I really wish that during the talking lines of this song they would use one of those vocal distortion thingys, would make it sound cool for live versions.
music is so subjective....i liked all the albums, but prefer htdaab over atuclb if i have to choose...it's all great tho....but i still maintain Breathe and Magnificent are two of the best songs they've ever made
wow, i couldn't disagree more -- this song and Magnificent are two of the best songs they've ever put out.....no doubt about that. Maybe you're just like lots of others who want them to be exactly the same as 20 yrs ago....things change pal - and for them, for the better.
now that i've heard the album , I really have no hesitation in saying this is my favorite song on it. there are a few great songs, but my initial impression is that it isn't as strong as Atomic Bomb.
just my opinion.
i will say though that Bono's stage performance may be better than ever....he can't just rely on his late 20something appearance, so he uses his charisma and maturity to own the stage more.
aca desde argentina, cordoba. mas exactamente donde aun un par de locos escuchan u2..este tema es buenisimo, en la letra, lo rockero y el sentimeinti, el megasolo de the edge se va a la bosta!!!! el album es raro, como q aun tratan de experimentar otro sonido..pero es bueno...disfrutemos de u2 q sabemos bien q no son eternos, ojala los pueda ver si viene a argentina, incluso asi con la voz ya vieja bono me canta al alma e igual the edge...larry y adam una masa..adam el mas drogon de todos..jajaj
This is arguably the best song on the new album! I love the lyrics and the chords, especially the last verse. This performance is great, although Bono changes up the lyrics slightly in the first bridge and doesn't have the same intonation as he does on the record, of which I think is the better version. I am going to see them live in September and I cannot wait until they play this song! I am a U2 fan for life!
No. I never said that. What I'm saying is that the verse doesn't push or punch the melody, while the chorus carries the melody perfectly because it's supposed to be light and atmospheric. It's a good song, I love it, I just think it would be better that way.
bono is an arch-hypocrite, pushes global economic equality, but moves his tax affairs over to holland so he doesn't have to pay any tax over here in ireland.
that's why most people here hate him, he's a hypocrite!!!!!!
Please. I'm a college-educated musician with 20 straight years of playing under my belt, I've seen and studied with some with the most talented musicians in the world, and seeing U2 Live at the Meadowlands was one of the most profound musical moments of my life. Lumping U2 in with Britney Spears and the Jonas Brothers is so asinine that it barely deserves commentary. Just Listen to Letterrman's intro.
The Edge purposely avoided as he so eloquently called it the "guitar gymanstics" as it it is the musical equivalent of who can jerk off quicker...who gives a shit douche?
it's all about creating different sonic landscapes not who fingertaps faster...no one gives a shit about that ...boring
@qtcustom1 Just like Russian and Ukrainian Rock, it is more pure than the so called creators of rock, so to speak, the Americans; o yeah, but there are other ones who do it better! Best regards to U2
It took at least half-a-dozen listens to U2's new album for me to really appreciate it. I was a big fan in the 80s, but didn't like most of their 90s music (found it to be too self-indulgent). I have come back to them in the '00s because it seems to me they refocussed on what they do best.....incredibly strong songs that are straightforward and uncluttered.
Wow, loved that... I wonder if this is something that will appeal more to their older fans like me... has an energy I haven't heard since their october/war/Joshua Tree days.
i am so tired of bono and his god-complex. "biggest band in the world". what does that even mean? they wear their obscene wealth as if theyve completely left their roots behind. and the art for this album just supports all ive said distant, cold, removed, minimal aesthetics for art snobs. no connection to the world at all. unless theyre preaching to the masses below them, or hobknobbing with politicians, or promoting their pretencious crap, they stay comfortably ensconced in their high towers.
You have received lots of criticism for your own criticism of U2. Its a pity you dont 'see' them.
The problem might be that you have applied 'the ordinary' to the 'extraordinary' and hence come up with the wrong answer.
I dont beleive you can apply todays shallow, self obsessed, dumbed down values to a profound, deeply spiritual musical entity. They apply their 'celebrity' as a currency to help 'the voiceless'.
Since you criticise, it begs the question 'what contribution do you make?'
so, yeah, its not a question of "need" in the sense that normal people "need" money for their rent every month. its a different sort of need. the shows they put on are so fracking extravegant and costly, and expensive for "the common person". what they "need" is to keep churning out self-aggrandizing crap that their fans slurp up.
i dont agree that "they dont need the money". these guys live the lives of kings. it costs a shitload of money to keep up the lifestyles theyve become accustomed to, as well as to keep their U2-machine functioning.
