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^go to the pic vault its pretty clear :blush:

Hey what does Bono say after he says FATS DOMINO youre beutiful, he says someone before he says Aaron Neville is beautiful and I cant make out who it is. ( the first time I heard it I thought he said saddam hussien) I think he says Adam someone. Just wondering.

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^go to the pic vault its pretty clear :blush:

Hey what does Bono say after he says FATS DOMINO youre beutiful, he says someone before he says Aaron Neville is beautiful and I cant make out who it is. ( the first time I heard it I thought he said saddam hussien) I think he says Adam someone. Just wondering.

Alain Toussaint - he's a composer and pianist; I'm don't know his work, but he's world-famous and as far as I know he's from New Orleans.

And obviously, he's beautiful!

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:( Unfortunately in my country, Venezuela, the ESPN signal was interrupted by a couple of sports commentators from Honduras and Miami, who talked endlessly about the two football teams, the players, and the stats, all the while U2 and Green Day were performing. I could hear the music at a distance, but the Direct TV signal gave preference to sports fans who were not into the bands' performance. Pity I couldn't see it! But surely I will buy it from rhapsody.com.
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Alain Toussaint - he's a composer and pianist; I'm don't know his work, but he's world-famous and as far as I know he's from New Orleans.

And obviously, he's beautiful!

Thank you!!!! I knew it wasnt saddam..... :blush:

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:( Unfortunately in my country, Venezuela, the ESPN signal was interrupted by a couple of sports commentators from Honduras and Miami, who talked endlessly about the two football teams, the players, and the stats, all the while U2 and Green Day were performing. I could hear the music at a distance, but the Direct TV signal gave preference to sports fans who were not into the bands' performance. Pity I couldn't see it! But surely I will buy it from rhapsody.com.

aw that sucks.

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Alain Toussaint - he's a composer and pianist; I'm don't know his work, but he's world-famous and as far as I know he's from New Orleans.

And obviously, he's beautiful!

He's been touring with Elvis Costello.

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Here's the full diary from the second week. The first week is just about U2.

Monday, September 11th

Billy Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt, and assorted Green Day crew members were in the studio early this morning. The plan had been for the two bands to sit down with Rick Rubin to discuss how the week would pan out. Not a long meeting as it turned out. ‘They just went straight into the studio and started playing,’ said Joe O’Herlihy. ‘Quite different bands but what they have in common is this amazing musical energy.’

Tuesday September 12th

The bands performed the track multiple times yesterday and, before they resume together today, Rick wants to record the different musicians individually. A video-shoot is also underway with Chris Milk, best known for his work with Kanye West, Courtney Love and Audioslave. Chris has flown in from Paris where he is finishing up the new Gnarls Barkley video.

‘Bono asked me to be a fly on the wall,’ he says. ‘Normally I’d bring a crew - director of photography, sound-guy, another camera - but it’s just me and an assistant. Pretty strange to be crouching on the floor in the control room as Green Day and U2 discuss the playback!’

Something else though, he adds, ‘to see these bands playing live – and in this place too!’

Garrett ‘Jacknife’ Lee is also wandering about, fresh from producing Snow Patrol and Bloc Party. He is holed up in some upstairs room … also working on U2.

Wednesday September 13th

Anton Corbijn is in the house, several cameras hanging off his lanky frame. Mainly he is shooting reportage-style while the two bands work on ‘The Saints’ but by late afternoon, he sets up the shot which will shoot round the world tomorrow. Much to the surprise of those who have been hanging around outside – and those now craning out of car windows and peering out of buses – the seven musicians meet each other on the zebra crossing immortalised on the cover of ‘Abbey Road’.

‘There was a fair bit of screeching of brakes but no crashes,’ says Joe O’Herlihy. ‘Just for a moment there, on a much smaller scale, it had a hint of San Franciso, 1987 and stop the traffic…’

Back inside Bono has news: ‘You’ll never guess who’s coming over tonight?’

