I remember this. I was led to believe that it was really difficult to delete that was the main concern. Being a U2 fan, I thought it was cool! I'm still waiting for Songs for Ascent to be released in my lifetime.
I remember that day. I was like, cool, free album. The backlash was absolutely stupid. I feel that it marked the beginning of America becoming a bunch of whiny children.
@@mountart2 I know, I remember it. You’d think iPhone users were told to walk the plank. There’s more important things in life than a U2 LP put on their phones.
Never understood the whole hatred and poison. You could simply ignore it. Personally felt very happy finding their new album in my phone! The album itself is amongst their best, very very strong songwriting and very focused. Grat video, greetings from Athens, Greece.
Very good video with a good overview of all parties involved. I remember that day very well, I went of the U2 bandwagon with Zooropa and Pop, suddenly there was that album… I’ve listened that day 3 times to the album, I decided that it was subpar (for me) and I wanted to delete it… Now you have to know that I had the Ipod with the biggest size harddrive, and that was not sufficient for all my music. Deleting was not an option (at that time), so I was really upset… I remember thinking what if this was a new strategy to push new music… what about my music??? Fortunately, as you explained, a swift solution was provided. But the fact that you had no choice to downoad the album or not, left a real bad taste in my mouth. However, I still use Apple products (no auto download anymore 😂), and U2 is still played at my house (from the first album till Achting baby, Zooropa and Pop have disappeared in the waste basket). I still give each U2 release a listen, but no thank you. In short, a good idea but badly executed.
Hard to believe it has been a decade! I remember the controversy well! My sister was not happy, but I was, being a fan. I mean I was going to buy the physical copy anyway, but I realized it annoyed a lot of people!
I'm still trying to rid myself of it. A nice gesture if its something you appreciate, but if it's not your thing and you can't get rid of it, then it becomes a thing of hate.
Oh no ! Not another free TJR video in my feed I guess i will have to watch it I got the album free Listened to it for a while but don’t anymore but i still have it Like you i never purchased on I Tunes store and used it to digitize my CD library and never did input any credit card info but if I had and that information was on file I might feel a little vulnerable and pissed off
Not being a U2 fan, I was unhappy to see Songs Of Innocence in my iTunes library. In all truth I thought the cover was very creepy looking as it came after the Michael Jackson trial. I deleted the songs from my library and hid them in my iTunes account. I chalked everything up to Bono's ego and thought the backlash was unnecessary. I could tolerate U2 until Achtung Baby came out. After that, I was happy to get off of the U2 train and immerse in music that spoke to me. In a similar way, I purged any John Mellencamp from my collection when Big Daddy came out. I was turned off by the title and just walked on without it. I parted way with Phil Collins w-when Su-sudio came out. I felt the song represented a serious lack of s-song w-writing and treated the listener poorly.
The album cover you’re remembering did not appear on the original iTunes release. The original cover was a picture of a white record sleeve with the name of the album written on it. Only physical copies had the other cover although eventually they did replace the cover on the digital release as well.
@Vince_Tasciotti I remember not knowing what to make of the cover to Songs Of Innocence also, and kinda’ feeling the same way about it as you.....Then I found out that the young boy on the cover that Larry Mullen Jr was posing with was his son, and that the image was supposed to represent the parental instinct to want to protect the innocence of your child.....I get it now. But at first it bothered me too. I think it depends on where you are coming from culturally...and I think that you and I were both coming from the same place culturally.....I think that if I could have been in the same room, I might have cautioned that this cover photo could be mis interpreted as creepy....I am sure that U2 would have not listened to me though LOL. Su-sudio is on my list of most annoying songs ever,
@bendowson3124: You are correct. Sometimes it’ s easy to blur these things after 10 years. The physical cover art is definitely a lot stronger, even thought I didn’t get it at first.
The great thing (for me) about an iPod (and now the phone) is being able to rip all your entire music collection to the device and be able to have my entire music collection with me in the car and anywhere else.