I have to agree. Their live concerts are the best I've ever been to. There is so much energy and feeling they transmit to the crowd. The Zoo TV concert I went to was amazing and this is coming from someone over sixty LOL. Oh well they've been around for thirty years and have made some kick azzzzzzz music no one has matched. I still have their viynl lps LOL.
Its written right there on the wall of the studio where Coldplay writes and records its hit songs under the title Band Rules: 6. Always keep the mystery. Not many interviews. And it is rare for the multiple-Grammy nominated band to open up for the media, but frontman Chris Martin bends the rules when he gives Steve Kroft a candid interview and lets 60 MINUTES cameras into their private studio.
So U2 was in NY for a whole week on the Letterman show to sell a CD. Where was the so called "greatest band ever" during the 9/11 Concert For New York City...
When I listened to the album, it didn't catch me, except for Breathe. The intro's just seemed to 'contrived'. But I just wasn't patient enough. Unknown Caller is amazing. And, live, Magnificent is epic, they reduced the unnecessary intro. And of course, Breathe holds up great. And more to be revealed perhaps.
This is one of my favourite songs on the album, great to hear it live.....saw the first performance of it on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" last week- loved it :)
Man - they tore the roof off with a bunch of NON U2 fans! Any fucking moron that questions the fact that they are anything but the greatest band ever now need to have their heads examined.
no line is an ipod album - grows slowly in you. damn the producers that want to grow everything superbig, this is the most intimate work of U2 - cherish it as it should be . peace :-)
I wasnt totally convinced about the album at first _ but after quite a few listens I am clear that imo it is up there with their best - it really is that good Mike
It's a pretty poor offering from U2 I'm afraid, good band but not loving the new album. I know I'll get loads of "whaaa, well I mean...." but it's a personal thing, I'm just not loving the new one, sorry dudes!
The more I listen to NLOTH the more I'm starting to like it. This reminds me a lot how I felt when "Pop" was released. U2 has established a pattern here. They release a great album ("Actung Baby" or ATYCLB), then a strong album ("Zooropa" or HTDAAB) and then a relatively weak album ("Pop" or NLOTH). Expect U2 greatness in 2013!
You dont know the the breadth of rock then!!! they dont get 22 grammys for nothing and critics dont see quality when it slaps them in the face. Great song
no, u2 fans need to stop pretending this is rock and pretend they are cool because of that.
this is wuss pop with an electric guitar, at best. and this song, if any other band wrote it, it would be laughed at, but because some famous folks do it, its amazing?
What a SORRY pinhead you are. Tell me asshole, who's better? Can't wait for a laugh. Please don't tell me some ridiculous band that can't even carry U2's jockstrap.
U2 is not rock, everyone in the rock scene knows this, rainbowpal3 is correct.
Rock is Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, Deep Purple, not this sissy band of poseurs who are not more than avergae in anything. Which is why people like you idolize them...they are middle of the road, non-offensive pop.
Edge was in "It Might Get Loud" with James Patrick Page, so I think he knows a few things about rocking out. There's no reason why U2 has to be Zeppelin or anyone else. They've established their own sound...just like any band worth anything would do.
It IS rock you asshole. Rock comes in varying degrees of "heavyness". Some people might call U2 rock and Led Zeppelin heavy metal.
What bothers me about stupid fuckers like you is you don't have a deep and intimate knowledge of U2's entire catalog like U2 fans do. If I wanted to waste more time with you I could list quite a few U2 songs that rock HARD.
And maybe that's what makes U2 THE GREATEST band EVER - their music is VERY diverse - they don't have just one "type" of song.
Well asshole, anytime you want to put the 20 best Led Zeppelin or Guns and Roses songs up against the 20 best U2 songs I'll be happy to humiliate you.
WHATEVER man - fact is they were one trick ponies that lasted a decade or less - U2 is STILL making PHENOMENAL music 30 years later - so fuck off haters and naysayers.
Time magazine called "Achtung Baby" as the best U2 album and all polls show Acthung Baby was the best album with Joshua Tree a close second. Joshua Tree was not revolutionary. Achtung Baby started "grunge rock" and electronica mixed with rock music in early 90s.
Sorry. The "I love you and you love me" theme of the two albums do not cut it for me.
I know why U2 did it. Just to play safe to regain the FM radio friendly generation and then shock them with this experimental album once they regain their confidence.
