tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457488725676996581.post3698069878704984915..comments2024-03-24T07:21:24.404+00:00Comments on The Crystal Gazer: U2 - InvisibleSue Fellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06951812428294589815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457488725676996581.post-74448036650094869022014-02-11T18:32:31.608+00:002014-02-11T18:32:31.608+00:00Yes, we often do move on for lots of reasons, but ...Yes, we often do move on for lots of reasons, but as long as we still get enjoyment from music (whoever creates it) our world is enriched :)Sue Fellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951812428294589815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457488725676996581.post-75744044150582320422014-02-11T13:03:07.900+00:002014-02-11T13:03:07.900+00:00I'm glad that you like the song, Sue, and I wo...I'm glad that you like the song, Sue, and I would never try to dispute that feeling away from you. :-) Maybe it's just that U2 are no longer that important to me and that generally I've moved on to other kinds of music. As you say, we all change, and what once was the soundtrack of my live is now only a faint echo of days gone by. If I happen to listen to a U2 song it never fails to evoke fond memories; but I seldom listen to U2 nowadays, haven't put on a U2 CD for years. Andrehttp://frucht-und-dornenstuecke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457488725676996581.post-81323875572130407652014-02-09T21:45:28.045+00:002014-02-09T21:45:28.045+00:00Yes Andy, we'll have to agree to disagree on t...Yes Andy, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one :) I see this song as a step in the right direction, whether the album will be the same old stuff or something more vital time will tell. I don't expect them to be great again like in the AB days, they are different people, as we all are, but I would like them to show they still have some magic, not sure if they have that, but this song, for me, has a touch of that.Sue Fellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951812428294589815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457488725676996581.post-78655050614281534802014-02-09T13:37:27.567+00:002014-02-09T13:37:27.567+00:00Sadly, I have to say that the new material doesn&#...Sadly, I have to say that the new material doesn't do anything for me. All I hear is just plain old U2, competently pieced together and executed, but without the youthful recklessness and inspiration that made them so special in the 80s and early 90s. U2 may be better musicians now, but their music has become predictable and formulaic, there is no vision, no hunger, no real need to express themselves in a unique manner behind their corporate music-making machine. And to make things worse, Bono has become an insufferable poser, I truly loathe his on-stage rockstar antics at age 53! I type this with a sad expression on my face, because I was and still am a great fan of U2 up to "Achtung Baby". That album was their zenith, but from then on it was a slow downward spiral. Perhaps it's time for them to call it quits. They are very close to mutating into those same "boring old farts" they stood up against when they were young. - So I fear, we have to agree to disagree on this one, Sue. :-)Andrehttp://frucht-und-dornenstuecke.comnoreply@blogger.com