Am I The Only LetsRunner Who LOVES The New U2 Album?

Is there some way I can listen to it for free before downloading it?

You can stream it through iTunes.

Skuj wrote:

Yes, that's what I meant. The cd will be in stores Oct 13 and I will buy it. itunes merely leaked it.

Say wha? wrote:

Do you mean "fuck" iTunes? And why would you say such a thing about the people who brought you this album you claim to love?

No, they didn't "leak" it. Apple and U2 partnered in the album's release for reasons that should be obvious to anyone who has witnessed the band's recent decline. Desperate people do desperate things.

And why are you buying a cd that you already have?

Since 1997, U2 has released something like 3 #1 albums and a #3 album in the United States, not counting Songs of Innocence, the last one in 2009.

I'm going to buy the cd in October because it will be better quality sound than my pathetic itunes burned cd, and because this album is so good that I want to hear the "bonus" tracks. I have a feeling those tracks are better than mere "b sides", due to the nature of this whole enterprise. I still can't stop spinning this thing as I drive about in the glorious west coast September sunshine. The hate I have seen towards this record simply because of the release method or other factors has caused me to permanently abandon certain sites that i previously respected. (I'm looking at you, Pitchfork.) REVIEW THE FCKING ALBUM FFS.

"Ironic then, that at this point in their career U2 have started imitating their imitators, from Coldplay and The Killers down through various dilutions of their rousing, uplifting sound to arrive at a mediocre mix of the ubiquitous “ohs-ohs” and manicured “rock” guitars.

Each band member sounds diminished as a result, The Edge fated to roll out the same glistening but now rather emasculated riff over and over again, Bono lacking his incision of old and Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton belying their power as a rhythm section. Even the feistier, funkier likes of Volcano sound highly processed. Arguably, this is what an excess of producers does for you. Songs Of Innocence credits five, including old mucker Flood and longtime engineer Declan Gaffney, plus OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder and Adele’s producer Paul Epworth.

At least Danger Mouse brings some class to bear on Sleep Like A Baby Tonight, its electronic pulse and gorgeous, resonant, distorted guitar sounding something like new territory, while the swooning strings and Lykke Li’s guest vocals on The Troubles make for an elegant coda to a pedestrian effort. Let’s hope experience wins out over innocence."

Skuj wrote:

I'm going to buy the cd in October because it will be better quality sound than my pathetic itunes burned cd, and because this album is so good that I want to hear the "bonus" tracks. I have a feeling those tracks are better than mere "b sides", due to the nature of this whole enterprise. I still can't stop spinning this thing as I drive about in the glorious west coast September sunshine. The hate I have seen towards this record simply because of the release method or other factors has caused me to permanently abandon certain sites that i previously respected. (I'm looking at you, Pitchfork.) REVIEW THE FCKING ALBUM FFS.

Unless you're using a PA system to listen to it, the different sound quality won't be noticeable. That's especially true if you're listening through your car's system or, god forbid, earbuds.

What can you tell us about the bonus tracks on the cd? I hadn't heard about those.

As for "the hate" anyone complaining about the release method is nuts. If you don't want it, don't download it. You can stream the album without downloading it. Leave it in the cloud. (I'm aware that some have their iTunes account set for automatic download, but that's just stupid in this day and age. Those folks get what they deserve.)

The reviews, on the other hand, are unflattering for a reason. See above.

Yes I can do this too...there are many bad reviews to cut and paste from. Hence my thread title.

But it's not a bad review. It's a quite good review of a bad album.

You stand corrected wrote:

But it's not a bad review. It's a quite good review of a bad album.

Whut?

Your handle makes this comment seem even stranger.

I don't like U2 at all, that rhythmic irish-harp guitar style gets on my nerves and they are sneaky religious. If it weren't for Apple pissing off its bonehead customers nobody would be paying any attention to U2 at all. But the point is their customers are boneheads.