When has U2 ever "played safe" or tried to be radio friendly? Do you know anything about this band at all? They evolve as men and as musicians. Their music reflects that. People want them to be 20 years old and playing "Sunday Bloody Sunday" at Red Rocks forever. For fuck's sake. Let it go. Everything they did then and do now is genius. Change won't kill ya brother. Roll with it.
All that you can't has the most safest radio friendly songs I have ever heard. Stuck in a moment, Walk On, Wild Honey. No one cares about these songs. No one associates U2 with these songs simply because no one remembers them.
Ultraviolet and So Cruel bot again from Achtung Baby were amazing underated songs. The whole of the Achtung Album is amazing but this is bloo** close. Love this new album :-)
@amy - ah hem: the previous two singles vertigo and 'boots are up there with franz ferdinand in radio-safe-ness --i have to agree with SpeedKiz on that one.
to think U2 walked away with a 'best alternative album' grammy back in the day would shock most.
I have to disagree. For one thing, it's hard to shock people in this day and age. Second, and most importantly, U2 doesn't put out anything they consider "crap music." If they aren't feeling it, they won't release it. They don't need the money. They're already famous. They have a huge, loyal fan base. What would be their motivation for churning out radio friendly regurgitated pop garbage? Riddle me that.
never underestimate the listening public
bloozedaddy 8 months ago
wow the bassline is so amazing!!
joselo115 1 year ago 3
the edge is using a epiphone!? i must be wrong, strange
nairblink 1 year ago
THIS IS SO OVERATED.PLEASE PEOPLE.
mick788194 1 year ago
you crazy
BrianjustBrian 1 year ago
@mick788194 you're entitled to your opinion, but I believe many, even MOST, would disagree.... you can have your Justin Bieber though.:)
fastfootedone 1 week ago in playlist favorite music
I don't think there is a way to stop U2.
cowboytonydee 2 years ago 4
I think this is the best version of Breathe of all I've heard. Adam Clayton's bass is spectacular.
fastfootedone 2 years ago 8
well you should hear the version of breathe at fordham university that is just as good and it's a raw feed
wolfennyc 2 years ago
I really wish that during the talking lines of this song they would use one of those vocal distortion thingys, would make it sound cool for live versions.
ColorsBright 2 years ago
great to be irish is lomsa eh
rsrichiesambora 2 years ago
U2 is AMAZING!!!
Matrix848877 2 years ago
Definitely one of the best Breathes to date.
Carlibengarli 2 years ago 2
5:20 woman in blue= fish out of water :D
danisanchez85 2 years ago
maybe she was a bodyguard
mrdavidn3 2 years ago
totally..she sure looks like an uptight bitch.....lol
fastfootedone 2 years ago
Although i found the new album good it wasnt not as good as atuclb but better then htdaab
wii402 2 years ago
music is so subjective....i liked all the albums, but prefer htdaab over atuclb if i have to choose...it's all great tho....but i still maintain Breathe and Magnificent are two of the best songs they've ever made
fastfootedone 2 years ago
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the new U2 is crap.
They went down...
Te OLD good stuff is classical greats !!
oscarinhoxD 2 years ago
wow, i couldn't disagree more -- this song and Magnificent are two of the best songs they've ever put out.....no doubt about that. Maybe you're just like lots of others who want them to be exactly the same as 20 yrs ago....things change pal - and for them, for the better.
fastfootedone 2 years ago
What's that song about?
PopcornAndCocaCola 2 years ago
now that i've heard the album , I really have no hesitation in saying this is my favorite song on it. there are a few great songs, but my initial impression is that it isn't as strong as Atomic Bomb.
just my opinion.
i will say though that Bono's stage performance may be better than ever....he can't just rely on his late 20something appearance, so he uses his charisma and maturity to own the stage more.
fastfootedone 2 years ago 2
ellos no se acen viejos, solo se van añejando cada vez mas y mas...para darnos ese sabor que degusta nuestra alma...
