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It was? :blink: Guess that would explain why I thought it sounded very 'early' U2.

I loved Nirvana :wub: I have a cousin in Portland, Oregon. Is that not quite near Seattle?

Sydney? :unsure:

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'The Robbie Williams Tourist Trail'.... :lol:

Robbie awarded the Freedom of Stoke. And gets a blue plaque. Story here http://staffslive.co.uk/2014/02/05/robbie-...-40th-birthday/

Rock DJ :D Rock DJ or Millenium?

Writing? :w00t: Meh. Probably more swing cr*p <_<

I read incessantly. Mostly in my bath. Real books though. Not Kindle. Kindle is evil :arrr:

A review has flooded in :w00t: From:- http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music...y#axzz2sIXd6Vf5 Review: U2's 'Invisible' presents band at its aspirational best By Randall Roberts Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic February 3, 2014, 10:35 a.m. The new single from U2 is called "Invisible," and it was released for free on iTunes on Super Bowl Sunday. Produced by Danger Mouse and taken from the band's forthcoming album, it's both a pleasant surprise and a fairly typical track by the world's biggest rock band. Relying on the Teutonic "motorik" beat as the propellant, it features the kind of grand, aspirational chorus that Bono and buds were born to birth and flies on the wings of a typically sticky guitar melody courtesy of the Edge. Which is another way of saying, if you're not down with U2's vibe, don't consider "Beautiful Day" to be among the band's best, have made your mind up about Bono or consider them incapable of cruising down roads no other major rock band dare travel, get off the bus at the next stop. Me, I think it's a prime U2 jam, a snagged-from-the-ether track so logical as to feel somehow fated to exist. But, then, I'm a male who's a sucker for that beat, cry during movies and tend to look for the best in people, so of course I'm a Bono target. The track hooks from the first tone, commencing like a lost Kraftwerk outtake from "Autobahn," introducing a mechanical rhythm that moves independent of drummer Larry Mullen Jr. This beat is the song's backbone and coasts through "Invisible" effortlessly, with Mullen adding his archetypal snare and bass-kick combo and the Edge layering guitar tracks atop one another. Heard as an instrumental minus Bono's vocals, "Invisible" is the kind of monolith of musical logic one hopes to hear from U2: two verses, chorus, two verses, chorus, bridge, fade. To accept U2 at this point, of course, is to expect that lyrically the band will work to inspire, will convey some sort of grandly unified message that speaks truth to power without being too political about it. "Invisible" is exactly that: an uplifting message song with little nuance but much Truth. "I'm more than you know/I'm more than you see here/More than you let me be," sings Bono, harnessing notions of self-respect, both the personal kind and the universal-struggle kind. He's already given a departing lover his heart in the song's first verse and declared independence in the second. "I'm more than you know/A body in a soul/You don't see me but you will/I am not invisible/I am here." He shifts from micro to macro as the song proceeds, suggesting that self-confidence and tolerance can combine to bring peace. "There is no them, there's only us," he repeats as the band, as crisp and electric as ever, drops from distortion to clarity and back again. "There's only you, and there's only me," concludes Bono, and the song fades. The band has yet to confirm a release date for its still untitled new album, but don't be surprised if U2 pulls a Beyoncé and unveils it suddenly. :cheer:

So the album isn't even finished yet? :(

From http://www.nme.com/news/u2/75265 Bono: 'U2 are on the verge of irrelevance' The frontman discussed the band’s new album with Zane Lowe tonight (February 3) Speaking to BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, he discussed the band's new album after the group released new song 'Invisible' as a free download yesterday (February 2). Asked whether it was difficult to stay relevant, Bono responded: "We're on the verge of irrelevance. You have to make stuff relevant to you and where you're at, make an honest account of what you're going through. If that's relevant to other people, great. But we don't know." The frontman also spoke about the inspiration behind the group's as-yet-untitled thirteenth studio album, saying: "We went back to why we wanted to be in a band in the first place. We were listening to the Ramones and Kraftwerk – you can hear both on 'Invisible'. It opened up a whole valve for me writing, it was like a damburst of sorts." Bono confirmed that the new record is still being worked on "in this great capital, in a dank basement" and would be finished in two months. Talking about the band's return to the stage, he expressed a desire to "play indoors". He said: "We love those big outdoors shows – we've had some of the best nights of our lives [playing those]. For this album, we're going to start indoors. We'd like to play the O2 [arena]. Sometimes it's nice to play intimate things like that."

