courtesy of slashdot...
short version: no, seriously: bono and the edge are writing music & lyrics for a musical adaptation of spider-man. evidently, this will be the first time a marvel comics character has appeared on broadway—which implies that it isn’t the first superhero to appear on broadway. i find that thought mildly weird all by itself. long version here.
commentary: OK, does anybody besides me remember when u2 made political music (e.g., sunday, bloody sunday? i haven’t listened to their recent stuff since what, rattle & hum i think, but i still don’t remember thinking that there was a single political track on that album. and while certainly bono & the edge are free to pursue whatever they like, i do kind of wish they’d return to their roots. i guess they figure that if phil collins can write disney music, why not them?
anyway…having said all of that, i just can’t see a musical coming from the story of spider-man. perhaps their artistic vision is simply broader than mine?
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silverwhisper posted on Apr 23, 2007
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queenparanoia said on Apr 23, 2007....
hehehehe a spiderman musical. now that would be too funny. will he be wearing those thights and and dangle on the ceiling singing??? hahahaha too funny. and bono is writing it? ahahahhhahaha =) -
dailyachesandpains said on Apr 23, 2007....
The Edge...LEGEND!Ed, I thought about you when I saw a Halmark commercial for Theme Song Birthday cards (they play the song when you open the card)! It was the Star Wars theme song, lol!Daily -
WindRider said on Apr 23, 2007....
Returning to their roots is most definitely necessary, but doing something commercial once in awhile is ok too, as long as it doesn't become the be-all, end-all of their music.
I hate Spiderman...
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KayRoseOrchid said on Apr 23, 2007....
ahaha..too funny!!! a Spiderman musical??? That's a headscratcher. -
biglove said on Apr 23, 2007....
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biglove said on Apr 23, 2007....
Unreal...is Broadway getting that desperate? How the hell would you do Spider-man on Broadway?....that's a scream!!! -
silverwhisper said on Apr 23, 2007....
queen: yeah, weird isn't it?
daily: heh...my wife was telling me about the r2-d2 mailboxes the day after you blogged about 'em. :D
windrider: you hate spiderman or you hate comic books?
kay: yeah, it had me scratching mine for a while!
biglove: i know, it's strange, isn't it?
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DaydreamDestiny03 said on Apr 24, 2007....
I can't believe that broadway would have spiderman as a musical. That's just wierd...is it even posible? How can there be a musical about spiderman? The movies are good, but a guy on stage in a spider costume singing? That's another story...LOL -
silverwhisper said on Apr 24, 2007....
yeah...it's kinda got my spidey-senses tingling... :D
[ducks]
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WindRider said on Apr 24, 2007....
I hate Spiderman... not comics. Its a memory thing... seeing Spiderman reminds be of an ex who shredded my heart and handed it back to me... *sigh*. Its actually a pretty good character and story (she admits begrudgingly)... but, like certain songs on the radio, I can't think of Spiderman without thinking about HER... :-( -
silverwhisper said on Apr 24, 2007....
ah...now i understand. man, i hate it when a past relationship ruins something, too.
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