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Check out (RED)Wire music launch party today for U2′s cover of Greg Lake’s ‘ I believe in Father Christmas’.
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The Police and Elvis Costello, cool. John Legend, equally cool. And now… Noooooo! Oh gods no! It’s the Dixie Chicks! Ugh, my eyes, my ears, it burns…
The Police and Elvis Costello, cool. John Legend, equally cool. And now… Noooooo! Oh gods no! It’s the Dixie Chicks! Ugh, my eyes, my ears, it burns…
I like The Killers a bit. I like Elton John. I like Neil Tennant. But together they’ve wrought something awful.
I like The Killers a bit. I like Elton John. I like Neil Tennant. But together they’ve wrought something awful.
the U2 clip is up…I Beleive in Father Christmas.
great to see/hear the boys. Bono sounds great, eyeliner a bit awkward…
perfect Edge guitar for this song-
Poor Adam and Larry, we’ll have to wait to hear them unleash…hopefully sooner than later!
also makes you wonder if this Red deal caused the delay in the album?
Cheryl Crow sounds good too-
the U2 clip is up…I Beleive in Father Christmas.
great to see/hear the boys. Bono sounds great, eyeliner a bit awkward…
perfect Edge guitar for this song-
Poor Adam and Larry, we’ll have to wait to hear them unleash…hopefully sooner than later!
also makes you wonder if this Red deal caused the delay in the album?
Cheryl Crow sounds good too-
so it turns out not to be a NEW u2 track – but it sure is good to see/hear them play! They do a great job with this great tune
so it turns out not to be a NEW u2 track – but it sure is good to see/hear them play! They do a great job with this great tune
Not bad … I doubt this was the culprit that has delayed new album …
IMHO a pretty simple arrangement that after a fairly quick discussion of how to play it that they nailed it in a couple takes:
“Edge: You arpeggiate the chords. Adam: Pluck your bass a couple times. Larry: Just keep playin’ the drums there. Me: I’ll sing softly and then crescendo in the middle, then sing softly again. Everybody got it?”
Not bad … I doubt this was the culprit that has delayed new album …
IMHO a pretty simple arrangement that after a fairly quick discussion of how to play it that they nailed it in a couple takes:
“Edge: You arpeggiate the chords. Adam: Pluck your bass a couple times. Larry: Just keep playin’ the drums there. Me: I’ll sing softly and then crescendo in the middle, then sing softly again. Everybody got it?”
Yeah, glad to see U2 contribute to this cause but the song didn’t do much for me and, to be quite honest, a pretty significant disappointment in that it was a rehash of someone else’s tune. Since it’s been since 2004 for a new U2 record, I thought *maybe* it’d be new material but whatever…more into other bands these days…(TVOTR, Spoon, Black Keys).
Hurry Boys. Hurry fast.
Yeah, glad to see U2 contribute to this cause but the song didn’t do much for me and, to be quite honest, a pretty significant disappointment in that it was a rehash of someone else’s tune. Since it’s been since 2004 for a new U2 record, I thought *maybe* it’d be new material but whatever…more into other bands these days…(TVOTR, Spoon, Black Keys).
Hurry Boys. Hurry fast.
I like it; I must have watched the video about six times by now.
Bono’s eyeliner gives me strange and confusing feelings. I think, “Why?!” and “Ooh, that’s kinda hot,” at the same time.
I like it; I must have watched the video about six times by now.
Bono’s eyeliner gives me strange and confusing feelings. I think, “Why?!” and “Ooh, that’s kinda hot,” at the same time.
I knew it’d be a cover. Not bad, but it’s not lighting up my night. No way this is the reason for the album delay either, the lads knocked this up in a day or two I reckon. But what about the Killers/Elton John/Neil Tennant song though, how odd is it? At first I thought it was Dr Who singing, but then I realised it was Neil channeling Kim Carnes’s Bette Davis Eyes. It weirds me out.
I knew it’d be a cover. Not bad, but it’s not lighting up my night. No way this is the reason for the album delay either, the lads knocked this up in a day or two I reckon. But what about the Killers/Elton John/Neil Tennant song though, how odd is it? At first I thought it was Dr Who singing, but then I realised it was Neil channeling Kim Carnes’s Bette Davis Eyes. It weirds me out.
