What do you love about Is That All ?

I love the fact that it gave us « The Cry Â» that was used as an intro for electric co. for years and gave us one of U2’s finest moments :

https://youtu.be/94E4xKqVKi4

Starts at 9:00

Ooh! Ooh! Me!! I am in a very select group who adores this song!

The bass!! The drums!! The guitar!! The screaming!!! The fact that it’s almost incoherent!! That something gets dropped at the end after all the yelling!!

Ooh! Ooh! Me!! I am in a very select group who adores this song!

The bass!! The drums!! The guitar!! The screaming!!! The fact that it’s almost incoherent!! That something gets dropped at the end after all the yelling!!

Yup the whistling is fun too. Very Monty Python.

It’s the weak song on October. The minimalist lyrics on Scarlet work well. Here, they sound a bit silly.

Quote from: laoghaire on January 09, 2022, 08:45:44 AM

Ooh! Ooh! Me!! I am in a very select group who adores this song!

The bass!! The drums!! The guitar!! The screaming!!! The fact that it’s almost incoherent!! That something gets dropped at the end after all the yelling!!

Yup the whistling is fun too. Very Monty Python.

What whistling?

Quote from: Soloyan on January 09, 2022, 01:17:18 PM

Quote from: laoghaire on January 09, 2022, 08:45:44 AM

Ooh! Ooh! Me!! I am in a very select group who adores this song!

The bass!! The drums!! The guitar!! The screaming!!! The fact that it’s almost incoherent!! That something gets dropped at the end after all the yelling!!

Yup the whistling is fun too. Very Monty Python.

What whistling?

In the last few seconds of the song there's some sort of whistling duet as the song fades out.

Is That All is great because it leaves the album on a high note. The band is just letting it rip, firing on all cylinders. I didn't truly appreciate its position in the album until about the last year, but it's the perfect end to such an energetic album, even if it's sort of jarring to hear right after Scarlet.

Quote from: laoghaire on January 09, 2022, 01:43:09 PM

Quote from: Soloyan on January 09, 2022, 01:17:18 PM

Quote from: laoghaire on January 09, 2022, 08:45:44 AM

Ooh! Ooh! Me!! I am in a very select group who adores this song!

The bass!! The drums!! The guitar!! The screaming!!! The fact that it’s almost incoherent!! That something gets dropped at the end after all the yelling!!

Yup the whistling is fun too. Very Monty Python.

What whistling?

In the last few seconds of the song there's some sort of whistling duet as the song fades out.

Will have to check. Perhaps it’s what I always assumed was feedback.

Ha, I heard it. Thought it was feedback but now can hear it as whistling.

There is also an interesting percussion solo in the song.

It’s just a mess and it’s perfect.

I’m also going to be going on a Monty Python binge soon. It’s been a long time.

It’s whistling.

I don’t hear the connection with monty python, though.

Not aware of any connection either, it’s just kind of a silly detail with a low budget.

Wonder if the percussions were coconuts 

It’s whistling.

I don’t hear the connection with monty python, though.

Just press your lips and whistle, that's the thing :