Classic or Dud: U2

The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)

Just thinking about this title, wasn't Joey listening to U2 when he passed away? 'One' iirc

"In a Little While."

ah, indeed it was:

On the live concert film, Elevation 2001: Live from Boston, Bono introduces the song by explaining it was the last song Joey Ramone heard on his deathbed. He notes his honor of having one of his favorite musicians loving a song of his

died as he lived, listening to Bono

Presumably it's explicated elsewhere that he liked it, cos dying while listening to it's pretty ambivalent criticism

05 Iris (Hold Me Close)

i just want u2 know who i am

If you're over 20 years old, you have liked U2 at some point.

Nope. And i saw them before any of youse - first, maybe second gig they played post -Hype. Shit then, shit now, shit in between.

I am 38 and at one point in my life they were my favorite band ("Joshua Tree" though "Rattle & Hum").

Sort of serious question, are Apple & U2 such tight bros cuz Apple used (uses) Ireland as a tax shelter?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6525315?start=0&tstart=0

turingtest2
Sep 9, 2014 2:48 PM
Re: How do I remove the free U2 album from my iTunes library?

iTunes Store > Quick Links > Purchased. Use All and Not on this computer as you would expect. If you delete the album and hide from iTunes in the Cloud it will disappear from both lists.

Unfortunately, I clicked on the song 'The Troubles' from my iPhone, causing it to download to my phone. Hiding the album within my Cloud does not delete that track. also unfortunately, 'The Troubles' does not show up as a track in my iPhone's Music library, even after syncing, so the track can not be deleted. and the iPhone only lets you 'delete' or swipe-to-delete tracks on playlists. so I now have a U2 track permanently stuck on my iPhone.

even more maddeningly, when I try to side-swipe it, it just plays the track, and there's a click option beneath the track saying 'Show Complete Album' even after I have explicitly jumped through hoops trying to erase all traces of the record from my library.

so you're saying this album is musical kudzu

I am reminded of the scene in that Black Mirror episode where the television wall screen pauses the advertisements when you try to close your eyes during them, while playing a friendly reminder that you should open your eyes

I'll bet you anything if I accidentally hit that 'Show Complete Album' link, it restores the whole thing to my library permanently. as in, it shows up again, and when I go back to the Cloud, it's still hidden there so I can't redelete it.

Sorry to U2 fans! I hate it when people show up on a band's thread just to say that they kind of hate the band. But y'know what, there is no other band on that planet that would have the balls to agree to a deal where you weren't allowed to delete their work from your library.

oh i wouldn't assume that - most haven't been given the opportunity

yes

yes you are right

i don't really give a shit about u2 anymore and their hits are way overplayed but i do want to point out the brilliance of "lemon", that tune rules

that whole record is great. if they'd kept going with that and Passengers the U2 conversation would be very different today I think.

as it stands wtf is this shit in my iTunes?

Bono's lyrics are pretty bad, but more interesting than Chris Martin bad.
― Josh in Chicago

(xxxxp) I noticed that in the digital booklet all of the lyrics are credited to Bono and The Edge.

On the live concert film, Elevation 2001: Live from Boston, Bono introduces the song by explaining it was the last song Joey Ramone heard on his deathbed. He notes his honor of having one of his favorite musicians loving a song of his

Loving? It killed him, you egomaniac!

you're not fit to trim Bono's whiskers

http://pando.com/2014/09/11/apple-offends-music-critics-and-iphone-owners-alike-with-u2-album-assault/

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/sasha-frere-jones/u2s-forgettable-fire

I am MAD MAD MAD about this free music that can be removed in seconds.

"removed in seconds"

yeah, no shit

http://thequietus.com/articles/16217-bono-u2-songs-of-experience

I like specific angry takedowns like this better than mere lol U2. There are so many reasons to hate the band and Bono more than for the music.

well this album isn't too notable huh

"volcano" is the only memorable one so far

That piece is otm.

xp

well...

Face down on a pillow of shame
There are some girls with a needle trying to spell my name
My body’s not a canvas
My body’s now a toilet wall

Album is fine and forgettable. The last three should have all been EPs. Viva LA Vida was the last great U2 album. I'd blame the producers, but eno and lanois muffed the last one.

Songs of iNonsense

dying at this 5-star Fricke review

a song about imminent eruption, through a propulsive delirium of throaty, striding bass, alien-choral effects and the Edge's rusted-treble jolts of Gang of Four-vintage guitar.

Couldn't read past this. I imagined myself as Skylar White shouting "shut up shut UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP" at Fricke.

A FB friend of Mr Veg's wrote "It's their best album since Pop!" to which we were both like, ok that's a REALLY low bar.

that fking California song sounds like it's destined to be in a shitty middle-age Rom-Com within the next 2 years

The teenage Bono once gave her Kraftwerk's The Man-Machine as a gift while they were dating.

"Teenage Bono gave you that record, Adult Bono's gettin' it back!"

fricke review almost makes this worthwhile

I thought you guys were kidding about a five-star Fricke review. How'd I fool myself?

I didn't even want to read the review, but it just popped up in my email box this morning.

your neighbors overheard Fricke whispering, "Hee hee, this'll get Josh."

have you tried deleting it?

You can't.

What happened to Danger Mouse? Gorillaz & Gnarls productions were flawed and fun. This is slick and boring.

Considering the band has now worked with some 13 or so producers credited on their last three records, I've come to the conclusion that this all might just be the band's fault.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG4hOjJ9tEs

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/u2-songs-of-innocence-20140911

the photo's so perfect - larry looking up confused at the five stars, bono and the edge trying to walk past like they didn't see it, adam oblivious

Just find one of your own. Then shout as hard as you can.

Clickhole should republish that review verbatim.

When they release "Songs of Experience" in five years, I bet they retroactively bill half a billion people for their free download of "Songs of Innocence." Plus interest. Everyone will be like, what, I didn't download any U2 album! "Songs of Innocence," I've never heard of ... oh, wait, that thing? I totally forgot about that. My bad, just take my money, I'm sure it was good.

It is a clear-eyed and inspired U2 who crafted Songs of Innocence, an insuperably strong record that in time may well reveal itself to be a classic. World, meet U2, Irish band.

Fricke, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.