So what've we got so far? - a proposed map of the album - Page 9

digitize · 08-20-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by last unicorn

"Sexy Boots" doesn't sound boring or plain at all. In fact, I think it's one of the most exciting and fresh things U2 has done for a long time. I hope they don't mess too much with these songs or waste them for b-sides. I want to hear them on the album the way they are now, just in better quality, of course.

They should release an album of beach clips.

LemonMelon · 08-20-2008, 10:54 PM

The album is done, guys. Speculation on the recording process is over, and now the waiting game begins. I know it sucks, but it should only be a few more weeks before we hear some concrete information regarding the first single, release date, album title, and so on. It would be disappointing if Paul McG pulled a Chinese Democracy on us and delayed the thing, but there's nothing to speculate about on that front. Just wait.

BVS · 08-20-2008, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LemonMelon

The album is done, guys. Speculation on the recording process is over, and now the waiting game begins. I know it sucks, but it should only be a few more weeks before we hear some concrete information regarding the first single, release date, album title, and so on. It would be disappointing if Paul McG pulled a Chinese Democracy on us and delayed the thing, but there's nothing to speculate about on that front. Just wait.

There's some type of McGuine$$ and the internet joke in there somewhere...

The new U2 album: Chinese Internetocracy...

Ok, I've had little sleep.

PowerSurge · 08-21-2008, 06:44 AM

Just wondering....

If an album is officially "done", then what else is left before it hits the stores? Printing the CD's, jewel cases, booklets, etc etc, right?

So if this things been done for a little while now, whats the delay? Are they rethinking the order of songs and details of that nature?

LastNameonEarth · 08-21-2008, 07:02 AM

If the album is in the process of being printed, I doubt they'll be changing the order of songs! Vertigo was on the radio by mid-September '04 wasn't it? And I remember Beautiful Day being the closing music to the BBC's coverage of the Olympics in 2000, so there can't be much longer to wait before we hear a "slightly" clearer version of the beach clips, or Sexy Boots anyway. At least they finished recording in plenty of time for the release schedule, unlike for POP when they had to rush completing it (even if the re-worked versions of POP songs they released years later were inferior to the originals).

Personally, though, I'm really attached to the beach clips now, and can't imagine the songs sounding better without waves lapping onto the beach, and people talking over the recording. The baby speaking at the end of Sexy Boots is better than any backing vocals Edge has ever done

ChargedVT · 08-21-2008, 07:24 AM

I think the single (Sexy Boots or other) will be released to radio no sooner than the end of September. When Vertigo was first on the radio it was a full two months before the album was released and, to me, that seemed a bit long, because a lot of people would have heard the song flogged to death and been kind of "over it" before the album was released. As it was, the physical single of Vertigo wasn't released until early Nov and didn't chart as high as it should have due to this time frame. I think the perfect amount of time between first single on radio and album release would be 6 weeks.
Here's my predictions:
Single to radio - end of Sept/early Oct
Album - Nov 18th (US) and prob the 15th here in Aus!

BloodRedSky2k5 · 08-21-2008, 07:39 AM

I think, despite the obvious success of Vertigo, the whole radio/video thing was somewhat poorly handled with HTDAAB. The song was on radio 1-2 weeks before it should have been, which is idealy around 6 weeks before the album is released. McG may have looked at the Grammy situation though. The Vertigo video wasn't exactly helped by the weather conditions when they were shooting in Spain but they should have a video ready at the same time as the song goes to radio.

LastNameonEarth · 08-21-2008, 07:45 AM

I just hope the videos on this album suit, and do justice to, the songs they release eg One, Beautiful Day, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, and unlike horrible videos like Walk On or All Because of You.

namkcuR · 08-21-2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ps333

Just wondering....

If an album is officially "done", then what else is left before it hits the stores? Printing the CD's, jewel cases, booklets, etc etc, right?

So if this things been done for a little while now, whats the delay? Are they rethinking the order of songs and details of that nature?

They hold the album when it's finished. They want it to be released late October to mid-November, for the holiday rush. Sell more. And also have relevance through two grammy cycles.

PowerSurge · 08-21-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodRedSky2k5

I think, despite the obvious success of Vertigo, the whole radio/video thing was somewhat poorly handled with HTDAAB. The song was on radio 1-2 weeks before it should have been, which is idealy around 6 weeks before the album is released. McG may have looked at the Grammy situation though. The Vertigo video wasn't exactly helped by the weather conditions when they were shooting in Spain but they should have a video ready at the same time as the song goes to radio.

If you remember, the reason why it came out early was because the song was already leaked through the internet. The U2 camp scrambled to get Vertigo on the radio ASAP as a result. But I totally understand your point...its very true.

