Recent content by DomCobb

Well we all know if you're taking bets it's likely they won't put it out in time. That said, Atomic City exists in an ambiguous place where they haven't said either way if it's on the next album. So that could be considered a first look. I think they've kept that ambiguous on purpose. I bet...

Still think we’re on a similar page. I don’t disagree about commerce driving the creative, more just about what the result ends up being. I see your point about ATYCLB’s return to form was bucking 90s trends and ended up at the beginning of a general 00s return to earnestness and big pop rock...

And I don’t disagree with any of that to be honest. And at the end of the day the motivation behind it doesn’t really matter one way or another if it works. I just feel there’s a demarcation point where they either got worse at the chasing or put less effort in. ATYCLB feels like a switch from...

I think there is a dividing line for the band - the approach has been a bit different starting with the new millennium. Up to and including Pop, there's a clear drive in regards to sonic exploration, with each album needing to have a different and new sound to justify its existence. I don't...

I figured they skipped it for the same reason they didn’t play anything from Joshua Tree, since they had done it every night on the previous tour.

Always a grain of salt with them, although in fairness I just checked their article again and they didn't say anything about hearing it would be released for RSD, the bit about that was pure speculation on their part: "Crossing our fingers that this might be U2’s contribution to Record Store...

Guess that kills the Glorify RSD rumor, although that always seemed like an unusual way for them to premiere a new track. Also this Atomic City cover is like 1000x better than the original.

There are recordings out there that are 3 minutes long. We can’t hear all the nuances but it’s not hard to get a good picture of it. I think they’re both a fresh new change of pace, I just am less interesting in U2 when they really trying to “Rock,” I think a lot of people feel the same way and...

Completely agree. As much as I like Atomic City, and it is *technically* a new sound for them, it feels a bit backwards looking in a way that doesn't particularly suit them. But I love the sound of Glorify. If it really is them, then good on them and whatever producer they've got there. It's...

It's a strange situation either way you cut it, since they don't do non-album singles terribly often and guest vocalists even less often, so both at once is unprecedented. Could be a Bono version, mix of both, could be billed as a collab (like Saints are Coming), who knows. Song sounds good...

U2Songs update: https://www.u2songs.com/news/crystal_ball_filming_sphere_new_single_and_more Says Glorify (the mysterious Sphere outro song) will be released as a single soon (maybe RSD). And still saying the album is on track for this year, Fall specifically (2042 it is). They don't say...

The band are a bit perfectionist (or, depending on how you look at it, over-tinkerers). Based on past quotes and U2songs reports, I fully believe that they actually do have a lot of material that they've recorded. But the way they "write" is unusual. Messing around in the studio is their way...

This is a really wild find, not a lot of stuff like this available to us that I know of. Very interesting to see how much the band holds on to over the years and evolves things. I suppose this is something of an explanation for why they've never properly released Mercy, they don't like the...

Seems like Bono just doesn’t know the words to Seconds. Wonder if they do it again if he would try to do his verses or just leave it to Edge. Somewhat jealous to miss a War set, that album is very special to me. Although would have been bummed if I got a War set without NYD.

In the same boat as you on both stats! Guessing we have a similar concert history.