Daniel Lanois in NY with U2
October 10, 2008
By Denis Armstrong-Sun Media
It's hard to pin down Daniel Lanois.
I assume the legendary producer and recording artist is playing a gig
in New York when he lets it slip that he's in the Big Apple to produce
the new U2 record, due in 2009.
As if that isn't news enough, he's simultaneously promoting his latest
CD and documentary film Here Is What Is, which is available at
redfloorrecords.com, and getting ready to launch an eastern Canada
tour next week that includes a stop at Centrepointe Theatre on Oct.
24. The tour marks the 20th anniversary of his first solo record Acadie.
It's a scary, breakneck schedule, which the apparently laid-back
57-year-old takes in stride.
"I enjoy the duality of my laboratory work and studio experiments I'm
doing with U2 with my own musical career. It's great to work with
people like Bono and Bob Dylan, but there's no better feeling than the
chill of bravado I get from playing in front of a live audience."
"I've always thought of myself as a musician first," he says,
reminiscing about the early days in Gatineau and Hamilton when he and
his older brother Bob began playing with a tape recorder.
"I was fascinated with sounds. I remember when I was 12, I was
recording my friends or the poems I'd make up while delivering papers.
Bob and I played together long before we opened Grant Avenue Studios."
Hamilton might have initially seemed an unlikely place for pop royalty
to make hit records, but then Brian Eno, a sonic engineer, musician
and Lanois' mentor, recorded six "ambient" records there.
"That was a pivotal point in my career," Lanois recalls.
The pair went on to produce some of the most important recordings of
the past 20 years, beginning with U2's The Unforgettable Fire. Lanois
went on to work with artists like Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Robbie
Robertson and The Neville Brothers.
"Creativity and knowledge comes from passion, and I am passionate
about music. Every time an artist walks into my studio, I want to get
my hands dirty, I want to pull each song apart and find out how it works."
On the new tour, Lanois hopes to play tunes he's remastered from
Acadie for the 20th anniversary edition, as well as instrumentals on
slide guitar, and show video from Here Is What Is.
"We'll be playing my brand of Canadian folk songs. We'll raise the roof."
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They were good once upon a time...but they're so bland now it's beyond boring.
Bono being a grade A tosser does little to help them either...
you're entitled to your opinion mate across the pond.
over here on this side, they are still very relevant.
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I'm excited by the new album because Bono says it's going to be another innovative one.
I got into U2 through Achtung Baby and it still remains my fav album followed by Zooropa.
I prefer them taking risks and would much rather listen to POP over last 2 studio albums which were frankly Radio Friendly unit shifters.
Atomic Bomb has it's moments like the sublime Somethimes You Can't make it on your own, Zepplinesque Love Peace or else and the corking Crumbs from your table but the rest is rather meh!
If I don't hear Vertigo again it won't be too soon and Man & Woman is just absolute sloppy tosh?
Bono has admitted their was no real risk involved with these albums and you can tell, it sounded like a band wanting to regain their fans after losing them when they did the best work of their career.
All You can't & Atomic bomb were U2 on auto pilot, they need to put a a roof on it again and blow me the fuck away!
Any news on Achtung & Zooropa getting a deluxe re-release soon need me a 180 gram pressing of both.
you're entitled to your opinion mate across the pond.
over here on this side, they are still very relevant.
What does that mean? Such an abstract concept. A person criticises them and then a fan says "hang on, no, they are still relevant here".
What does that mean? Relevant... the music is either good or bad. Olivavu suggests bad. That's just opinion. Pretty much no band of middle-aged millionaires is relevant. They might still make good music, a matter of further debate, but they are rarely socially relevant. Seems an odd thing to judge a band on.
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U2 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
November 10, 2008
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Registration is now open for next year's U2 Conference in New York,
which'll take place over three days -- May 13, 14, and 15, 2009. The
cost is $380 for full conference access, but you may have a shot at
winning $75 off the registration fee in a contest that ends later this
week. Use the link below for full details....
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U2 Album Almost Done
Chart Attack
November 11, 2008
BY Aaron Brophy
U2's next album is almost finished.
After a show in Parry Sound, Ont. on Saturday, uber-producer and
frequent U2 collaborator Daniel Lanois revealed the news to
ChartAttack's Andrew Hoshkiw in an interview following his performance
at the Charles W. Stockey Centre For The Performing Arts.
"I'm going to England to finish mixing the U2 record that I'm working
on," said Lanois, who plays the tour's final Canadian date at
Toronto's Massey Hall on Friday before heading on to Boston for one
U.S. show. He'll head to the U.K. after that.
