Get On Your Boots, the first single from U2′s new album No Line On The Horizon, will be released as a digital download on February 15th. Released on March 2nd(March 3rd in the US), the album will come in a standard format with 24 page booklet and in digipak format. The digipak includes an extended booklet and the album’s companion film “Linear” by Anton Corbijn. A limited edition 64 page magazine will also be available, featuring the bandin conversation with artist Catherine Owens, and new Anton Corbijn photographs. No Line On The Horizon will be released on 180gm vinyl.

Well, I must admit that I made the mistake of reading someone else’sreview of this song before I wrote my own. Although, their review was pretty much what I expected from someone who gets paid to write those reviews after they’ve been sent an advanced copy of the album along with some goodies freebies. I’m sure over the next 4 years Bono and Obama will become like Ebony and Ivory, but U2 did what any capitalist (not that it’s a bad thing) attention fiend in the music industry would do. They took advantage of one of the largest national celebratory events and turn into a self-promoting vehicle. Performing at one of the Inaugural events, U2 decided to break away from their incredible repertoire to perform a song that nobody gave 2 Lincolns about. Get on Your Boots is probably the biggest disappointment since Joe Biden was picked for VP. Lyrics such as: Night is falling everywhere/Rockets at the fun fair/Satan loves a bomb scare/But he won’t scare you make you wonder if this is the same group that survived the 80′s! Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t see the connection with getting your boots on… and whatever that means. GOYB takes me back to another pointlessly lyricized hit, Elevation, with an equally up tempo beat. Unfortunately there’s no memorable guitar riff, just an annoying hook that leaves you wanting to pull out your old U2 albums and lock yourself in a closet. Once you realize how ridiculous the rest of the lyrics are it pretty much ruins your chances of ever enjoying this song. To add insult to injury, it seems like whoever they hired to do their album art cover wasn’t very creative either. Here’s an article where a musician here in the U.S. is claiming they stole the artwork from one of his albums. Not that I’d be bragging about it.
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