An hour or so later, we’ve guessed: it’s Richard Jobson, the man who, nearly thirty years ago, as a teenager in Glasgow, wrote the song that U2 and Green Day are working on. Former Skids frontman and now successful film maker, Jobson is still pinching himself at this strange twist of fate. He genuinely couldn’t believe it when Edge called him up ten days ago to ask about performing ‘The Saints Are Coming’:

‘I thought it was one of my Irish mates winding me up, I really did!’

‘It’s true, he just wouldn’t believe me,’ adds Edge. ‘I was saying, ‘This is Edge from U2 and he was saying, ‘yeah, yeah, yeah…’

Eventually, Edge managed to convince him of his impeccable rock’n’roll credentials, and told him the song had a special resonance for Music Rising. As he chats with Bono, and the latest version of the track plays back, Jobson can barely conceal his delight. Until a few days ago he hadn’t heard the track in decades.

‘When Edge told me, I had to go find it online and download it – just to remind myself.’

Later Anton corralls the seven musicians, along with Jobson, into a photo shoot – Bono holding up a tambourine, halo-style, over Jobson’s head.

’I tried to get my photo taken by Anton thirty years ago,’ quips Jobson. ‘But my band wasn’t cool enough!’

Thursday September 15th

The work with Green Day is done for now and for U2 it’s the final day of the week with the whole band present. Tomorrow Bono flies to the US for the launch of a new ONE t-shirt from the EDUN range. Larry and Adam are working on a new song while Edge is working out a chord sequence while peering into his laptop. Notepad on his lap, Bono is scribbling up a lyric. It’s only about the music today – no photographers, no video crew, no guests. A couple of hours later and the singer is at the mic, experimenting with a mixture of words and vocal sounds, as the band play on.

‘What do you think ricochet?’ asks Larry, looking up towards the control room.

No response.

‘Ricochet, to the mic please,’ adds Bono from the studio floor.

In the control room, Rick Rubin looks confused. Someone explains that he has a new moniker - that he is the very same Rick O’Shea.

‘Sounds good to me,’ he replies, with a grin. ‘Fantastic ascending guitar moment towards the end. Very cool.’

Friday September 15th

A later start today and a shorter session, everyone heading home for the weekend. Adam, Edge, Larry and Rick meet up in the control room – then get down to work in the studio.

Final word on the week to the producer. ‘It was hard going into this week not knowing how we were going to record two bands at once. I had never done that before… and neither had anyone else! So there was a little feeling of deer in the headlights for a moment. But we got there, for sure, and I love what we have done!’

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^ lol :D

I've uploaded a low-fi mp3 of the studio version so you can listen.

http://download.yousendit.com/1A2048C43ECED679

Thanks Celesterc! But i'm wondering if that's a demo. That doesn't sound like the final studio version - i don't mean sound quality cause i know it's a low-fi mp3, it doesn't sound like it's been mixed properly at that stage, if you know what i mean... :/ i love it! i've got the studio and live version on my MP3 already! :D

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well im totally dissapointed .... firstly, what is BJ doing with himself? has he seen his haircut in a mirror, its so f' awful! even more dissapointing i am after seeing them colaborating with u2! they couldnt find anyone better?? i started hate u2 after they totally screwed up one of the best songs ever - ONE, with that stupid mary j blige! i wouldnt be suprised if they will make a colaboration with backstreet boys or dunno .... britney spears! :S ...

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^ lol :D

Thanks Celesterc! But i'm wondering if that's a demo. That doesn't sound like the final studio version - i don't mean sound quality cause i know it's a low-fi mp3, it doesn't sound like it's been mixed properly at that stage, if you know what i mean... :/ i love it! i've got the studio and live version on my MP3 already! :D

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing - Billie Joe's vocal on the House of the Rising Sun is very low down in the mix, fairly swamped in production because it's so delicate. It's the most haunting vocal I've ever heard him do - it's from a whole new place. I think it would have been stunning to have that segment acapella and showcase his vocal, but it would only work if the rest was less produced than it is.

