Bought U2's new album today....

[Zebra Three]

Originally posted by fe_lung

I think that, much like the last record, a lot of this one will rock much harder live than on the album.

I agree!

[Zebra Three]

Originally posted by hard rock
They also said that the last album was going to be a rock album going back to their roots and it wasnt either. the most rockin tunes on that album were beautiful day and elevation. Wild honey was a cool acoustic rockin tune as well kind of like a john mellencamp sort of thing. still better than a lot of the stuff off the pop album.

My favorite off that album is "In a little while"-one of Bono's best vocals!

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Zebra Three
My favorite off that album is "In a little while"-one of Bono's best vocals!

That is especially great live!

[FORD]

Originally posted by fe_lung


I noticed that Bill & Melinda Gates had a shout out in the liner notes. That's either the most or least rock n' roll thing ever. I can't decide.

I'm guessing that's because the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation cut a check for Bono's AIDS relief efforts in Africa. He met with a lot of non-rock n roll types in the course of those events. Even the fascist asshole in my avatar.

Paul Allen was the rocker at Microsoft.

[ELVIS]

I am very proud to say that I have never purchased a U2 album...

I never understood what all the hype was with that lame ass boring band...

[Vivian Campbell]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I am very proud to say that I have never purchased a U2 album...

I never understood what all the hype was with that lame ass boring band...

Thank God, I'm not alone. 5 Stars for the King.

Everything I've ever heard from either the radio or from friends playing some albums has put me to sleep. Bo-No is boring. U2 gets all the hype because Bo-No is a bleeding heart.

Just curious, did U2 give Paul O’Neill a shout out?

[Zebra Three]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I am very proud to say that I have never purchased a U2 album...

Bono said he never purchased any of your albums either, Elvis...

[aesop]

Originally posted by Panamark


Past albums were all killer, no filler..

Ah well, like Metallica, we can keep hoping..........

Dude, check out Train of Thought by Dream Theater. Everyone who hears it pronounces it 'the album that St. Anger should have been'. It's just outstanding. And these guys are all Julliard musicians.

[Bill Lumbergh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I am very proud to say that I have never purchased a U2 album...

I never understood what all the hype was with that lame ass boring band...

Yep. I NEVER considered U2 a rock band...........

[Panamark]

Originally posted by aesop
Dude, check out Train of Thought by Dream Theater. Everyone who hears it pronounces it 'the album that St. Anger should have been'. It's just outstanding. And these guys are all Julliard musicians.

YOu know what, I really should listen to these guys. YOu are
one of many that have recommended them...

Cheers Mate !

[FORD]

U2's 'Bomb' tops U.S. charts

Thursday, December 2, 2004 Posted: 9:58 AM EST (1458 GMT)



LOS ANGELES, California (Billboard) -- U2 earned its sixth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday as its new release, "How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," sold almost twice as many copies in its first week as 2000's "All That You Can't Leave Behind."

The new Interscope album moved 840,000 copies in the Thanksgiving holiday week that ended November 28, according to sales data from Nielsen SoundScan.

The Irish quartet's previous package, "All That You Can't Leave Behind," entered -- and peaked -- at No. 3 in November 2000 on sales of 428,000 copies; it has a to-date total of 4.2 million.

U2 ended the two-week chart reign of labelmate Eminem's "Encore" (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), which dropped to No. 2 with 471,000 copies. The band also terminated the rapper's three-week stint atop the U.K. charts on Sunday.

The album's arrival was heralded by first single "Vertigo," which is featured in Apple Computer's iPod/iTunes TV commercial. The track spent four weeks atop Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks list, which is based on radio airplay, and is currently at No. 3. Additionally, the band made a series of high profile appearances in the week leading up to the album's release, including a performance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and an unannounced free outdoor show in New York.

U2, which first went to No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with 1987's "The Joshua Tree," has a worldwide sales total of more than 120 million copies, according to Interscope.

Another highly anticipated Interscope release lived up to the hype this week as No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani's solo debut "Love, Angel, Music, Baby" scored a bigger opening week than any No Doubt record ever has. Fueled by the pop radio hit "What You Waiting For?," the album bowed at No. 7 with 309,000 copies.

