New U2 record, FREE on iTunes until mid-October!

Of The Aggie

I haven't paid much attention to U2 in a long time. I listened to it and was not impressed. I like the single and that's about it.

eeriepadave

Finally got my iTunes to work. Listening now (first few songs in), actually so far pretty good

dogmatt

I'm pleasantly surprised. Some pretty good songs on this album.
Aside from Bono's voice, it doesn't sound much like classic U2 though....and that's alright.

The Juggler

i'm about half way through.......mmmm, i don't know. not thoroughly impressed yet.......however, i like this volcano song....

goldrush

I can't stand U2 and it (briefly) offended me to see that this shit was automatically included in my iTunes. They should have given people the choice instead of automatically adding it

63schoefflin

Funny how nobody even cares about this since the Apple event itself upstaged the album. I have it a listen and it didn't do anything for me.

I love old school U2 but man.... Aside from a few songs here and there, this band has really been irrelevant from a studio sense. I can't wait to see them live agai though, they still bring it.

Poncier

The Juggler said:

i'm about half way through.......mmmm, i don't know. not thoroughly impressed yet.......however, i like this volcano song....

First half is just kind of meh. But album gets much better from Volcano on, 2nd half is very good.

helplessdancer

g under p said:

SVRDhand13 said:

Deleted after first listen. Very uninspiring stuff to me.

I've had this happen to me on many new albums. One of the worst ones was Peter Gabriel's SO album, returned the vinyl album. After hearing several tunes on the radio months later....I said to myself that song was from the SO album? I bought it on cd by then I've loved that album ever since 25+ years later. This happens I believe quite often on an album that is not something one wanted to hear on a first listening then later for whatever reason it clicks or sinks or at a live show. Good luck.
Peace

u r so right about that GunderP
it's always disappointing to me when people say yeah i listened to it once and found it < perfect.
it's such an easy cop out. there are many albums that i love that i didn't fully connect with after 1st listen but that doesn't stop me from a 2nd/3rd/4th listen. i've shelved some cds for a month or two and then came back to them and tried again. also i spin it in the car or at home or somewhere different to mix up the listening experience. the cds i do get on first listen are easy, but i have also found the ones that require more spins to get can sometimes end up better in the end. if that makes sense. also i've found that sometimes the songs take on a life of their own when played live. so a song that i thought was just OK at first, ended up being fantastic in a live setting. City Of Blinding Lights did that for me.

2-feign-reluctance

Enjoying it still. Not my favourite U2 LP but still way better than the last one. Its tough for me not to like them when listening to the body of work they've done. Simply amazing if ask me. One day I'd live to here 'Pop' remixed. That record is so harshly criticized and it fucking rocks! Plus the only time I saw them live was the 97' PopMart tour and holy shit they played those Pop songs so damn well!

josevolution

Tickets will be hard to get got this next tour , this album is solid from beginning to end

halv

I find the songs on this album work better as singles. Normally I can't mix U2 or PJ songs on my ipod. I listen to their albums straight through. But with this new U2 record I like the songs better when they are listen to individually. 5 star songs so far are The Troubles and Song for Someone.

bootlegger10

Fatass said:

SVRDhand13 said:

Deleted after first listen. Very uninspiring stuff to me.

I must admit i was VERY disappointed after the first listen. This is a 'creeper' album and it takes on a new feel with a each listen. Give it another try

That is exactly the same reaction I had. The songs all sound mostly the same. But after about 4 listens it really gets good (not great, but good).

bootlegger10

63schoefflin said:

I love old school U2 but man.... Aside from a few songs here and there, this band has really been irrelevant from a studio sense. I can't wait to see them live agai though, they still bring it.

Insert Pearl Jam instead of U2 and it still works.

brianlux

When a friend of mine came back from a show by this new band called U2 who had just done a show in the dance hall located on the second floor of a rickety hotel in San Jose, CA, and he reported that the floor was undulating like a wave and ready to cave in, I knew I had to hear this band. By the time I first saw them during the "War" tour they were getting big and the show was great but the records were getting weaker for me. Other than a few cuts here and there, I've never regained my interest as much as in the early day. Now they're on TV using clips of punk originators like Ramones, The Clash and Pattie Smith. U2 was a great band but never quite at the level of the Ramones, The Clash or Patti Smith as a great band- and certainly not today.

Poncier

The clip uses the images of those artists because the song, "The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)", is about the days of Bono's youth when he first heard the Ramones, Clash and Patti Smith and it opened up a whole world to him and others. The song and video are an homage.

2-feign-reluctance

Inspired by those artists & still doing it! Yeah!

brianlux

I'm glad you guys like it and I'm not putting Bono or U2 down- I try not to do that with any music- it just doesn't work for me, especially because if Bono is going to sing about punk rock I wish he would give it more punch. Also not impressed with the guitar smashing bit- that's not something The Edge does (or any of the members of the bands to which they are paying tribute). The whole thing just seems overly commercial to me but, hey, it's only rock and roll.

Popmartijn

brianlux said:

Also not impressed with the guitar smashing bit- that's not something The Edge does (or any of the members of the bands to which they are paying tribute).

Well... I beg to differ...

2-feign-reluctance

Maybe for us older folks - but the younger generation is eating it up. I think we should re-think who they are really targeting with those commercials.

dimitrispearljam

very cool.they offer it that way...i dig alot of songs