Comments on: U2 - No Line on the Horizon - Review

By: Max

Max — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:26:13 +0000

Well, it’s not very intellegent to call POP a commercial disaster.
Don’t forget, my darling, that it has sold 8(!) millions worldwide up to date.
And this “masterpiece” has failed to sell even a single million (stateside) 3 months after being released.
And it also failed to give at least a Top-10 hit in US or UK, no to mention No.1 hit, which is an absolute flop by U2 standards.

So, once again, in fact will they come back from such a commercial disaster?

P.S.
It’s not the sales level which makes any record great or a masterpiece in fact.
Listen to the music and don’t believe the hype!

By: Mark Freedman

Mark Freedman — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:47:31 +0000

Hi, “nothing to say”…

What Bono has to say or not say resonates differently with different people. Some people actually don’t care about what he has to say as much as what the music says to them.

And that’s fine.

If this album doesn’t connect with you, like you said, you definitely have a great catalog of stuff to go back to that does.

I just wrote another article where I try to explain why some people love it, while other people don’t.

By: nothing to say

nothing to say — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:43:14 +0000

I am a hard core U2 fan but simply cannot understand this review. This ablum is terrible, Bono has nothing say and is saying it too loudly. I get it though at some point every band runs out of new things to say. I will stick to the pre - 2000 back catalogue

By: Maad

Maad — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:37:18 +0000

Your Review is simply awesome … Let’s enjoy the brand new essence of music from Our Favorite U2 … reviews and critics will arise for any thing in this world …But U2 is simply eternity ..once again thx for review

By: Mark Freedman

Mark Freedman — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:38:23 +0000

Thanks, Brian!

Yeah, I was actually surprised Rolling Stone recognized a great album (finally). I’ve been so disappointed in their reviews for a while — not necessarily because I’ve disagreed, but mainly because their basis for so many of the reviews had me shaking my head. But David Fricke seems to put a lot more thought into his reviews.

Bob Lefsetz was very excited about what he heard, but I’m not sure why he posted it before listening to the entire album. It took me about 10 to 15 full listens (in 3 days) before I posted mine. I’d love to read what he’d say after he listens several times.

I’ve been revisiting a lot of older U2 since I heard NLOTH, and it’s reminding me of how great these albums sound even now. I’ve hardly listened to them for a couple of years (I have actually found a lot of other great stuff out there), because I wanted to give them a bit of a rest before the new album. But I’m ready for the tour now! Bring it on!

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:01:21 +0000

Fantastic review Mark! I agree with everything you said. And a big thanks for reading and commenting on my review…

I’m listening to this album again right now, with headphones on, and it just keeps better and better with each listen.

It’s pretty exciting to feel this way about an album again. There’s such an incredibly lack of memorable albums these days, No Line couldn’t have come at a better time.

Here’s a couple of more reviews you might like to check out:

Rolling Stone (by David Fricke):
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/26079033/review/26212378/no_line_on_the_horizon

Bob Lefsetz:
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2009/02/21/no-line-on-the-horizon-2/

…and a shameless plug for my own:

The Bleeder Blog:
http://www.thornybleeder.com/index_files/u2_no_line_on_the_horizon.html

Cheers!
Brian

By: Mark Freedman

Mark Freedman — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:27:09 +0000

I must comment on my own post to call out the absolute best writeup I’ve read on the album, by Joe Bosso, here: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/blog-no-line-on-the-horizon-is-u2s-finest-hour-197505