new u2 album in the works, let's discuss - Page 2

Craig: Mclaren · 01-22-2004, 07:49 AM

Best band in the world without a doubt. I'm sure they've got at least two more good albums in them. Music needs them more than ever. Lets hope it delivers.

JamieD · 01-22-2004, 10:56 AM

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yet no one faults radiohead for essentially doing the same thing - going from guitar to keyboard.

Actually, lots faulted them. Not me, but lots.

Sam E. Torres · 07-25-2004, 11:09 PM

i'm surprised no one has brought this up with all the news on the new album yet. for those that don't know, here's an update:

-the album is complete and rumored to be titled "vertigo."
-universal is apparently prepping it for a november 22nd release, single out in september.
-there's been all sorts of media attention to the fact that edge lost a rough cut of the album on a cd a few weeks ago at a photo shoot. bono has been quoted saying that if the album leaks online, they would quickly release it on itunes and then in stores soon after.

so yeah, either way, we're getting new u2 before the end of the year.

John Wes · 07-25-2004, 11:43 PM

Well after skimming the thread, I read somewhere that during the photo session for the cover, someone stole the album.

I can't remember if I read it or heard it but from what I remember, Bono has stated that if the album hits the internet before it's released, the band is going to release it on ITunes only........

What a bummer that would be.....

Will_B · 07-26-2004, 12:15 AM

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-there's been all sorts of media attention to the fact that edge lost a rough cut of the album on a cd a few weeks ago at a photo shoot. bono has been quoted saying that if the album leaks online, they would quickly release it on itunes and then in stores soon after.

This story, which of course I noticed being the net surfer I am, struck me as being the kind of publicity stunt that U2 shouldn't feel the need to do.

Maybe there's a chance it was a real theft, and the Edge carries around rough cuts in his jacket when off on photo shoots, but, I'd put the chance at somewhere in the single digits.

Am I too cynical? Did anyone believe that story was anything more than a publicity stunt?

Sam E. Torres · 07-26-2004, 01:00 AM

if it was a publicity stunt, it wouldn't be a legal one. i don't think they'd go that far for publicity.

Ken Seeber · 07-26-2004, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by John Wes
I can't remember if I read it or heard it but from what I remember, Bono has stated that if the album hits the internet before it's released, the band is going to release it on ITunes only........

Maybe you read it in the post directly above yours?

And this happened last week, not a few weeks ago.

Sam E. Torres · 09-13-2004, 07:01 PM

new album name: "how to dismantle an atomic bomb"

DavidKNML · 09-14-2004, 02:27 PM

I can't wait. The 1st single should be release in a few weeks.

There's also another great live U2 DVD out. I think Go Home is better than the Boston DVD. They are both great though. If you don't have it pick it up.

09-14-2004, 04:54 PM

Here's the story:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ia_u2_album_dc

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LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock band U2 unveiled on Tuesday the title of their next album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," evoking the violence and rebellion of their early records. The album, recorded in Dublin and the south of France, made headlines in July after recordings from it went missing. The disappearance of rough versions of some tracks from a recording studio in Nice, France, had prompted fears they would appear on the Internet before the official release. But a band spokeswoman said: "They didn't show up anywhere as far as we're aware."

Invoking the atomic bomb recalls the band's earlier albums "War," "Under a Blood Red Sky" and "The Unforgettable Fire." The new album will arrive in North American record stores on Nov. 23, one day after its release in Europe. The group, and especially frontman Bono, have long been associated with global political causes and fans have been waiting to hear if there will be fresh messages from U2 on their first album since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

"Vertigo" will be the first single from the album, which is U2's first studio recording since the 2000 success "All That You Can't Leave Behind." The song will air on radio on Sept. 24, according to U2's label Interscope, a unit of Vivendi's Universal Music. The new album will include a cover of Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights," along with songs entitled "Crumbs From Your Table," "Yahweh," "City of Blinding Lights," "A Man and a Woman" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own."

U2, who have sold 120 million records since the release of their first album 24 years ago, were also nominated for membership to the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week, along with Grandmaster Flash, Randy Newman (news) and others.