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I've been on both sides of that one - I'm sure I'll be happier on the same side as that lot!
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Joy Division....And U2?
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Well, I will be the lone voice in defence of U2; they have written loads of classic tunes and I think they are still in good shape. They knock the crap out of Coldplay and most of the new pretenders.
NO are obviously my faves though and I rate a lot of bands higher than U2- but come on, they are pretty good...
And as for the Cure? Great early songs, a good few solid poppy 80's songs, but from the the 90's onwards they have become increasingly cringeworthy.
digitalwaters wrote: Well, I will be the lone voice in defence of U2; they have written loads of classic tunes and I think they are still in good shape. They knock the crap out of Coldplay and most of the new pretenders.
NO are obviously my faves though and I rate a lot of bands higher than U2- but come on, they are pretty good...
And as for the Cure? Great early songs, a good few solid poppy 80's songs, but from the the 90's onwards they have become increasingly cringeworthy.
I'm with you.
U2 are a fantastic band, awesome live. Bono is a bit of a donkey but at least he admits it.
New Order are of course my other favourite band.
The Cure, now take em or leave them. Loved a Forest and Fascination Street but Love Cats made me want to top myself.
And the Mode. Well liked them (not from the dodgy start) but after Exciter I am starting to think they are losing the plot.
Great idea for Deathmatch though.........
:bag:
Yea, U2 aint so bad.....at least these guys have done a lot of good ( Amnesty Int. awareness, etc.. )
Btw, U2 started off as a Christian band... just like Whitney Houston started singing in church.
Anyway, I bought the RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Live At Hyde Park 2xCDs set just for the fantastic ( almost real ) TRANSMISSION intro they played before one of their own song...that intro lasted for abt 30 secs i think...
BIGINOIL wrote:
Christopher Owens wrote:
Bere wrote: Compare the guitar-work of The Edge to Hooky's bass... (Even Barney is a better guitar player then Edgy...)
Don't talk crap. Barney, technically, has trouble stringing four chords together.
Edge can create a riff out of nothing.
He uses lots of echo to make it sound like he's playing about eight times as many notes as he actually is. He might piss on Barney a bit, but he's certianly no Hooky.
Can Hooky play a guitar solo? Doubt it. Stop knocking the Edge, You might not like U2 but you cant mock a guitar genius.
Hooky and The Edge are very different, like chalk and cheese. Both brilliant artists, although I obviously listen to Hooky a lot more than The Edge- I'd buy anything that Hooky plays on, whereas with U2 it's just the LPs (well 75% of them).
NO Regret wrote: Can Hooky play a guitar solo? Doubt it. Stop knocking the Edge, You might not like U2 but you cant mock a guitar genius.
Oh yes we can.
U2 are crying out to be mercilessly mocked, I'm sure even deep down they would admit that themselves. I used to like them but recently they've started getting on my nerves in a big way. It's bad enough that our leaders ring up Bono every time there's a political crisis (I don't give a fuck how many times he's been to Africa, he's not a world leader) Bono should know his place: a rock singer. Unfortunately he decided to become a rock star with a messiah complex and thinks he can solve the world's problems when he's absolutely nowhere near qualified.
Have a go at writing you're own U2 song, it's fun! 
One part overly religious guilt ridden lyrics asking Jesus for helpOne part Bono HEURGHRHHRHGHHG cry after the second chorusOne part whiney plucked guitarOne part plodding bass with absolutely no melody or lifeOne part pretty good drummingMix slowly to add a radio sheen with as many hooks as possible
I will give Larry Mullen Jr. credit, he is a good drummer. I used to think Edge (it is a twattish name tbh) was a good guitarist but I've realised he's a bit of a one trick pony, same old high up plucked screech every album. With Vertigo he just power riffed a'la The Hives which any teenage guitar wannabe can do. I find it absolutely disgraceful the music press (Q magazine for one) will award U2 four or five stars for simply "being classic U2" and not changing their sound one bit whereas if New Order dare to "sound like New Order" or even try something new, they get shafted with a meager two stars.
I sure I'm not the only one tired of opening up music publications and seeing Bono's grinning features and those silly glasses staring back at me with his arm wrapped around Chris Martin, Kofi Anan, Tony Blair or whoever he's decided to get chummy with this month. Glass of bubbly in one hand, the key to wiping out poverty in the other (yeah, right) It sounds harsh but I just wish he and the rest of his band would fuck off, if anything he's ruining the legacy of the good stuff U2 have done.
I guess you don't like them, then, Ally? 
Yup, U2 don't interest me in the slightest anymore - overblown pompous crap... 
Christopher Owens wrote: Jem
Isn't Jem the singer who loves fellatio according to my latest issue of Q magazine (the one with the (spit!) Killers on the cover)?
P.S. I just did a spell check in Microsoft Word on fellatio and the only word they could come up with was "fleet". 
BufferLow wrote:
Christopher Owens wrote: Jem
Isn't Jem the singer who loves fellatio according to my latest issue of Q magazine (the one with the (spit!) Killers on the cover)?
I hope so. Saw her in that They video. She is crumpet. Miles better than that Dido. Moaney old moose.
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