What do you mean 'Next'? That photo of the phone was my cloooo. :rolleyes:

Seattle :thinking: Coffee Rain Boeing :unsure:

Well I downloaded my free copy of Invisible from Itunes. And I really like it :w00t: It's very 'old school' U2. It could have been a track on Boy or October. Hope the new album is in a similar vein. :D

Beaten by 'The Saturdays' and 'Lady Gaga' :drama:

:o Noooooo!!!!!!

Opened what proceedings? :unsure:

Swing tour in Oz....

Karma Killer :w00t: Karma Killer or Rock DJ ????

Good paintings :wub:

HEY FOLKS SO IT WOULD SEEM THAT SOMETHING TRULY FANTASTIC/SURREAL IS KICKING OFF IN MY HOME TOWN NEXT WEEK… WHEN MY DAD FIRST STARTED TO TELL ME OF THE PLANS TO HOUNOR MY 40TH BIRTHDAY I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A RATHER SMALL AFFAIR BUT AS THE WEEKS HAVE GONE ON AND THE ARTICLES IN THE SENTINEL (LOCAL NEWSPAPER THAT I READ ON LINE) HAVE BECOME ALMOST A DAILY OCCURRENCE IT SEEMS THAT THINGS HAVE SOME WHAT SNOW BALLED… I'VE GONE FROM HAVING A SENTIMENTAL WARM FEELING IN MY HEART TO NOW HAVING A FULL ON PANIC ''WHAT IF NO ONE TURNS UP!'' I ACTUALLY CAN'T GET MY HEAD AROUND IT …. ROADS NAMED AFTER MY SONGS, A PLAQUE PUT UP IN THE PARK I USED TO PLAY IN, A MUSEUM ATTRACTION WITH MY MEMORABILIA A MINI FESTIVAL !?! ECT ECT ECT ECT …. IT ALL FEELS LIKE ITS HAPPENING TO SOME ONE ELSE WHO COMES FROM THE SAME PLACE I COME FROM SOMEONE WHO'S FAR MORE DESERVING WHEN I CATCH MY BREATH OR STILL MY MIND FOR A MOMENT THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS GREAT HONOUR FILLS ME WITH IMMENSE PRIDE AND A FOREBODING TO NOT LET YOU ALL DOWN I WEAR WHERE IM FROM LIKE A BADGE OF HONOUR ALWAYS HAVE DONE ALWAYS WILL DO (I LITERALLY HAVE BURSLEMS CREST TATTOOED ON MY LEFT ARM) INFACT NOWHERE HAS TRULY FELT LIKE HOME SINCE I LEFT IAM A STOKIE BORN AND BREAD UNFORTUNATELY I WONT BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THE CELEBRATIONS MYSELF SADLY. BECAUSE UNBEKNOWNST TO ME MY WIFE HAS PLANNED A RATHER LARGE AND INTRICATE SURPRISE FEW DAYS WHICH DUE TO THE CELEBRATION SHE HAD TO TELL ME ABOUT … SHE'S GUTTED IM GUTTED AND WE ALL WISH THAT WE COULD BE THERE ALAS I'VE ASLO GOT A WORK TRIP TO AUSTRALIA IMMEDIATELY AFTER ..WHICH MAKES IT A GEOGRAPHICAL IMPOSSIBILITY COS IM IN LA RIGHT NOW EITHER WAY PLANS ARE AFOOT FOR ME TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL CELEBRATION IN STOKE SOON,CAN'T WAIT…! I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT GRANDMA BERTHA AND GRANDAD JACK WOULD THINK OF IT ALL LIKE THEM I HOPE I MAKE YOU ALL PROUD . BEFORE I START BLARTING IM OFF TO MIX WITH THESE NESH ******S ER' IN LA HERE'S TO YOU IN OATCAKES AND LOVE ROBERT FROM GREEN BANK RD ….ST67HA Yeah, including you! :lol: :lol: :lol: Oh well, I suppose if Ayda has made birthday plans...

Try refreshing your page Tess :D

Good evening :cheer: I've started my new book :w00t:

Need to go now. I'm in the middle of cleaning my bathroom :lol: Night x