U2

[pattentank24]

track 2. Magnificent
synth pop open with a blue guitar riff
lyrics about space/time some line about give up his vocie fro his mother's womb
clap your hands beat, classic u2
best line
only love only love can leave such a mark/only love only love can leave such a scar
the middle sounds like sunday bloody sunday played thru steel guitar
just a fuck?? or fact/we will make a fire/ magnifcent
THIS IS A SINGLE could end up being a favorite track live
feeling this ;D

[pattentank24]

track 3. moment of surrender

very moody strings open it
more hand claps
is this spritualized???
playing with the fire till the fire played with me
mid tempo think bruce's streets of philadelphia
chorus kicks in sounds gospel now
bono is singing his ass off there's a rawness i don 't recall i've heard him do before
my body is begging to get back to my heart to the bottom of my soul
this song seems to be about accepting yourself for what you are and shutting out the rest and a slick piano solo before edge's solo which sounds more john mayer than edge
this track is 7 min and sounds like church music
and then more oh' oh oh's to close
nice track to end the live show with before an encore
this feels like a grower 3 for 3 ;D ;D

[pattentank24]

track 4 Unknown Caller

sounds like the begining of Bad birds chirping
tribal drums bono in lemon voice sunshine sunshine
great 2 min intro with more oh's ohs this is 6 min long as well
speed dialing with no signal at all
is the whole band singing in harmonies?
this sounds really cool has an anthemic quality
most signiture edge guitar sound so far
lot of short burst of lyrics shout it out quality than an organ/horn lots of chimes and nasty u2 toned solo from edge on the way out
song seems about somebody getting texts from an unknown caller very arcade fire in the singing
ESCAPE YOURSELF
FROM GRAVITY
REBOOT YOURSELF
that was awesome i will be listening to this a lot in traffic in my car

[pattentank24]

track 5 . I'll go Crazy if I don't Crazy Tonight
every beauty needs to go out with an idiot
sounds like an classic u2 pop song bono and the group are in unison again
the right to be ridiculous is something i hold dear
were going make it to the light bono says
synth solo then edge traditional solos
very simple u2 very wordy song with bono's desire to have fun and reach the light so he's gonna go crazy tonight
not as uptempo crazy as prince did before
you can hear how they are having fun playing this
this would have felt right at home on all that you can't leave behind
another positive uplifting feel the word that comes to mind is JOY
yet another SINGLE I hear

[pattentank24]

Track 6. Get on Your Boots
well we all have our opinons of this right now
i like it but feel much like vertigo it's solid u2
but not the greatest thing they have done
but after how great the first 5 tracks are on this album
it doesn't sound out of place either
so 3:25 later you do see how bono is taking a piss on himself by not taking himself too serious on this album and is having a great time being 2 pac when it comes to reality vs contradiction in the next line of the song
but hey guess what track will follow vertigo live on the set list
good track always reminds me a little of how mysterious ways struck me on achtung baby good single by compared to the album not even close to the standout

[pattentank24]

Track 7. Stand Up Comedy

Big jimmy page riff
and then beatles like chorus
i gotta stand up to my ego but my ego is not really the enemy
makes you wanna bob your heads as bono seems to wanna shout out to the world we need to stand up for our ideals
this is how i would imagine u2 should sound to start a world riot in 2009 go knows we need it
it's there version of so you wanna revolution bono would make john lennon proud on this track
the wire is streached between our 2 towers as we need to stand up for our love
STOP ,HELP AND GOD ACROSS LIKE A LITTLE OLD LADY
THIS IS THE SHIT and man is this FUNKY
GOD IS LOVE AND REVOLUTION IS LOVE
listening a 2nd time ;D ;D
STAND UP TO THE ROCK STARS NAPOLEON IS IN HIGH HEELS
bono continues to make fun of himself
I wanna see this one live

[pattentank24]

Track 8. White As Snow

unforgetable fire slow burn open with organ/horns
bono in top voice
faces as pale as the dirty snow
again very sgt peppers arrangement
interesting guitar songs maybe a mandolin as well
song could be about africa refrences tall moutains ,crops, and a crescent moon
where will we find a land as white as snow
very chill by a fireplace
but in simple terms it's a folk song
nice change of pace duet for bono/edge

