Bono Itching To Take U2 To The "Next Level"

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I think Bono~~'s singing~~ is by far the band's greatest asset.

I usually step up to defend the Big B, but anyone who says "take it to the next level" is fair game.

― Name Not Found (rogermexico), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 19:12 (seventeen years ago) link

This is what the Charlton Athletic board said when they got rid of Curbishley and brought in Ian Dowie. The next level, it turns out, is the one immediately below.

U2 can only be redeemed if their next album contains at least seventeen minutes of metal croaking.

― Comrades, meet Tildo Durd (Scourage), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 19:19 (seventeen years ago) link

"...anyone who says "take it to the next level" is fair game."

No argument there.

That awful bit about not being a singles band, and having a "very young audience coming through," and wanting to "have something they could check us out very easy on," isn't much easier to defend.

Dildo Turd:

The next album will include at least 11 wedding/prom ballads with vaguely "spiritual" themes. Mark my words.

― adam beales (pye poudre), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 19:25 (seventeen years ago) link

^ OTM

Though I would gladly come back to the fold for an album of Edge/Eno/(Mullen/Clayton) ambient/prog metal. Like if you took the U2 elements already lurking in, say, ISIS and, I dunno, U2'd 'em up? As much as I enjoy Bono's "gospel voice" I would definitely pay money to hear his COOOOOKIE.

Srsly, this could be like Achtung Baby II.

― Name Not Found (rogermexico), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 20:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Or bluegrass. Bluegrass could be good, but with soaring choruses and dotted-eighth delay.

― Name Not Found (rogermexico), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 20:42 (seventeen years ago) link

remember when he would wear an acoustic guitar on his back like a prop? what a putz

― amon (amon), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link

U2 doing ambient/prog metal would be a truly joyous day, but it isn't going to happen.

I know!!! Why don't they try some techno??!!?!!!

― Comrades, meet Tildo Durd (Scourage), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 20:56 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/showthread.php?t=31986

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link

U2's '91-'97 run is their best work.

― bohren un der club of gear (bohren un der club of gear), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 22:31 (seventeen years ago) link

You are right, in that 'Passengers: Original Soundtracks Vol. 1' is by FAR their best work. 'Your Blue Room' I'd even call a bono fide classic!

― Comrades, meet Tildo Durd (Scourage), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 22:33 (seventeen years ago) link

'Your Blue Room' I'd even call a bono fide classic!

Motion seconded, but let the record state that we find the pun execrable.

― Name Not Found (rogermexico), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 22:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Bono has just reached parodic territory with these statements, hasn't he?

― Phoenix (is still) Dancing (krushsister), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 23:22 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm itching to take Bono down to Chinatown!

― henry s (henry s), Wednesday, 3 January 2007 23:26 (seventeen years ago) link

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