New U2 on Wall of Mouths

New U2

Started by Dennis (Dudley Less) in Other Bands & Artists

Anyone heard the new single yet? Any thoughts?

Here’s a youtube link to a radio rip from this morning. Quality’s not brilliant but you get the general idea..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fUfY5pacs5Q

Some of Bono’s vocal lines sound way too familiar - think he’s quite lazy on this one.

Still looking forward to the album, but I think they tried too hard to launch it with another Vertigo..

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 12:00

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Dermot wrote:

I heard it on Chris Moyles this morning - they thought it sounded like the Only Fools and Horses theme and started mixing the two together. I’m not convinced

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 12:26

Squall wrote:

The quality is too bad to really tell. I’ll wait til I can hear a better version but thanks for the heads up anyway Den :)

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 15:04

g (Does everything start with destruction?) wrote:

terrible

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 15:10

Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

Charlie wrote:
The quality is too bad to really tell. I’ll wait til I can hear a better version but thanks for the heads up anyway Den :)

Voila! Off the official site:

http://goyb.u2.com/

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:02 in reply to an earlier post

Squall wrote:

Thanks Den :)

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:04

Squall wrote:

…

Hmmm…

Interesting. :p

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:08

Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

The more I hear it, the more average it becomes!

I like the “You don’t know how beautiful you are” bit…until Bono opens his gob and sings over the top of it in his not-what-it-used-to-be holler.

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:09

Squall wrote:

I hope the rest of the album is better. It doesn’t grab me like Vertigo or Beautiful day, or even Doiscotheque. But its an experimental album. And albums that you don’l like at first tend to heave more longevity as you grow to like it rather than liking it instantly and getting bored of it a week later ( like Death Magnetic - sick of it already ).

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:12

Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

Yeah most of my favourite albums are ones where initially I was like “Um…what?!” but then they get under your skin.

Certainly isn’t up there with Vertigo - which is worrying, cos as good as Vertigo is, it is still quite a throwaway song.
I hope the album is more interesting. And better, frankly.

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:15

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Squall wrote:

Tbh - vertigo wasnt even the best thing on the last album. I dont mind experimental as long as its not as bad as Pop ! That album was quite a chore. All the rock songs first then ALL the ballads. . Whoever sequenced that album ?!?!

I digress.. I dont mind experimental as long as its got some good hooks and good sounds and hooks etc. .

Speaking of albums that you initially hate. Six by Mansun :p i absolutely HATED it. Thought it was SHIT. But now its one of my fave albums ever :p

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:18

#11

Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

Ah yes, Six - Perfect example of a “grower”, totally agree.

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 16:21

#12

Kill_Hill (Brendan) wrote:

mansun are great, far better than U2. not our finest export

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 18:27

#13

g (Does everything start with destruction?) wrote:

I remember being gutted when I lived in North wales when I thought I saw that Marilyn Manson was playing in Wrexham but it turned out to be Mansun from nearby chester, thank fuck I realised before I begged my mother to take me (was only young at the time).

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 18:53

#14

Taunty Dan wrote:

Jesus. Christ.

:eek:

I LOVE it.

Posted on Mon, 19 January 2009 at 20:36

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Simon (Simon) wrote:

Thats a truely awful song… the way the verse rhythms reminds me of the theme from “fools and horses” for some reason… well if Bono wanted 2009 to be their year he is going to be VERY disappointed.

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 11:19

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Squall wrote:

Agreed - it’s a terrible song.

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 12:51

#17

g (Does everything start with destruction?) wrote:

anyone seen the album artwork? they seem to think they’re some electronica band on warp or recent nine inch nails or something with that artwork.

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 16:54

#18

Squall wrote:

They’ll never make an album as good as The Joshua Tree again.

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 17:59

#19

RoyBatty (Steve) wrote:

They didn’t make Achtung Baby? ;-)

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 18:10

#20

Squall wrote:

That wasn’t as good as Joshua Tree in my opinion.

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 18:17

#21

Taunty Dan wrote:

I’m all about 90s U2, and this sounds like a 90s U2 song. Seriously, i love it!

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 19:04

#22

Superunknown wrote:

This new song totally rips off “Sister”.

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 23:06

#23

Squall wrote:

xD !!!!

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 23:16

#24

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

vertigo, rips off sister

Posted on Tue, 20 January 2009 at 23:52

#25

Squall wrote:

THIS IS BRAND NEW INFO !!!

Posted on Wed, 21 January 2009 at 00:10

#26

g (Does everything start with destruction?) wrote:

vertigo rips off isolation by joy division and dont you deny it.

Posted on Wed, 21 January 2009 at 13:20

#27

RoyBatty (Steve) wrote:

You guys ever see the South Park featuring Bono where he sings/says the “hey hey hey” refrain from Vertigo the entire episode? Priceless! :)

Posted on Wed, 21 January 2009 at 15:25

#28

Alan wrote:

“hello, hello, hello!!!” One of the best epidodes, I think!

Bono always wants to be number 1, not number 2. It is in fact because, he IS a number 2 (ie. he’s a piece of shit).
I think one of the characters says something like “Even when Bono does great things for charity, you always think he’s a piece of shit, it all makes sense now… it’s because he IS a piece of shit!!”

Posted on Wed, 21 January 2009 at 15:33

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g (Does everything start with destruction?) wrote:

I dont know why but I’ve always wanted to punch bono.

Posted on Wed, 21 January 2009 at 16:15