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Story: Jack Foley
IN WHAT is already being touted as U2's 'thrilling new album',
it has been reported that longtime collaborator, Steve Lillywhite,
is to take a more active role in the production of the long-player,
which is due to begin proper next week.
Lillywhite has worked on previous efforts such as Achtung Baby,
The Joshua Tree and last album, All That You Can't Leave Behind,
but has never featured quite so prominently before.
In an interview with the NME he states that this will be the
first time in 20 years (since The Joshua Tree) that he has 'done
everything' on one of U2's records.
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"This will be the first time I've really set up the mikes
and done everything for a long time," he states.
The album has yet to find a name, but, according to Lillywhite,
is already sounding great - with The Edge's guitars, in particular,
sounding 'really great'.
Lillywhite is, needless to say, breathlessly excited about working
with the Irish rock legends once more, even going so far as to
leave his position as joint managing director of Mercury UK to
be a part of the project.
But he admits to possessing 'more and more of an urge to be in
the studio', and decided it was best to return to doing what made
him happy.
The producer has also previously worked with U2 on their debut
album, Boy, and October, as well as on albums by The Rolling Stones,
Talking Heads and The Happy Mondays.
Hopes, needless to say, have just been raised for the arrival
of U2's latest effort, which is due sometime in the second part
of the year.
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