Listening to "Boots" is making me even more excited for the new album. I can't wait.

I didnt like the new songle but im still excited about hearin the new album!

Seriously do you have to put the entire lyrics to a song in your signature? It takes up half of my friggin screen.

Seriously do you have to put the entire lyrics to a song in your signature? It takes up half of my friggin screen.

It takes all of mine .... :uhoh:

LET ME IN THE SOUUUUUUUUUUND

 

Yeah, this is fan-fucking-tastic. Such a tune! :D

 

i really dig this song, too. quite alternative sounds for u2 these days, a good way to do the new album.

Not as bad as I expected it to be, though nothing mindblowing either.

In some ways reminiscent of earlier works of theirs...

I'm hoping U2's album basically doesn't go crazy. That it has some songs like Get on Your Boots and some stuff more like the Joshua Tree days.

 

I guess I don't even mind GOYB. It's that I mind a lack of seriousness. I can listen to pop-happy songs from anyone. They tend to be songs I'm into for a few weeks and then occasionally come back to to remember old times. Well I don't want this to be one of those songs, and I don't want U2 to be one of those bands/artists.

 

I mean come on..."sexy boots".

 

It's definitely funny. And I enjoy the song quite a lot. And I do know you can have a U2 album (or rather a Bono album) without a lot of seriousness (cause Bono is mad serious).

 

I just hope musically they aren't going after Zoorapa and Pop. Achtung Baby is great, but it's not my favorite U2 style.

 

I think if U2 do what Coldplay sort of did on Viva la Vida I'd be very happy. I know Coldplay didn't experiment nearly as much, but there were sounds I didn't expect. I know U2 will experiment a lot more, but I just don't want the whole thing to be like GOYB. I don't think it will though - I hope not at least.

I'm hoping U2's album basically doesn't go crazy. That it has some songs like Get on Your Boots and some stuff more like the Joshua Tree days.

 

I guess I don't even mind GOYB. It's that I mind a lack of seriousness. I can listen to pop-happy songs from anyone. They tend to be songs I'm into for a few weeks and then occasionally come back to to remember old times. Well I don't want this to be one of those songs, and I don't want U2 to be one of those bands/artists.

 

I mean come on..."sexy boots".

 

It's definitely funny. And I enjoy the song quite a lot. And I do know you can have a U2 album (or rather a Bono album) without a lot of seriousness (cause Bono is mad serious).

 

I just hope musically they aren't going after Zoorapa and Pop. Achtung Baby is great, but it's not my favorite U2 style.

 

I think if U2 do what Coldplay sort of did on Viva la Vida I'd be very happy. I know Coldplay didn't experiment nearly as much, but there were sounds I didn't expect. I know U2 will experiment a lot more, but I just don't want the whole thing to be like GOYB. I don't think it will though - I hope not at least.

 

 

well I can tell you one thing for sure the new album is not going to be like Joshua tree. From the beach clips I have heard and the reviews of the albums that I have read this new album has a achtung baby/zooropa feel with the songs. Personally i loved these albums and i like the funkyness of Boots so I am looking forward to it immensely! You can definitely feel that moroccan influence in the music.

 

We will have to wait and see. Hopefully the album will leak before March 3rd.

Yeah, we're never going to hear anything like the Joshua Tree from them again.

 

More experimental driven stuff like their 90s stuff is a more realistic possibility.

If only Bono would call, I'm sure I've got a song or two they could adapt..:P

Listened to "boots" a couple more times and I still can't convince myself it's anything more than a crappy, low budget version of vertigo. :(

well I can tell you one thing for sure the new album is not going to be like Joshua tree. From the beach clips I have heard and the reviews of the albums that I have read this new album has a achtung baby/zooropa feel with the songs. Personally i loved these albums and i like the funkyness of Boots so I am looking forward to it immensely! You can definitely feel that moroccan influence in the music.

 

We will have to wait and see. Hopefully the album will leak before March 3rd.

 

I guess when I say Joshua Tree I mean songs that aren't just experimental...I don't know if that fully encompasses my thoughts.

 

For the longest time I just didn't like Achtung Baby. I've been listening to it ALL THE TIME lately. It's an awesome album and I'm very annoyed that One was the only song I really explored.

 

I guess the way I see it, I don't need U2 to make songs that will get great radio play. I mean besides some of their greatest hits, I usually find better fare outside of what they release as singles.

 

I love experimentation, I just don't want that to lead to a bad album. Sometimes experimenting just doesn't work out. If they hit it out of the park like everyone seems to be saying they are, well than thats awesome. I really think U2 won't let me down.