Word is that U2 have written 50 to 60 new songs for the forthcoming
album, which is expected in early 2009.
Bono has been quoted on u2.com that the record is "our chance for us
to defy gravity once again," and that "early next year people will be
able to start hearing what we've been doing. We want 2009 to be our year."
U2's last proper album was 2004's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
(c) Chart Communications, Inc., 2008.
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NO LINE ON THE HORIZON DUE MARCH 2/3
December 18, 2008
U2 has confirmed that No Line On The Horizon is the title of their
upcoming album, and that it will be released worldwide on March 2/3,
2009. Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois are listed as producers, with Steve
Lillywhite offering "additional production."
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I found AYCLB & HTDMAB very disappouinting but when it gets metioned by Q magazine that this more akin to the boys outright masterpiece Achtung Baby, (reissue please, especially the vinyl alongside Zooropa) I get very excited.
Hopefully this will blow me away like that did, it's definitley got a great vibe going on with it and sounds like it could be another inspired U2 album.
Can't wait till March and the new Q's out on the 31st here in the uk with a 30 page world exclusive of the new album.
Hopefully 2009 will see U2 set the world on fire again!
U2 Break Down 'No Line on the Horizon'
Key tracks from the band's eclectic new album
BRIAN HIATT
Posted Jan 22, 2009 9:45 AM
In early December, Rolling Stone traveled to London to visit U2 in the
studio as Bono and Co. worked on the upcoming No Line on the Horizon.
For the full story, see the new issue, which hits newsstands
Wednesday, January 7th. Here's a first listen to 10 of the album's
tracks:
"Get On Your Boots"
The likely first single, this blazing, fuzzed-out rocker picks up
where "Vertigo" left off. "It started just with me playing and Larry
drumming," the Edge recalls. "And we took it from there."
"Stand Up Comedy"
Another hard rock tune, powered by an unexpectedly slinky groove and a
riff that lands between the Beatles' "Come Together" and Led Zep's
"Heartbreaker." Edge recently hung out with Jimmy Page and Jack White
for the upcoming documentary It Might Get Loud, and their penchant for
blues-based rock rubbed off: "I was just fascinated with seeing how
Jimmy played those riffs so simply, and with Jack as well," he says.
"Crazy Tonight"
"It's kind of like this album's 'Beautiful Day' — it has that kind of
joy to it," Bono says. With the refrain "I know I'll go crazy/If I
don't go crazy tonight," it's the band's most unabashed pop tune since
"Sweetest Thing."
"Unknown Caller"
This midtempo track could have fit on All That You Can't Leave Behind.
"The idea is that the narrator is in an altered state, and his phone
starts talking to him," says the Edge.
"Tripoli"
This strikingly experimental song lurches between disparate styles,
including near-operatic choral music, Zooropa-style electronics, and
churning arena rock.
"Cedars of Lebanon"
"On this album, you can feel what is going on in the world at the
window, scratching at the windowpane," says Bono, who sings this
atmospheric ballad from the point of view of a war correspondent.
"Magnificent"
"Only love can leave such a mark," Bono roars on what sounds like an
instant U2 anthem. Will.i.am has already done what Bono calls "the
most extraordinary" remix of the tune.
"Moment of Surrender"
This seven-minute-long track is one of the album's most ambitious,
merging a Joshua Tree-style gospel feel with a hypnotically loping
bass line and a syncopated beat.
"Every Breaking Wave"
A swelling soul-pop song, with bright synth sounds influenced by OMD
and, Bono says, "early electronica." "You don't hear indie bands doing
blue-eyed soul [like this]," he adds.
"No Line on the Horizon"
The title track's relentless groove began as a group improvisation.
"It's very raw and very to the point," says the Edge. "It's like rock
& roll 2009."
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Bruce Springsteen [ tickets ], Bono, Stevie Wonder and Garth Brooks top a roster of big-name acts who'll gather in Washington, DC, next Sunday (1/18) for a free concert that will mark the official start of inaugural festivities for President-Elect Barack Obama.
Dubbed "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial," the event will also feature Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, James Taylor, Will.I.Am, and Beyonce. Additional performers will be announced, according to organizers.
Veteran producer Rob Mathes will serve as musical director and arranger for the event's house band, which will back all of the aforementioned artists.
In addition to the musical performances, the event will also feature Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington, all of whom are scheduled to give readings of historical passages.
