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From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson)
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Subject: Re: U2: "The Unforgettable Fire" (& producers)
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 14:16:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 14:16:39 1984
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The new U2 sound is certainly to my satisfaction.  I am definitely a U2
devotee, and I thought "War" was an excellent album, as are most of the
Steve Lillywhite produced albums I've heard (like Simple Minds' last album),
but making another album like that would have been a waste of effort for U2
as far as I'm concerned. (Though it would probably have been financially
rewarding for the band.)  The new sound is at least as good as the old,
but best of all it's different, so there are times when I'll prefer the new
sound, and times when I'll prefer the old, but I'll never wish they had stuck
with the old sound.  However, there are still a lot of similarities, and I
can't see a lot of people who liked "War" being completely turned off by
"The Unforgettable Fire".

I'd be thrilled if Eno and Lanois produced the next Simple Minds album.
Big Country should try a new producer too.  I loved their first album, but
they're getting stuck in a rut with Lillywhite after only one year on the
scene.

Eno and Lillywhite have actually worked together as a production team.  The
only example I can think of is Ultravox's first album, but there may be
others.  Lanois is the Canadian who made Martha & The Muffins' "This Is The
Ice Age" one of the best Canadian albums I've ever heard.  There are a lot
of Eno-ish effects on that album, but I'm not sure if Brian and Danny ever
worked together before "The Unforgettable Fire".  "Ice Age" is the only
other Lanois work I'm aware of.
-- 
Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto  (416) 635-2073
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