rockdrigo23u2 2 years ago
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your mom has a penis
wolfennyc 2 years ago
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beaux5150 2 years ago
aca desde argentina, cordoba. mas exactamente donde aun un par de locos escuchan u2..este tema es buenisimo, en la letra, lo rockero y el sentimeinti, el megasolo de the edge se va a la bosta!!!! el album es raro, como q aun tratan de experimentar otro sonido..pero es bueno...disfrutemos de u2 q sabemos bien q no son eternos, ojala los pueda ver si viene a argentina, incluso asi con la voz ya vieja bono me canta al alma e igual the edge...larry y adam una masa..adam el mas drogon de todos..jajaj
dosisdiaria 2 years ago
This is arguably the best song on the new album! I love the lyrics and the chords, especially the last verse. This performance is great, although Bono changes up the lyrics slightly in the first bridge and doesn't have the same intonation as he does on the record, of which I think is the better version. I am going to see them live in September and I cannot wait until they play this song! I am a U2 fan for life!
pmcdermott 2 years ago 2
It's a great song, but the Edge needs more distortion on his guitar when he's playing those chords in the verse.
MaxstertheBard211 2 years ago
So you are a better guitar player than the Edge?? STFU pls! Best guitar player in the world!
dommelsch 2 years ago
No. I never said that. What I'm saying is that the verse doesn't push or punch the melody, while the chorus carries the melody perfectly because it's supposed to be light and atmospheric. It's a good song, I love it, I just think it would be better that way.
MaxstertheBard211 2 years ago
Maybe you should stop thinking!
dommelsch 2 years ago 2
That's a convincing statement. Thank you for enlightening us.
bonosedge 2 years ago
First of all, you're a moron.
Secondly, there are a lot of people that believe this song has Christian undertones in it's lyrics.
Third, it's a PHENOMENAL song.
Lastly, you're a moron.
twochordcool 2 years ago 3
almost lawyeresque in your summing up!! lol nicely done...
poshknacker 2 years ago
you're a turd, U2 is awesome and have put out great music for longer than you've been alive
david748us 2 years ago
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Bono is LITERALLY a turd. If you think I don't understand what literally means I implore you to bring forward conclusive evidence to the contrary.
biglexy12 2 years ago
They are a great band, no doubt about it. Peace.
Hania454 2 years ago
There exists a small handful of bands that can sound as good or better live as they do in the studio -- U2 is one of them.
Their performance at the SuperBowl is still the stuff of legend and shames most of today's lip-syncing posers.
Sounds like they went back to their roots here, too. Good to hear. Literally.
rugbynimbus 2 years ago
"The best seats for their upcoming tour are $30"
In what world???? You are dreaming. I just got mine y'day, and they weren't $30.
1DENALI1 2 years ago
i'd say they were more likely to be $130!!!
bono is an arch-hypocrite, pushes global economic equality, but moves his tax affairs over to holland so he doesn't have to pay any tax over here in ireland.
that's why most people here hate him, he's a hypocrite!!!!!!
cheapy2006 2 years ago
ok i don't like much u2 except early stuff but this is good..and i like metal
nigletgook 2 years ago
Genius
luvbite1 2 years ago
Damn! Does this mean U2 is relevant again? After the flop of Atomic Bomb I had very low hopes for this album... but damn! Fine form here.
DrummerBoyJason 2 years ago
Atomic Bomb wasn't bad, probably their best album after Achtung Baby.
herunarivelice 2 years ago
The new U2 album is the best one yet, its the only music I've been listening to for the last 4 weeks.
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cybersphere 2 years ago
absolutely incredible... good to seem them on such fine form.
BadMofoMusicCritic 2 years ago 2
You must be joking, I didnt think the album would be up to much but this rocks the fucking house
cillablackslingback 2 years ago 6
Bono didn't ask, he invited them to stand. They got to thier feet cos they were feeling it.
iasc06 3 years ago
He asked them to stand.
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camdvs32 3 years ago
Please. I'm a college-educated musician with 20 straight years of playing under my belt, I've seen and studied with some with the most talented musicians in the world, and seeing U2 Live at the Meadowlands was one of the most profound musical moments of my life. Lumping U2 in with Britney Spears and the Jonas Brothers is so asinine that it barely deserves commentary. Just Listen to Letterrman's intro.
