U2 Annouce Cover Album, Premiere Documentary In Toronto
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Bono was comfortably at home in front of the glitz and glamor of the Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend. (Unlike Madonna.) The U2 front man fielded questions from reporters all over globe about …Down, which chronicles the Dublin band’s chaotic times 20 years ago during the recording of the landmark Achtung Baby.
“I found it a little humiliating to realize that we were so inept and these days we’re a better band,” Bono said during a press conference in Toronto. The band notoriously spent countless hours/days/weeks/months in Berlin recording Baby, only to come away with nothing, until the guitar chord progression of “One” was found.
Bono not only held court for the premier of From the Sky Down, which opened the festival, but also announced a surprise for 20th anniversary of Baby.Jack White, Damien Rice and Depeche Mode are among the artists contributing to an Achtung Baby covers album, commissioned by British music magazine Q.
“Jack White does ‘Love Is Blindness,’ Depeche Mode do ‘So Cruel,’ Patti Smith did ‘Until the End of the World,’ Damien Rice does ‘One.’ It just goes on,” Bono told reporters at the press conference. “And it’s strange, because when I hear the album, when U2 do it, all I hear is what’s wrong with it. But when I heard all these artists doing it, I thought, ‘It’s really good.’”
World-famous artist Damien Hirst contributed artwork and a video for “Even Better Than The Real Thing” (seen behind the band in this Glastonbury performance) as well.
Showtime will air From the Sky Down on Oct. 29, and it has already seen some stellar reviews from Toronto. Check out the trailer below:
Any bands/artists you would like to see cover a song of Achtung Baby, or just any U2 song in general?
Vinnie
September 13, 2011 3:28 pm
Zoo Station by Nine Inch Nails
Even Better Than The Real Thing by the Killers
One by Muse
Until The End Of The World by Smashing Pumpkins
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses by Incubus
The Fly by Linkin Park
Mysterious Ways by KMFDM (this was done many years ago and is AMAZING)
Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World by Coldplay
Ultraviolet (Light My Way) by Jewel
Acrobat by She Wants Revenge
Love Is Blindness by Depeche Mode
Muse did a great job (with The Edge) at Glastonbury 2010 performing Where The Streets Have No Name
Smashing Pumpkins did well with Stay Far Away So Close
Negativland did some funny stuff with Casey Kasem in playing around with I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Matt
September 14, 2011 9:34 am
Wow Vinnie…..awesome choices. I could almost hear The Killers doing Even better than the real thing. And Zoo Station by Nine Inch Nails? That would be incredible!
Kara
September 19, 2011 2:39 pm
Yeah, NIN has always been my favorite band and it’d be cool to hear them do a U2 cover- I was thinking Elevation after all they both have that Tomb Raider connection going for them
Hector
October 10, 2011 1:02 pm
Wow!
Here is the full track list from http://ology.com/music/check-out-q-magazines-u2-achtung-baby-tribute-album-track-listing
Nine Inch Nails – “Zoo Station”
U2 – “Even Better Than The Real Thing (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)”
Damien Rice – “One”
Patti Smith – “Until The End Of The World”
Garbage – “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”
Depeche Mode – “So Cruel”
Snow Patrol – “Mysterious Ways”
The Fray – “Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World”
Gavin Friday – “The Fly”
The Killers – “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)”
Glasvegas – “Acrobat”
Jack White – “Love Is Blindness”
Pretty good picks Vinnie, you nailed Zoo Station (pun intended)