U2 - No Line on the Horizon

[sanblaster]

I'm half through the 3rd listen of the whole album and you can definitely tell Eno has been involved, which can be nothing but good....


I am a very hardcore fan of U2, and this album put me in an awkward place when I knew it was going to be released. Some people has the problem of unconsciously dislike U2 because the consciously dislike Bono, and I have just the opposite problem. I like the guy so much that I get really nervous at the prospect of a big fuck up in their new releases. I learnt to like ATYCLB and HTDAAB as a whole when truth was I only liked a 30% or 40% of them.


I need more time and see how their live act develops (it's where they really belong) to have a more solid opinion, but I'm liking what I'm listening at the moment, a lot. Unknown Caller (silly computer metaphors aside) sounds so solemn, majestic and impressive, like their late 80's material, that I couldn't help shaking my head and grinning in a "they are still able to do it" way. Moment of Surrender sounds a lot like the stuff they made with Eno on the Passengers era, Your Blue Room, etc.... They can't be wrong going this direction either.


I agree about how the clean and suffocated guitar and bass flaws Get on Your Boots. Not good enough to be a proper U2 Stadium Anthem (tm) anyway.



All in all, I am really really REALLY looking forward to their live show. If I'm able to get tickets, that is.

[crank]

Originally Posted by sanblaster

I learnt to like ATYCLB and HTDAAB as a whole when truth was I only liked a 30% or 40% of them.

this sums it up nicely.

This record, i'm trying not to listen to too much. I'm also wondering if i'm trying to make myself like it, but frankly the first 5 or 6 times I heard Magnificent, I had a stupid grin on my face. That's not natural, nor do I remember EVER doing that with Achtung Baby.

Is this record the Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby? nope. but is it good? yup.

interested to see what Mr.Hyde thinks.

[Flywaver]

Originally Posted by crank

this sums it up nicely.

This record, i'm trying not to listen to too much. I'm also wondering if i'm trying to make myself like it, but frankly the first 5 or 6 times I heard Magnificent, I had a stupid grin on my face. That's not natural, nor do I remember EVER doing that with Achtung Baby.

Is this record the Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby? nope. but is it good? yup.

interested to see what Mr.Hyde thinks.

LOL The same for me with Magnificent but the second half of the album is definately a more interesting route.