From Loudersound.
U2 have shared a stripped-back, piano-led version of their 2000 hit single Beautiful Day as another preview of their forthcoming Songs Of Surrender album. It follows on from the January release of a re-imagined version of their 1984 hit single Pride (In The Name Of Love), the first taste of a compilation, due on March 17, which features 40 re-worked U2 songs.
“Music allows you to time travel,” guitarist The Edge stated when the project was first unveiled, “and so we started to imagine what it would be like to bring these songs back with us to the present day and give them the benefit, or otherwise, of a 21st century re-imagining. What started as an experiment quickly became a personal obsession, as so many early U2 songs yielded to a new interpretation.
“Intimacy replaced post-punk urgency. New keys. New chords. New tempos and new lyrics arrived. It turns out that great song is kind of indestructible.”
Also on March 17, a new U2 documentary, Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming, with David Letterman, will air on Disney+.
Directed by Morgan Neville, the film, which finds US television show host Letterman travelling to Ireland for the first time to meet up with the band in their hometown of Dublin.
In a press release, the documentary is described as “part concert movie, part travel adventure plus a whole lot of Bono and The Edge, with Dave’s humour throughout”.
Last month, the band announced that they will doing a gig residency in Las Vegas at the MGM Sphere in the autumn. Their sets will focus on songs from their 1991 album Achtung Baby. Dates are yet to be announced.
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- U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Red Vinyl - UK - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $32.25, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 08-Apr-2025 16:00)on April 8, 2025 at 6:04 pm
U2 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (1995 UK limited edition injection moulded 7" single pressed on Red Vinyl, also including Themes From Batman Forever performed by Elliot Goldenthal, housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve displays minimal wear, whilst the vinyl is in near 'as new' condition A7131)
- U2 - Pride - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.35, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2025 13:57)on April 8, 2025 at 6:04 pm
U2 Pride (In The Name Of Love) (1984 UK 4-track 12" EP, also including Boomerang I & II plus 4th Of July. The picture sleeve shows minor ageing & the vinyl is Excellent with just a few faint cosmetic signs of play 12IS202)
- U2 - Boy - Remastered 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $32.24, €29.49 (New Item) (arrived 25-Mar-2025 15:44)on April 8, 2025 at 6:04 pm
U2 Boy (UK/EU 11-track LP pressed on 180-gram classic black vinyl, remastered in 2008 by Arnie Acosta from the original analogue tapes and cut by Bernie Grundman. Their 1980 debut was recorded in Dublin and produced by Steve Lillywhite. Including I Will Follow and A Day Without Me, as well as live favourites Out Of Control and The Electric Co. Picture sleeve with original cover artwork and 16-page illustrated booklet inside. Factory sealed)
- U2 - The Unforgettable Fire - Australian - vinyl LP - £30.00, $38.70, €35.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Mar-2025 17:00)on April 8, 2025 at 6:04 pm
U2 The Unforgettable Fire (Original 1984 Australian issue 10-track vinyl LP, their fourth studio album including the singles Pride [In The Name Of Love] and A Sort Of Homecoming. The picture sleeve shows a little shelfwear to the edges / corners but comes with the double-sided A4 'U2 Collection' catalogue insert and picture / credit inner while the vinyl itself looks barely played)
- U2 - The Best Of 1990-2000: Special Edition - Sealed - UK - 3-disc CD/DVD Set - £14.99, $19.34, €17.69 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2025 09:21)on April 8, 2025 at 6:04 pm
U2 The Best Of 1990-2000 (2002 UK limited edition 3-disc [2CD/1DVD] set - The second volume of U2's 'Best Of' collection focuses on the Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Passengers, Pop and All That You Can't Leave Behind albums. Comprising a 17-track CDfeaturing the classic hits such as Even Better Than The Real Thing, Beautiful Day, One, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me and more; a Bonus 14-track Remix CD including Lady With The Spinning Head [Extended Dance Mix], Even Better ThanThe Real Thing [Perfecto Mix], Mysterious Ways [Solar Plexus Club Mix] & Discothèque [Hexidecimal Mix], plus a Bonus DVD containing The History Mix [a video montage anthologizing the band's 90s albums and tours, with snippets of interviews, music videos and more], a live performance of 'Please' captured at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki on 9th August 1997 and more. The slimline double jewel case [housing the 2 CDs] and the card picture sleeve containing the DVD remain sealed together within the original stickered shrinkwrap! CIDTU13)
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