U2 whats up with that

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    soulsinging wrote:
    but you said u2 suck for being forumlaic which is 1) not true and 2) apparently not a reason for saying a band sucks (as evidenced by the fact that you dont mind pj being forumlaic). why dont you just admit that you dont care for u2's style of music so you will never give anything they do a fair hearing?

    Every 'fair hearing' I ever gave U2 was 'fairly' boring.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    facepollution wrote:
    Nowadays I would agree U2 are pretty formulaic. But before they became bland radio stodge, they did write some good stuff, and they were pretty varied too, try comparing a song like Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me with something like One, Where the streets have no name, Pride etc. Totally different sounds. I think U2's biggest problem is that their activism and political leanings have eclipsed their music.

    The less said about the U2/Green Day song the better. I'm a fan of both bands, but it really isn't very impressive at all.

    To be fair (on everyone here, apparently), I do like Joshua Tree
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I'm not trying to tell 'you' anything. I don't think all those albums sound the same. I DO, however, think they all sound like U2, and that 'Pop' was a failed experiment. I just don't like U2. Is that OK, everyone?

    it's fine as long as you admit that it's just not your cup of tea, instead of trying to justify it with some inane (and flat out wrong) excuse about how they're formulaic.

    also, ive got to wonder... who should u2 try to sound like if not u2?
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    soulsinging wrote:
    it's fine as long as you admit that it's just not your cup of tea, instead of trying to justify it with some inane (and flat out wrong) excuse about how they're formulaic.

    also, ive got to wonder... who should u2 try to sound like if not u2?

    I would prefer they didn't sound like U2, I suppose.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Every 'fair hearing' I ever gave U2 was 'fairly' boring.

    that's 'fair enough.' long as you're willing to admit that it's YOUR tastes that lead you to feel they suck, not that the band itself sucks. we're talking about u2 here, not the backstreet boys. by saying they're formulaic, it was like you were trying to apply some objective standard whereby they suck in an objective sense and nobody should like them.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    soulsinging wrote:
    that's 'fair enough.' long as you're willing to admit that it's YOUR tastes that lead you to feel they suck, not that the band itself sucks. we're talking about u2 here, not the backstreet boys. by saying they're formulaic, it was like you were trying to apply some objective standard whereby they suck in an objective sense and nobody should like them.

    I have a cold and am sneezing all the time. I'm not in a great mood. None of my opinions are objective, but the way I state them is sometimes decidedly 'male'... especially when the winter is getting to my nose. My apologies if I offended you or anyone else. :D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I have a cold and am sneezing all the time. I'm not in a great mood. None of my opinions are objective, but the way I state them is sometimes decidedly 'male'... especially when the winter is getting to my nose. My apologies if I offended you or anyone else. :D

    i wasnt offended, just disappointed. you seemed so smart before ;)

    i jest!

    what does decidedly male mean? never heard that one before...
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    soulsinging wrote:
    i wasnt offended, just disappointed. you seemed so smart before ;)

    i jest!

    what does decidedly male mean? never heard that one before...

    What the word 'decidedly', or the reason I called my response 'male'?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    What the word 'decidedly', or the reason I called my response 'male'?

    the latter.... i believe ive heard the word decidedly before ;)
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    soulsinging wrote:
    the latter.... i believe ive heard the word decidedly before ;)

    Yeah you would've done. :D

    The latter? When me and my male friends talk music, it tends to be just a slagging match of 'objective' statements. We all believe we've got the best opinion. I thought that's how men discussed most things generally.

    I'm more democratic with every other subject, but get me onto music - prepare for some brickbats to be hurled! LOL. Well, it's not that bad. Well, it is. No it isn't. Not really. OK, yeah, it is.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I make those assumptions every time I hear a new U2 song. Trust me, I've heard everything I need to from U2. I never listen to the radio, btw, either.

    Pearl Jam are incredibly varied with their sound. U2 established something, liked it, and just like Oasis, never changed anything.

