Originally posted by Welsh_Edge:Yes, they chickened out with NLOTH. They planned a massive stadium tour that didn't fit the experimental version of the album that Brian Eno was keen on. So they added GOYB, SUC, etc. They should have gone all out with NLOTH as a more experimental U2 album with a tour in arenas or even theatres.
It would have been so much better. I love the aesthetic of the NLOTH album, the band photos, etc. It's a shame they didn't commit fully to the idea of a different sounding U2 album, rather than being nervous about having no rockers like Vertigo.
GOYB was decent live and far better than SOE's singles, like The Best Thing and GOOYOW.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:(what the hell is that chorus even? "You don't know how beautiful you are"? (...) not to mention it's ALSO a rehash of the COBL chorus),
Originally posted by Welsh_Edge:Yes, they chickened out with NLOTH. They planned a massive stadium tour that didn't fit the experimental version of the album that Brian Eno was keen on. So they added GOYB, SUC, etc. They should have gone all out with NLOTH as a more experimental U2 album with a tour in arenas or even theatres.
It would have been so much better. I love the aesthetic of the NLOTH album, the band photos, etc. It's a shame they didn't commit fully to the idea of a different sounding U2 album, rather than being nervous about having no rockers like Vertigo.
GOYB was decent live and far better than SOE's singles, like The Best Thing and GOOYOW.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Amen to everything exceptGOOYOWBeautiful Day which is like a thousand times better than Get On Your Shit and The Worst Thing About Me
Originally posted by Sydney_MIke:Boots is to U2 what Shiny Happy People was to R.E.M. it's a jangly pop song with ridiculous lyrics that appeals to some but not one of their more memorable efforts.