U2 announce another best-of album
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WAIT! Didn't a pair of best-of albums come out t'other year? I'm sure I have one. Or maybe two. Don't hurt me...
Anyway, Irish rockers U2 are to release another best-of compilation record, albeit with new songs alongside a selection of (probably fairly predictable) classics.
The two new songs are produced by Rick Rubin; one, 'The Saints Are Coming', is a collaboration with Green Day. The album's released on November 20.
The album's tracklisting is yet to be officially announced. (I.e. we can't tell you... yet. But you can guess, right?)
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U2
How can
there be a best of U2? Possibly a worst...
It's controversial to say it I know
but I think U2 do actually have enough material for a decent best-of.
Best Of BS
This kind of shite really winds me up! As you say, no more than a few years ago they released two "best of" albums. Do they actually feel that their last two albums were go amazingly great that it merits the release of this? I think not.
For someone so concerned about poverty and world capitalism, Bono seems only too happy to bow to corporate pressure when it lines his pockets
This is strange
U2 have the best of 1980-1990 and 1990-2000
since 2000 they have had one new album. There is no need for a new best of.
This winds me up:
How to reward loyal fans - Release a best of which contains two new songs which compels the hardcore fans into buying it.
It may be controversial
but it's true.
Dear Mr Bongo
and the Mr The Edge of Oirland,
You spoil us, no really you do. And a Green Day collaboration. I can only compliment you on both your artistic endeavour and your rampant commercialism. Love you!
The Edmund.
Their Groupie-Love-Children
Probably have to buy them for the Mondeo - plenty of them are going to be old enought to vote by now...
YEAH!
Let's give to The Man! I would imagine that The U2 were forced into this tricky situation by the evil The Man who owns their record company and made them do it so he could buy more heroin for his kids or summat. He is eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
maybe it'll be an actual definitive
best of, with ALL the decent songs on, a mix of the last two, with added 'bullet the blue sky' and no fucking dance remixes.
How can you say
no dance remixes? On A Ragga Tip was their biggest of big hitters FFS!
much as i dislike them your probably right
enough for one best of...not 3 which is the numeber they have released....
could it possibly be a U2 RED (the best of)....for which all profits go to BONIO's red charity-where he gets people who exploit povery- Gap et al, to give money to poor people...hmmm
If its not for profit, fair play..if its just another bid to line bono's pockets he really is on another planet
full blown aids?
you mean the side project by the guy from anal cunt? i'm not even joking..thats what its called
I can beat that claim to fame
The Edge is my cousin's ex-girlfriend.
like buses
I admired them for not putting out a best of for so many years, but now, like buses, they're all coming in a flurry!
another one?
have they been releasing secret albums or something....?
This would be a valid question, if it wasn't for the size of Bono's ego.
I'm sure I read somewhere...
That due to the fear of a change in Ireland's tax laws (like other "artists" Bono & co currently don't pay income tax), U2 were moving assets out of the country even as we speak.
I love Achtung Baby, but everything else they've ever done makes me want to throw up. Sorry
yep they relocated to Holland
where the taxes are lower.
I hate to play devil's advocate, but...
1) It is highly likely that this album is a studio venture, not the band's greedy whim.
2) If someone is that much of a fan that they'll pay an album's price for two songs, well it's a silly choice, but so is buying The Others' new album. God I hate The Others.
3) I don't like U2, i haven't bought any of their numerous albums, but it seems as though for them nowadays the ends justify the means - they make money for charity (and obviously themselves), and we don't listen. Poor people benefit, we don't listen to two new U2 tracks.
4) Fair enough this venture probably is going to line fatcats' flappy pockets, but the fatcats are always going to get stroked so let's concentrate on what is new and relevant.
In conclusion: fuck U2 but fair play to them.
tut
for fucks sake, haven't we had enough?
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