I don't know...at the time, bitching about a free U2 album seemed like young people trying to act cool. But then again, trying too hard to remain relevant is not a good look either. The Apple "giveaway" felt kinda desperate. U2 enjoyed strong sales for so long I think they got too caught up in trying to keep it going. The album itself? It's one of my favorites of theirs actually. 'California, Iris, Sleep Like a Baby Tonight', lotta good tunes on there. I'm just not a fan of 'The Miracle'. Weak single. Although not as bad as 'Get On Your Boots'.
As a fan, I was equally happy to receive an unexpected album from U2 after such little content from them over the previous five years. One of the other reasons for the backlash I feel was the way many percieved U2 to be hubristic and arrogant - assuming everyone would want the album, regardless of whether they were fans or not. That, and people just love to hate.
Even if they where no longer at the height of their popularity, they where still probably the biggest in the world just by default.....I can’t really think of any band that from the same time period that anyone is still talking about now.
I remember this. I was led to believe that it was really difficult to delete that was the main concern.
Being a U2 fan, I thought it was cool! I'm still waiting for Songs for Ascent to be released in my lifetime.
Awesome video TJR Have a great day also happy first week of fall ❤😊🎸🍂🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦
I remember that day. I was like, cool, free album. The backlash was absolutely stupid. I feel that it marked the beginning of America becoming a bunch of whiny children.
Everyone was angry because you couldn't delete, not that they gave it away for free.
There was that too.
@@mountart2 it was 12 songs on your phone. Did it take up all your gig space? Big deal.
@@elementrypenguin3116 Not me, I liked and appreciated the free lp. Just saying that is why people were upset.
@@mountart2 I know, I remember it. You’d think iPhone users were told to walk the plank. There’s more important things in life than a U2 LP put on their phones.
@@elementrypenguin3116what if they don’t want the U2 album?
Never understood the whole hatred and poison. You could simply ignore it. Personally felt very happy finding their new album in my phone! The album itself is amongst their best, very very strong songwriting and very focused. Grat video, greetings from Athens, Greece.
Greetings from the United States. Thanks for the comment!
Very good video with a good overview of all parties involved. I remember that day very well, I went of the U2 bandwagon with Zooropa and Pop, suddenly there was that album… I’ve listened that day 3 times to the album, I decided that it was subpar (for me) and I wanted to delete it… Now you have to know that I had the Ipod with the biggest size harddrive, and that was not sufficient for all my music. Deleting was not an option (at that time), so I was really upset… I remember thinking what if this was a new strategy to push new music… what about my music??? Fortunately, as you explained, a swift solution was provided. But the fact that you had no choice to downoad the album or not, left a real bad taste in my mouth.
However, I still use Apple products (no auto download anymore 😂), and U2 is still played at my house (from the first album till Achting baby, Zooropa and Pop have disappeared in the waste basket). I still give each U2 release a listen, but no thank you.
In short, a good idea but badly executed.
Hard to believe it has been a decade! I remember the controversy well! My sister was not happy, but I was, being a fan. I mean I was going to buy the physical copy anyway, but I realized it annoyed a lot of people!
They think they're bigger than...
The beatles
I'm still trying to rid myself of it. A nice gesture if its something you appreciate, but if it's not your thing and you can't get rid of it, then it becomes a thing of hate.
15:38 He predicted twitter
Weren't people mostly complaining about their privacy being compromised at the time? I remember that more than anti-U2 fan pushback for some reason
I didn’t hear too much about that....But who knows. It would explain some of the backlash.
Oh no ! Not another free TJR video in my feed
I guess i will have to watch it
I got the album free
Listened to it for a while but don’t anymore but i still have it
Like you i never purchased on I Tunes store and used it to digitize my CD library and never did input any credit card info but if I had and that information was on file I might feel a little vulnerable and pissed off
Oh no! Not another another free comment from Jessem470!!!!