"Our intention is to root the event in history, celebrating the moments when our nation has united to face great challenges and prevail," executive producer George Stevens, Jr. (The Kennedy Center Honors) said in a prepared statement "We will combine historical readings by prominent actors with music from an array of the greatest stars of today."
According to a press release, HBO will "televise the event on an open signal, working with all of its distributors to allow Americans across the country with access to cable, telcos or satellite television to join in the Opening Celebration for free." Full details about the event are available at the Presidential Inaugural Committee's website.
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BONO TO PERFORM AT OBAMA INAUGURATION EVENT
January 12, 2009
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Bono is listed as one of the musical performers at a celebration this
weekend for WE ARE ONE: THE OBAMA INAUGURAL CELEBRATION AT THE LINCOLN
MEMORIAL. It's happening on Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, DC. The event is free to the public. Cable network HBO
will also air the event Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 pm ET/PT.
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but the double album gatefold vinyl package- which im even more excited about.
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This version is 2 vinyl discs in a folding sleeve with 16-page oversized booklet.
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When are they going to release the deluxe edition of Achtung Baby? That's what I'm waiting for. With the vinyl and what not like PJ did.
I take it we will get Unforgettable Fire & Rattle & Hum before Achtung but I second that, Achtung and Zooropa on 180 gram is what I'm really waiting for.
PRESENT TENSE: YOU MUST HAVE heard Bono's words at this week's pre-
inauguration concert. "What a thrill for four Irish boys from the
northside of Dublin to honour you sir, Barack Obama, to be the next
president of the United States." writes SHANE HEGARTY.
And what a thrill it must have been. Even if only one of U2 actually
lives on the northside now. Or that Bono must have lived as much of
his life on the southside. Or that two of the band were born in
England, before moving to the north Co Dublin town of Malahide. Roddy
Doyle, you'll have noticed, never sets his novels in Malahide.
Why be so picky? Because even in a moment when he was trying to
express the personal pride he and the band were feeling, Bono sounded
a false note. In throwing in the reference to the northside, he was
grabbing some of the "impossible journey" narrative for himself and
the band.
In many ways, U2's journey from school band to global megastardom has
been improbable, but it's not because they came from Dublin's
northside. It's not as if most of Bono's friends are either dead or in
jail. Last time I looked, they were making soundtracks and bowls. When
not being a citizen of Dublin, Bono is a citizen of the world.
During the band's performance of In The Name of Love, he described
Martin Luther King's dream as "Not just an American dream – also an
Irish dream, a European dream, an African dream, an Israeli
dream . . ." And then, following a long pause reminiscent of a man
who'd just realised he'd left the gas on, he added, ". . . and also a
Palestinian dream." This was his big shout out to the Palestinians.
You know, it's easy – and not original – to have a pop at Bono's
bombast, but sometimes it's necessary to point it out and impossible
to resist.
He serves it up on a platter, writing newspaper columns and giving TV
interviews. And for all his undoubted sincerity and effort on the
issue of world poverty, you can't help but marvel at this latest
expression of Bono's Sesame Street view of the world. Hey Middle East,
we just have to have a dream to get along.
Just ignore the sound of those loud explosions and concentrate on
Bono's voice.
U2 debuted a new single this week. Get On Your Bootsis actually pretty
good, a reminder that the band still writes decent tunes, which is no
mean feat given how many legendary acts continue to rely on ancient
material. (The Rolling Stones have written almost nothing memorable
during the entire time that U2 have been around). But not for the
first time in U2's career, Get On Your Bootssounds like the work of a
band trying to find their voice in other people's sounds. And, also
not for the first time, it's lyrically vacuous. That shouldn't be a
big deal – it's only rock'n'roll after all – but it reminds us that
it's been some time since Bono and U2 have been musically relevant.
Also on the stage at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday was Bruce
Springsteen. Like U2, he released new music this week. In early
listens, the album Working On A Dreamis very strong in parts, if
unlikely to be remembered as one of his more substantial albums. It
lacks the grief and resilience that fuelled his post-9/11 album The
Rising; the honesty of Devils and Dust; and the anger that infused his
Bush-era America album Magic. Working On A Dreamis a romantic album, a
contented album, an album that sounds as if it marks the end of a
cycle in his songwriting.
It is, though, part of the continuing evolution of his music. He has
been singing about the same characters and themes through his entire
career, making his an epic, decades-long exercise in storytelling that
shows no sign of coming to an end. Springsteen has also been arguably
the most effective and popular protest songwriter of recent years. It
means that he remains essential in a way that few artists do. In a way
that U2, and Bono, are not.