Shania Twain's Mercury Nashville greatest hits compilation jumped two places to No. 3 with 384,000 copies. Fellow country star Toby Keith also rose two, to No. 5, as his DreamWorks Nashville/Interscope hits set sold 331,000 units.

Destiny's Child slipped two to No. 4 as "Destiny Fulfilled" (Sony Urban Music/Columbia) sold 337,000 copies in its second full week.

The unofficial start to the holiday shopping season also gave the 17th installment of "NOW That's What I Call Music!" (Sony BMG/Universal/EMI/Zomba/Capitol) a push, as the album jumped two places to No. 6 with 319,000 copies.

Falling short of prior "American Idol" stars, third season winner Fantasia's solo J debut, "Free Yourself," entered at No. 8 on sales of 240,000 copies. First season winner Kelly Clarkson, as well as second season winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken, both opened in the top slot.

Studdard's second album, contemporary gospel album "I Need An Angel" (J) also debuted this week, taking the No. 20 slot with 96,000 copies. His debut set, "Soulful," entered at No. 1 with 417,000 copies last year and has sold 1.8 million to date.

Rounding out the top 10, Snoop Dogg's "R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece" (Doggystyle/Geffen/Star Trax) fell three to No. 9 with 203,000 copies, while Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz' "Crunk Juice" (TVT) slid seven to No. 10 with196,000 copies.

Boosted by his November 24 NBC prime time concert special "Tim McGraw: Here and Now," the country superstar's "Live Like You Were Dying" (Curb) soared 11 to No. 13 with 180,000 copies.

Creed's "Greatest Hits," the first Wind-Up release from the band following its breakup earlier this year, opened at No. 15 on sales of 158,000 copies. The band's final studio album, 2001's "Weathered," debuted at No. 1 with 887,000 and has sold 6.3 million to date.

Jessica Simpson snared the second largest Nielsen SoundScan week of her career with "Rejoyce: The Christmas album" (Columbia) moving 152,000 copies to open at No. 16. While the singer's "In This Skin" opened with 64,000 copies in 2003, a special edition release this year posted a 159,000-unit week and boosted the set to a No. 2 peak on The Billboard 200.

At No. 19, the Nirvana boxed set "With the Lights Out" (Geffen) rounded out the top 20 debuts. With 106,000 copies, the set notched the biggest sales week for any box since Garth Brooks' "The Limited Series," which opened at No. 1 with 372,000 units in 1998.

Additional debuts this week included Alison Krauss + Union Station's "Lonely Runs Both Ways" (Rounder, No. 29), Evanescence's "Anywhere But Home" (Wind-Up, No. 39), Kenny G's "At Last... The Duets Album" (Arista, No. 40), the Diplomats' "Diplomatic Immunity" (Roc-A-Fella, No. 46) and the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" soundtrack (Warner Bros., No. 50).

Overall U.S. album sales were up 27 percent over the previous week at 19.5 million units, but down about 5 percent from the same week last year. Sales for 2004 are beating those of last year by about 2.9 percent with 565 million units.

[Nickdfresh]

Wow, you're fast Ford, was just about to post that one.

I guess the downloads really didn't hurt U2 too much!

[FORD]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
Wow, you're fast Ford, was just about to post that one.

I guess the downloads really didn't hurt U2 too much!

As I mentioned before, I downloaded U2's last album a full 6 weeks before it's release, and it also went platinum in short order.

I downloaded another album around the same time, also several weeks ahead of its release date. That would be Sammy Hagar's "10-13"

(call it morbid curiousity)

Guess which of the two albums failed to chart, and guess who blamed Napster - which was then still functional as a music source and not corporate shite.

[Jack68]

U2 is a live band i highly recommend seeing.The studio songs come alive in concert.Barring the pop tour(i walked out)ive seen them since 81 and they are worth every dime.

[FORD]

The Popmart tour was great, despite the fact that Pop was their worst record. And yeah, the giant Lemon was a bit much, but that only lasted for a couple minutes.

Even U2's worst album is better than 99% of the music released since 1996.

I saw the North American tour finale in the Kingdome, which was also the last concert ever held in that venue, which has since gone to concrete stadium Hell.

Front row tickets, surrounded by all the Wire fan club chicks, I had no complaints