Comments on: Scattered Thoughts: Is Instant Karma Gonna Get You? http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:17:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sagittarius_ela http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5569 sagittarius_ela Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:49:34 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5569 It's not bad but they could have done a little bit more.I was hoping for a Larry Mullen Jr. drum solo. It’s not bad but they could have done a little bit more.I was hoping for a Larry Mullen Jr. drum solo.

]]> By: Vedat - Zoro http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5463 Vedat - Zoro Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:01:14 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5463 hi U2 is my favourite group music i like you U2 hi U2 is my favourite group music i like you U2

]]> By: julie http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5453 julie Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:26:58 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5453 i prefer duran duran's version of Instant Karma, much more inspiring and edgy with their own twist. But it wasn't God awful or anything. Just okay. Just doesn't seem like they put a whole lot of effort into it. i prefer duran duran’s version of Instant Karma, much more inspiring and edgy with their own twist.

But it wasn’t God awful or anything. Just okay. Just doesn’t seem like they put a whole lot of effort into it.

]]> By: aj http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5311 aj Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:51:18 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5311 wow its terrible. its way to nice not gritty at all..Bonos lost it recently, his voice is a shadow of what it was..Everytime i hear him sing any old songs his voice goes low,when it use to go higher..Time to hang up his boots, starting to resemble a uncle at a wedding dancing embarrassing.. wow its terrible. its way to nice not gritty at all..Bonos lost it recently, his voice is a shadow of what it was..Everytime i hear him sing any old songs his voice goes low,when it use to go higher..Time to hang up his boots, starting to resemble a uncle at a wedding dancing embarrassing..

]]> By: Chelsea http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5280 Chelsea Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:48:30 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5280 As I am young and have never actually heard the John Lennon version of "Instant Karma" I have nothing to compare the U2 version too so I liked it. It's the song I like to wake up to in the morning simply because it makes me want to get up and dance around. The chorus is my favorite part. As I am young and have never actually heard the John Lennon version of “Instant Karma” I have nothing to compare the U2 version too so I liked it. It’s the song I like to wake up to in the morning simply because it makes me want to get up and dance around. The chorus is my favorite part.

]]> By: John http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5181 John Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:56:35 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5181 I'll hold up the previous few lines. Good, but not great. Fun, but not overwhelming. Missed Larry on the drum solo. But Larry's never been a drum solo kind of guy. When your drumming days begin in a Dublin marching band, there really isn't a terrible propensity to have monster fills and solos. Their cover of Woody Guthrie's "Jesus Christ" was a whole lot better. I know one can't really judge by a cover song on a tribute album, but maybe it's this that Bono was talking about when he said "The rock has to change." Yes, "Window in the Skies" was killer (I don't care what anyone else says), but the studio version of "The Saints Are Coming" was underwhelming. I think if you compare their sound on Blige's version of "One" and the HTDAAB stuff with what they're doing now, you're seeing them in kind of a transitional period, looking for something new. I’ll hold up the previous few lines. Good, but not great. Fun, but not overwhelming. Missed Larry on the drum solo.

But Larry’s never been a drum solo kind of guy. When your drumming days begin in a Dublin marching band, there really isn’t a terrible propensity to have monster fills and solos.

Their cover of Woody Guthrie’s “Jesus Christ” was a whole lot better.

I know one can’t really judge by a cover song on a tribute album, but maybe it’s this that Bono was talking about when he said “The rock has to change.” Yes, “Window in the Skies” was killer (I don’t care what anyone else says), but the studio version of “The Saints Are Coming” was underwhelming. I think if you compare their sound on Blige’s version of “One” and the HTDAAB stuff with what they’re doing now, you’re seeing them in kind of a transitional period, looking for something new.

]]> By: caravox http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5162 caravox Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:05:48 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5162 Slighty off-topic, but I was surprised when I bought the cd to see that the producer for U2 on this song was Tal Herzberg. (Additional credits on production to Larry and Edge). Tal Herzberg also worked with U2 on the Mary J. Blige version of One. Slighty off-topic, but I was surprised when I bought the cd to see that the producer for U2 on this song was Tal Herzberg. (Additional credits on production to Larry and Edge).

Tal Herzberg also worked with U2 on the Mary J. Blige version of One.

]]> By: ian http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5151 ian Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:07:35 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5151 i liked it. it got loads of play on my cell phone / walkman thingy. it reminds of christmas (baby please come home) they did years ago -- like a quick one-off recorded fast and sparse. i'm not going to say it was the best u2 use of a studio to record a john lennon song ever, but a fun surprise none-the-less... i liked it. it got loads of play on my cell phone / walkman thingy.

it reminds of christmas (baby please come home) they did years ago — like a quick one-off recorded fast and sparse.

i’m not going to say it was the best u2 use of a studio to record a john lennon song ever, but a fun surprise none-the-less…

]]> By: TC Jones http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5149 TC Jones Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:03:41 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5149 I was expecting more from the chorus as well, and more from Larry. His one repeated fill, if you can even call it that, gets tiring. The live versions were much better. I was expecting more from the chorus as well, and more from Larry. His one repeated fill, if you can even call it that, gets tiring.

The live versions were much better.

]]> By: mkfg http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5148 mkfg Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:40:01 +0000 http://www.atu2blog.com/2007/06/14/scattered-thoughts-is-instant-karma-gonna-get-you/#comment-5148 I agree with Micheal. It certainly wasn't "lame" but I thought it was very very safe. I still like it though. it's just nothing groundbreaking. And yeah, Larry never gets the spotlight. I agree with Micheal. It certainly wasn’t “lame” but I thought it was very very safe. I still like it though. it’s just nothing groundbreaking. And yeah, Larry never gets the spotlight.

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