Compared to Bono, Springsteen has always been on another plane as a
lyricist, but 40 years into his career he's writing songs that are not
just catchy, but actually say something intelligent about the world,
his country, his people. Like Bono, he's made enough money to remove
himself from the multitudes who pack his stadium shows, and yet he
still seems genuinely one of them.
Most importantly, he's politically brave in a way that Bono will not
be. He takes sides. He's not afraid to make enemies. Unlike Bono, pal
of all presidents, he will not sup with the devil, partly because he
knows what it's like when his political enemies misread and
misappropriate his music. And unlike Bono, who has a fascination with
America that displays itself as a cloying neediness, Springsteen
understands that country intimately. It means that Springsteen is
authentic and authoritative in a way that Bono can never hope to be,
no matter how much he mentions that he's from the northside.
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PRESENT TENSE: YOU MUST HAVE heard Bono's words at this week's pre-
inauguration concert. "What a thrill for four Irish boys from the
northside of Dublin to honour you sir, Barack Obama, to be the next
president of the United States." writes SHANE HEGARTY.
And what a thrill it must have been. Even if only one of U2 actually
lives on the northside now. Or that Bono must have lived as much of
his life on the southside. Or that two of the band were born in
England, before moving to the north Co Dublin town of Malahide. Roddy
Doyle, you'll have noticed, never sets his novels in Malahide.
Why be so picky? Because even in a moment when he was trying to
express the personal pride he and the band were feeling, Bono sounded
a false note. In throwing in the reference to the northside, he was
grabbing some of the "impossible journey" narrative for himself and
the band.
In many ways, U2's journey from school band to global megastardom has
been improbable, but it's not because they came from Dublin's
northside. It's not as if most of Bono's friends are either dead or in
jail. Last time I looked, they were making soundtracks and bowls. When
not being a citizen of Dublin, Bono is a citizen of the world.
During the band's performance of In The Name of Love, he described
Martin Luther King's dream as "Not just an American dream – also an
Irish dream, a European dream, an African dream, an Israeli
dream . . ." And then, following a long pause reminiscent of a man
who'd just realised he'd left the gas on, he added, ". . . and also a
Palestinian dream." This was his big shout out to the Palestinians.
You know, it's easy – and not original – to have a pop at Bono's
bombast, but sometimes it's necessary to point it out and impossible
to resist.
He serves it up on a platter, writing newspaper columns and giving TV
interviews. And for all his undoubted sincerity and effort on the
issue of world poverty, you can't help but marvel at this latest
expression of Bono's Sesame Street view of the world. Hey Middle East,
we just have to have a dream to get along.
Just ignore the sound of those loud explosions and concentrate on
Bono's voice.
U2 debuted a new single this week. Get On Your Bootsis actually pretty
good, a reminder that the band still writes decent tunes, which is no
mean feat given how many legendary acts continue to rely on ancient
material. (The Rolling Stones have written almost nothing memorable
during the entire time that U2 have been around). But not for the
first time in U2's career, Get On Your Bootssounds like the work of a
band trying to find their voice in other people's sounds. And, also
not for the first time, it's lyrically vacuous. That shouldn't be a
big deal – it's only rock'n'roll after all – but it reminds us that
it's been some time since Bono and U2 have been musically relevant.
Also on the stage at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday was Bruce
Springsteen. Like U2, he released new music this week. In early
listens, the album Working On A Dreamis very strong in parts, if
unlikely to be remembered as one of his more substantial albums. It
lacks the grief and resilience that fuelled his post-9/11 album The
Rising; the honesty of Devils and Dust; and the anger that infused his
Bush-era America album Magic. Working On A Dreamis a romantic album, a
contented album, an album that sounds as if it marks the end of a
cycle in his songwriting.
It is, though, part of the continuing evolution of his music. He has
been singing about the same characters and themes through his entire
career, making his an epic, decades-long exercise in storytelling that
shows no sign of coming to an end. Springsteen has also been arguably
the most effective and popular protest songwriter of recent years. It
means that he remains essential in a way that few artists do. In a way
that U2, and Bono, are not.
Compared to Bono, Springsteen has always been on another plane as a
lyricist, but 40 years into his career he's writing songs that are not
just catchy, but actually say something intelligent about the world,
his country, his people. Like Bono, he's made enough money to remove
himself from the multitudes who pack his stadium shows, and yet he
still seems genuinely one of them.
