U2's “Songs of Innocence” named Rolling Stone’s Best AlbumDecember 3, 2014 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U2's Songs of Innocence has been named Best Album of 2014 by Rolling Stone, Digital Spy said. The group's surprise collection was released in September via Apple's iTunes, controversially downloading automatically for customers free of charge. The album beat Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes into second place, with The Black Keys' Turn Blue and St Vincent's self-titled collection in third and fourth positions respectively. Explaining the ranking, Rolling Stone wrote: "There was no bigger album of 2014 - in terms of surprise, generosity and controversy. Songs of Innocence is also the rebirth of the year. "Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. put their lives on the line: giving away 11 songs of guitar rapture and frank, emotional tales of how they became a band out of the rough streets and spiritual ferment of Seventies Dublin. This is personal history with details." Praising the band for making a record full of "stories and triumph, memory and confession detonated with adventure and poised", the review concluded: "Songs of Innocence is the proof - and the emotionally raw rock album of the year, at any price." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |