U2 to re-record old albums?

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U2 played a gig for 950 fans in Somerville, Massachusetts on Wednesday at which they revealed they would like to re-record some of their earlier material including the 1980 album Boy.

Speaking to the crowd, lead singer Bono said: "I would love to sing that album again and finish that. The early records, there's some beautiful songs that feel a little bit unfinished to us."

He went on to explain he'd like to change his use of a "phoney English accent" on the album.

Earlier in the week guitarist The Edge, after revealing to MTV that even his mother calls him The Edge, said: "There are so many U2 songs that I am quite happy not to play.

"We still want to rewrite some of them, and who knows we may at some point re-release a few of our early albums with a few changes."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7938964.stm

Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 12 March 2009 12:55 (sixteen years ago)

I was always upset about the part of Boy where Hans shoots Greedo.

kenan, Thursday, 12 March 2009 12:57 (sixteen years ago)

http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/rotj.jpg

snoball, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:02 (sixteen years ago)

even his mother calls him The Edge

this is weird.

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:20 (sixteen years ago)

Yes, you'd think she get to call him The at least

Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:23 (sixteen years ago)

"I love you as well, the Edge's mom."

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:23 (sixteen years ago)

Hans shoots Greedo.

kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:25 (sixteen years ago)

do bono's children call him bono ?

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:28 (sixteen years ago)

Does Mrs The Edge knit his baldness disguising wooly hats for him?

Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:28 (sixteen years ago)

do bono's children call him bono ?

Mr. Vox

Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:29 (sixteen years ago)

ILX should beat them to it.

Prince of Persia (Ed), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:31 (sixteen years ago)

lol

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:36 (sixteen years ago)

ilx to become U2's worst nightmare !

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:36 (sixteen years ago)

musical stalker

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:36 (sixteen years ago)

Great idea! Count me in!

Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:38 (sixteen years ago)

"It started on an obscure internet board... They were mocked and ridiculed... Little did Messrs. Vox and Edge know that ILX would be their WORST NIGHTMARE"

baaderonixx, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:45 (sixteen years ago)

musical stalker

ILX Will Follow

Dom Cry For Me, Passantino (NickB), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:47 (sixteen years ago)

ahah.
this time, we don't pick one song but one ALBUM each !

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:50 (sixteen years ago)

there's fun, then there's megalomania

This is the day when fisticuffs happened everywhere (country matters), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:51 (sixteen years ago)

I will re-record 'Rattle & Hum' as a spoken word performance

baaderonixx, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:51 (sixteen years ago)

there's fun, then there's megalomania

Bono knows all about that

Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:52 (sixteen years ago)

btw i can't believe I finally look better than Larry Mullen.

Dr Morbius, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:53 (sixteen years ago)

What did you do, bite off his nose?

Dom Cry For Me, Passantino (NickB), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:55 (sixteen years ago)

To spite Bono's face

Free the Northampton 1 (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:59 (sixteen years ago)

I will re-record 'Rattle & Hum' as a spoken word performance

oh the horror...

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 14:00 (sixteen years ago)

Or maybe re-record it as sock puppet medley

baaderonixx, Thursday, 12 March 2009 14:04 (sixteen years ago)

ahah, you freak !

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 14:05 (sixteen years ago)

"dee-saa-aaa-ree-euh..."

baaderonixx, Thursday, 12 March 2009 14:08 (sixteen years ago)

what an awful album when I think about it...

AleXTC, Thursday, 12 March 2009 14:25 (sixteen years ago)

Seriously, the joke's on anyone who tries to stop them.

kenan, Thursday, 12 March 2009 14:42 (sixteen years ago)


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