U2 so overblown....
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Roger Waters I will go see again and again. If I get back from Amsterdam in time , I might go to Waters in Hartford, CT. That is if I have any cash left after paying $400 per night for PJ.
Sold 150+ million records...that would be just a couple more than PJ. Have 22 Grammy Awards. Campaign for a lot of great causes. Are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...yeah, way overblown.
You missed pretentious, self-indulgent, self righteous, pious and who gives a fuck about a Grammy
there is nothing in that article that indicates that U2 are overblown.
i havent been a dedicated U2 fan since the late 80s. ive been too busy with my life and discovering other music however i have seen them live in recent times and they put on one mother of a show... even i was impressed and i dont go for that frou frou smoke and mirrors shit lesser talents tend to rely on. im sure they realise playing rock music for a living isnt rocket science and i doubt they take themselves a seriously as all their detractors think they do. bono is outspoken... nothing wrong with that. as for dave, larry and adam.. how would we know what theyre thinking... could be the same as bono which is probably why we hear so much from him. bono is in a privileged position and he knows it and hes trying to use that for good. give the guy a break.. hes as entertaining as fuck and thats all we can ask without sounding too precious ourselves.
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I'm not sure how accurate past media articles have been (correct me if im wrong), but it has been documented that U2 avoid paying tax...so thats possibly take home $$$ too!!
I saw them play Melbourne about 5 years ago when Kanye opened (seemed a strange combo). Prob worst concert i've been to! The sound when Kanye was on was terrible, which wasnt so bad cos im no fan anyway....
When U2 hit the stage (for what seemed like only 15 minutes) ....(yessss we've been spoilt at PJ shows), Bono kept preaching that Australians dont donate enough $$ to charities (personally a massive slap to my face) , and that we should all donate now. he constantly did this in between each song. He must have felt like a knob when he found out per capita Aussies are one of the highest to donate ( which he later acknowledged in a double page letter he had written himself in the hearald sun).
I wont be attending another U2 concert, and turn the radio station over now any time i here their songs.
Pretty drastic i know, but maybe they should pay some tax in their own country before smacking me in the face with a wet fish!!
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nice. i'm not really a big u2 fan, but that was well-put. and yeah, what's wrong with using your fame and fortune to do some good? maybe Bono's intentions are self-centered, maybe they're not, but i'm sure there are more than a few people in Africa who don't give a fuck what his intentions are and are just appreciative that someone is paying attention to them....fyi i'm not really even sure with this is all about, just perusing the boards and came across this post.
i have ragged on bono before.specifically in relation to the (PRODUCT)RED campaign. yes the proceeds from the sale of those products do a great deal of good for the less privileged members of our global family.im just not down with the consumer aspect of it. i know i know who cares where the money comes from so long as it gets to where its needed. why must we feel we need to get something in return for our charity.. when the act itself should be enough. but i guess if youre gonna buy something that you need why not buy the (P)R product.
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Bono is such an idiot.
Not everyone is mega rich like him, some people struggle to get by day to day, how can some people donate.
yes bono is an idiot for thinking anyone who just blew a wad of cash seeing U2 in concert could ever afford to donate to charity. :roll:
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You could get floor GA fix for any U2 360 show for cheaper than it costs to see PJ.
well there you go... more money to donate to charity.
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Ummm he mentioned Australians, not people at his bands concert.
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-Tom Waits
I agree ! its the music what matters! I grew up on U2 One of my favorite bands of all time musically I will never deny that no matter what they preach Its the music that matters to me! Sunday bloody sunday and all of Auchtung Baby! jeeeeaz i can on on on U2's music will live on for a loooong time!
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Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
RNDM- 11/27/12
PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
Thank you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjtWlulx3eA
Up There with P.J.'s Release. IMO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhCezZQqxx4&ob=av2n
i'm going to go out on a limb and say this is FUCKIN AWESOME!
New Album Please!!!
I totally agree!!!!
Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
RNDM- 11/27/12
PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
All great songs!
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
U2 has done more for good causes around the globe than ANY world leader has in the last 20 years. They do it because they came from lesser lives and struggled to make it where they are today. They've worked hard and became extremely successful, and now they use that success as an outlet for creating awareness for causes we, the public, might not have been aware of. What's pretentious, self-indulgent, or self-righteous about that???
Some people just like to hate on what's popular. I'm not as into U2 as I once was, but the insults/hatred thrown towards them is really baffling. If you don't like them just don't listen...what's the point of creating a thread to say the most popular rock band in the world is overblown because a lot of people went to their concerts? There are obviously a lot of big U2 fans on this board. It's like some people think it's cool to hate U2.
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Lets face it, listening to music and going to see a band play music that you enjoy is a very special personal experience and if that band wants to raise awareness about something they believe strongly in that’s fine… but after EVERY song and with graphic footage of starving, diseased and dying children (on a 60ft screen) during some of the songs was a little confronting for me to say the least, I took it personally, and it was not necessary.
I paid $100 gen ad to listen to some good music and enjoy the show, not to be shamed into feeling like I havnt done enough.
I believe most people with a heart already feel empathy towards the less fortunate in their desperate times of need, and try to help out any way they can.
Saint Bono :geek: , please don’t make me feel guilty for being fortunate enough to provide food, shelter and medicine for my family. I pay my taxes, and I know a lot of that gets blown by politicians in their pursuit of their own intrests, but a lot also gets to where its needed.
Enough negativity already… Happy New Year all.
Just needed to vent some, after all work on NY eve and NY day can do that to a person.
Glass is gonna be half full (or fully full) after work when I manage to finally crack one open for the new year!! Cheers all, to good health…… and many more PJ tours to come!
So misleading
The defection of the soul
Nauseously quick
I don't question
Our existence
I just question
Our modern needs