Black Sabbath Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Physical release tomorrow. Probably gonna pick it up at Best Buy sometime this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Bonus tracks are out. Gonna listen to them soon. Will post afterward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Lucifer's Hands is really good. Nice little head-nodding riff to it. Would likely swap that with Raised By Wolves if given the chance.The Crystal Ballroom is kind of great. Got a nice groovy beat to it. A bit of a Pop feel? Maybe? Nice little Edge solo at the end too.The acoustic versions are all on the same track and only listened to the first, which is Every Breaking Wave. Very nice rendition and Bono sounds great on the alternate vocals as well. Looking forward to listening to the rest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 The Crystal Ballroom is hot. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Acoustic Session version of California is really good as well. My favorite thing about these is probably the focus on Bono's vocals. Maybe unintentional, but being acoustic versions you can obviously focus on his voice more.As a whole, the acoustic version of Raised By Wolves isn't amazing, but I like how Bono's vocals aren't as "produced" as they are on the original version, especially during the chorus.Hearing stuff like this makes me so baffled when people say Bono can't sing. I mean, really? He's not Freddy Mercury, and his voice is a little shakier nowadays with certain things, but overall he's still a great singer.Acoustic Cedarwood Road is very good. A bit more of a "raw" acoustic sounding.Song For Someone is the next real "standout" acoustic track I think, next to Every Breaking Wave, which may be the best.The Miracle works really well acoustic as well. Might even be better than the original version? Hard to say, but it's very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I love this album more and more with every listen, I think it is their best album easily in the 21st century so far. Even the two bonus tracks (Lucifer's Hands and Crystal Ballroom) are really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnfDy1PUWI&list=UUjEf-Cc6f2RQMwrAodL1_Fghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3kCuD5jYd8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) Their Q&A on FB was cool. Don't care about what people say about U2, I still think they are fucking cool, including Bono.PS: When will Edge start aging? Edited October 15, 2014 by ProstituteComa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Their Q&A on FB was cool. Don't care about what people say about U2, I still think they are fucking cool, including Bono.Do you have a link to it? I'm not on facebook anymore so I don't follow the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) I'm afraid the video is available only on FB: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153458076501686&set=vb.5678046685&type=2&theaterPitchfork article about it, including new official video: http://pitchfork.com/news/57080-bono-apologizes-about-songs-of-innocence-release-u2-share-the-miracle-of-joey-ramone-video/The bonus tracks are pretty good! Listening to the acoustic versions next. Edited October 15, 2014 by ProstituteComa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Cool, will watch later.Also, Edge doesn't age or sweat.Larry doesn't seem to age either.The Crystal Ballroom is great. One of my new favorites I think.Didn't listen to the two remixes yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 When will there be a tour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Rumors about them doing an arena tour earlier/mid next year, but nothing official yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Arenas, eh?They probably want to do a scaled back thing like Vertigo and Elevation. Well... scaled back for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Found this on my phone yesterday after syncing. Resisted the temptation to burn the phone. Just. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Found this on my phone yesterday after syncing. Resisted the temptation to burn the phone. Just.http://support.apple.com/kb/ht6439 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Downloaded the SoI+ bonus preorder tracks. Awesome. Really diggin' the first three acoustics. Wish they made a version of Sleep Like A Baby Tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bono Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 The Miracle(of Joey Ramone) - Live acoustic http://www.canalplus.fr/c-divertissement/c-musique/pid5065-live-du-grand-journal.html?vid=1148095Every Breaking Wave - Live acoustichttp://www.canalplus.fr/c-divertissement/c-musique/pid5065-live-du-grand-journal.html?vid=1148097 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Its such a shame people are being stupid and freaking about over the album's distribution. The music itself is really, really good. Too bad it just didn't have a conventional release 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Picked up my deluxe edition tonight. Stupid fucking digipak, but whatever, for $10 I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I wanted this on vinyl so much... but I was so excited about that plain white cover. Not so excited about having a huge picture of Larry Mullen and his son's nipples. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 The cover works better in a tangible sense, but I'm still not crazy about it. I don't particularly hate it, though.Still have to listen to the remix of Sleep Like A Baby Tonight, but the alternate version of The Troubles is alright. Glad they went with the album version, which is actually one of my Top 3 favorites, if not my favorite. I think it's tied with SLABT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 It might sell around 25k in the US. A total buzzkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 It might sell around 25k in the US. A total buzzkill.Why is that so surprising though? Pretty much anyone that wanted it just got it for free, and U2 got a wicked payday out of it themselves. The sales figures won't equate to the exposure the album has gotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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