Recent content by CosmoKramer

One more thing I would like to add.... Bono is cool again(most of the time). His outfit and glasses choices are significantly better than the granny glasses. His hair (real or not) looks so much better...he looks younger to me. Adam looks great as does the Edge. Larry looks very young and...

Here is my "all things Atomic City" scoring: 1- Song- YouTube clips of the video shoot with low audio: 4.5/10 2- Song- Initial listen on Spotify: 5.5/10 3- Music Video: 7/10 (one of their better ones in recent times) 4- Live performance at the Sphere: 8/10(the visuals are truly amazing for...

I can't be the only person who thinks 2023 Adam may actually also be 2023 Roland Orzabal from Tears for fears! They are the same guy!

Blackout is a great tune! Would have loved if they lead with this as a single but don't think it would have made much of a difference. The song is just a really rocker from the rhythm section to the chorus and as you noted....the last 3rd of the song is crazy good. SOE had this and Little...

Haven't heard it yet, will take a listen on the way to work via Spotify in the morning. I am actually very encouraged by the comments here about the production enhancing it(which is what I hoped for) and also some of the posters who are a bit more jaded about "newer u2" songs either liking it...

All this Blondie talk reminds me of the Elvis Costello talk back in 2009 when GOYB came out. I like Blondie and when he hits "I'm Freeee" and the next lyric it sounds very similar to "Call Me" by Blondie but it ends there...3 words....that's it (to my ears) and that's nothing.

So my initial thought is that it's better than the other non-album songs released since SOE like Your Song Saved my Life and Ahimsa but I find both of those fairly dreadful. Now in fairness, the audio that I have listen to doesn't showcase the production at all and in U2 songs...that can be a...

To be fair, even when they(all artists do it) play that game of giving an album away for a concert ticket sale and it counts towards album sales...it's legit. If they hit top 5 or even top 10 it is an accomplishment. I'm not sure if I fall into the "olds" category but I do love having a...

It has more to do with the [die hard]fan base than anything else. U2 has a fan base that still likes/uses/appreciates physical albums more than most other artists on the charts. So naturally, they will sell more copies the opening week. Add to that the number of different versions and I'm not...

That's my primary issue with the songs released so far and I anticipate the remaining songs. The song mixes are ok, (although I am in the camp that can't hear the bass and drums in the songs so far) but it's Bono's singing style that ruins these songs for me.....the "whisper singing" and...

Given all of the unknowns....for the people that want to go, what is your $ limit before it's not feasible? Between flight, hotel, transportation and tickets... is it $1,500...$2,500...$5,000....(obviously if you are going with someone else that's factored in). I'm thinking the floor for 1...

Invisible was a very solid tune and the version on the deluxe SOI with the extended intro would have made for a great album opener. As for EBW, that song is phenomenal and I put it up there with their best material of the 80s and 90s(same goes for Little Things....incredible song and a...

I also wonder if they will play the SOS versions of any of these. I would think the AB songs will be the originals but with the non-AB songs, will they opt for the [much] more stripped down versions from SOS for a "B-stage" type break in the show? I would think it's a strong possibility and in...

Yeah, this is pretty much my take as well, this place tuned into an echo chamber a long time ago. There are some posters who just reply with sarcasm 95% of the time or some form of passive aggressive posts and others that go ballistic if you share a different opinion, especially if they perceive...

Someone posted that the wording about these dates was not that it was a residency but rather a "launch". Now you could assume it's the start for a proper tour in 2024 at some point but this is "post 2014" U2....so.....who knows.