Most importantly, he's politically brave in a way that Bono will not
be. He takes sides. He's not afraid to make enemies. Unlike Bono, pal
of all presidents, he will not sup with the devil, partly because he
knows what it's like when his political enemies misread and
misappropriate his music. And unlike Bono, who has a fascination with
America that displays itself as a cloying neediness, Springsteen
understands that country intimately. It means that Springsteen is
authentic and authoritative in a way that Bono can never hope to be,
no matter how much he mentions that he's from the northside.
Bono just can't win, people just can't help bringing the man down. I feel at times he acts like a cock but is genuinely a decent human being but some are continually knocking the man.
Yes he makes it easy for you to hate him if your that way inclined, Eddie has definitley inherited some of his traits but I don't care i like them both and they've done more for humanity than that selfish smackhead Cobain ever did but it's always cool and fashionable to knock Bono and this piece in the Irish Times is just another example of it.
Don't worry Bono many of your fans think your genuine and I guess thats all that matters!
SEE THE 'BOOTS' VIDEO ONLINE FRIDAY
January 27, 2009
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This is unique: The music video for "Get On Your Boots" will be
available online this Friday, not on MTV or VH1, but on a newspaper
web site. Yep. The Irish Independent says they'll have the video
starting at 4:55 pm Dublin-time this Friday.
Also of note from the article: Those of you who live in countries
where U2 still issues physical CD singles will be able to buy the CD
single for the same price as the digital download. (Thx Cathal for the
tip.)
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When are they going to release the deluxe edition of Achtung Baby? That's what I'm waiting for. With the vinyl and what not like PJ did.
I take it we will get Unforgettable Fire & Rattle & Hum before Achtung but I second that, Achtung and Zooropa on 180 gram is what I'm really waiting for.
Gonna get the Boy & October 180's next week!
I might be first in line for a deluxe edition of Unforgettable Fire :ugeek:
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
but the double album gatefold vinyl package- which im even more excited about.
Product Description
No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on Tues, March 3, 2009. The band’s 12th studio album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite. The album will be available in 5 different packages.
This version is 2 vinyl discs in a folding sleeve with 16-page oversized booklet.
but the double album gatefold vinyl package- which im even more excited about.
Product Description
No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on Tues, March 3, 2009. The band’s 12th studio album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite. The album will be available in 5 different packages.
This version is 2 vinyl discs in a folding sleeve with 16-page oversized booklet.
where did you find the vinyl pre order
you can go thru fanfire.com
which in turn brings you to u2.com shop,
which then in turn will take you to either amazonusa .com or amazon uk com .
\go go and gettem !
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October 10, 2008
By Denis Armstrong-Sun Media
It's hard to pin down Daniel Lanois.
I assume the legendary producer and recording artist is playing a gig
in New York when he lets it slip that he's in the Big Apple to produce
the new U2 record, due in 2009.
As if that isn't news enough, he's simultaneously promoting his latest
CD and documentary film Here Is What Is, which is available at
redfloorrecords.com, and getting ready to launch an eastern Canada
tour next week that includes a stop at Centrepointe Theatre on Oct.
24. The tour marks the 20th anniversary of his first solo record Acadie.
It's a scary, breakneck schedule, which the apparently laid-back
57-year-old takes in stride.
"I enjoy the duality of my laboratory work and studio experiments I'm
doing with U2 with my own musical career. It's great to work with
people like Bono and Bob Dylan, but there's no better feeling than the
chill of bravado I get from playing in front of a live audience."
"I've always thought of myself as a musician first," he says,
reminiscing about the early days in Gatineau and Hamilton when he and
his older brother Bob began playing with a tape recorder.
"I was fascinated with sounds. I remember when I was 12, I was
recording my friends or the poems I'd make up while delivering papers.
Bob and I played together long before we opened Grant Avenue Studios."
Hamilton might have initially seemed an unlikely place for pop royalty
to make hit records, but then Brian Eno, a sonic engineer, musician
and Lanois' mentor, recorded six "ambient" records there.
"That was a pivotal point in my career," Lanois recalls.
The pair went on to produce some of the most important recordings of
the past 20 years, beginning with U2's The Unforgettable Fire. Lanois
went on to work with artists like Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Robbie
Robertson and The Neville Brothers.
"Creativity and knowledge comes from passion, and I am passionate
about music. Every time an artist walks into my studio, I want to get
my hands dirty, I want to pull each song apart and find out how it works."
On the new tour, Lanois hopes to play tunes he's remastered from
Acadie for the 20th anniversary edition, as well as instrumentals on
slide guitar, and show video from Here Is What Is.
