I believe they started out as Feedback, then became The Hype before settling on U2 (and their definite line-up).
I'm not aware of a possible 3rd name they had before they became U2.

I forgot about Feedback. Good call on that one.

thefixer9

I remember The Hype and Feedback from the U2 By U2 book a read last year.

g under p

Well I can't believe you guys that you have not gotten the first one and that is....

The Larry Mullen Band I got that one. since he was the youngest and the founder of the band. I get the feeling that name did not last very long.

Peace

locked

So much for the "guarentee" we would see a new cd by September.
What's the "official" date now?

Newch91

locked wrote:

So much for the "guarentee" we would see a new cd by September.
What's the "official" date now?

Sometime in 2014 (I hope).

bootlegger10

Ready for new U2. They never disappoint.

norm

anyone have any ideas?

Something a bit special is coming up on our U2.com subscription site tomorrow.

As you know, we like to show you some love - so tomorrow we're bringing you something a little out of the ordinary.

Can't say anymore but sign in Thursday at 6.30pm (US EDT).
Check the time in your location.

best wishes,
The U2.com Team.

thefixer9

norm wrote:

anyone have any ideas?

Something a bit special is coming up on our U2.com subscription site tomorrow.

As you know, we like to show you some love - so tomorrow we're bringing you something a little out of the ordinary.

Can't say anymore but sign in Thursday at 6.30pm (US EDT).
Check the time in your location.

best wishes,
The U2.com Team.

:think:

norm

norm wrote:

anyone have any ideas?

Something a bit special is coming up on our U2.com subscription site tomorrow.

As you know, we like to show you some love - so tomorrow we're bringing you something a little out of the ordinary.

Can't say anymore but sign in Thursday at 6.30pm (US EDT).
Check the time in your location.

best wishes,
The U2.com Team.

http://www.atu2.com/news/ordinary-love- ... today.html

:yawn:

Newch91

They could have at least given us a free download of the song.

Bathgate66

Its about a single song for a movie?

Boys, wheres the new album already?
Even Simple Minds has a new record out !

rick1zoo2

Newch91

rick1zoo2 wrote:

norm

Paul McGuinness is semi-retiring

http://www.atu2.com/news/mcguinness-out ... ement.html

g under p

WOW that is one hell of a shake up. Paul has been there from the very beginning. Last week I told my friend Michael Franti that IF they are chosen to tour with U2 AGAIN, we were taking sebacatles from work get a large RV and tour the country and Canada. He laughed and said you all would do that and that would be fun.

Peace

Bathgate66

Now i'm reading Madonnas manager might take over?

wtf boys?

its been way too long, you're falling off thew map !

norm

and now this...

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... t-20131113

Newch91

All of Bono's talk of wanting to stay relevant must be the cause of this. They'll always be relevant; they're fucking U2! Like Bruce, U2 will always stay relevant.

Newch91

norm wrote:

and now this...

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... t-20131113

I'll believe it when I have it in my hands and listening to it.

Popmartijn

U2.com have posted info on the new subscriber's gift: North Side Story.

North Side Story: U2 in Dublin, 1978-1983
'If U2 can slow down long enough to be heard, they could step to the fore of the Dublin music scene' (1978, live review)

In the late 1970's when Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry played their first gigs in Dublin's Northside, there was only one music title that would follow them all the way.

Hot Press Magazine was at the scene from schoolroom to stadium, Dublin bars to New York clubs, Out of Control to Under A Blood Red Sky.

Introducing North Side Story - a unique, ringside seat at the rise and rise of U2 in their home city.

An exclusive publication, commissioned from the Hot Press team in Ireland, this large-format 274-page book is full of rare and unpublished photos, reviews, interviews and original pieces by Adam and Bono.

Over the past six months Hot Press have tracked down many of the original players in the U2 story - schoolfriends, musicians, artists, promoters, DJ's and crew.

Along with their unique archive of original content, North Side Story features dozens of new interviews - from Paul McGuinness and Guggi to Jim Sheridan and Steve Lillywhite - bringing the story of the band right up to date.

The editorial lens is pulled back further with first-time translations of some of the earliest interviews the band gave as they embarked on dates around Europe.

Open up North Side Story and you'll find a beautiful pull-out wall-map, capturing landmark moments in U2's Dublin from the early years to the present day. 'North And South of the River, Wandering In U2's Dublin' has been commissioned from U2's long-time design team.

It's been a remarkable project, says Niall Stokes, Hot Press Editor, whose writers, designers and photographers' have produced this special title.

'Watching Feedback play in 1976, no-one could have dreamed of what lay ahead. We've ended up with a roller coaster, blow-by-blow account of the band's earliest days, telling the story of the genesis of U2 in a unique, powerful and, I hope, fantastically captivating and revealing way.

'It's about where Adam, Bono, Edge and Larry came from and the remarkable bond that bound them together, even in the face of adversity. I think fans of the band are going to love it.'

Looks quite nice!
(though sadly no CD with rare music)