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keefriff99
Wow, people just LOVE to hate U2 nowadays.
I'll try to go to Boston or MSG if the ticket prices aren't unreasonable.
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FeelTheFire
Most overrated band in the world......after the horrible INXS.
They craft pretty good and forgettable pop songs imo. "Beautiful Day" is silly but you remember the song for a day or two. But the idea they play in the same league as Dylan Hendrix or the Stones and write classics as strong as "Row" or "Shelter" is 100% stupid.
They're a little nice band driven by one huge ego.
And U2 suck live : on a stage they can't hide the fact the fact they're all semi-amateur musicians with very low skills. And they're deprived of any energy. Maybe they should all do coke?
I'd say that a LOT of drummers and bassists of famous bands "got lucky"...Ringo being the classic example, but also guys Cliff Williams (AC/DC), Ian Hill (Judas Priest), Gary Tallent (Springsteen).Quote
OzHeavyThrobber
Adam Clayton landed the luckiest gig on Earth. Should change his name to Root Note Richard. The fact he gets mentioned as a co writer and that he puts bass lines to their songs that my cat drunk with her paws in plaster could put more creative bass lies to makes him one lucky s.o.b.
I don't like that you hear a lot of music coming from the stage that clearly isn't being played with their shows. A bit now and then fine but their shows have always been riddled with it.
They do have some great music in my opinion though and clearly know their stuff given they're still the biggest band on Earth.
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Happy24
First of all I honestly don't understand how and why can anybody hate a band. What might possibly be the reason? I mean there are a lot of bands that I don't like, a lot of bands I don't care about and a lot of bands I think are utter crap, but why would I hate them?
And why does anybody feel the urge to spread their hatred based on their personality problems more than anything else on the internet? Purely because they don't like their music? Is that a reason to hate anybody? That would be sick. Because they feel that those bands earn a lot of money they don't deserve? Is that 1 mil. dollars that supposedly each Stone gets for each gig nowadays deserved and hard earned salary? Of course not. Shall I hate them for that? I can't see why should I. People in general don't get paid purely according to their abilities and how hard working they are. It is unfair on all levels, whatever you do. Or is there anything else? If anybody knows, please tell me, because I really don't get it.
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Happy24
First of all I honestly don't understand how and why can anybody hate a band. What might possibly be the reason? I mean there are a lot of bands that I don't like, a lot of bands I don't care about and a lot of bands I think are utter crap, but why would I hate them?
And why does anybody feel the urge to spread their hatred based on their personality problems more than anything else on the internet? Purely because they don't like their music? Is that a reason to hate anybody? That would be sick. Because they feel that those bands earn a lot of money they don't deserve? Is that 1 mil. dollars that supposedly each Stone gets for each gig nowadays deserved and hard earned salary? Of course not. Shall I hate them for that? I can't see why should I. People in general don't get paid purely according to their abilities and how hard working they are. It is unfair on all levels, whatever you do. Or is there anything else? If anybody knows, please tell me, because I really don't get it.
Well in U2's case it's depressingly simple to understand really ... (a) they're crap, and (b) Bono is a sanctimonious git
Now don't tell me that's beyond your comprehension, surely not ?
Right then, excuse me ... I really must rush off and address my personality problems !!
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Happy24
First of all I honestly don't understand how and why can anybody hate a band. What might possibly be the reason? I mean there are a lot of bands that I don't like, a lot of bands I don't care about and a lot of bands I think are utter crap, but why would I hate them?
And why does anybody feel the urge to spread their hatred based on their personality problems more than anything else on the internet? Purely because they don't like their music? Is that a reason to hate anybody? That would be sick. Because they feel that those bands earn a lot of money they don't deserve? Is that 1 mil. dollars that supposedly each Stone gets for each gig nowadays deserved and hard earned salary? Of course not. Shall I hate them for that? I can't see why should I. People in general don't get paid purely according to their abilities and how hard working they are. It is unfair on all levels, whatever you do. Or is there anything else? If anybody knows, please tell me, because I really don't get it.
Well in U2's case it's depressingly simple to understand really ... (a) they're crap, and (b) Bono is a sanctimonious git
Now don't tell me that's beyond your comprehension, surely not ?
Right then, excuse me ... I really must rush off and address my personality problems !!
Yes, it really is beyond my comprehension. First I like their music, but that has nothing to do with it, really. You think they are crap, that is fine with me, as I wrote, I also think about a lot of bands that they are crap. But I still don't see it as a reason to hate anybody.
And that Bono's save-the-world activities get on a lot of people's nerves is a part I fully understand, I find it ridiculous too, but again, I can't see a reason why should I hate Bono for that or why should I even expand it on other U2 members.
