U2 is in the studio, working on a new album with producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. If things keep going as well as they are, the new disc should be out this year, according to U2.com.
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I'm a bit jaded these days about music and don't get excited about too many concerts or new album releases. But every time U2 releases a disc it's a huge moment for me -- and for the band's millions of fans. The last time, when "How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" came out in November, 2004, I went to Meijer's and bought a copy at midnight. I remember the clerk didn't have a clue about it and there were 2 or 3 other people waiting around for the new disc. I put it in the CD player of my Saab and cranked it up and took a drive out in the country, heading west on Sylvania Avenue toward Metamora. Oddly enough, as I was cruising along the country roads my car got hit with an egg. Some kids in the bushes must have thrown it. Strange memory, eh? I bought a regular CD and then later gave that one away and bought the deluxe version with DVD and book.
I loved the songs right from the start, especially "City of Blinding Lights," "Yahweh," and "Love and Peace or Else." I never did like "Miracle Drug," but that's just one song.
Anyway, I am excited to know the Irish lads are back in the studio. I'll probably go get the new disc at midnight but my beloved Saab is no longer with us... The transmission went out and it was not a good investment to get it fixed. I hope to have another Saab soon, however, and maybe I can take it out for another midnight drive to listen to the new disc. And dodge any egg throwing juvenile delinquents.
Toledo, Ohio
April 27, 2008