[pattentank24]

track 9. Fez Being Born

brian eno is in the building 1 min. instrumental
with loops of bono repeating let me in the sound
before a big guitar blows the whole track out
passengers era u2 sound yeah i'm a fan
bono singing about rebirth and oceans
one more time very uplifting in sound
background sounds like the who's eminence front
also i'd like to point out a 5 min track as well
lyrics were overpowered by the sound of flight
nice track after the restrait of white as snow

[pattentank24]

Track 10. Breathe

Pearl Jam Once but happier tribal drums again feedback
bono goes bob dylan tombstone lyrics
why would i invite a complete stranger into my home would you?
big anthem
this is as bombastic as i have heard on this album
but the lennon/dylan delivery of the lyrics seperates it as bono declares
WALK OUT /INTO THE STREET SING YOUR HEART OUT TO THE PEOPLE YOU MEET/ THEY WILL NOT BE DROWNED OUT /THERE'S NOTHING YOU HAVE THAT I NEED /
BREEEEEATHHEEEE
it reminds me of oasis acquiesce in melody
bono seems to be on a kick on this album about sound and rebirth
love the strings and then the solo
and with one song left
this album feels like a awakening to just how diverse bono vocally can be
IT'S POWERFUL AS THE MESSAGES HE sings about
u2 can send me home from the show with this one
so i can feel that spritual high of communion on the way home
maybe my favorite track

[Ayinger]

Niiiice review -- THX !

[pattentank24]

Track 11. Cedars of Lebanon

bono is telling a story
with very little instrument other than a military drum and edge slow licks
bono in spoken word something about being a reporter looking at pictures in lebanon
return the call to home is as close to the chorus as you will get here
this is that experimental u2 close not on the last 2 albums
i got a head like a lit cigerette
choose your enemies carefully they will define you
the last line is
gonna last with you longer than your friends
and that's it the album is over

i see there's a b-side a dance version of no line listed here as well
changes the song into elevation it sounds like

[pattentank24]

so that's it for first listen
I really enjoy this record it's a real album and u2 have shown me they have some new tricks
mainly
bono can do whatever he wants with his voice
i personally feel u2 fans will split on if this measures up to their best work this decade
and i can't say but i definitley will have this on repeat for the time being
it feels like a perfect oppurtunity for this kind of stand up for the revolution kids album
i really feel there was not a single weak track on it and i feel the same way about how to dismantle/all that you can't
this is a band that is pushing thing foward but winking at their past

my top 5 tonight

1. Stand Up Comedy
2. Breathe
3. Unknown Caller
4. Magnifcent
5.Moment of Surrender

[maarts]

That's not a review- that's a love declaration.

Have heard the album twice now, am still making sense of most of it.

[wayved8]

pattentank: I appreciate your posts as well! I am really glad you are digging it! I hope it happens to me. I hope I can dig it too. Its gonna take me awhile. To be honest I felt OLD when I listened to it.

The following has nothing to do with being negative....

I am still making sense of it myself. I actually BOUGHT it. And have listened to it twice so far. So any of the s*&t I talk I have a right too. Im paying for Bono's sunglasses or the cover art or something. (for some reason I felt really bad that I bought it but I love U2 so F- it you know) I am not truly negative at heart and find myself enjoying their last couple albums in time. (All That You Can't Leave Behind" is ACTUALLY a really good album- Musicians age, things aren't quite the same, you know? You can't make BOY or the Joshua Tree again. I completely understand that. But cmon man.

I was like "wtf is this s&^t" when I heard "Get On your Boots" "My humps" is what I heard in my head.

I don't know. I will give it a week. I just remember telling my better half "Remember when they used to write songs like "One" --and she just said "you just need to buy some sexy boots." go figure. The rest of it sounds just OK right now....But "Get Your Boots On" is a black
pit for me. Can't get down. The video with the sound down is alright.

good friend told me this got 5 stars in Rolling Stone--is that true? I know that does not matter in the least....

Like I said, still too soon to know. POP grew on me (and even though its not a earth moving album it has "If God Will Send His Angels" on it--so hey.)

[pattentank24]

a week later still rocking that new u2