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Hairball
You're right he did - maybe it was a wise choice?
Was never really a fan of the Police aside from a few early tunes, and never liked any of his solo stuff, so....
Stevie Nicks is another who made it big!
Sting is an amazing musician. I'm not sure why he gets so much hate...he single-handedly wrote almost all of the Police's best songs. Of course Stewart and Andy provided brilliant instrumentation and chemistry, but the vast majority of the songs came from Sting.Quote
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Hairball
You're right he did - maybe it was a wise choice?
Was never really a fan of the Police aside from a few early tunes, and never liked any of his solo stuff, so....
Stevie Nicks is another who made it big!
Solo artists have the same issues that bands have - they do really outstanding albums and piss poor albums.
Sometimes they coincide. Here's a perfect example of a band and a solo artist having piss poor albums: SHE'S THE BOSS, DIRTY WORK, PRIMITIVE COOL.
What Sting did was quite brilliant, really, because it really was different than anything he did with The Police. His best solo song in my ears is Fortress Around Your Heart. All This Time is pretty good. Those tuneful songs he did are great. There's stuff he did I don't care for but he knows how to write some catchy tunes.
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dennycranium
Tried to buy U2 tickets for Fenway Park this year.
No luck.
I saw U2 perform at Massey Hall in Toronto in 1984 during the Unforgettable Fire Tour.
Amazing...
Fast forward to 1987 and I saw the Joshua Tree Tour at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
Yawn..... Haven't seen them since.
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dennycranium
Tried to buy U2 tickets for Fenway Park this year.
No luck.
I saw U2 perform at Massey Hall in Toronto in 1984 during the Unforgettable Fire Tour.
Amazing...
Fast forward to 1987 and I saw the Joshua Tree Tour at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
Yawn..... Haven't seen them since.
joshua tree tour was amazing...but you missed the best one, Achtung Baby!
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dennycranium
Tried to buy U2 tickets for Fenway Park this year.
No luck.
I saw U2 perform at Massey Hall in Toronto in 1984 during the Unforgettable Fire Tour.
Amazing...
Fast forward to 1987 and I saw the Joshua Tree Tour at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
Yawn..... Haven't seen them since.
joshua tree tour was amazing...but you missed the best one, Achtung Baby!
U2 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............
Only one song comes to mind: WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN live with Keith in 1988.
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dennycranium
Tried to buy U2 tickets for Fenway Park this year.
No luck.
I saw U2 perform at Massey Hall in Toronto in 1984 during the Unforgettable Fire Tour.
Amazing...
Fast forward to 1987 and I saw the Joshua Tree Tour at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
Yawn..... Haven't seen them since.
joshua tree tour was amazing...but you missed the best one, Achtung Baby!
U2 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............
Only one song comes to mind: WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN live with Keith in 1988.
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RollingFreak
I never would have even thought of Bono going solo. I guess it could work. I do give U2 credit that they've remained a BAND and that its the same 4 guys the entire time. We all know thats so incredibly rare and its a feat that shouldn't go unnoticed. Also, I don't really feel they'll be done anytime soon. You make a good point that they'll be 60 in a bit and its when the age starts showing, but there is still this youthful energy about them. I could see that being a reason they want to end it early, to keep that unvarnished, but I don't know. I think all these other guys going so long and staying so good is gonna push them. Say they retire in 5 years when, presumably, the Stones, McCartney, etc retire or can't play anymore around the same time, I just feel thats gonna look weird. They like being at the top of their game, but they also seem to like longevity, so I think its gonna be interesting to see where they go in the next 10 years.
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RollingFreak
I never would have even thought of Bono going solo. I guess it could work. I do give U2 credit that they've remained a BAND and that its the same 4 guys the entire time. We all know thats so incredibly rare and its a feat that shouldn't go unnoticed. Also, I don't really feel they'll be done anytime soon. You make a good point that they'll be 60 in a bit and its when the age starts showing, but there is still this youthful energy about them. I could see that being a reason they want to end it early, to keep that unvarnished, but I don't know. I think all these other guys going so long and staying so good is gonna push them. Say they retire in 5 years when, presumably, the Stones, McCartney, etc retire or can't play anymore around the same time, I just feel thats gonna look weird. They like being at the top of their game, but they also seem to like longevity, so I think its gonna be interesting to see where they go in the next 10 years.
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Tate
One reason for not scoring tix for U2 at Fenway is there appears to not be any U2 show at Fenway. Not finding any info anywhere on U2 at Fenway. Is this even a rumor?
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dennycranium
Tried to buy U2 tickets for Fenway Park this year.
No luck.
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jumpontopofmebaby
Ok...so they added a date in Louisville KY...and that is Kentucky not jelly
Only big gap left is between Dallas / Chicago
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dennycranium
Tried to buy U2 tickets for Fenway Park this year.
No luck.
I saw U2 perform at Massey Hall in Toronto in 1984 during the Unforgettable Fire Tour.
Amazing...
Fast forward to 1987 and I saw the Joshua Tree Tour at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
Yawn..... Haven't seen them since.
joshua tree tour was amazing...but you missed the best one, Achtung Baby!