Re: The Edge versus Keith/Ron
Date: June 13, 2005 23:20
It's quite funny to read endless debates if anyone is better than Stones. If I remember right, in 2003 we could read almost the same posts regarding Bruce. To be honest I really enjoyed Bruce's show as I did with the Stones and I am looking forward to see U2 this summer. All of them are great musicians but Stones are Stones and they are still number 1 for me. It is impossible to compare them... And I hope Pearl Jam will be the next hot topic in this comparison thing :-), they deserve it.
I think that U2 are on their popularity peak right now. U2 tix was one of the hardest thing to get this year (2 Dublin shows sold out in 22 minutes and the rest sold out within a few hours). This is what Stones can hardly achieve now - but they toured two years ago, so it's quite natural that the demand is saturated.
When you argue that U2 can't rock - I got DVD called U2 go home (2001 Slaine castle show) and it is a masterpiece. And Edge's guitar is quite distinctive as Keith's and as any other great player.
Anyway, I can't wait the Stones come back to Europe next year, hopefully they play at Czech republic again as they did during last three tours... :-)
See you next year!