I don't want to make a big deal out of it, just this whole "U2 are the most overrated piece of crap" thing seems to be really laughable to me and I think that in most cases it is based on people's jealousy. I am not saying that this is necessarily your case, pauly :-)
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1cdog
Well, I don't hate them. I have just never liked their music.
Any word yet on how many and who the hidden musicians will be on this touR?
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1cdog
Well, I don't hate them. I have just never liked their music.
Any word yet on how many and who the hidden musicians will be on this touR?
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1cdog
Well, I don't hate them. I have just never liked their music.
Any word yet on how many and who the hidden musicians will be on this touR?
It should just be the usual guy Terry Lawless occasionally on keyboards when The Edge isn't doing it.
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1cdog
Well, I don't hate them. I have just never liked their music.
Any word yet on how many and who the hidden musicians will be on this touR?
It should just be the usual guy Terry Lawless occasionally on keyboards when The Edge isn't doing it.
actually it's the other way 'round :-)
Terry does most of the keys, and here and there Edge plays a bit of piano
anyway, yes, most probably the setup will be the usual: 4 guys onstage and Terry Lawless under it. it's dumb, but U2 like it that way, so...
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Hound Dog
Only clicked on this thread to see why there are 5 pages, Bono makes me want to puke and I really find it hard to believe they are as popular as they are cause their music sucks.
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OzHeavyThrobber
Dishonest Kiff Riff? I hardly see how that term applies at all to what I said. I singled him out because this is a U2 thread. Just as if I thought the same re anyone else I may have posted similarly with regard to that artist/band.
This maybe an "anti U2" thread but I am not anti U2 and state as much in my post: "They do have some great music in my opinion though and clearly know their stuff given they're still the biggest band on Earth".
I like U2. A great deal in fact. I'd also say to anyone at least go and see them once if you have the opportunity. Clayton however in my opinion is not a bass player. He plays root notes and when on the odd occasion he veers from that path you get a simple and repetitive line ala "Mysterious ways". Given he rakes in song writing royalties unlike the others you mention, I would have thought in 38 years he could do a bit more than AAA, DDD, EEE etc is all I was saying. Hell good on the guy, but he is the luckiest guy in music I've known.
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Only clicked on this thread to see why there are 5 pages, Bono makes me want to puke and I really find it hard to believe they are as popular as they are cause their music sucks.
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OzHeavyThrobber
Dishonest Kiff Riff? I hardly see how that term applies at all to what I said. I singled him out because this is a U2 thread. Just as if I thought the same re anyone else I may have posted similarly with regard to that artist/band.
This maybe an "anti U2" thread but I am not anti U2 and state as much in my post: "They do have some great music in my opinion though and clearly know their stuff given they're still the biggest band on Earth".
I like U2. A great deal in fact. I'd also say to anyone at least go and see them once if you have the opportunity. Clayton however in my opinion is not a bass player. He plays root notes and when on the odd occasion he veers from that path you get a simple and repetitive line ala "Mysterious ways". Given he rakes in song writing royalties unlike the others you mention, I would have thought in 38 years he could do a bit more than AAA, DDD, EEE etc is all I was saying. Hell good on the guy, but he is the luckiest guy in music I've known.
Having played the bass myself for the past 28 years, from my perspective, Clayton IS a bass player... He just doesn't do much with the instrument that could be called "creative" or "innovative". That being said, from what I've heard (mind you, I'm no expert in U2 music - I know the hits and have a couple of their albums in addition to the greatest hits packages), what he DOES play is nearly perfect for THEIR music. In my mind, U2's music, is typically a "soundscape" or a "pad" on which the words and melody lies. A busy, creative, innovate bass line would most-likely reduce the effectiveness. Ever heard of the expression that states: "sometimes less is more"? In my mind Clayton is the poster boy for that concept.
I can't believe that I'm actually defending Clayton's playing but, from a purely technical level, what he's doing actually IS NOT all that easy. While on the surface it may seem that it wouldn't be all that difficult to replicate his parts, the ability to keep rock solid, perfect, never changing 8th notes is only deceptively easy. Anyone who tries to pull it off for any amount of time will tell you that it's a whole lot more difficult than it would seem to be on the surface.
I won't disagree that Clayton is lucky to have found sympathetic musicians in Bono, Edge & Mullen, but I'd have to say that THEY are lucky to have found HIM as well. Clayton is perfect for what Edge & Mullen have been playing around him and they're lucky to have him in the middle holding them together.
If I had to vote on a topic of "luckiest person in music" I'd pick Yoko Ono as the winner of that title. We'll save that for another thread though.
Peace,
Mr DJA