Two surprising bits of info in today's NYTimes profile of U2's No Line On The Horizon: (1) At 149 BPM "Get On Your Boots" is U2's fastest song ever, and (2) the band is prepping a "meditative and processional" companion album by year end. Slow down, U2! No Line isn't even done leaking yet. A stadium tour is on the horizon, too, but first they take Manhattan with five Late Night gigs and a Friday AM performance on the steps of Fordham University's Keating Hall that will allegedly air on Good Morning America. The Letterman stint starts Monday, and will probably look and sound like last night's Jonathan Ross show where they did "Breathe" and "GOYB."
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In our Premature Evaluation of NLOTH we said "Breathe" was one of the speedier rockers that actually works. We also liked catchy, mid-tempo rocker "Magnificent." U2 played it (along with "GOYB," "Vertigo" and "Beautiful Day") on the roof of the BBC yesterday.
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Brings back memories.
No Line On The Horizon is out Tuesday on Interscope.
