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I dunno if theres a topic for this already, seeing as im new
![]() But I think U2 are an amazing band with a frontman who can be a pleb at times and that blights a lot of peoples view on them. Its a shame because Bono is generally pretty legendary, if you can overlook the ego XD Also, I saw them live at Hampden on August 18th this year and they were amazing I dont like Vertigo overly much but it kicks ass live ![]() anyway yeah, im done :P |
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Loved u2 upto the Achtung era canot stand anything from them after that tbh.
seen them in cardiff 4 years ago though it was pretty awful. If you know where to look they is some mighty fine bootlegs of them from them in the 80s i listen to them every weekly awesome stuff. |
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I loved their early stuff.Right up until he Joshua Tree.Now everything just sounds exactly the same.As for Bono,he should stick to singing.
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I do like some of their songs, I'm not really a fan of the U2 'sound' and their personas get right on my tits.
They are legends to a lot of my mates in their early 30s though, I guess I came along a little too late to be hooked in. |
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In my opinion they're one of the most overrated bands ever. And Bono is a p***k.
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Another U2 fan here. All excellent stuff, but I do not agree with Bono's politics.
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Seen them in Glasgow and it was awsome,
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Another U2 fan here. All excellent stuff, but I do not agree with Bono's politics.
i thought generally, although he can be outspoken, his politics usually revolve around Doing Good Things. Iain |
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Bono is an amazing man.
As a die-hard U2 fan club member for nearly 25yrs I don't know of any other band who have achieved so much.U2's music has inspired and thrilled fans for 25yrs and Bono has literally saved millions of lives through his charity & political work.Not bad for a guy from working class Dublin
![]() So, Bono has an ego? Excuse me while I sit down after that momentous revelation .So, give the guy a break, OK? Also, having seen U2 18 times in concert over the years, including three gigs on the 360 Tour, I can tell you that they are still the best live band on the planet ![]() Here's an article about Bono and the many causes he supports. http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sou...P01aB7Va3fDLJw |
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I disagree with anyone who says any of U2s music "sounds the same". Listen to Rattle and Hum and Achtung Baby back to back, and tell me that sounds like the same band, save for Bonos rather obvious tones. These albums were only 2 years apart.
Again compare Pop ('97) to All That You Cant Leave Behind (00') You can still tell its U2, but for all the accusations you can level at them, I wouldnt call being conservative in their style one. (Besides Atomic Bomb). |
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In my opinion they're one of the most overrated bands ever. And Bono is a p***k.
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As a die-hard U2 fan club member for nearly 25yrs I don't know of any other band who have achieved so much.U2's music has inspired and thrilled fans for 25yrs and Bono has literally saved millions of lives through his charity & political work.Not bad for a guy from working class Dublin
![]() So, Bono has an ego? Excuse me while I sit down after that momentous revelation .So, give the guy a break, OK? Also, having seen U2 18 times in concert over the years, including three gigs on the 360 Tour, I can tell you that they are still the best live band on the planet ![]() Here's an article about Bono and the many causes he supports. http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sou...P01aB7Va3fDLJw Watch out Buggs, here comes the saucepan! |
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I disagree with anyone who says any of U2s music "sounds the same". Listen to Rattle and Hum and Achtung Baby back to back, and tell me that sounds like the same band, save for Bonos rather obvious tones. These albums were only 2 years apart.
Again compare Pop ('97) to All That You Cant Leave Behind (00') You can still tell its U2, but for all the accusations you can level at them, I wouldnt call being conservative in their style one. (Besides Atomic Bomb). U2 do have a very distinctive sound, Bono's voice and The Edge's guitar are instantly recognisable on all their songs, but there's no way songs like New Year's Day, With Or Without You, Mysterious Ways, One, The Unforgettable Fire, Vertigo, Lemon, Angel Of Harlem (to mention just a few) sound anything like each other One of the reasons I've been a U2 fan for over 20 years is that they've taken risks and experimented with their style throughout their career. If they'd just rested on their laurels after The Joshua Tree and churned out album after album that just sounded the same I would have got bored of them pretty quick, but they've challenged themselves and evolved and improved as musicians and songwriters, so even when they've gone "back to basics" so to speak, with ATYCLB and HTDAAB, they still sound fresh and exciting. |
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It's The Edges sound that makes them totally identifiable.Simple guitar work through en effects unit that makes it sound complicated.I loved their early recording but now it all sounds so contrite.It's made to make money from singles rather than music made from the heart.
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Ok. . .now U2 fans musn't laugh at me.