"We'll be playing my brand of Canadian folk songs. We'll raise the roof."
© Canoe Inc., 2008.
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you're entitled to your opinion mate across the pond.
over here on this side, they are still very relevant.
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apparently, 07162056 is THE date...
I got into U2 through Achtung Baby and it still remains my fav album followed by Zooropa.
I prefer them taking risks and would much rather listen to POP over last 2 studio albums which were frankly Radio Friendly unit shifters.
Atomic Bomb has it's moments like the sublime Somethimes You Can't make it on your own, Zepplinesque Love Peace or else and the corking Crumbs from your table but the rest is rather meh!
If I don't hear Vertigo again it won't be too soon and Man & Woman is just absolute sloppy tosh?
Bono has admitted their was no real risk involved with these albums and you can tell, it sounded like a band wanting to regain their fans after losing them when they did the best work of their career.
All You can't & Atomic bomb were U2 on auto pilot, they need to put a a roof on it again and blow me the fuck away!
Any news on Achtung & Zooropa getting a deluxe re-release soon need me a 180 gram pressing of both.
What does that mean? Relevant... the music is either good or bad. Olivavu suggests bad. That's just opinion. Pretty much no band of middle-aged millionaires is relevant. They might still make good music, a matter of further debate, but they are rarely socially relevant. Seems an odd thing to judge a band on.
November 10, 2008
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Registration is now open for next year's U2 Conference in New York,
which'll take place over three days -- May 13, 14, and 15, 2009. The
cost is $380 for full conference access, but you may have a shot at
winning $75 off the registration fee in a contest that ends later this
week. Use the link below for full details....
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Chart Attack
November 11, 2008
BY Aaron Brophy
U2's next album is almost finished.
After a show in Parry Sound, Ont. on Saturday, uber-producer and
frequent U2 collaborator Daniel Lanois revealed the news to
ChartAttack's Andrew Hoshkiw in an interview following his performance
at the Charles W. Stockey Centre For The Performing Arts.
"I'm going to England to finish mixing the U2 record that I'm working
on," said Lanois, who plays the tour's final Canadian date at
Toronto's Massey Hall on Friday before heading on to Boston for one
U.S. show. He'll head to the U.K. after that.
Word is that U2 have written 50 to 60 new songs for the forthcoming
album, which is expected in early 2009.
Bono has been quoted on u2.com that the record is "our chance for us
to defy gravity once again," and that "early next year people will be
able to start hearing what we've been doing. We want 2009 to be our year."
U2's last proper album was 2004's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
(c) Chart Communications, Inc., 2008.
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December 01, 2008
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The wait is over! The new U2 song is now available at RED Wire!
It is a cover of Greg Lake's holiday tune "I Believe in Father Christmas" (and it's pretty darn great).
Follow this link to watch the video now:
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what a blend of the band,
bono,
and of course,
mr the edge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgswWMlUN8
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December 18, 2008
U2 has confirmed that No Line On The Horizon is the title of their
upcoming album, and that it will be released worldwide on March 2/3,
2009. Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois are listed as producers, with Steve
Lillywhite offering "additional production."
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Hopefully this will blow me away like that did, it's definitley got a great vibe going on with it and sounds like it could be another inspired U2 album.
Can't wait till March and the new Q's out on the 31st here in the uk with a 30 page world exclusive of the new album.
Hopefully 2009 will see U2 set the world on fire again!
U2 Break Down 'No Line on the Horizon'
Key tracks from the band's eclectic new album
BRIAN HIATT
Posted Jan 22, 2009 9:45 AM
In early December, Rolling Stone traveled to London to visit U2 in the
studio as Bono and Co. worked on the upcoming No Line on the Horizon.
For the full story, see the new issue, which hits newsstands
Wednesday, January 7th. Here's a first listen to 10 of the album's
tracks:
"Get On Your Boots"
The likely first single, this blazing, fuzzed-out rocker picks up
where "Vertigo" left off. "It started just with me playing and Larry
drumming," the Edge recalls. "And we took it from there."
"Stand Up Comedy"
Another hard rock tune, powered by an unexpectedly slinky groove and a
riff that lands between the Beatles' "Come Together" and Led Zep's
"Heartbreaker." Edge recently hung out with Jimmy Page and Jack White
for the upcoming documentary It Might Get Loud, and their penchant for
blues-based rock rubbed off: "I was just fascinated with seeing how
Jimmy played those riffs so simply, and with Jack as well," he says.