    Pearl Jam's music is about 10% as varied as U2's.


    PEARL JAM'S MUSIC IS ALL ROCK, AND NOTHING ELSE. THEY MAY HAVE A COUPLE SONGS THAT DON'T FIT THE MOLD, BUT U2 HAS ALBUMS THAT DON'T.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Yeah you would've done. :D

    The latter? When me and my male friends talk music, it tends to be just a slagging match of 'objective' statements. We all believe we've got the best opinion. I thought that's how men discussed most things generally.

    I'm more democratic with every other subject, but get me onto music - prepare for some brickbats to be hurled! LOL. Well, it's not that bad. Well, it is. No it isn't. Not really. OK, yeah, it is.

    ah ok. yeah, when i talk college football with my guy friends we get that way. we dont argue much about music. most of my friends either dont care, or tend to agree with me.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    soulsinging wrote:
    ah ok. yeah, when i talk college football with my guy friends we get that way. we dont argue much about music. most of my friends either dont care, or tend to agree with me.

    I guess I've never really liked sport. If I did, blimey I shudder to think...

    The bass player of my band is terrible for the 'objective' statement. I've had to develop a good 'throwing arm' when it comes to arguing music (new Pearl Jam for instance, which is 'weak' in his opinion). Granted, this U2 stuff wasn't my best performance. :D Oh well. Never you mind. I'm here all week!
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • lars
    lars Posts: 524
    soulsinging wrote:
    god, you are the worst charicature of a mentally incompetent metalhead ive ever seen. have fun wearing all black, acting angry, beating up kids half your size, and injecting steroids.
    Black is a cool color. Anger is a gift. Beating up kids half your size rules. I don´t inject....I fucking eat steroids.
    You can´t trust a vegetarian.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    lars wrote:
    Black is a cool color. Anger is a gift. Beating up kids half your size rules. I don´t inject....I fucking eat steroids.

    my bad. sorry dude. just a warning though... those steroids shrink your dick, and given how much you already try to compensate for that through your bad-ass, testosterone-fueled facade, im not sure you've got much room to spare there. but dont worry, im sure your gf will pity you enough to fake it sometimes.
  • lars
    lars Posts: 524
    soulsinging wrote:
    my bad. sorry dude. just a warning though... those steroids shrink your dick, and given how much you already try to compensate for that through your bad-ass, testosterone-fueled facade, im not sure you've got much room to spare there. but dont worry, im sure your gf will pity you enough to fake it sometimes.
    Yes it was your bad. My gf complains my dick is too big so I guess I´m lucky they make em shrink...thanks for caring though. Your girlfriend is a chick with a dick....ha ha ha
    You can´t trust a vegetarian.
  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    I have never understood... U2

    (I was going to type a long post with all the reasons i dont like this band but i cant be bothered)
    People say im paranoid. Well, they dont say it, but i know that's what they are thinking.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    lars wrote:
    Yes it was your bad. My gf complains my dick is too big so I guess I´m lucky they make em shrink...thanks for caring though. Your girlfriend is a chick with a dick....ha ha ha

    well played sir. where are you from? i imagine you as olaf from 'clerks.' you seem to have similar taste in what constitutes good music.
  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    lars wrote:
    Stop all these U2 threads. Before Pearl Jam claimed their love to U2 no one ever commented or wrote about U2 and suddenly they´re the new fucking hype in town. Apart from being long time rockbands they have nothing in common. Different time, music and love. Now U2 are collaborating with Green Day....what´s next a threesome with U2, PJ and Shakira.

    sometimes, there are descriptions for the forums...this one is described as "Expanding our musical horizons: Share your musical interests by discussing other artists you're hearing." now, i didn't make this up...it's right ^ there...see? if i want to talk about u2, i'll talk about u2 whether i started liking them today, after pearl jam mentioned something about them, or ten years ago. you're acting a-fool.
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    I see much more Audioslave threads than any other band here.

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