I mean, the Fuss Sweater really is amazing. At what point does it actually turn from light to dark? We need the Sweater at Wingstock HD.
You be the judge!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Sweatergate news!
I mean, the Fuss Sweater really is amazing. At what point does it actually turn from light to dark? We need the Sweater at Wingstock HD.
You be the judge!
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OMG.. you're so right. Not only is the imagery similar but both the sweater and the album seem to make a stab at recapturing past glory only to fall pitifully short. Brilliant observation, Jeff!
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you. U2 dig duly noted. Although I would humbly submit that "Moment of Surrender" and "Fez/Being Born" are brilliant. However, please tell me more about how that sweater is attempting to recapture former glory? In its past was it entirely navy blue? Was it worn by Fuss when he took the Crokinole title at Fussapalooza?
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Fuss has absolutely no past glory to recapture (just kidding, Dave - looking forward to seeing that famous flamingo statue pose on the 16th).
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, U2 does - and maybe that's the problem. Eno and Lanois are gods in my book but one has to wonder whether staying inside that comfort zone prevents the band from being challenged and producing an album that stands the test of time.
Pitchfork wrote a predictably tepid review of the album but I thought the following excerpt was telling:
"It keeps getting harder. You're playing against yourself and you don't want to lose," Adam Clayton told Q last month. And he's got a point. After nearly 30 years of chart crashing and sell-outs, starting afresh can't be easy. There's only one "One". In a way, U2 spoiled their followers by consistently questioning themselves while writing songs that straddled the personal and collective consciousness. But Horizon is clearly playing not to lose-- it's a defensive gesture, and a rather pitiful one at that.
Differences of opinion are fun. From NME's review:
ReplyDelete"Most impressive of all is the seven-minute-plus ‘Moment Of Surrender’, a gorgeously sparse prayer built around Adam Clayton’s heartbeat bassline and Bono’s rough growl. It crawls and creeps and seeps into being, with each separate part knowing exactly when to melt away – a sweetly melodic Edge solo, a sudden choir of backing vocals for the climactic chorus, a lick of organ behind the verse – and doesn’t feel overlong."
Hmm... NME, eh? More known for glossy pictures and gossip than authoritative reviews, but okay.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't really respond to my point that the band seems averse to shaking up its tried and true formula for making albums and challenging themselves and their fans.
Radiohead on the other hand...