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Category: Celebrity News Author : Duncan Riley Posted: January 19, 2009
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U2′s “Get on Your Boots” Released


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After participating in the “We Are One” concert yesterday in honor of Obama, U2 released their newest single “Get on Your Boots” today. Their next album No Line on the Horizon comes out on March 3, and you’ll even have to wait until February 15th to get the newly-released single on iTunes. 

It’s different– and is that so bad? I want to let the hardcore fans decide, because I’m certainly no U2 expert. I do have a feeling that this is going to take some time to get used to, but at least it’s been received better than their performance yesterday: Newsday’s Backstage Pass claims that there “wasn’t enough drum and bass in the mix” during their live performance, and that “[Adam] Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr.’s unassailable rhythms have always given Bono and The Edge the cover to say and play what they want. Without them, U2 seems much more ordinary.”

Tell us: is “Get on Your Boots” a lyrical “red herring”? Like, hate, or love?










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3 Archived Responses to “ U2′s “Get on Your Boots” Released ”

  1. nicefishfilms
    Jan 19, 2009

    Just love it. U2 continues to push the limits. Go back and look at the charts, see what was on the radio when U2 would release a record. Nothing sounded like them, Doesn't it sound like they are still discovering the hidden notes? Get on your boots!

  2. Vijay
    Jan 19, 2009

    It's definitely different. Maybe like The Fly.. announcing a new order.

  3. obviouspop
    Jan 19, 2009

    I love it and I don't even wear boots! The new U2 single is great! I hope the entire record is this adventurous and experimental. The BGV's and the chorus really sound nothing like anything U2 has done before, which is definitely a good thing, I'm a big fan but I'm glad to see they're keeping it fresh.