If this album truly is all-out "experimental", it could very well be that "Get on Your Boots" is simply the most radio-friendly song on it. I mean, on HTDAAB, I felt several songs were superior to "Vertigo".

 

What I'm now expecting from this album is not a full-fledged return to The Joshua Tree or anything, but rather a superior version of their stuff from the 90's.

We will have to wait and see. Hopefully the album will leak before March 3rd.

Some time in the last week of Feb. sounds probable.

If this album truly is all-out "experimental", it could very well be that "Get on Your Boots" is simply the most radio-friendly song on it.

 

I've thought of that, like in relation to some radiohead album's... That's the hope I'm sort of holding out on, as the first three tracks are over 6 minutes long.

I guess when I say Joshua Tree I mean songs that aren't just experimental...I don't know if that fully encompasses my thoughts.

 

For the longest time I just didn't like Achtung Baby. I've been listening to it ALL THE TIME lately. It's an awesome album and I'm very annoyed that One was the only song I really explored.

 

I guess the way I see it, I don't need U2 to make songs that will get great radio play. I mean besides some of their greatest hits, I usually find better fare outside of what they release as singles.

 

I love experimentation, I just don't want that to lead to a bad album. Sometimes experimenting just doesn't work out. If they hit it out of the park like everyone seems to be saying they are, well than thats awesome. I really think U2 won't let me down.

 

when you say experimental that's pretty relative to each individual's definition of it. U2 has never gone to the extreme with experimental they just like to take their music in a different direction that is still U2 you know? I would say it won't be too far off and will be mainstream cuz that's just how they are. I don't think this will be a crap album at all. Bono has always said "Two crap albums and we are out". This has yet to happen in their 30 plus years of making music I doubt it will happen this time.

Achtung Baby was an acceptable album. I mean, it showed that U2 could continue to be original, and even though I didn't enjoy most of the album, there were a couple of tracks that were great (ie. One, Mysterious Ways and Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses).

 

Zooropa and Pop, IMO, are still absolutely bullshit albums. I wish the band never released them actually. U2's experimentation led them to amazing albums in the 1980s...but in the 90s it was a completely different story. And when Bono says that the band was "reapplying for the job ... [of] the best band in the world" in 2000, you know that something must have been wrong.

 

GYOB doesn't sound from the Zooropa/Pop era, but what worries me is the band's laid-back attitude this time. The song is nowhere to be compared to Vertigo. I'm worried that whatever comes out of the rest of the album is not going to turn out great.

 

I'll have to listen to another single to determine if I'll pre-order or even buy the entire album. :(

Reason #1 why Zooropa is not a bullshit album: Stay (Faraway So Close)

^That's the only song off of zooropa I have kept on my mp3 player. The rest is pretty much crap.

Anyone planning on seeing them on the upcoming tour? How much do "Good Seats" usually go for at a U2 concert?

 

-Jesse-

Anyone planning on seeing them on the upcoming tour? How much do "Good Seats" usually go for at a U2 concert?

 

-Jesse-

 

 

oh hellz yeah.. I plan on several shows this year for sho.

 

 

saw 10 shows last tour.

 

it depends on what you mean with "good seats". For a U2 fan(not the casual fan) being as close to the band is the best and last two tours those were GA tix which also happen to be the cheapest at 50 bucks a ticket with the lower/upper level of reserved seats ranging between 75 to 120 bucks. I imagine this will go up a little bit this tour with Live Nation being involved with this tour and its promotion. But U2 has always made sure that the best were the cheapest (meaning being closest to the band) I am sure they will keep down and be somewhere near the 50 bucks or maybe a tad more.

 

Myself, I did all 10 shows that i saw GA and was and is the greatest experience ever hands down. I would never go to reserved seating for a U2 show.

Anyone planning on seeing them on the upcoming tour? How much do "Good Seats" usually go for at a U2 concert?

 

-Jesse-

 

I saw 2 shows on the last tour, and I am planning on going again. Live U2 is the best.

Unless you can get GA for $50 (not even sure if they'll do that that cheap this tour) you are most likely going to have to pay $90-$100 USD for decent seats.

Get Your Boots On = A poor stereophonics b-side.

 

I might go and see them if the tickets ain't stupidly priced and they play somewhere near-me.

I've just read on a French website about U2 :

 

- 10 et 11 juillet au Stade de France

- 13 juillet à Nice.

These dates are not official though. I think i'm going to watch over the dates.:)