‘…and now we’d like to do ‘Hark The Angels Come’
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‘…and now we’d like to do ‘Hark The Angels Come’
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Not very keen on Coldplay, but I like their song with Kylie.
Not very keen on Coldplay, but I like their song with Kylie.
What about Edge in that flannel shirt? All hail the return of grunge style…
What about Edge in that flannel shirt? All hail the return of grunge style…
Jedi, I wasn’t talking about the ‘time spent’ making this song, it was more of letting (Red) roll now and not have it in conflict with the album-
I also think that U2 will contribute a new song as part of the RED Wire campaign before it’s all said and done-
Jedi, I wasn’t talking about the ‘time spent’ making this song, it was more of letting (Red) roll now and not have it in conflict with the album-
I also think that U2 will contribute a new song as part of the RED Wire campaign before it’s all said and done-
Is it just me – or are people just expecting too much from these guys? This song ( IMHO ) is remarkably beautiful. Ya, ya – it’s a cover I get it. But that doesn’t make it any less beautiful. Bono has his hands in his pockets and that somehow makes him not care ?? silly criticism is exactly that. WHo cares about the eye liner – stop looking and start listening ( please ). This is authentic, genuine beauty – regardless of our expectations. I hope some of us will maybe realize the beauty of this and much of their other work when they no longer have such high expectations. Keep it up boys. The suspense for the next album is killing me and that’s just the way I like it. Peace on earth!
Is it just me – or are people just expecting too much from these guys? This song ( IMHO ) is remarkably beautiful. Ya, ya – it’s a cover I get it. But that doesn’t make it any less beautiful. Bono has his hands in his pockets and that somehow makes him not care ?? silly criticism is exactly that. WHo cares about the eye liner – stop looking and start listening ( please ). This is authentic, genuine beauty – regardless of our expectations. I hope some of us will maybe realize the beauty of this and much of their other work when they no longer have such high expectations. Keep it up boys. The suspense for the next album is killing me and that’s just the way I like it. Peace on earth!
Bouke, methinks you’ve misread the eyeliner joke. And no one said anything about Bono not caring cos his hands are in his pockets, where’d you get that from? Everyone who has posted comments here likes the song, except for FWIW. So I’m not sure who your chiding is directed at — another board maybe?
Bouke, methinks you’ve misread the eyeliner joke. And no one said anything about Bono not caring cos his hands are in his pockets, where’d you get that from? Everyone who has posted comments here likes the song, except for FWIW. So I’m not sure who your chiding is directed at — another board maybe?
@bouke:
while i agree that some criticisms may be silly, i also think it’s good to keep high expectations — for U2, any band or anything in life.
otherwise it’s just settling.
kind of like when I dated this one girl way back in high school. things were going rough, so I always just set my expectations low toward the end — that way, anything was better than my expectation. Turned out to not be a very good plan.
cheers/slainte!
@bouke:
while i agree that some criticisms may be silly, i also think it’s good to keep high expectations — for U2, any band or anything in life.
otherwise it’s just settling.
kind of like when I dated this one girl way back in high school. things were going rough, so I always just set my expectations low toward the end — that way, anything was better than my expectation. Turned out to not be a very good plan.
cheers/slainte!
I agree that it’s a beautiful song. It suits U2 and their style really well. Edge’s guitar sounds great! It’s so bouncy and festive.
I agree that it’s a beautiful song. It suits U2 and their style really well. Edge’s guitar sounds great! It’s so bouncy and festive.
My mother always told me if I didn’t have anything nice to say…
Edge played well.
My mother always told me if I didn’t have anything nice to say…
Edge played well.
hey Jedi -
It wasn’t so much chiding as it was a general frustration – and not really specified to the comments above. It was generalized and in the wrong place/thread. I had to let what’s in me come out – know what I mean?
Cheers
hey Jedi -
It wasn’t so much chiding as it was a general frustration – and not really specified to the comments above. It was generalized and in the wrong place/thread. I had to let what’s in me come out – know what I mean?
Cheers