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arter_2 · Nov 27, 2004

So what do you guys think of it ive had it for a while now and I have to say I like it whats your take?

Particle Physicist · Nov 27, 2004

UNO.... DOS... TRES... CATORCE!!!

i cant get over that. :/

Memles · Nov 27, 2004

Vertigo kicks ass, the rest is kinda meh for me.

Ned Flanders · Nov 27, 2004

FFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!

Ninja Scooter · Nov 27, 2004

Vedder>Bono. Fact.

Ned Flanders · Nov 27, 2004

Speaking of Vedder, whats with the whole Jack Nicholson schtick he's pulling in your avatar?? He's like "Wait 'till they get a load of me.."

Star Power · Nov 27, 2004

FREEEEEEEEEDOM HAS A SCENT
LIKE THE TOP OF A NEW BORN BABY'S HEAD!

:lol :lol :lol :lol

Great King Bowser · Nov 27, 2004

quadriplegicjon said:
UNO.... DOS... TRES... CATORCE!!!

i cant get over that. :/

What's catorce mean anyway?

Boogie9IGN · Nov 27, 2004

Great King Bowser said:
What's catorce mean anyway?

14

Miguel · Nov 27, 2004

Something having to do that (I think) this is their 14th album.

U2 and Linkin Park need to collaborate on a song...

Hello, Hello
(I was confused)
I'm at a place called Vertigo
(Inside of me)
It's everything I wish I didn't know
Except you give me something
I can feel
Feel!
What I thought was never real!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I wanna let go of the pain I felt so long.
Somewhere I belong
(Donde esta?)

Matrix · Nov 27, 2004

I believe they say 1,2,3..14 cause the guy that produced their first 3 albums has come back for their 14th.

Bog · Nov 27, 2004

Ned Flanders said:
FFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!

Feal?

Docpan · Nov 27, 2004

Bog said:
Feal?

That is correct. Feal.

Particle Physicist · Nov 27, 2004

Matrix said:
I believe they say 1,2,3..14 cause the guy that produced their first 3 albums has come back for their 14th.

well.. that makes it a little better.

StrikerObi · Nov 27, 2004

I picked this up today with a target gift card I found lying around the house from a year ago. I also grabbed the limited edition of Franz Ferdinand's album.

The new U2 is pretty good I'd say. There's nothing fantastic but it's good music overall. I think it'll grow on me.

Christoff Yurievich · Nov 27, 2004

Ninja Scooter said:
Vedder>Bono. Fact.

undisputed

and the 1-2-3-14 thing is interesting. I can now explain it to a person who loves U2 but is so annoyed by it that she won't listen to the song at all. she's weird like that.

evil ways · Nov 27, 2004

I got it, gave it a quick listen and wasn't that into it, but after 2 or 3 more listenings I like it quite a lot.

It's no Achtung Baby, but the first 6 songs are all great, especially Miracle Drug, City of Blinding Lights and Love & Peace or Else. Better than All That You Can't Leave Behind for sure.

PartlyCloudlike · Nov 27, 2004

It's a good album. As an album I enjoy listening to it all the way through whereas I only skipped to the "single" tracks on ATYCLB. My standout tracks are Vertigo, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make it on your own, City of Blinding Lights, Original of the Species, and One Step Closer.

Mofo · Nov 27, 2004

As mentioned above, it doesn't touch the experimental phase of Achtung/Zooropa, but overall it's solid and is growing on me by the day. Very much on par with ATYCLB. Can't wait to catch them on tour next year!

Oh, and did anyone pick up the limited edition version? The book is pretty neat for fans, very out there but cool. Still need to pop in the DVD.

navanman · Nov 27, 2004

PartlyCloudlike said:
It's a good album. As an album I enjoy listening to it all the way through whereas I only skipped to the "single" tracks on ATYCLB. My standout tracks are Vertigo, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make it on your own, City of Blinding Lights, Original of the Species, and One Step Closer.

I really love sometimes you cant make it on your own, great classic style u2 song.

Gorey · Nov 27, 2004

Vedder>Bono. Fact.

Not even close. Fact.

LinesInTheSand · Nov 27, 2004

PartlyCloudlike said:
It's a good album. As an album I enjoy listening to it all the way through whereas I only skipped to the "single" tracks on ATYCLB. My standout tracks are Vertigo, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make it on your own, City of Blinding Lights, Original of the Species, and One Step Closer.

TO THE EDGE AND IM ABOUT TO BREAK

PartlyCloudlike · Nov 27, 2004

hahaha i had to browse for that lyric to know what you were talking about. Bono should've gone with "One Step Closer to Knowing."

bridegur · Nov 27, 2004

I like Vertigo, Love and Peace Or Else (despite its title), and City of Blinding Lights. The rest is sort of boring.

Mofo · Nov 28, 2004

Gorey said:
Not even close. Fact.

I fully agree with this post.

impirius · Nov 28, 2004

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

(repeated 200 times as I stand in line in CompUSA)

Doth Togo · Nov 28, 2004

A mole.... digging in a hole.... eating out my soul....

Yea, U suck U2. Go home.

gofreak · Nov 28, 2004

Doth Togo said:
A mole.... digging in a hole.... eating out my soul....

Yea, U suck U2. Go home.

That was...the last album! The last album!!

You go home!

:lol

God's Hand · Nov 28, 2004

This new album is simply their best, and it's now my favourite album ever made. This is their first album since Joshua Tree that is listenable the whole way through. Every single song, except for 'A Man and A Women', 'One Step Closer' and 'Yahweh', could be a hit. All the songs blend well together, none seem out of place (like Pop), and these are Bono's best lyrics yet. iTunes says I've played each song around 50 times. So yeah, I like it.

Dilbert · Nov 28, 2004

God's Hand said:
these are Bono's best lyrics yet.

I'm sorry, but you're flat wrong on that one. Check out THESE howlers:

Miracle Drug said:
Freedom has a scent
Like the top of a new born baby's head

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own said:
Sometimes you can't make it
The best you can do is to fake it

A Man And A Woman said:
True love never can be rent
But only true love can keep beauty innocent

Crumbs From Your Table said:
Then your face caught up with your psychology
With a mouth full of teeth
You ate all your friends

Yahweh said:
This love is like a drop in the ocean

Bono has never been the strongest lyricist, but this new album has some truly awful lines.

Doth Togo · Nov 28, 2004

May I again remind you about "All That You Can't Leave Behind..."

A mole.... digging in a hole.... eating out my soul....

God's Hand · Nov 28, 2004

Fine, you post some lyrics from your favourite rock group, and I'll make fun of it easily. This isn't poetry. He's the best in this genre though.

BarneyBP · Nov 29, 2004

What, none of you like Fast Cars?

Its where the album's name comes from!

dtrip · Nov 29, 2004

BarneyBP said:
What, none of you like Fast Cars?

Its where the album's name comes from!

Fast Cars is only on the collectors edition in the U.S. It's not on the regular cd or the limited edition cd, so most people haven't heard it.

BarneyBP · Nov 29, 2004

My bad, I got the Collector's at Best Buy and just assumed all I was getting was the additional book and DVD and I didn' t realize Fast was exclusive.

Pity too, its really good.

SlickWilly223 · Nov 29, 2004

Sinatra said:
You're getting on my nerves, potato-head!!

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