Bono, you've got a 3 !!!

I know you can do better...

Wow, this singer sounds a lot like the guy from Fleet Foxes.

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Somebody went thru and rated every song from the album a 1, even before they'd been played. That's what the poster was getting at.

 Shimmer wrote: 
It's certainly possible, and I've rated songs without ever having heard them on RP that I knew from elsewhere, but there are some serious haters out there that would rate anything by U2 a 1 before listening to it, and it takes some significant motivation to take the time to go through the whole album.  The gone (but not forgotten) physicsgenius is one such character, although he seemed to like to wait until it was played so he could express his joy at rating it a 1  Of course, 90% of his comments were crap.

 Alexandra wrote: 
Canada's National Post has a great track-by-track breakdown with Daniel Lanois.
Says he:
"After my conversation with Bono about future hymns or future spirituals, I did a little studying. In fact, with a friend in Toronto, Lori Anna Reid - she's a great singer from Toronto and she's quite an expert on spirituals. I asked her to fish a few out for me and we had a listening session and that one stood out to me. It's an old church hymn called O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Its not identical, but it's inspired by that, an old public domain melody. I laid down a little piano version of that song, again, chopped it to a tempo. Then I came up with a vocal arrangement. Bono had this "white as snow" idea. It just slowly came together."

 snowcat wrote: 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Since we're preaching tolerance: it's possible that person heard the album elsewhere (and hated it) before it was played on RP.

It pains me to give U2 a low rating, but most of the songs on the CD are pretty much the definition of ho-hum.

 ploba wrote: 
It's a variation of O Come O Come Emmanuel——and they do put in the credits that it's a "Traditional Arrangement" because even that tune is probably so old that no one owns it any longer.

I really love this variation, and all the Clannad-like harmonies.

 Exene wrote: 
Thank you....I heard that too, but couldn't identify the song....knew it was a Christmas carol....

Accept it and get over it people.  U2, REM and Coldplay will always be played here.  We've heard how much you hate them about 8 million times.  We get it.  We understand.  No need to beat the horse into a liquid pulp anymore.

 kcar wrote: 

I gotta take this back. I still don't think much of this particular song—a 3 might be a bit harsh—but the rest of the album sounds very good. It'd be wonderful if this album does turn out to be great...I used to be a bigbig fan of U2. They were wonderful on Letterman just now. Just in case someone hasn't heard, they'll be on Letterman all this week. 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
I'll have to remember that when the next Radiohead album comes out.

 denmom wrote: 
Somebody went thru and rated every song from the album a 1, even before they'd been played. That's what the poster was getting at.

Ok I am really digging that bass beat...and yes it is new U2 as I can hear Bill saying the song is from their new album...sweat!

sounds a bit like a christmas carol.... i can't quite put my finger on it....

Maybe I'm crazy but all I can hear is this:

Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel

Would fit with the Christmas/snow theme.....?

I love it...

 ajlept wrote: 
Well, I didn't give it a 1 but I sure think it's possible to have a strong reaction to something. You don't know that the rater despises the artist; they might just really dislike the song.  That person has just as much right to an opinion as you do.

Opinions are like assholes.  Everybody's got one.

...intriguing composition and instrumental production, but i really don't care for U2's vocal delivery and production post-rattle and hum - contrast this with exit...

Nice Song. Very delicate, vulnerable.

I have to say the more I hear of this CD, the more I like it!

*****

Nice is this new U2?

It sounds kind of like there old stuff!

 rhw wrote: 
I agree. Very mean spirited. The way I see it, if you despise a performer enough to be spiteful towards them, then you have no right to participate in an open forum that discusses them. Clear your bowels somewhere else (your living room, not mine).

What little I've heard of this CD just reinforces the notion suggested by the album cover: this band has flatlined.

Yay! I'm first to write something! Maybe....moody song. Still deciding.

The song just started playing here for the first time (it's still in the piano intro) and someone gave it a 1. Jeez, at least let the song play for a while.