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sdavids5670 3 years ago
Malmsteen??? you fucking twit
The Edge purposely avoided as he so eloquently called it the "guitar gymanstics" as it it is the musical equivalent of who can jerk off quicker...who gives a shit douche?
it's all about creating different sonic landscapes not who fingertaps faster...no one gives a shit about that ...boring
wolfennyc 3 years ago 4
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phildirt3 3 years ago
yur sick!!! =)
Vink852 3 years ago
@qtcustom1 Just like Russian and Ukrainian Rock, it is more pure than the so called creators of rock, so to speak, the Americans; o yeah, but there are other ones who do it better! Best regards to U2
EsaulRuss 1 year ago
An Cat Dubh
NUMJK2 3 years ago
IRISH
Scoob505 3 years ago
It took at least half-a-dozen listens to U2's new album for me to really appreciate it. I was a big fan in the 80s, but didn't like most of their 90s music (found it to be too self-indulgent). I have come back to them in the '00s because it seems to me they refocussed on what they do best.....incredibly strong songs that are straightforward and uncluttered.
goarmc 3 years ago 2
Wow, loved that... I wonder if this is something that will appeal more to their older fans like me... has an energy I haven't heard since their october/war/Joshua Tree days.
AnythingButLA 3 years ago 4
I don't understand all the complaining about this album. I'm listening this song for the very first time, and I find it AMAZING!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but very seldom, if ever, do Dave's audiences give artists standing ovations.
These dubliners have done it again!!!
walterygor 3 years ago 4
Bono asks em to stand
jpjames1 3 years ago
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Hall of Shame song by a Hall of Fame band. Obviously an amzing band but this song and album sounds horrible!
barrydep 3 years ago
Whatever you say,shitdick.....go back to smoking crack
wolfennyc 3 years ago 2
well i have to say that it is really cool to see there are people with alot of time on their hands to do videos of some crazy funny stuff.
Chick6517 3 years ago
Yeah...because Achtung Baby was awful right?
idiot.
shkee23 3 years ago
plz chek out my californication cover
aceflyboy 3 years ago
bono looks like axl rose here w/o the pony tail
snapplelemon 3 years ago
I cannot wait to hear them perform "Moments of surrender" live! What an amazing song!
I see similarities between "Moments of surrender" and 'So Cruel".
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
i am so tired of bono and his god-complex. "biggest band in the world". what does that even mean? they wear their obscene wealth as if theyve completely left their roots behind. and the art for this album just supports all ive said distant, cold, removed, minimal aesthetics for art snobs. no connection to the world at all. unless theyre preaching to the masses below them, or hobknobbing with politicians, or promoting their pretencious crap, they stay comfortably ensconced in their high towers.
kalenbear 3 years ago
No one gives a sh*t about how they act as long as they keep making kick** music!
They kick everyone's a** today and they have proven it with "No line on the horizon" that they still are the best!
SpeedKlz 3 years ago 2
You have received lots of criticism for your own criticism of U2. Its a pity you dont 'see' them.
The problem might be that you have applied 'the ordinary' to the 'extraordinary' and hence come up with the wrong answer.
I dont beleive you can apply todays shallow, self obsessed, dumbed down values to a profound, deeply spiritual musical entity. They apply their 'celebrity' as a currency to help 'the voiceless'.
Since you criticise, it begs the question 'what contribution do you make?'
Monterey2am 3 years ago 3
The new album is pure beauty!
In Norway, " No line on the horizon " received pretty rough comments, but I think it's great! Shame they're not coming to Norway...
Haujansen 3 years ago
so, yeah, its not a question of "need" in the sense that normal people "need" money for their rent every month. its a different sort of need. the shows they put on are so fracking extravegant and costly, and expensive for "the common person". what they "need" is to keep churning out self-aggrandizing crap that their fans slurp up.
kalenbear 3 years ago
The best seats for their upcoming tour are $30.
So fuck you.
shkee23 3 years ago 2
i dont agree that "they dont need the money". these guys live the lives of kings. it costs a shitload of money to keep up the lifestyles theyve become accustomed to, as well as to keep their U2-machine functioning.
kalenbear 3 years ago
best band ever
nazbuk 3 years ago
I have to agree. Their live concerts are the best I've ever been to. There is so much energy and feeling they transmit to the crowd. The Zoo TV concert I went to was amazing and this is coming from someone over sixty LOL. Oh well they've been around for thirty years and have made some kick azzzzzzz music no one has matched. I still have their viynl lps LOL.
whatnowgop 3 years ago 3
I am excited to have them back! I wish the would one come to Greece to perform!
stelli65 3 years ago
Its written right there on the wall of the studio where Coldplay writes and records its hit songs under the title Band Rules: 6. Always keep the mystery. Not many interviews. And it is rare for the multiple-Grammy nominated band to open up for the media, but frontman Chris Martin bends the rules when he gives Steve Kroft a candid interview and lets 60 MINUTES cameras into their private studio.