My brothers a Massive U2 fan and of course I like Sunday Bloody Sunday and Where The Streets Have No Name (I'm an Irish Catholic so we are pretty much forced into liking those from a young age )My favourite U2 album is by far and away "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb". I play that album at least once a week while out walking to Uni and stuff. Every song is just fantastic. I just heard Yahweh again and that's what made me post in this thread . . . .it's such a fantastic song.The latest album was a mistake and pish in my opinion though I do love "I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight" - but seriously. . ."Get on your boots"?? Someone should have told him in the studio to catch himself on - it slaughtered the potential of that album in my mind. |
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not really a fan of their work, and on a personality level I find Bono to be a self righteous **** and anyone who seriously calls them self the edge instead of using their real name must be a tool.
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It's ok to have a big ego in music as long as there's a certain charm that goes along with it. Bono doesn't have that charm.
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not really a fan of their work, and on a personality level I find Bono to be a self righteous **** and anyone who seriously calls them self the edge instead of using their real name must be a tool.
as for Bono, or any of them, being self righteous, i'm not so sure. i think that says more about what people like to think about them, than seem to be aware of - considering their success and fame - how relatively down to earth they come across in a lot of interviews. not too mention, in particular Bono's ability to take the piss out of himself and not take himself too seriously at all. Iain |
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so most people on internet forums are tools then?
as for Bono, or any of them, being self righteous, i'm not so sure. i think that says more about what people like to think about them, than seem to be aware of - considering their success and fame - how relatively down to earth they come across in a lot of interviews. not too mention, in particular Bono's ability to take the piss out of himself and not take himself too seriously at all. Iain My next bit was more tongue in cheek, I find bono just to be too much of ****, I'm sure offstage he's lovely but his onstage persona really annoys me, and the thing with the edge is nothing personal I just hate stage names and I find the edge to be quite a bad one, but that's just me.
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The Edge isn't a stage name it's a nickname.There is a difference.It was given to him before U2 formed and, like Bono's,it just stuck.Even Edge's parents were known as Mr & Mrs Edge by the rest of the band.If you look into U2's early days you'll find friends with far more bizarre names that The Edge ![]() Quote:
Bono doesn't have that charm
Ha, he managed to charm Bush & other world leaders into parting with billions in aid so I think your argument falls rather flat. Bono has charm in spades ![]() ![]() Having heard & seen plenty of interviews with U2 in my 27yrs of being a fan I can honestly say that the band are still as down to earth now as they always have been.I can't say the same for other bands or lead singers. Rome 8/10/10. See you in the Stadio Olympico, U2
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Perhaps I should rephrase myself, I respect what they've done as musicians and how much they've accomplished but I don't particularly like their music.
My next bit was more tongue in cheek, I find bono just to be too much of ****, I'm sure offstage he's lovely but his onstage persona really annoys me, and the thing with the edge is nothing personal I just hate stage names and I find the edge to be quite a bad one, but that's just me. ![]() its become a bit of a tired cliche to just dismiss Bono as a self righteous twonk. as for the stage names - i too thought they were just nicknames from when they were kids? i think getting annoyed by that says more about you than it does about them. ![]() i think what annoys me most about people being critical of Bono is this absurd idea that he can't possibly really give a shit about important stuff because he's rich and famous. i don't get this idea that people who are rich and famous are somehow incapable of having feelings that the rest of us might have. Iain |
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In my opinion they're one of the most overrated bands ever. And Bono is a p***k.
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Well, in my opinion, Bono is one of the most generous celebs on the planet.Not only is he generous with his time but he & U2 have always made an effort to help certain organisations they believed in.They could have just raked in the cash, sat back and enjoyed the celebrity life but they didn't and I particularlry admire Bono for his tireless work ethic.He wouldn't travel the world & meet with world leaders if he didn't care a great deal for the causes he supports.What Bono does is a lot better than not giving a s*#t
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i think though that they're actually a lot more down to earth and self deprecating than a lot of people give them credit for.
its become a bit of a tired cliche to just dismiss Bono as a self righteous twonk. as for the stage names - i too thought they were just nicknames from when they were kids? i think getting annoyed by that says more about you than it does about them. ![]() i think what annoys me most about people being critical of Bono is this absurd idea that he can't possibly really give a shit about important stuff because he's rich and famous. i don't get this idea that people who are rich and famous are somehow incapable of having feelings that the rest of us might have. Iain |
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Liked the Joshua Tree (still do).
Prompted me to buy two of their earlier albums. Played each one twice. Really didn't think much of either one (forget which ones they were - long time ago). Heard a couple of their albums since (friends had them). Didn't think much of them. With the exception of The Joshua Tree I really don't care for them. |
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I dont like Vertigo overly much but it kicks ass live 



U2 do have a very distinctive sound, Bono's voice and The Edge's guitar are instantly recognisable on all their songs, but there's no way songs like New Year's Day, With Or Without You, Mysterious Ways, One, The Unforgettable Fire, Vertigo, Lemon, Angel Of Harlem (to mention just a few) sound anything like each other
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