crazewire.com: On first listen, U2's new single "Vertigo", released to radio September 24, has nothing to say about war, third world debt, AIDS, or the post-9/11 world it's being released in.
In fact, on first listen, U2's deceptively simple new single doesn't seem to have anything to say at all. With a Spanish spoken count-in that jumps from three to fourteen, Vertigo's music is immediately danceable, and rocks out as promised. Purported to be part of their response to the 'garage rock' boom of the last few years, the song contains aural traces of The Vines, and The Hives, but also has some pretty signature U2 moments.
Adam Clayton's furious bass ramblings, The Edge's swirling guitar solo, Larry Mullen Jr's swinging and thrashing drum rhythm, and Bono's urgent cries combine to bring U2 into the 21st Century at last. [
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In fact, on first listen, U2's deceptively simple new single doesn't seem to have anything to say at all. With a Spanish spoken count-in that jumps from three to fourteen, Vertigo's music is immediately danceable, and rocks out as promised. Purported to be part of their response to the 'garage rock' boom of the last few years, the song contains aural traces of The Vines, and The Hives, but also has some pretty signature U2 moments.
Adam Clayton's furious bass ramblings, The Edge's swirling guitar solo, Larry Mullen Jr's swinging and thrashing drum rhythm, and Bono's urgent cries combine to bring U2 into the 21st Century at last. [
more] 
