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 - U218 Singles - 200gm Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $30.99, €28.49 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2023 08:59)on April 1, 2023 at 3:22 pm
U2 U218 Singles (2019 UK/EU limited edition 18-track double 200gm Heavyweight Vinyl LP reissue of their 2006 compilation album which spans the bands entire 26 year career and includes 16 of their best known songs plus two bonus tracks were recorded for this album [both produced by Rick Rubin]. The gatefold picture sleeve comems with the picture inners and 12" booklet while the vinyl looks barely played)
- U2 - The Joshua Tree - Remastered - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £49.99, $61.99, €56.99 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2023 16:11)on April 1, 2023 at 3:22 pm
U2 The Joshua Tree (2017 UK/EU limited edition 11-track double album 2-LP, remastered and pressed on Double Heavyweight Vinyl - a welcome updated two record edition of their classic 1987 album, produced by Daniel Lanois and BrianEno,including the singles With Or Without You, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Where The Streets Have No Name. Gatefold picture sleeve with the printed inners and picture/lyric booklet. Gold 'Joshua Tree' logo hype sticker, factorysealed. Recommended) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- U2 - A Day Without Me - Translucent - Irish - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $31.00, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2023 13:17)on April 1, 2023 at 3:22 pm
U2 A Day Without Me (Rare 1980 Irish solid centred 7" single pressed on Translucent Vinyl, visible when held to the light, also including Things To Make And Do. The orange sunburst label design has 'Made inEngland' on label rim and 'Record mfd. in Ireland' at bottom, housed in a CBS company die-cut paper sleeve The vinyl has only a few light signs of play CBS8905X)
- U2 - 11 O'Clock Tick Tock - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $18.60, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2023 13:36)on April 1, 2023 at 3:22 pm
U2 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (1980 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single, also including Touch, Island company die-cut paper sleeve. The sleeve has some shelfwear, whilst the vinyl shows signs of play WIP6601)
- U2 - The Unforgettable Fire - Inj - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $9.92, €9.12 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2023 13:38)on April 1, 2023 at 3:22 pm
U2 The Unforgettable Fire (1984 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including A Sort Of Homecoming. Housed in aplain die-cut sleeve, and the vinyl looks barely played IS220)
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