"Crazy Tonight"
"It's kind of like this album's 'Beautiful Day' — it has that kind of
joy to it," Bono says. With the refrain "I know I'll go crazy/If I
don't go crazy tonight," it's the band's most unabashed pop tune since
"Sweetest Thing."
"Unknown Caller"
This midtempo track could have fit on All That You Can't Leave Behind.
"The idea is that the narrator is in an altered state, and his phone
starts talking to him," says the Edge.
"Tripoli"
This strikingly experimental song lurches between disparate styles,
including near-operatic choral music, Zooropa-style electronics, and
churning arena rock.
"Cedars of Lebanon"
"On this album, you can feel what is going on in the world at the
window, scratching at the windowpane," says Bono, who sings this
atmospheric ballad from the point of view of a war correspondent.
"Magnificent"
"Only love can leave such a mark," Bono roars on what sounds like an
instant U2 anthem. Will.i.am has already done what Bono calls "the
most extraordinary" remix of the tune.
"Moment of Surrender"
This seven-minute-long track is one of the album's most ambitious,
merging a Joshua Tree-style gospel feel with a hypnotically loping
bass line and a syncopated beat.
"Every Breaking Wave"
A swelling soul-pop song, with bright synth sounds influenced by OMD
and, Bono says, "early electronica." "You don't hear indie bands doing
blue-eyed soul [like this]," he adds.
"No Line on the Horizon"
The title track's relentless groove began as a group improvisation.
"It's very raw and very to the point," says the Edge. "It's like rock
& roll 2009."
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I'm now so excited to hear this it's ridiculous, the single must get a preview at some point soon.
I didn't see them on the last 2 tours but I think this time I'll shell out the price to see them If No Line is as good as it's sounding.
By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer
Bruce Springsteen [ tickets ], Bono, Stevie Wonder and Garth Brooks top a roster of big-name acts who'll gather in Washington, DC, next Sunday (1/18) for a free concert that will mark the official start of inaugural festivities for President-Elect Barack Obama.
Dubbed "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial," the event will also feature Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, James Taylor, Will.I.Am, and Beyonce. Additional performers will be announced, according to organizers.
Veteran producer Rob Mathes will serve as musical director and arranger for the event's house band, which will back all of the aforementioned artists.
In addition to the musical performances, the event will also feature Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington, all of whom are scheduled to give readings of historical passages.
"Our intention is to root the event in history, celebrating the moments when our nation has united to face great challenges and prevail," executive producer George Stevens, Jr. (The Kennedy Center Honors) said in a prepared statement "We will combine historical readings by prominent actors with music from an array of the greatest stars of today."
According to a press release, HBO will "televise the event on an open signal, working with all of its distributors to allow Americans across the country with access to cable, telcos or satellite television to join in the Opening Celebration for free." Full details about the event are available at the Presidential Inaugural Committee's website.
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Bono is listed as one of the musical performers at a celebration this
weekend for WE ARE ONE: THE OBAMA INAUGURAL CELEBRATION AT THE LINCOLN
MEMORIAL. It's happening on Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, DC. The event is free to the public. Cable network HBO
will also air the event Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 pm ET/PT.
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The album cover artwork is an image of the sea meeting the sky by Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
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i just preordfered not only this box set,
but the double album gatefold vinyl package- which im even more excited about.
Product Description
No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on Tues, March 3, 2009. The band’s 12th studio album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite. The album will be available in 5 different packages.
This version is 2 vinyl discs in a folding sleeve with 16-page oversized booklet.
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I take it we will get Unforgettable Fire & Rattle & Hum before Achtung but I second that, Achtung and Zooropa on 180 gram is what I'm really waiting for.
Gonna get the Boy & October 180's next week!
Sat, Jan 24, 2009
PRESENT TENSE: YOU MUST HAVE heard Bono's words at this week's pre-
inauguration concert. "What a thrill for four Irish boys from the
northside of Dublin to honour you sir, Barack Obama, to be the next
president of the United States." writes SHANE HEGARTY.
And what a thrill it must have been. Even if only one of U2 actually
lives on the northside now. Or that Bono must have lived as much of
his life on the southside. Or that two of the band were born in
England, before moving to the north Co Dublin town of Malahide. Roddy
Doyle, you'll have noticed, never sets his novels in Malahide.
Why be so picky? Because even in a moment when he was trying to
express the personal pride he and the band were feeling, Bono sounded
a false note. In throwing in the reference to the northside, he was
grabbing some of the "impossible journey" narrative for himself and
the band.
