Bono says U2 is at an all time high in writing and would hate to end it just to get this new album out. He was quoted as saying “This is our chance to defy gravity once again” in his interview with Rolling Stone. They have haved 50 to 60 songs already written according to Bono. I bet it will be hard to choose the 12-20 for the album out of that many songs. Opinions?
1Ahn on Sep 5, 2008 at 2:31 pm:
…Because apparently releasing more than one album every few years would be absolute blasphemy.
2Paul on Sep 5, 2008 at 2:48 pm:
Absolute Blasphemy…. for sure! haha. I guess they could do that, but they may want to get more creative than their last time around. Either way works.
3Ahn on Sep 5, 2008 at 6:52 pm:
I think personally I’m just used to the Japanese music industry. Some bands there will do two albums a year and it’s almost unheard of to go more than a year without so much as announced plans for one, especially in recent years.
But possibly 60 songs and counting, over one album? That’s a complete waste, in my opinion. If they wanted to get more creative they could drop the dull ones before even finishing them. Or it could be a case of ‘we’re trying to sound impressive to our fans’, which, also in my opinion, seems possible with this announcement.