Just listened to the first single from the album due in March..."Get On Your Boots"...my initial thoughts...



http://goyb.u2.com/

I heard it on XRT (we have no radio here, and for reasons I don't know Sirius has been blocked on my office computer) and I had the same thought, quite underwhelming.

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Yeah...I had a similar response to Vertigo, and that album ended up being one of my faves, so I'm hoping the same thing happens with this one, but I'm not counting on it...

We need more metal. Nu Blood Metal... NOW.

I wonder what the bald eagle thinks.

I'll weigh in as a card carrying member of the U2 ALS. I'm not a good writer, so bear with me.

1. GOYB. It's not great. It's not bad. I almost always think that if people didn't know
it was U2, they'd like it. There seems to be a preconceived prejudice about
the band that I don't quite understand. It does have some obvious 'Pump It Up' in it, but I love EC, so I don't care.

2. I also think that U2 aren't that concerned with the 1st single being all that great anymore.
They're gonna sell records, and they're gonna sell tickets. Built in audience.
Just like I thought 'Vertigo' was a fun throwaway track, GOYB fills the same void.

3. 'Beautiful Day' was an outstanding 1st single on an otherwise mediocre effort (ATYCLB), but for 'Walk On' and 'New York'.
'Vertigo' should have been a b-side on 'HTDAAB', 'City of Blinding Lights' could've been their next 'WTSHNN' but it was released after 'Vertigo'
and 'all because of you'. I think the singles should've been 'COBL', 'Vertigo', and then 'Crumbs from your table'.
They don't care.

4. Just wait for 'Unknown Caller'....... all I'm gonna say.


Top 10 Best Unpopular U2 Songs.
10- 'North And South of the River'
9- 'Like A Song...'
8- 'Some Days are better than others'
7. 'Heartland'
6. 'IntoThe heart'
5. 'So Cruel'
4. 'Do you feel Loved'
3. 'A SortofHomecoming'
2. 'Acrobat'
1. 'MOFO'

ETA: no one liked "The Fly" at first either.

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Honest question... do you think that One Tree Hill and Red Hill Mining Town as underrated? I loved those two and they seemed the less popular ones on Joshua Tree.

My all time favorite remains I will follow, closely followed with BAD (I know that is kinda popular, but I have no apologies on that one).

shirtless driver, how could you leave "Drowning Man" off? Or do more people love that song than I thought?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ildQ6MXdQ

I love War.

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great fucking song.

U2 is one of those real peak and valley band in my opinion. When they are good, they are great, but you have to sift through a lot of weird shit to get to the good stuff.

I was never a big fan of "One Love", but Anita Baker did a version of it tonight...damn.

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U2 has, for the most part, always kinda sucked.
That is just my opinion. So don't all of you ALS'ers descend upon me like a bunch buzzards on a fresh carrion.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

OK, I'll bite, lets have a list of "Mr. Reason" favorites.

Englebert Humperdink?
Neil Sedaka?
Perry Como?
ABBA?
Pat Boone?

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Oh kiss my ass. What do those four have to do with the discussion at hand?
You already know one of my favorites, Phillip.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Sounds like a poll question to me (With write-ins eligible)

....Phillip?

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

You know what I am talking about. Sing a song, for Christ's sake.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Next thing you will tell me is that it will be September after the love is gone before you'll see a shining star.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

OK, OK, you win this round Reason...I quit, and I've written exactly nothing for my meeting tomorrow afternoon. Auf weidersehen.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Au revoir, you're a peach, hon.

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I'm with you, Reason.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Nothing on Achtung or Joshua can be considered unpopular

Perhaps I should've rephrased my list as "10 Best U2 songs that aren't as popular as One".

Not to pick nits Bryan, but according to U2.com, the only singles released from War were NYD and Two Hearts Beat As One.
SBS and "40" were released as singles in Germany according to Wiki.
As far as "...Homecoming", fine. Not in same popularity ballpark as Pride, Bad, or the title track off that album. That's why I mentioned it.
Anything from AB or TJT is obviously popular, because those might be two best selling U2 albums in their discography.
I mentioned So Cruel, because it's a great song, but not a single - and I don't think Acrobat has ever been performed live.

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I'll give you the mid-'90s as being kinda sucky for U2, because I don't like Zooropa or Pop (I like Passengers quite a bit, though) but War is the album we should all be able to agree on. That or Boy. You may not like Brian Eno in the driver's seat, and I'll respect that (even though I think Eno is one of the most important figures in 20th c. music), but what's not to love about angry percussive post-punk?

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reason never got out of the baroque period, so don't take what he says all that hard.

Agreed. Acthung Baby is a classic but I've never ben able to tell if Joshua Tree is a masterpeice or a pile of steaming, weepy, pretentious crap.

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It's frontloaded as hell is what it is. The first three songs are amazing, of course, but people rarely carry that passion over through the rest of the album. There's a reason: it's not as good. I mean, "Bullet the Blue Sky" is pretty good, and "In God's Country" and "One Tree Hill" are good too, and I like "Exit," but it's not an album that captivates you from beginning to end like War or even Achtung Baby (which sags in the middle but closes out strong). It's regarded as a classic on the wings of the first three songs. That's all.

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I happen to like Fly and Mysterious Ways the best off of "Baby"

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"The Fly" is one of my absolute favorite U2 tunes...especially love the live versions of it...

Just picked up the new CD...gonna listen to it on my drive today...looking forward to it...