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Re: U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies
In todays day & age, I could see it as supporting an indusry. John Mellencamp I get it. If the Boss or Pearl Jam loaned a song for a Ford campaign, I'd get it. NFL Network is just corporate greed trying to make more money on top of money. Charging subscribers for a channel that's worth watching about 5 days a year? Sucks. Cables high enough, we already have enough channels. NFL Network, Big 10 network... what's next?!
I thought it was lame. & I'm not fond of the song to begin with. That's 2 strickes against them for me. They're down 0-2 in the count, better make it happen.
Re: U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies
Ford is company in the automobile industry. That industries goal is to make money. What's the difference. It's called marketing. U2 has had an agreement with the NFL for years so why this is a shock or why this suddenly makes them lame or cheesy is beyond me. Likeing the song or not has nothing to do with it. Or maybe it does. Maybe if it was Beautiful Day it would've gone unnoticed by you but since it's the new single which you happen to dislike maybe it stood out. Again U2's music has been used by the NFL for years. They're not the only band who has their music featured on NFL network. Not seeing your point PaSnow. Just seems like an irrational reason to bag on U2. But that's o.k. They've got enough support. They aren't in the "better make it happen" situation that soem other bads are in. To each their own I guess.
For the record I watch NFL network pretty much everyday durring the season. I don't pay extra to get it either so I'm not sure what that's about.
Re: U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies
You guys can hear 22 second clips off all songs on the album here:
http://www.u2exit.com/2009/02/download_ … orizon.php
I haven't listend to them and don't plan on listening to them so hurry up and listen to them and give me something to get excited about! 
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Re: U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies
I don't really care so I've had a listen 
Very hard to make too much of a judgement 22 secs isn't really long enough. Some tracks sound like trademark U2, Magnificent and Unknown Caller especially. Moment of Surrender is all instrumental but sounds promising. I'll Go Crazy sounds like it could be a big song, potential single I think. FEZ sounds very weird, it sounds like it samples some of Get on Your Boots but it jumps all over the place, very experimental.
The overall feel is softer than I'd expected there's nothing like Vertigo on there. I wouldn't mind hearing full versions of NLOTH, Moment of Surrender, Magnificent, Unknown Caller and I'll Go Crazy. The rest didn't really stand out to me.
Re: U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies
You guys can hear 22 second clips off all songs on the album here:
http://www.u2exit.com/2009/02/download_ … orizon.phpI haven't listend to them and don't plan on listening to them so hurry up and listen to them and give me something to get excited about!
I just tried to listen to those clips and they are no longer available.
I'll take that as a sign I am supposed to wait.
Re: U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies
I don't have a link because I'm on my Blackberry, but I just read at redeyechicago.com that U2 is playing on Letterman five nights in a row soon.
from u2.com
12.02.2009
Five Nights with Letterman
The band will be guests on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday March 2nd... and then again on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Coinciding with the worldwide release of No Line on the Horizon, it's the first time a musical guest has performed an entire week on the CBS late night broadcast.
Monday, March 2-Friday, March 6 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
That is FUCKING AWESOME!!! 
:mosh::mosh: They are the absolute masters of promotion and I don't think anyone can deny that.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea … d=51841712
Re: U2 - Acoustic Achtung Babies
Bono wrote:They are the absolute masters of promotion and I don't think anyone can deny that.
After CD's release, no arguement here.
Just curious, do people on the U2 forums know your a big GnR forum poster?
Maybe. I've talked Gn'R before and stuff but there's honestly so many people on the u2 sites that I don't spend enough time on them to really be "known" The discussion threads on U2 sites get too big too fast that if you miss a day it's over. Your post is hidden on page 16 of a 36 page thread so...... I mostly just go to U2 sites for news.
