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[edit] Release date

Does anyone have a release date? Thanks CRBR 16:48, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Considering they only announced they started recording 3 months ago, I doubt a release date will be heard within the next 3 months; more likely within the next 6. Definitely not now, either way. AllynJ 17:12, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Not To Correct You or anything, but I believe they recorded some things back when they were in the studio with Green Day and when they recorded the "Window In The Skies]] because @U2 said they would be in their for about three weeks. Plus, they probably wanted to record some to eliminate to that song. Also remember the "BEACH CLIPS". Well, all of this is my opinion thought. You may be right. They may of only done the two songs in Abbey Road Studios. All Well. CRBR 18:45, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] News from U2.COM: MORE FROM MOROCCO

This is from @U2.com, if you want to add any of this, PLEASE due so. Just site your sorces!

U2.com has posted the second in what appears to be a series of articles based on U2's recording sessions in Morocco in late May and early June. The article is for subscribers only, but here are a few highlights and quotes.

  • Edge on why they went to Morocco: "The Festival of Sacred Music was a big lure for us and for Brian who has been very interested in Arabic music for years. We felt we might meet some interesting musicians while here – and we certainly have."
  • Eno on the uniqueness of Arabic music: "...in a typical pop song you will have 'A B A B A B C A B B' or something like that but in Arabic music you might have 'A B C F B G F' or something like that. Basically it just goes off, and what we've been doing here these past few days is enjoying things like that more and more, moving away from the simply cyclic way of writing things."
  • Eno on the influence of Arabic music on U2's sessions: "It is not a question of sounds so much but of different structural decisions about how things are made."
  • Edge is said to be "tuning a mandolin."
  • Bono is said to be reading Minds at War, "an anthology of First World War poetry."

[edit] Instant Karma wonder???

Is Instant Karma going to be released at some point? Thanks! CRBR 23:19, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I like where this article is going!

This article is going very well. Hopefully, we can improve it even more. Just Mercy was confirmed by Bono and if you don't believe him, I hope when it is on the next album, you all are proved wrong. CRBR 20:37, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Arguably the article shouldn't be here and has already been deleted. Wikipedia is not news service. See WP:CHILL. It's just a collection of gossip and speculation that don’t really say anything notable. The album doesn’t even have a name and there is nothing confirmed apart from the fact that U2 have been in a studio. That long list of quotes should be removed, it's not what an encyclopedia is about. That list is better put into a magazine.
Re Mercy, it's not that it is not "wrong", it is simply not verified - that is the basis for inclusion in wikipedia. A fan's alleged comment on a fan site is not verification. When it's verified, put it in. There’s no album yet verified!!! --Merbabu 22:50, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. I expect had I been aware of the prior AfD and had listed it the outcome of this article may have been different; indeed, it could have even been speedy deleted per WP:CSD#G4 were it not under a slightly different title and so didn't show in the deletion log. To be honest, I wouldn't be opposed to deleting all but the "available information" section - the rest is completely unencyclopedic and the majority is speculation with sources that fail WP:RS. AllynJ 16:52, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] OK Lets just start over

I guess you all are right, so lets just start from the beginning. All of the confirmed information and even quotes, I suppose. Even if it is a small article, we can build on from there, with all information that can possibly come from here to the release of the album. Lets just start from the beginning. You can start it off and I can help along the way. Forget The Rumors, lets just focus on what has been told to us. Contact Me if you got any concerns! CRBR 22:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

The problem is, much of what was here was just rumours. The whole subject is not notable. Nothing has happened - they've just been in the studio. I don't think they have even mentioned the word 'album'. There is not even an album name. And it's been previously deleted - it was the SAME info. You can't just make an article by stringing together a whole lot of quotes. Wikipedia is not a news service or pop mag, it's a serious encyclopedia about things that are notable, and not just interesting. I don't think I will nominate it's deletion, but I'd certainly support it. Merbabu 22:28, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Correct, but I'll still make it only confirmed information anyway, to keep this here. Like Theodore Roosevelt said, "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." I do have a feeling something will come, so lets just stick to confirmed information. CRBR 22:32, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Did the Edge say this

Did The Edge ever say this quote on the next album:

//The Edge was recently quoted as comparing the developing songs as "a mix of Madonna meets Mastodon (band). Music you can dance to while banging your head". PLEASE let me know on my talkpage. CRBR 19:21, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2007: best for me

I was reading a article on U2 exit over agan and it said when Bono was at the Sarajevo festival, Bono said, "I would like to think that we're doing our best work now. We're about to make a new album for next year, and it's the most important thing." I really doubt that Bono would be off his word about anything like that. Sure maybe something like a Tour, but nothing like that. I believe the end of 2007 is the best estimate. CRBR 17:26, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Bono has said every U2 album is U2's best ever before it's release. Sometime's he is right, other times not. --Merbabu 22:28, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
I do agree with that (EX: Pop), but I believe this one will be special. It maybe not the HTDAAM, but I believe that it will have a unique type of sound. We will find very out soon! CRBR 22:54, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Should we...

Should we change the beginning part and put that information in the Available Information section? CRBR 22:55, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Twelfth Studio Album???

The U2 discography already lists the band as having released twelve studio albums. So wouldn't the new one be their 13th? Joelster (talk) 23:52, 21 April 2008 (UTC) Note: I presume this has something to do with the Orignal Soundtracks 1 album?

Whether it's 12 or 13th or whatever, could be debated forever - Rattle and Hum and Wide Awake in America beg whther they are studio albums, and as you say - what is Passengers. That's why I just go with the flow - who cares? THere are better things to debate. Personally, I don't think we should even have this article unless a name and definite release date have been provided. --Merbabu (talk) 01:09, 22 April 2008 (UTC)