U2 Reveal Album Disappointment

Bono doubts future of album format

Irish rock giants U2 have spoken candidly about their disappointment at the lack of success enjoyed by their latest album.

U2’s career has seen more than a few ups and downs over the years. Formed in Dublin in the late 70s, the band went on to become one of the biggest on the planet before spending the bulk of the 90s experimenting.

Returning with the hugely success album ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ U2 have spent the bulk of the following decade packing out stadiums and selling albums by the bucketload.

However this year saw the band take a rather large blow. Latest album ‘No Line On The Horizon’ was panned by critics, with the lead single ‘Get On Your Boots’ missing out on the Top Ten in the UK.

Subsequent single ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight’ barely scraped into the charts, with ‘No Line On The Horizon’ selling a rather paltry one million copies.

With newcomers such as Coldplay reaching for the band’s crown as ‘biggest group on the planet’ it seems as if U2 are beginning to show signs of disappointment in their latest album.

Speaking to Stateside magazine Spinner Bono admitted that he was disappointed U2 didn’t “pull off the pop songs”.

“We weren’t really in that mindset and we felt that the album was a kind of an almost extinct species, and we should approach it in totality and create a mood and a feeling, and a beginning, middle and an end.”

“And I suppose we’ve made a work that is a bit challenging for people who have grown up on a diet of pop stars.”

U2 are currently finishing the American leg of their world tour. The band are due to play a concert live on YouTube today (October 26th).

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