BUT I AIN'T A WANKER-BONO!
wowdude999 3 years ago
U2ROCKS!
eelRolyat 3 years ago
God damn they are ridiculously good in this.
smartaleck123 3 years ago
So U2 was in NY for a whole week on the Letterman show to sell a CD. Where was the so called "greatest band ever" during the 9/11 Concert For New York City...
Just wondering???
dchuk 3 years ago
They performed "Walk On" live via satellite from London for the benefit concerts for the "fallen heroes charity raise" event for the 9/11 families.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
Nice Dylan-influenced song.
JiffySpook 3 years ago
not a bias U2 fan like some who think the ground they walk on is blessed. The new album is okay not great.
efcgarv 3 years ago
When I listened to the album, it didn't catch me, except for Breathe. The intro's just seemed to 'contrived'. But I just wasn't patient enough. Unknown Caller is amazing. And, live, Magnificent is epic, they reduced the unnecessary intro. And of course, Breathe holds up great. And more to be revealed perhaps.
HarmonicsExplorer 3 years ago
Their new album is simply beautiful. The more I listen to it, the more I appreciate it (something I did not experience in the last 2 albums).
Rich with emotions, textures, layers and atmosphere (thanks to Brian Eno).
Moments of Surrender
No line
Magnificent
Fez Being Born
Unknown caller
Stand Up
All these songs are exceptional.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
I agree 100%. Love this album.
njlace 3 years ago
I have a Grammy. She's married to my Grampy
khunopie 3 years ago
This is one of my favourite songs on the album, great to hear it live.....saw the first performance of it on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" last week- loved it :)
Smabk08 3 years ago
i heard bono's mom was a traveler
kroovyandcal 3 years ago
Man - they tore the roof off with a bunch of NON U2 fans! Any fucking moron that questions the fact that they are anything but the greatest band ever now need to have their heads examined.
twochordcool 3 years ago 4
twochordcool,never a true word was said my friend amen
atomicvertigo 3 years ago
what a beautiful guitar. great song
jwuller 3 years ago
Man that IS rock and roll - anyone who says otherwise is a fucking idiot!
twochordcool 3 years ago
Bono struttin' his stuff like the badass he is!
VERY confident and bold lyric this one!
:)
twochordcool 3 years ago
will always be the best in the world
portocali1 3 years ago
wow, now ive seen it all, a rabid u2 fan claims u2 is better than LZ....lol.
JustAWord1 3 years ago
no line is an ipod album - grows slowly in you. damn the producers that want to grow everything superbig, this is the most intimate work of U2 - cherish it as it should be . peace :-)
sushisazimi68 3 years ago
::: I'm AMAZED of how many U2-haters LIKE A LOT to watch their videos...leave us alone, and go bother some other fans.
santiago2u 3 years ago
because it was on the first few pages of youtube...not because we were searching for it...i like letterman, there you go.
JustAWord1 3 years ago
I wasnt totally convinced about the album at first _ but after quite a few listens I am clear that imo it is up there with their best - it really is that good Mike
seamus2204 3 years ago 2
Its entertainment fellas just enjoy, the best live band of all time.
Buy the cd or download it and really listen to it. There are a handful of Artist putting out an entire cd these days.
Personally think its fantastic.
Martin5272Lara 3 years ago 4
no melody? god youre a fucking idiot. they are not my favourite but give credit where credit is due
shakermaker4 3 years ago
It's a pretty poor offering from U2 I'm afraid, good band but not loving the new album. I know I'll get loads of "whaaa, well I mean...." but it's a personal thing, I'm just not loving the new one, sorry dudes!
billaustinireland 3 years ago
"no line..." is a great record. maybe one of their best. keep on listening
evilknivel84 3 years ago
WICKED at 3:01 "jujuman jujuman" timed perfectly for the cameraman!
twochordcool 3 years ago
But where is the hidden piano / keyboard guy?
twochordcool 3 years ago
The more I listen to NLOTH the more I'm starting to like it. This reminds me a lot how I felt when "Pop" was released. U2 has established a pattern here. They release a great album ("Actung Baby" or ATYCLB), then a strong album ("Zooropa" or HTDAAB) and then a relatively weak album ("Pop" or NLOTH). Expect U2 greatness in 2013!
sdavids5670 3 years ago
NLOTH IS a GREAT album.
twochordcool 2 years ago 3
Superb performance !!!!!
GSB876 3 years ago
just wait till these fellas are the age of the Rolling Stones! brilliant rock NEVER DIES!
daryldarko 3 years ago
BOOM theyre back. Thank god.
