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Note to Mark & Roz.......

It may be worth adding 'Music' to this forum.

Anyway,

In years gone by (vinyl), whenever I bought a new album I would sit there listening & reading the lyrics. After about 4 or 5 listens, I'd have a good idea whether I liked the album or not. Those days have long gone, and I miss them.

However,

All I've listened to over the last few days is the new U2 album. Stunning. Sensational. Superb. Every listen increases my appreciation, it is wonderful.

The only thing that could beat this is a long awaited (and probably never to materialise) Pink Floyd album (but I am an old git).

Listen to HDDAAB - It is U2 from the 80's, no pretentions, no 'force down your thoat' messages, just rock at it's very best.

CJD
(Available for contract work for Q Magazine)

Ps 'Miracle Drug' will turn out to be one of the classics of the 00's

Your wish is our command.

Does this mean you will throw out your current IPOD and buy the new U2 one?

 ;D

Wass HDDAAB stand for ???

HTDAAB is the title for the new album:

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb....

or something like that.. :D

I dont have the album but have heard from numerous reports that it is good!

lol cool title, and apart from "atomic" it's rather like they just finished reading Angels and Demons!

Hmm perhaps this forum ought to have "books" in the title too!

 ;D

Ohh Roz, I hope you are not giving anything away there, I am nearing the end of the book :) Have you finished it?? It is such an exciting read, I love it!!
 
Everyone HAS TO read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown... :P Well if you don't it wont bother me but you will be missing out

Trey, have you read the Da Vinci Code as well? Ed (savage727) and I have been plugging Angels and Demons and the Da Vinci code for months! Fantastic books :)

I just finished reading Digital Fortress as well (in one mammoth 6 hour sitting) which was great. Not as good as A&D (can anyone top that????) but classic Dan Brown -  suspenseful, brilliantly written, detailed research and intricate detail. This was a bit more distant from me in terms of subject area - dealt with US security concerns and mathematical cryptology (distant from most people, I think ;)), but nevertheless was very enthralling

Fab :) I highly recommend. One more (Deception Point) to go!

Ahhh No I have not read the Da Vinci Code.....I was thinking about buying the books and then all of a sudden I read the posts about Roz getting her set and someone (I actually think it was you Jo) said that you have to read Angels and Demons cause it was written before the DaVinci Code and was great too.

So I thought I would read that first and then the Da Vinci Code....I was totally enthralled from day one. I have been reading it on the train to work and home, plus on my lunch breaks (yes that is how much I am loving it)!!!

I want to read all four now too :)

Yes all 4 sound great. It took me a wee while to be realy gripped by A&D but by page 300 I was biting my nails and ahhhh ing with shock at what was happening  :o

Does this thread still have anything to so with U2? ::) hehe

Yeah tis an excellent album, way better than All That You Can't Leave Behind which was fantastically overrated....still haven't beaten Achtung Baby in my book...

Oops, sorry Ed, we did get a little off track  :D