"Songs of Surrender": "Neues" Album von U2

Mit "Songs Of Surrender" erscheint am 17. März eine Sammlung von 40 wegweisenden U2-Songs aus dem gesamten Katalog der Band. In Sessions der letzten zwei Jahre wurden die Songs neu aufgenommen und neu interpretiert -  darunter „With Or Without You“, „One“, „Beautiful Day“, „Sunday Bloody Sunday“ und „Invisible“. Die erste Single ist die ikonische Hymne „Pride (In The Name Of Love)“, die ab sofort auf den Plattformen und Streaming-Portalen zu hören ist. "Songs Of Surrender" wurde von The Edge kuratiert und produziert.

The Edge sagt über das Projekt: “Music allows you to time travel, and we became curious to find out what it would be like to bring our early songs back with us to the present day and give them the benefit, or otherwise, of a 21st century reimagining. What started out as an experiment quickly developed into a personal obsession as so many of our songs yielded to a new interpretation. Intimacy replaced post punk urgency. New tempos, new keys, and in some cases new chords and new lyrics arrived. A great song, it turns out is kind of indestructible. The process of selecting which songs to revisit started with a series of demos. I looked at how a song would hang together if all but the bare essential elements were taken away. The other main aim was to find ways to bring intimacy into the songs, as most of them were originally written with live concert performance in mind. Reviewing these sketch recordings with producer Bob Ezrin, it was very easy to see the ones that worked straight off the bat and those that needed more work. We all got into the sensibility of less is more.”

Die 40 neu aufgenommenen Tracks wurden unter den vier Namen der Bandmitglieder in vier separaten Alben zusammengefasst, wobei The Edge hinzufügt: “Hearing the songs interact, and finding the running orders for the four albums was really thrilling; finding the surprising segues, getting a chance to DJ. Once we had four distinct albums it was easy to see who would be the figurehead for each one.”

Side 1 – The Edge
1. One  
2. Where The Streets Have No Name  
3. Stories For Boys  
4. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock  
5. Out Of Control  
6. Beautiful Day
7. Bad
8. Every Breaking Wave  
9. Walk On (Ukraine)
10. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
 
Side 2 - Larry
1. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
2. Get Out Of Your Own Way
3. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
4. Red Hill Mining Town
5. Ordinary Love
6. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
7. Invisible  
8. Dirty Day
9. The Miracle Of Joey Ramone
10. City Of Blinding Lights  
 
Side 3 - Adam
1. Vertigo
2. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For  
3. Electrical Storm
4. The Fly
5. If God Will Send His Angels   
6. Desire
7. Until The End Of The World  
8. Song For Someone
9. All I Want Is You
10. Peace On Earth
 
Side 4 - Bono
1. With Or Without You
2. Stay
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday
4. Lights Of Home
5. Cedarwood Road
6. I Will Follow
7. Two Hearts Beat As One
8. Miracle Drug
9. The Little Things That Give You Away
10. 40

"Songs Of Surrender" ist u.a. in den folgenden Formaten erhältlich: Digital (40 Tracks), Standard CD (16 Tracks), Deluxe CD (20 Tracks), 4CD Box (40 Tracks), Standard Black Vinyl (16 Tracks), 4LP Box (40 Tracks), Cassette (16 Tracks).