PowerSurge · 08-21-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by namkcuR

They hold the album when it's finished. They want it to be released late October to mid-November, for the holiday rush. Sell more. And also have relevance through two grammy cycles.

makes total sense to me. So by that theory we should have an official single in the next couple of weeks, right?

mikal · 08-21-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ps333

If you remember, the reason why it came out early was because the song was already leaked through the internet. The U2 camp scrambled to get Vertigo on the radio ASAP as a result. But I totally understand your point...its very true.

Actually, that's not true at all. We didn't hear Vertigo until the radio played it (I believe Indie 103 was the station).

PowerSurge · 08-21-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mikal

Actually, that's not true at all. We didn't hear Vertigo until the radio played it (I believe Indie 103 was the station).

Not true either.

I remember hearing it well before that. I thought how the story went was that they sent the single out to radio stations two weeks prior to release for people to promote and get a listen and it was leaked. I remember hearing a crappy recording of it almost two weeks prior.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember waiting for the radio release to get a better recording of it. Each time I raised the volume on the mp3 it sounded horrible. All of the high and low levels were digitally cut and it made the song sound weak when played loud.

popacrobat · 08-21-2008, 02:04 PM

We did not hear Vertigo until a radio station played it. September 23, 2004.

PowerSurge · 08-21-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by popacrobat

We did not hear Vertigo until a radio station played it. September 23, 2004.

All I know is that I had a ripped Vertigo mp3 about maybe 1 1/2 - 2 weeks prior to it hitting the radio nationally. I'm not sure where it came from, whether it was the Indie station playing too early, but I had the song prior.

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08-20-2008, 10:54 PM	#122
LemonMelon Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 33,702 Local Time: 08:07 PM	The album is done, guys. Speculation on the recording process is over, and now the waiting game begins. I know it sucks, but it should only be a few more weeks before we hear some concrete information regarding the first single, release date, album title, and so on. It would be disappointing if Paul McG pulled a Chinese Democracy on us and delayed the thing, but there's nothing to speculate about on that front. Just wait.

08-21-2008, 06:44 AM	#124
PowerSurge New Yorker Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The band is playing a striptease in my head and I'm hanging from the pole Posts: 2,957 Local Time: 07:07 PM	Just wondering.... If an album is officially "done", then what else is left before it hits the stores? Printing the CD's, jewel cases, booklets, etc etc, right? So if this things been done for a little while now, whats the delay? Are they rethinking the order of songs and details of that nature?

08-21-2008, 07:02 AM	#125
LastNameonEarth The Fly Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 211 Local Time: 07:07 PM	If the album is in the process of being printed, I doubt they'll be changing the order of songs! Vertigo was on the radio by mid-September '04 wasn't it? And I remember Beautiful Day being the closing music to the BBC's coverage of the Olympics in 2000, so there can't be much longer to wait before we hear a "slightly" clearer version of the beach clips, or Sexy Boots anyway. At least they finished recording in plenty of time for the release schedule, unlike for POP when they had to rush completing it (even if the re-worked versions of POP songs they released years later were inferior to the originals). Personally, though, I'm really attached to the beach clips now, and can't imagine the songs sounding better without waves lapping onto the beach, and people talking over the recording. The baby speaking at the end of Sexy Boots is better than any backing vocals Edge has ever done

08-21-2008, 07:24 AM	#126
ChargedVT Acrobat Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: South Australia Posts: 493 Local Time: 12:07 AM	I think the single (Sexy Boots or other) will be released to radio no sooner than the end of September. When Vertigo was first on the radio it was a full two months before the album was released and, to me, that seemed a bit long, because a lot of people would have heard the song flogged to death and been kind of "over it" before the album was released. As it was, the physical single of Vertigo wasn't released until early Nov and didn't chart as high as it should have due to this time frame. I think the perfect amount of time between first single on radio and album release would be 6 weeks. Here's my predictions: Single to radio - end of Sept/early Oct Album - Nov 18th (US) and prob the 15th here in Aus!

08-21-2008, 07:39 AM	#127
BloodRedSky2k5 The Fly Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Between the midnight and the dawning Posts: 78 Local Time: 12:07 AM	I think, despite the obvious success of Vertigo, the whole radio/video thing was somewhat poorly handled with HTDAAB. The song was on radio 1-2 weeks before it should have been, which is idealy around 6 weeks before the album is released. McG may have looked at the Grammy situation though. The Vertigo video wasn't exactly helped by the weather conditions when they were shooting in Spain but they should have a video ready at the same time as the song goes to radio.

08-21-2008, 07:45 AM	#128
LastNameonEarth The Fly Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 211 Local Time: 07:07 PM	I just hope the videos on this album suit, and do justice to, the songs they release eg One, Beautiful Day, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, and unlike horrible videos like Walk On or All Because of You.

08-21-2008, 02:04 PM	#134
popacrobat Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: I do Hungry Posts: 6,487 Local Time: 08:07 PM	We did not hear Vertigo until a radio station played it. September 23, 2004.