In many ways, U2's journey from school band to global megastardom has
been improbable, but it's not because they came from Dublin's
northside. It's not as if most of Bono's friends are either dead or in
jail. Last time I looked, they were making soundtracks and bowls. When
not being a citizen of Dublin, Bono is a citizen of the world.
During the band's performance of In The Name of Love, he described
Martin Luther King's dream as "Not just an American dream – also an
Irish dream, a European dream, an African dream, an Israeli
dream . . ." And then, following a long pause reminiscent of a man
who'd just realised he'd left the gas on, he added, ". . . and also a
Palestinian dream." This was his big shout out to the Palestinians.
You know, it's easy – and not original – to have a pop at Bono's
bombast, but sometimes it's necessary to point it out and impossible
to resist.
He serves it up on a platter, writing newspaper columns and giving TV
interviews. And for all his undoubted sincerity and effort on the
issue of world poverty, you can't help but marvel at this latest
expression of Bono's Sesame Street view of the world. Hey Middle East,
we just have to have a dream to get along.
Just ignore the sound of those loud explosions and concentrate on
Bono's voice.
U2 debuted a new single this week. Get On Your Bootsis actually pretty
good, a reminder that the band still writes decent tunes, which is no
mean feat given how many legendary acts continue to rely on ancient
material. (The Rolling Stones have written almost nothing memorable
during the entire time that U2 have been around). But not for the
first time in U2's career, Get On Your Bootssounds like the work of a
band trying to find their voice in other people's sounds. And, also
not for the first time, it's lyrically vacuous. That shouldn't be a
big deal – it's only rock'n'roll after all – but it reminds us that
it's been some time since Bono and U2 have been musically relevant.
Also on the stage at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday was Bruce
Springsteen. Like U2, he released new music this week. In early
listens, the album Working On A Dreamis very strong in parts, if
unlikely to be remembered as one of his more substantial albums. It
lacks the grief and resilience that fuelled his post-9/11 album The
Rising; the honesty of Devils and Dust; and the anger that infused his
Bush-era America album Magic. Working On A Dreamis a romantic album, a
contented album, an album that sounds as if it marks the end of a
cycle in his songwriting.
It is, though, part of the continuing evolution of his music. He has
been singing about the same characters and themes through his entire
career, making his an epic, decades-long exercise in storytelling that
shows no sign of coming to an end. Springsteen has also been arguably
the most effective and popular protest songwriter of recent years. It
means that he remains essential in a way that few artists do. In a way
that U2, and Bono, are not.
Compared to Bono, Springsteen has always been on another plane as a
lyricist, but 40 years into his career he's writing songs that are not
just catchy, but actually say something intelligent about the world,
his country, his people. Like Bono, he's made enough money to remove
himself from the multitudes who pack his stadium shows, and yet he
still seems genuinely one of them.
Most importantly, he's politically brave in a way that Bono will not
be. He takes sides. He's not afraid to make enemies. Unlike Bono, pal
of all presidents, he will not sup with the devil, partly because he
knows what it's like when his political enemies misread and
misappropriate his music. And unlike Bono, who has a fascination with
America that displays itself as a cloying neediness, Springsteen
understands that country intimately. It means that Springsteen is
authentic and authoritative in a way that Bono can never hope to be,
no matter how much he mentions that he's from the northside.
© 2009 The Irish Times
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Bono just can't win, people just can't help bringing the man down. I feel at times he acts like a cock but is genuinely a decent human being but some are continually knocking the man.
Yes he makes it easy for you to hate him if your that way inclined, Eddie has definitley inherited some of his traits but I don't care i like them both and they've done more for humanity than that selfish smackhead Cobain ever did but it's always cool and fashionable to knock Bono and this piece in the Irish Times is just another example of it.
Don't worry Bono many of your fans think your genuine and I guess thats all that matters!
January 27, 2009
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This is unique: The music video for "Get On Your Boots" will be
available online this Friday, not on MTV or VH1, but on a newspaper
web site. Yep. The Irish Independent says they'll have the video
starting at 4:55 pm Dublin-time this Friday.
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment ... 16182.html
(If you need it, here's the current Dublin time.)
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=78
Also of note from the article: Those of you who live in countries
where U2 still issues physical CD singles will be able to buy the CD
single for the same price as the digital download. (Thx Cathal for the
tip.)
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Just revisting Achtung Baby & Zooropa, the bands finest 2 for me, more of that on No Line on the Horizon and less of AYCLB & HTDAAB and I'll be happy!
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