LOL....the first part of you comment made me laugh so hard....Thanks 😆
Not being a U2 fan, I was unhappy to see Songs Of Innocence in my iTunes library. In all truth I thought the cover was very creepy looking as it came after the Michael Jackson trial. I deleted the songs from my library and hid them in my iTunes account. I chalked everything up to Bono's ego and thought the backlash was unnecessary. I could tolerate U2 until Achtung Baby came out. After that, I was happy to get off of the U2 train and immerse in music that spoke to me. In a similar way, I purged any John Mellencamp from my collection when Big Daddy came out. I was turned off by the title and just walked on without it. I parted way with Phil Collins w-when Su-sudio came out. I felt the song represented a serious lack of s-song w-writing and treated the listener poorly.
The album cover you’re remembering did not appear on the original iTunes release. The original cover was a picture of a white record sleeve with the name of the album written on it. Only physical copies had the other cover although eventually they did replace the cover on the digital release as well.
@Vince_Tasciotti I remember not knowing what to make of the cover to Songs Of Innocence also, and kinda’ feeling the same way about it as you.....Then I found out that the young boy on the cover that Larry Mullen Jr was posing with was his son, and that the image was supposed to represent the parental instinct to want to protect the innocence of your child.....I get it now. But at first it bothered me too. I think it depends on where you are coming from culturally...and I think that you and I were both coming from the same place culturally.....I think that if I could have been in the same room, I might have cautioned that this cover photo could be mis interpreted as creepy....I am sure that U2 would have not listened to me though LOL.
Su-sudio is on my list of most annoying songs ever,
@bendowson3124: You are correct. Sometimes it’
s easy to blur these things after 10 years. The physical cover art is definitely a lot stronger, even thought I didn’t get it at first.
I never had an ipod in the first place. I never had an iPhone.
The great thing (for me) about an iPod (and now the phone) is being able to rip all your entire music collection to the device and be able to have my entire music collection with me in the car and anywhere else.
So?
It wasn't that they gave it away, it was because they forced it on us without our consent. I was equally pissed off with Apple. BTW, I can't stand U2.
Like Jimmy Kimmel said at the time, It was U2, one of the best bands in the world, not Limp Bizkit. 😊😄
Exactly !
U2: Here's our new album you don't have to pay for!
Everyone else: How dare you!! OMG, we can't get rid of it! Help!! 🤣🤣🤣
LOL
What would have happened if it was a new Beatles album?
I imagine religion would have made a comeback.
Wow, people are still butthurt about this ten years later 😂
I don't know...at the time, bitching about a free U2 album seemed like young people trying to act cool. But then again, trying too hard to remain relevant is not a good look either. The Apple "giveaway" felt kinda desperate. U2 enjoyed strong sales for so long I think they got too caught up in trying to keep it going.
The album itself? It's one of my favorites of theirs actually. 'California, Iris, Sleep Like a Baby Tonight', lotta good tunes on there. I'm just not a fan of 'The Miracle'. Weak single. Although not as bad as 'Get On Your Boots'.
Young people? I was 60 at the time. I hated it.
Do you guys know that U2 is coming out with a new album very soon?
No I did not.
Dont much care either
Time to hide the Iphone I guess.....
Not that have one 😂😂😂😂😂
@JohannesYtterstrom: I know that they have been working on one. I have not heard any release dates.
As a fan, I was equally happy to receive an unexpected album from U2 after such little content from them over the previous five years.
One of the other reasons for the backlash I feel was the way many percieved U2 to be hubristic and arrogant - assuming everyone would want the album, regardless of whether they were fans or not. That, and people just love to hate.
....Especially on the internet LOL.
@@TJRtheOriginal thanks for the video TJR, love your analysis on episodes like this.
It never bothered me. The biggest band in the world gives everyone their brand new album for free?
Even if they where no longer at the height of their popularity, they where still probably the biggest in the world just by default.....I can’t really think of any band that from the same time period that anyone is still talking about now.