tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post110274238011692801..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: U2 rocksJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1107699182140048532005-02-06T19:43:00.000+05:302005-02-06T19:43:00.000+05:30the new album is good, some sublime guitar work by...the new album is good, some sublime guitar work by the edge. but i am feeling a little let down by their lyrics. their older work had more complex writing, was a lot more reflective, more poignant, more despairing. they sound more mature, and seem to have gone back to wanting simpler things ("man and a woman" vs. "hawkmoon"; "original of the species" vs. "with or without"). where's the fun in that, i ask. or maybe they've matured while i've stayed a "rattle and hum" kinda gal.<br /><br />am listening to "joshua tree" as i write this and cant help but notics these lines: "where poets speak their heart/then bleed for it". i guess that was written when bono and the lads had still something to prove as a songwriter. i guess i preferred their sound as a band that couldnt wait to tell the world that they'd arrived. some of that angst and desperation seems to have gotten lost somewhere between descending out of a giant lemon and "applying to get their job back" (circa "all that you cant leave behind").<br /><br />-shahparAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1102772724715087202004-12-11T19:15:00.000+05:302004-12-11T19:15:00.000+05:30That new album is absolutely sweet. I'm listening...That new album is absolutely sweet. I'm listening to "A Man and a Woman" as I type this. Simple, lovely.<br /><br />And I agree with you about "The Unforgettable Fire": it's ethereal, and completely not radio-friendly, and a wonderful album.<br /><br />But you know what's really getting (back) under my skin? Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief". I mean, I'm already very familiar with it, and I already think it's the best of a series of great albums by them. I listened to it all day yesterday, and I seriously think there are six or seven AMAZING songs on the album. Incredibly spooky, and very very wise music making.<br /><br />elck<br />vernacularbody.typepad.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com