U2's New Single

Bryan Ri · 10-01-2004, 09:11 AM

Has anyone heard U@'s new single Vertigo?

It's really grown on me, definately a solid track. Hopefully the rest of their album will be as good as this single.

Any thoughts?

ElevSkyMovie · 10-01-2004, 09:57 AM

Is it super compressed like the last album? I guess if you've only heard it on the radio, you probably don't know. When does the album come out?

Dale Van Minsel · 10-01-2004, 10:46 AM

Yes, the version from iTunes has lots of (audio) compression!

Current release date that I've seen for the album is November 23rd.

Bryan Ri · 10-01-2004, 11:33 AM

Kyle,

The version I downloaded sounded pretty good to me.

Angelo.M · 10-01-2004, 03:39 PM

Nothing special IMHO.

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John Milton · 10-01-2004, 08:11 PM

Vertigo is exactly what I want from U2, more rock less electronic. I love the hell out of this song!

10-04-2004, 10:47 AM

Definitely the best they have done since Pop, IMHO. Just heard it on XM, and I had to look up to see who it was. It grabbed me from the moment it began playing.

It does not sound like they were trying to re-record the Joshua Tree like their last effort. And thats a good thing, from my perspective. My personal favorite U2 period is Achtung Baby and Pop, and this fits in well with the straight ahead rockers on those two LPs.

Funny thing, at least from a guitar perspective, its not immediately identifiable as U2 until about half way though, when there are some classic Edge delayed, chimey guitar bits. In fact, it sort of sounded like they were going for a vibe similar to some of the flavor of the month bands live the Hives. Not that thats really a bad thing, but its more rock, less pop than a lot of their previous work.

Now, if they can fill an LP with cuts like this, I will be all over it.

BGL

Michael Martin · 10-04-2004, 11:20 AM

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My personal favorite U2 period is Achtung Baby and Pop, and this fits in well with the straight ahead rockers on those two LPs.

Hmmm. I really liked their last album, and my fave U2 albums are, in order, Rattle and Hum, The Unforgettable Fire and October.

I am still hopeful, but hearing this makes me slightly less so. There's very little about most of the stuff U2 made in the 90s that I liked.

Tim Hoover · 10-04-2004, 12:15 PM

I heard the 30-second clip on U2.com and dug what I heard. The piece I listened to had a very punkish vibe and is not easily identifiable as U2. Now if I could only find the actual single anywhere in stores so I could listen to the entire song...

DavidKNML · 10-04-2004, 04:10 PM

The new song sounds great. Can't wait for the Album. I also really enjoyed the last album.

My top 2 favorites:
Joshua Tree
Unforgettable Fire

Least Favorite: Pop