ChonnyChimole 3 years ago 5
What a brilliant vocal performance, especially the "sing your heart" part. They've still got it!
wrightherewrightnow9 3 years ago 2
Now that is a rock band.
jamin69 3 years ago 2
sounded like a popband to me.
anyone who thinks u2 is rock, is deluded, lol.
rainbowpal3 3 years ago
You dont know the the breadth of rock then!!! they dont get 22 grammys for nothing and critics dont see quality when it slaps them in the face. Great song
jonferrari 3 years ago 2
Maybe, you need to clean the wax out of your ears.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
no, u2 fans need to stop pretending this is rock and pretend they are cool because of that.
this is wuss pop with an electric guitar, at best. and this song, if any other band wrote it, it would be laughed at, but because some famous folks do it, its amazing?
get real.
rainbowpal3 3 years ago
What a SORRY pinhead you are. Tell me asshole, who's better? Can't wait for a laugh. Please don't tell me some ridiculous band that can't even carry U2's jockstrap.
twochordcool 3 years ago
U2 is not rock, everyone in the rock scene knows this, rainbowpal3 is correct.
Rock is Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, Deep Purple, not this sissy band of poseurs who are not more than avergae in anything. Which is why people like you idolize them...they are middle of the road, non-offensive pop.
JustAWord1 3 years ago
Edge was in "It Might Get Loud" with James Patrick Page, so I think he knows a few things about rocking out. There's no reason why U2 has to be Zeppelin or anyone else. They've established their own sound...just like any band worth anything would do.
pujolsplaya 3 years ago
Where exactly did I say they should be Led Zeppelin...which they couldn't even come close to if they gave their best shot btw.
Fact is this is not rock, nobody says you shouldn't enjoy it but don't call it something which it is not.
rainbowpal3 3 years ago
...It's still rock-n-roll to meeee....
ToolsnFire 3 years ago
It IS rock you asshole. Rock comes in varying degrees of "heavyness". Some people might call U2 rock and Led Zeppelin heavy metal.
What bothers me about stupid fuckers like you is you don't have a deep and intimate knowledge of U2's entire catalog like U2 fans do. If I wanted to waste more time with you I could list quite a few U2 songs that rock HARD.
And maybe that's what makes U2 THE GREATEST band EVER - their music is VERY diverse - they don't have just one "type" of song.
twochordcool 3 years ago
It is Pop and you can like that, why so ashamed of it?
Crimee 3 years ago
It is Pop acting like it is rock, so middle of the road guys like you can pretend you are rebels, while it is just safe and boring ;)
rainbowpal3 3 years ago
U2 is not rock because the guitarist played with a genuine rock guitarist somewhere in the past.
And yes, no one said they shoukd be LZ, they never can be lol. But just call a rose a rose. U2 is a pop band that poses as a rock band.
JustAWord1 3 years ago
Or maybe U2 is a political party that poses as a pop band.
pujolsplaya 3 years ago
Because it is not thrashy, head-banging rock, does not mean it is not rock.
This is pure classic/modern rock with 4 pieces electric guitar, vocals, bass and drums.
Your definition of "rock" is f*cked up and needs serious re-working.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago 3
it is pop at best.
JustAWord1 3 years ago
Well asshole, anytime you want to put the 20 best Led Zeppelin or Guns and Roses songs up against the 20 best U2 songs I'll be happy to humiliate you.
twochordcool 3 years ago
well lz and gnr ruined their career with drugs and sex...
jakeupstudios 3 years ago
WHATEVER man - fact is they were one trick ponies that lasted a decade or less - U2 is STILL making PHENOMENAL music 30 years later - so fuck off haters and naysayers.
twochordcool 3 years ago
oh i thought you were insulting U2 lol
jakeupstudios 3 years ago
where us the phenomenal music? i hear pop songs the backstreet boys could do better ;P
rainbowpal3 3 years ago
So therefore their music is less? Nice reasoning, but then again, you are a U2 fan, so expected, hehe.
Crimee 3 years ago
I'll start with Stairway to Heaven....let's hear a better U2 song, numbnut :D
Crimee 3 years ago
''Bad" Joshua Tree
jakeupstudios 3 years ago
Is that it? You think Bono would say, yep my Tree is better than Stairway?
if you believe that, you are living on another planet.
