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Post by Let It🩸 on Sept 18, 2014 8:59:29 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 18, 2014 9:44:37 GMT -5
Does Larry ever age? He's like the Kevin Bacon of rock n roll.  |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 18, 2014 9:50:43 GMT -5
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Post by Cast on Sept 18, 2014 12:07:43 GMT -5
Larry does look like Bacon. On the other hand his rhythm section partner Clayton looks like he has aged a lot. Sort of Lou Reedish.
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Post by allingoodtime on Sept 18, 2014 12:40:23 GMT -5
What do you guys think of Osbournes comments lol?
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Post by Headmaster on Sept 18, 2014 12:43:05 GMT -5
Adam looks like that guy from Sin City.
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Post by matt on Sept 18, 2014 13:01:42 GMT -5
Jeez, they look old. I remember when they were in their late 30s as a kid - still relatively young, makes me feel old.
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Post by zgb on Sept 18, 2014 19:38:20 GMT -5
Adam looks like Lou Reed
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Post by Let It🩸 on Sept 22, 2014 7:47:01 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Sept 23, 2014 15:59:28 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 23, 2014 20:48:48 GMT -5
This is an EXCELLENT Billy Corgan interview. I have always enjoyed his views on the state of the music industry, especially the period between Mellon Collie and Adore. Very smart guy. I feel the same thing happened to Oasis. Kings of the world for 18 months then kings of nothing a year later. |
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Post by matt on Sept 24, 2014 8:12:40 GMT -5
This is an EXCELLENT Billy Corgan interview. I have always enjoyed his views on the state of the music industry, especially the period between Mellon Collie and Adore. Very smart guy. I feel the same thing happened to Oasis. Kings of the world for 18 months then kings of nothing a year later. Yep, definitely - a band like Oasis who just epitomise the 90s for me. When I think of British music in the 90s, it's obviously Britpop bands I instantly think of. With the USA, three bands I always go back to, it's always Nirvana, Pavement and Smashing Pumpkins. Whoever said the 90s were shit? |
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Post by Let It🩸 on Sept 26, 2014 0:01:10 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2014 18:29:01 GMT -5
I'm not digging the "official" cover art for this album at all. |
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Post by matt on Sept 26, 2014 19:48:12 GMT -5
I'm not digging the "official" cover art for this album at all. I did agree, but give it time and it makes sense. At first glance, it's pretty disconcerting for me, even more so when you realise it's Larry's son. I've heard many shout 'Gay!' or 'Incest!' or 'Paedo'! But any negative connotations initially isn't the fault of the bands, rather more an oversexualised society, so more an issue with ourselves if we hate upon it. Shouts of paedophilia are way off the mark - I know the chilling Sleep Like A Baby Tonight deals with the child abuse scandals of the Catholic church from 1970s Dublin, but it's a stretch and unlikelihood they would go so far to deal with that issue on an album cover - most of all U2, considering they want to sell records. It harks back to the Boy cover though. Letting it settle in, I do think it's their best album cover for a long long time, and is daring in a way U2 haven't been for ages, rather than just having an over-earnest shot of the band on the cover. Is it as daring as the music itself? Certainly not - the first half is slap bang middle of the road territory, the second half begins to deal with more taboo topics (death, child abuse, domestic abuse) that U2 have strayed away from for nearly 20 years. I'd like to think that the more sombre and reflective pieces of this album - Sleep Like A Baby, The Troubles - are an indication of how Songs of Experience will pan out, rather than tunes like California, Song For Someone, Iris (about Bono's late mother, but nowhere near as eloquent as Tomorrow or Lemon) which, although enjoyable and poppy, are the type of songs that have been done to death by many other bands. If they can go experimental on Songs of Experience, I can't wait. If replicating the sound of Innocence - yeah I'll take it, I sure enjoy this new album - but it's needless at the end of the day to have two albums basically the same. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 26, 2014 23:28:27 GMT -5
I'm not digging the "official" cover art for this album at all. I did agree, but give it time and it makes sense. At first glance, it's pretty disconcerting for me, even more so when you realise it's Larry's son. I've heard many shout 'Gay!' or 'Incest!' or 'Paedo'! But any negative connotations initially isn't the fault of the bands, rather more an oversexualised society, so more an issue with ourselves if we hate upon it. Shouts of paedophilia are way off the mark - I know the chilling Sleep Like A Baby Tonight deals with the child abuse scandals of the Catholic church from 1970s Dublin, but it's a stretch and unlikelihood they would go so far to deal with that issue on an album cover - most of all U2, considering they want to sell records. It harks back to the Boy cover though. Letting it settle in, I do think it's their best album cover for a long long time, and is daring in a way U2 haven't been for ages, rather than just having an over-earnest shot of the band on the cover. Is it as daring as the music itself? Certainly not - the first half is slap bang middle of the road territory, the second half begins to deal with more taboo topics (death, child abuse, domestic abuse) that U2 have strayed away from for nearly 20 years. I'd like to think that the more sombre and reflective pieces of this album - Sleep Like A Baby, The Troubles - are an indication of how Songs of Experience will pan out, rather than tunes like California, Song For Someone, Iris (about Bono's late mother, but nowhere near as eloquent as Tomorrow or Lemon) which, although enjoyable and poppy, are the type of songs that have been done to death by many other bands. If they can go experimental on Songs of Experience, I can't wait. If replicating the sound of Innocence - yeah I'll take it, I sure enjoy this new album - but it's needless at the end of the day to have two albums basically the same. I have a feeling we are all going to be waiting for Songs of Experience for a very long time. U2 told Rolling Stone magazine that many of those "tunes" are unfinished and no plans are made yet to complete the work. Geez........ |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 27, 2014 10:26:44 GMT -5
And I thought the cover of DGSS was bad....
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Post by Headmaster on Sept 27, 2014 11:56:41 GMT -5
Worst cover ever!!
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 27, 2014 20:11:23 GMT -5
I reminds me of something Morrissey would put on a LP. |
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Post by Let It🩸 on Sept 30, 2014 8:36:20 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 30, 2014 9:34:03 GMT -5
That so fucking lame. They already have the most Grammys all-time by any band. Music isn't about awards. Fucking hell. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 30, 2014 14:22:16 GMT -5
And now U2 says only "70%" of their follow up album (Songs of Experience) is ready to be recorded. I love the stories keep changing with these guys. It was only two weeks ago it was totally finished, in the can, ready to be released. Man these guys can get on my nerves like none other. www.nme.com/news/u2/80088 |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 15, 2014 12:23:34 GMT -5
Anyone give the bonus disc a spin yet? "Lucifer's Hands" reminds me of "20th Century Boy" by T. Rex and "The Crystal Room" sounds like New Order. I just had a feeling U2 were going to attempt to sneak in "Invisible" and they surely did by hiding it as a secret track behind the alternate mix of "Sleep Like A Baby Tonight".
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Post by zgb on Oct 15, 2014 14:27:00 GMT -5
The Crystal Room is amazing, love that tune! and California acoustic is great  |
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Post by carlober on Oct 15, 2014 16:58:29 GMT -5
Love the busker version of "The Miracle etc etc"!
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