Hey, GD should put it on the new album, and remix - or even do it without U2! :)

well im totally dissapointed .... firstly, what is BJ doing with himself? has he seen his haircut in a mirror, its so f' awful! even more dissapointing i am after seeing them colaborating with u2! they couldnt find anyone better?? i started hate u2 after they totally screwed up one of the best songs ever - ONE, with that stupid mary j blige! i wouldnt be suprised if they will make a colaboration with backstreet boys or dunno .... britney spears! :S ...

Well, everyone has their own idea about what was noteworthy about that collaboration - here's my take on it - if Green Day chose to collaborate with The PussyCat Dolls in order to highlight a human tragedy and bring aid and a bit of joy to the survivors of it, it would be ok with me - not that they would be asking me, or anyone else for that matter.

As for the hair thing, I know everyone is interested in whatever his look is, and normally I'd be right there with them - but this is different, he did something really important and emotionally taxing, he put himself out there, and I figure when someone does that, they could get taken seriously for once. I would say, check out his vocal; if you can't feel that, I don't know why anything else matters.

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It's the most haunting vocal I've ever heard him do - it's from a whole new place. I think it would have been stunning to have that segment acapella and showcase his vocal,

Complete agreement

I heard the studio version on Jo Whiley show - gorgeous vocal at the beginning.

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if Green Day chose to collaborate with The PussyCat Dolls

Heh, I read that and it reminded me of something I found earlier on. Jimmy Eat World mixed with PCD, on the Jimmy Eat World myspace page!

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Heh, I read that and it reminded me of something I found earlier on. Jimmy Eat World mixed with PCD, on the Jimmy Eat World myspace page!

Well, it's another striking visual, yeah? Tre would be happy with The PussyCat Dolls, I'm thinking - better than the view he must have had of Bono's ass! :)

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well im totally dissapointed .... firstly, what is BJ doing with himself? has he seen his haircut in a mirror, its so f' awful! even more dissapointing i am after seeing them colaborating with u2! they couldnt find anyone better?? i started hate u2 after they totally screwed up one of the best songs ever - ONE, with that stupid mary j blige! i wouldnt be suprised if they will make a colaboration with backstreet boys or dunno .... britney spears! :S ...

I wouldn't be so bothered by it really. It was for a great cause.

(or a justcause, however you want to look at it!) :)

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I wouldn't be so bothered by it really. It was for a great cause.

(or a justcause, however you want to look at it!) :)

Really? I haven't seen a dime yet! :)

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i just read this on a site i go on. don't know if its true or not.

"I cant wait for there next album..word is..they've done about 6 songs already"

and if you guys already know this.. :mellow: i'm very sorry. :lol:

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i would imagine just gd songs. i dont know where anyone would have gotten the idea that they had recorded 6 with u2

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well im totally dissapointed .... firstly, what is BJ doing with himself? has he seen his haircut in a mirror, its so f' awful! even more dissapointing i am after seeing them colaborating with u2! they couldnt find anyone better?? i started hate u2 after they totally screwed up one of the best songs ever - ONE, with that stupid mary j blige! i wouldnt be suprised if they will make a colaboration with backstreet boys or dunno .... britney spears! :S ...

hey leave billie alone it's his hair he can do what he wants to with it

and the one with U2 and mary j blige sounds good as for the colaboration

if for charity green day would colaberte with willem hung if it helped raise money

for the cause

well im totally dissapointed .... firstly, what is BJ doing with himself? has he seen his haircut in a mirror, its so f' awful! even more dissapointing i am after seeing them colaborating with u2! they couldnt find anyone better?? i started hate u2 after they totally screwed up one of the best songs ever - ONE, with that stupid mary j blige! i wouldnt be suprised if they will make a colaboration with backstreet boys or dunno .... britney spears! :S ...

hey leave billie alone it's his hair he can do what he wants to with it

and the one with U2 and mary j blige sounds good as for the colaboration

if for charity green day would colaberte with willem hung if it helped raise money

for the cause

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