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Surely these will see a wider release?

On 6/19/2018 at 9:02 AM, gracetoo said:

I hadn't even thought about this but I would do bad bad things for basically anything from JT Paris thru Vertigo Chicago.

 

Achtung Baby celebrates another decade in 2021 - it'd be wild to see a ZooTV vinyl surface (even if it was Sydney). Though I guess those shows took place in 92-93. Whatever.

They have officially released lots of live stuff, and we know they record pretty much every show. If they ever decided to do this, they have lots of good stuff to choose from:

Pre-Boy - Dublin (the night they signed their record deal)

Boy - Boston, 

October - New York, London

War - Full Red Rocks, Devore

UF - Nantes, Dortmund

Joshua Tree - Paris, Denver, Tempe

Lovetown - Sydney, all four Dublin shows

ZooTV - Stockholm, Lakeland, Sydney, London, Dublin

Popmart - Edmonton, Regina, Mexico City

Elevation - Boston, Slane Castle, Notre Dame

Vertigo - Vancouver, Chicago, Milan, pretty much the entire South America Leg

360 - Vancouver, Sao Paolo, hopefully something from the last north american leg, Glastonbury

i+E - Paris

JT30 - Lots of South American stuff

e+I - Washington has been filmed.

Need Passengers OS1 as well.

Would love them to do some pressings of the audio of the live DVDs as well.

Really happy with this album. Rusalka is a welcome return to their storytelling side, and songs like Cutting Stone, Once in My Life and Starwatcher are fresh and interesting from them.

13 hours ago, Sunshine said:

There were a lot around 100g in the 70s when millions were pressed. 150 gram is / was the "audiophile" heavy weight before they decided 180g was the new sell bait in like 2008. Doesn't affect sound at all just harder to warp (and also unwarp which is annoying as fuck as posted above)

It is all personal, but claiming it doesn't affect sound at all isn't quite right. Is the audiophile tag a marketing ploy? Yes. Is the 'deeper grooves' claim true? No. Will the average punter be able to tell the difference? No.

The improved isolation and dampening you get with heavier vinyl, while small, does help improve clarity of sound, but these things are superfluous/environmental. I think you are referring to the fact that they can't physically get a better 'image' of the music onto the disc just because of there being more weight (which is true).

My general rule is I go for 180g vinyl from physical stores I trust, and know there has been little chance of warping occurring (good shop conditions, shelving is not conducive to pressure, not posted in dodgy mailers), but a second hand record, or from a web store I'd rather a lighter option when available. An unwarped 180g disc is going to be more durable, and have a safer/happier life in a caring home.

Severed is a phenomenal song - I love when bands can pull out surprises like that 8 albums into a career. The 80s synth, fun guitar lines - the whole thing is just really solid. Super excited for this album.

11 hours ago, colbourne25 said:

Leaked.

 

Holy wow! This is easily their best album this millenium! Album just flows really well and is back to some of their best work both lyrically and musically.

Try best since Achtung Baby! This is incredible.

10 hours ago, YouTwo said:

I'm waiting until Friday to sit down with the vinyl and give it a proper first listen.  I've been spinning The Blackout non-stop though.  I really like the released songs so far.

You'll be very happy - the singles are the worst songs on the record. No joke.

Yeah, the track is pretty good - I prefer the alternate mix that is floating around. The riff from the solo is used in the pre-chorus and it adds a lot. The steam goes out of the song there, but the riff helps keep it rolling, without ruining the build up.

http://playiga.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/U2-Youre-The-Best-Thing-About-Me-Sci-Fi-Soul-Mix.mp3

I am not sure of the rules here re MP3 posts - this is from Interscope's own info service directly, so I don't think I am breaking any rules.

7 hours ago, armadillo01 said:

That's basically what everyone says. I'll get around to it once this one's out because I want to evaluate the duology back-to-back. 

As a long time U2 fan, I think opinions often spill into hyperbole in either the positive or the negative. The things you need to know about the last three:

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb:

Not great as an "album" but really good as a collection of songs. Nothing is an automatic skip on a play through, but the singles are easily the strongest songs (maybe not All Because of You). Worth listening to, and quite enjoyable after all this time. Miracle Drug, Crumbs From Your Table, and One Step Closer are gold.

No Line on The Horizon:

The middle 3 are throwaways, and shouldn't be there. If they'd released an 8 song mini-album without them, it'd be much better. Some lost gems in the other songs like Moment of Surrender, Cedars of Lebanon, and the title track.

Songs of Innocence:

Really solid album that suffers because of the release method. Production is too glossy and sterile at times, but the songs are really good. Any review that looks past the release method says glowing things. Non single picks are Raised By Wolves, Sleep Like a Baby Tonight, and The Crystal Ballroom (although it is only a bonus track).

Songs of Experience sounds like a far more adventurous album than those three - some more atmospheric and experimental sounds,  more 'natural' sounding production and song structures, and really well thought-out subject matter. I'm really looking forward to this album.

14 hours ago, rooks said:

 

I'll give you that. The bassline is sexy.

That it is!

I've read the intro is them too (with significant pitch shifting and processing going on in the voice.)

PS - I f*&king love your avatar.

5 hours ago, rooks said:

I mean, it doesn't ruin the song but I stand by the fact that it's basically a pointless feature. I really don't see how it added anything to the song those 6 seconds could have been filled by anything 

I can see how someone would think that way if it was branded as a Bono feature. But it isn't...

Just because Bono is so annoying, people forget that U2 have a pretty great rhythm section - the entire second half is U2 playing drums, bass, and keys. There is virtually nothing else there in the way of synth, production tricks etc. I also think that the jarring change mid-song (reflective of the jarring change in theme - that is, revenge to moving forward with positive change) works totally, and using U2 was kind of a meta way of underlining that. So, not pointless IMO

11 hours ago, darkeyelids said:

No shipping to Australia???

Have you used Australia Post ShopMate before? Local US shipping prices, then whatever rates they can secure to get it from a warehouse in Portland. Always works out cheaper.

https://shopmate.auspost.com.au/

Really hoping these (or some of them at least) come out independently quicker than they did after 5 years. I really only feel the need to go in for the studio albums.

Oh snap!  Thanks for the info.  That's the only other one of these represses I want (I think).  I would hope that means the Dude Ranch release date has been moved up from May 30th.  TOYPAJ is still curiously absent from this SRCHIFI campaign...

TOYPAJ is absent, though in the description for Dude Ranch is does say:

"srcvinyl is giving the Blink 182 catalog the full SRCHIFI treatment"

Seems to indicate that the others may get released, but they are doing 4 at a time?

Grabbed the SRC, and the clear WDNTW as I'd been waiting for an excuse to grab a copy. Combined shipping FTW

Cheers Travis.

Bought +44 from the website the other night with the 1/2 price int shipping. Can't wait for BCR

Great service you are providing!

As an Australian Blink fan, it has been hard to source any variants on vinyl - just bought +44 direct from HT because of the half price shipping, but if I'd known about this, I'd have jumped on it. Can you let me know your selling method (paypal, or...?) and what you would charge for shipping to Australia? I'd be keen to get involved for all of the upcoming pressings (I understand Dude Ranch, Enema and Greatest Hits, and BCR are all out soon). Depending on shipping, I would also be interested in MTTS if it is still going.

Cheers!