I await another U2 song which is not shoe polish music :P
Crimee 3 years ago
Joshua Tree IS a better ALBUM than ZOSO is. ZOSO sounds dated as fuck.
twochordcool 3 years ago
if you like cute pop songs yes, then you might want joshua ;)
rainbowpal3 3 years ago
Time magazine called "Achtung Baby" as the best U2 album and all polls show Acthung Baby was the best album with Joshua Tree a close second. Joshua Tree was not revolutionary. Achtung Baby started "grunge rock" and electronica mixed with rock music in early 90s.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
I LOVE BOTH albums but they are both very different type albums.
And I LOVED Achtung Baby at a time when I HATED the grunge sound - they were a breat of fresh air AWAY from the grunge sound.
twochordcool 3 years ago
I hated Achtung Baby when I first listened to it. It became my most favorite.
Both "Dismantle" and "All that you can't" vanished in my library somewhere collecting dust. They were too simply, dull and radio-friendly.
I believe U2 can maybe produce another "Joshua Tree", but they never will be able to produce another 'Achtung Baby".
That album was almost too brilliant for U2 themselves.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
It's your VERY BIG loss to cast aside ATYCLB, and (ESPECIALLY) HTDAAB.
twochordcool 3 years ago
Sorry. The "I love you and you love me" theme of the two albums do not cut it for me.
I know why U2 did it. Just to play safe to regain the FM radio friendly generation and then shock them with this experimental album once they regain their confidence.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
That's a moronic idiotic theory you got there - and you're wrong about those albums - but that's your loss.
twochordcool 3 years ago
When has U2 ever "played safe" or tried to be radio friendly? Do you know anything about this band at all? They evolve as men and as musicians. Their music reflects that. People want them to be 20 years old and playing "Sunday Bloody Sunday" at Red Rocks forever. For fuck's sake. Let it go. Everything they did then and do now is genius. Change won't kill ya brother. Roll with it.
amydawned 3 years ago 4
All that you can't has the most safest radio friendly songs I have ever heard. Stuck in a moment, Walk On, Wild Honey. No one cares about these songs. No one associates U2 with these songs simply because no one remembers them.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
walk on and stuck in a moment are alright. wild honey is poo though
efcgarv 3 years ago
Only Beautiful Day is the memorable song that still is heard a lot.
All the other songs in the last U2 album went down the cr*pper and could not stand the test of time.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
the problem with beautiful day is that it radio friendly and played to death. who cares really i have my favourites you have yours
acrobat is probably one of their great tunes that no many people have heard
efcgarv 3 years ago
Yes, Acrobat is one of my most favorite U2 songs that was most underrated.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
Ultraviolet and So Cruel bot again from Achtung Baby were amazing underated songs. The whole of the Achtung Album is amazing but this is bloo** close. Love this new album :-)
ELUSIVEJIM 3 years ago
What about "With or without you", "Still haven't found what I am looking for", "Where the streets have no name" and "Desire"?
stelli65 3 years ago
Yeah that too. Too many great U2 songs before 1991 to count. Haha.
SpeedKlz 3 years ago
@amy - ah hem: the previous two singles vertigo and 'boots are up there with franz ferdinand in radio-safe-ness --i have to agree with SpeedKiz on that one.
to think U2 walked away with a 'best alternative album' grammy back in the day would shock most.
callumalden 3 years ago
I have to disagree. For one thing, it's hard to shock people in this day and age. Second, and most importantly, U2 doesn't put out anything they consider "crap music." If they aren't feeling it, they won't release it. They don't need the money. They're already famous. They have a huge, loyal fan base. What would be their motivation for churning out radio friendly regurgitated pop garbage? Riddle me that.
amydawned 3 years ago 4
i love you just for that comment lol!!
lewecca 3 years ago
great song but not from joshua tree
weteyemoon 3 years ago
stair way to heaven is about someone on the stairway to heaven: someone who is going to die early
jakeupstudios 3 years ago
Yeah asshole, and that's pretty much where it ends.
I think both Pride and New Years Day are better, but that is my opinion.
List the next 19 asshole.
twochordcool 3 years ago
cute pop songs yes, but we are talking rock songs. name 1 real rock song ;)
dork, lol.
rainbowpal3 3 years ago
'Stairway' is dogshit. What a fucking stupid, pointless, up-it's own-arse pile of shit.
bootymanager 2 years ago
fucking great!!!!!!!!!
premjit31 3 years ago 2
already a classic
FrequencyDriveMusic 3 years ago 2