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"U2 - Your opinion."

Musical geniuses and pioneers who deserve to live on into eternity?

OR

A slightly better than average band who really should have given it up by now?


Discuss.

They sold out all their UK dates within an hour.

they must be doing someting right.

Niddle wrote:
> They sold out all their UK dates within an hour.
>
> they must be doing someting right.

Exactly.

I think u2's "All that you can't leave behind" was their best, closely followed by "The Joshua Tree". I hated them when they went all disco. ("Zooropa" and "Pop" being 2 prime examples). I think they could have meade HTDAAB a whole lot better.

SHEEPY wrote:
> My dad got gig tickets today for him and my mum, £76 a pop.

That was just unbelievable, I'd rather spend the money on a day ticket to Reading or any other festival at that matter.

And have money for the ever so cheap and healthy festival food.

I don't mind U2, a few tracks can be located on my I-pod.

I do like "one" I must confess, a bit of a classic that one.

They're boring. Boring lyrics. Boring music.

Bono, stay out of politics. And take Bob Geldoff with you !

They get unfairly criticised in my opinion. Although their new album is fairly cack.

The new album gets better the more times you listen to it - most of the tracks are actually fairly solid, with the exception of A Man and a Woman and Crumbs from Your Table, which are rubbish.

That Maddox is a silly fool.

I went to see them in sloane castle in 2001. or was it 2002.. and i ended up on paying £100 each. But was well worth it.

Reefer wrote:
> They get unfairly criticised in my opinion. Although their new album
> is fairly cack.

Oh GOD! The new album is funking terrible.

Used to be great, getting a bit commercial, still not as blatant as Bon Jovi or as bad.
U2 1980-2002 = Band
U2 2002-2005 = Brand

Dringo wrote:
> Oh GOD! The new album is funking terrible.

That's a bit harsh.

Some of the tracks are really quite nice after a few listens.