~~~***U2 line up New Album***~~~

Bathgate66

U2 reveal new album plans

07 Jun 2006



Bono has revealed that U2 are planning to start work on a new album.

The follow-up to How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, is likely to be
released in summer 2007.

“I’ve got a lot of songs, oddly enough, from taking piano lessons,”
he says. “My kid’s piano teacher, Dawn, has been teaching me the
piano. And every time she gives me a lesson, I write a new song!”

Being back in U2 mode means that he’ll be putting his extracurricular
activities on hold for a while.

“I’d like to thin my schedule in terms of the politics and activism
and just get lost in the music again. That’s what I’m really looking
forward to for the summer.”

Meanwhile, Bono has been slammed by Irish Jesuit Quarterly magazine
for claiming that the Catholic Church has damaged the country.

Addressing February’s National Prayer Breakfast in the White House,
he said: “I’ve avoided religious people most of my life. Maybe it had
something to do with having a father who was Protestant and a mother
who was Catholic in a country where the line between the two was,
quite literally, a battle line. Where the line between church and
state was well, a little blurry, and hard to see. Seeing what
religious people, in the name of God, did to my land…”

“Bono is wrong,” states Father Fergus O’Donoghue, a Jesuit historian.
“Irish civilisation is profoundly Christian, which means that
Christian belief has been formative in every aspect of Irish
political, economic and social development.”

The Hot Press Newsdesk

Klumpie

Good to hear, I hope they will create some cool new stuff.

Bathgate66

whats funny is that they havent even finished the Vertigo Tour in certain parts,...

someone in the band family member got ill,
they had to postpone shows,...
plus edge is clocking major time down in new orleans these days ,....funny Bono is stepping up to play the piano when all along edge could do it,...
i dunno.....

analogueaddict72

I really hope they rediscover that passion for a full on rock album, they've been promising one since POP but so far it's eluded them,

Moments of HTDAAB had it like Vertigo, Love Peace.., All because of You.
But the temptation to do epic is to much.

Come on guys put a roof on your music again like Achtung , then we'll really be talking.

Igottago

Interesting...what do these guys have left in them? I'm interested to see what they'll come up with..maybe there's a few new twists and turns left in them, they've never been afraid of trying new things. Make another techno record!

LedZepFan

all i gotta say...give a genius a piano, and they quite often produce amazing music. look at Born to Run, that entire album(sides born to run) started on piano......Lets hope this new U2 record is worthy of being revered with the likes of Achtung and Joshua.

Eliot Rosewater

I've never heard a U2 song or album that I didn't love. That being said, POP was my favorite and I'm probably a minority there. In my eyes they can do no wrong. But I feel that same way only stronger about PJ.

A Surprise Left

how 'bout telling us when they are coming to Melbourne? or at least finishing off the vertigo tour.

LedZepFan

don't gimme no wrote:

I've never heard a U2 song or album that I didn't love. That being said, POP was my favorite and I'm probably a minority there. In my eyes they can do no wrong. But I feel that same way only stronger about PJ.

Same here....I freakin love Zooropa and Pop and most people hate them. I do like all of their stuff, but if pushed Id have to say that Unforgettable Fire and October are my least favorites.

orig_long red

yay...cant wait for more derivative, psuedo-rock tunes.

StrangestTribe

*sigh*

another band that just dosn't know when enough is enough.

Wouldn't we all be happier if U2, Metallica, Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones
stoped making music?

Unlike pearl jam, some bands can not keep up with the quality of music they made when they were younger.

Brain of mJ

Knowing how U2 sticks with thier release schedule Summer 2007 will become at least Spring 2008. However, it would be cool if they came with an out of nowhere album like the did with Zooropa, my personal fave. They retreated to Ireland in what was thought to be practice sessions before taking ZooTV to Europe, instead they were secretly recording a new album.

ACCBootlegGoddess

FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bono and Piano...OMFG the possiblities are endless!!!!

Poncier

If Bono's piano playing is as good as his guitar playing, perhaps we'll get a new tune called "Chopsticks".

Looking forward to new material, but from experience, summer 2007 in the U2 world will mean fall 2008 or spring 2009.

applenut

StrangestTribe wrote:

*sigh*

another band that just dosn't know when enough is enough.

Wouldn't we all be happier if U2, Metallica, Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones
stoped making music?

Unlike pearl jam, some bands can not keep up with the quality of music they made when they were younger.

Yes, because Binaural and Riot Act are top quality. riiiiight

U2 is in a different league than Pearl Jam, catering to different markets.

And why come in here and try to create an argument unless you somehow feel threatened? Pretty weak.

soulsinging

applenut wrote:

Yes, because Binaural and Riot Act are top quality. riiiiight

U2 is in a different league than Pearl Jam, catering to different markets.

And why come in here and try to create an argument unless you somehow feel threatened? Pretty weak.

precisely what i was thinking. to the world at large, pearl jam would definitely fit into that category. the only people who still think pearl jam is turning out anything listenable are the diehards, and even they were largely disappointed with the last 2-3 albums. i listen to all that you cant leave behind and how to dismantle an atomic bomb far more than i listen to riot act or binaural.

neartodeath

Bathgate66 wrote:

U2 reveal new album plans

07 Jun 2006



Bono has revealed that U2 are planning to start work on a new album.

The follow-up to How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, is likely to be
released in summer 2007.

“I’ve got a lot of songs, oddly enough, from taking piano lessons,”
he says. “My kid’s piano teacher, Dawn, has been teaching me the
piano. And every time she gives me a lesson, I write a new song!”

Being back in U2 mode means that he’ll be putting his extracurricular
activities on hold for a while.

“I’d like to thin my schedule in terms of the politics and activism
and just get lost in the music again. That’s what I’m really looking
forward to for the summer.”

Meanwhile, Bono has been slammed by Irish Jesuit Quarterly magazine
for claiming that the Catholic Church has damaged the country.

Addressing February’s National Prayer Breakfast in the White House,
he said: “I’ve avoided religious people most of my life. Maybe it had
something to do with having a father who was Protestant and a mother
who was Catholic in a country where the line between the two was,
quite literally, a battle line. Where the line between church and
state was well, a little blurry, and hard to see. Seeing what
religious people, in the name of God, did to my land…”

“Bono is wrong,” states Father Fergus O’Donoghue, a Jesuit historian.
“Irish civilisation is profoundly Christian, which means that
Christian belief has been formative in every aspect of Irish
political, economic and social development.”

The Hot Press Newsdesk

great...another 100 million dollar tour, at the expense of the long time loyal fans...

:(

Zoso

I dont wanna make an issue out of it but they havent toured Australia for Vertigo as yet c'mon. I'm not a fan of U2 anyway so I dont really care. Another radio friendly album from a band that seem to be in it just for the money... U2 are like a business not a band.

harmless_little_f***

Bathgate66 wrote:

“I’ve got a lot of songs, oddly enough, from taking piano lessons,” he says. “My kid’s piano teacher, Dawn, has been teaching me the
piano. And every time she gives me a lesson, I write a new song!”

Now that sounds like a bad foundation for an album. Oh dear.

harmless_little_f***

Bathgate66 wrote:

“Bono is wrong,” states Father Fergus O’Donoghue, a Jesuit historian. “Irish civilisation is profoundly Christian, which means that
Christian belief has been formative in every aspect of Irish
political, economic and social development.”

I love the way this guy equates 'Christian' with 'Catholic', like protestants aren't Christians as well.

Edved82

i associate U2 with being able to do something new with each album - so the last proper album they've put out was 1997's Pop. I hope they get back to being U2 the artists, not U2 the business