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U2 - Songs Of Experience (2017)
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  1. Really? I don't think it'll be a bigger disappointment than almost any other album they released, since maybe Joshua Tree...
  3. Originally posted by Bloodraven:The songs we've heard so far, are overproduced, have plenty of U2isms, and are very pop and radio friendly.

    Despite all that, I'm really loving the new songs.

    The album will be overproduced, will have plenty of U2isms, will be very pop and radio friendly.

    Despite all that, I really believe that I'll love the new album.
    If the rest of the album is on par with the songs we've heard so far, it'll land mid table for me, along with War, NLOTH, RAH... if the rest of the album is better, it'll be great to have this one reaching the top half of U2 albums ever.
    I agree, as far as believing I'm going to love the new record. But I'm also starting to feel that maybe they shouldn't have given 4 songs releases already. From a marketing/sales strategy, with the $329 ticket price point, I might have waited and made people anticipate what they were getting until after I sold tickets.

    That price point may shoot them in the foot and cost all of us 2nd nights to see them...
  5. You can give your opinion about the 4 or 5 songs we have heard. (I only know The little things well, which is awsome, the others only parts), but not about an record of 13 and 3 bonus songs, from which most you have not listened yet. So why so dramatic posts here.
  6. Originally posted by ferrari:You can give your opinion about the 4 or 5 songs we have heard. (I only know The little things well, which is awsome, the others only parts), but not about an record of 13 and 3 bonus songs, from which most you have not listened yet. So why so dramatic posts here.
    right
  7. I actually prefer people venting in advance, that way when the album is released maybe they won't complain that much and there's a chance I could actually enjoy the forum in December.
  8. Originally posted by Bloodraven:I actually prefer people venting in advance, that way when the album is released maybe they won't complain that much and there's a chance I could actually enjoy the forum in December.
  9. Originally posted by BlueeyedboyI agree, as far as believing I'm going to love the new record. But I'm also starting to feel that maybe they shouldn't have given 4 songs releases already. From a marketing/sales strategy, with the $329 ticket price point, I might have waited and made people anticipate what they were getting until after I sold tickets.

    That price point may shoot them in the foot and cost all of us 2nd nights to see them...
    I haven't paid attention to the pre-sale thing, I just know that apparently there's been a lot of troubles in there.
    But about releasing 4-5 songs before the album, not sure how bad it is; it seems like once they saw there was a positive response to Best Thing, they decided to put a few more songs out there to take advantage of the flickering "spotlight".
  10. Originally posted by ferrari:You can give your opinion about the 4 or 5 songs we have heard. (I only know The little things well, which is awsome, the others only parts), but not about an record of 13 and 3 bonus songs, from which most you have not listened yet. So why so dramatic posts here.
    I see it more as people voicing there concerns about what’s to come. I wouldn’t like to be heading into a new album with a negative outlook, but I guess if people don’t like the new stuff there hardly going to be thrilled at the prospect of what is to come. A measured approach would be to reserve judgment but it’s understandable that some people’s thoughts and feelings are influenced by what they have already heard.
  11. Originally posted by Bloodraven:[..]
    I haven't paid attention to the pre-sale thing, I just know that apparently there's been a lot of troubles in there.
    But about releasing 4-5 songs before the album, not sure how bad it is; it seems like once they saw there was a positive response to Best Thing, they decided to put a few more songs out there to take advantage of the flickering "spotlight".
    yeah, but overall the feeling seems mixed on the singles. i just wonder if this has an impact on people paying $329 to hear a handful of songs they know will be played that they have no powerful connection to.
  12. Originally posted by blueeyedboyyeah, but overall the feeling seems mixed on the singles. i just wonder if this has an impact on people paying $329 to hear a handful of songs they know will be played that they have no powerful connection to.
    I'm totally out of the loop about the tour... is that amount more than what they used to charge for previous tours? are tickets not selling ok compared to previous tours?

    I don't know about it, but if there's problems to sell tickets, I wouldn't blame it on the SOE material released so far, I'd put it on the fact they just toured this year, and a band like this in this stage of its career is not really suited for touring on a yearly basis.

    ("U2? I already watched them last year, I think I'll pass this time..." seems to me more plausible than "U2? I didn't really liked the couple of songs I've heard from their new album, I'll pass...")