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A question for U2 fans
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Does anyone else love "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" as much as I do? I've been listening to U2 since I was 10 (27 now) and this album totally blows me away. I know a lot of people don't think it is so great, which baffles me. For starters, people hate that "Vertigo" starts "1,2,3,..14" in Spanish. The question i always ask is 'since when does Rock n' roll make sense?'
Personally, I think "Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own" and "City of Blinding Lights" may be the 2 best songs they've ever done. If not, they are damn close. They definitely rank with "One," "With or Without You," "Bad," and "A Sort of Homecoming."
I've probably listened to it 250 times since it came out 18 months ago and I just can't get enough of it.
Personally, I think "Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own" and "City of Blinding Lights" may be the 2 best songs they've ever done. If not, they are damn close. They definitely rank with "One," "With or Without You," "Bad," and "A Sort of Homecoming."
I've probably listened to it 250 times since it came out 18 months ago and I just can't get enough of it.
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Some die just to live.
Have we lost our way tonight?
Have we lost our hope to sorrow?
Feels like were all alone
Running further from what’s right
And there are no more heroes to follow
So what are we becoming?
Where did we go wrong?
But in 6 1/2 months you'll be glad it turned out this way. I saw them in Pittsburgh. This tour is awesome!!!
If I had to rank U2's studio albums, I guess i would put...
1. Zooropa
2. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
3. Achtung Baby
4. The Joshua Tree
5. Pop
6. The Unforgettable Fire
7. Boy
8. All That You Can't Leave Behind
9. War
10. October ( the only 1 I don't love-- I just think it has aged poorly)
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no man, this album is a bore at best with one great song and a whole bunch of redundant songs that are retakes of the last record. I used to love U2 and still think Actung Baby is a masterpiece the only thing is it seems that they were upset because Pop didn't sell and stopped trying new things. I think Pop is a wicked cd and would have liked to see where they went from there instead of just selling out to the people by playing what they want to hear. I have stopped listening to them almost completly in teh past year and don't really miss it all that much.
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I never owned them all, but I liked U2 better when they had original music. U2 started out punk and became pop. I like their oldest stuff the best, classic U2 sound. I have always loved War.
They just need to get mad and write some angry music, something from the soul.
I think that Zooropa geta alot of stick but for me I think it my second fav, also pop maybe not have turned out the way they wanted but some band are much more interesting when they fuck up and are not sure.
Having said that Achtung is right on the money, a solid gold masterpiece and sure were not likely to see it's like again from U2.
As for HTDAAB it's like the Gilmour album for me ( Floyd No. 1 Band) got more excited about it coming out than actually when I heard it. Yes Sometimes You Can't... is probably their best song since One.
( my all time fav U2 song not that travestity of Mary J version)
Vertigo is good and I also like Crumbs, love peace, original of the species but the rest is really mediocre, Man & Woman is pure shite MOR.
I really hope this band can start taking risks again and stop worrying about unit shifting, the previous album was even more disapointing generic U2.
They need to go off and come back with something mindblowing again, unfortunately I think their comfortable in this position so we'll have to look to PJ and Radiohead QOTSA to give us some originality in Rock.
A few others took a little time to grow on me ("Yahweh", "Original of the Species")
But all in all a very good album.
Vertigo and All Because of You are great little rockers. Sometimes and City of Blinding Lights are classic U2. Love and Peace or Else has a great kick at the end, and was outstanding in concert. I like A Man and a Woman quite a bit, enjoy the flamenco sounding guitar, and Crumbs may be my favorite off the album.
that's all i gotta say about this band...
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do you know what percentage of tickets made available were GA floors? a very small number!
GOLD CIRCLE = $ 165 PLUS SERVICE CHARGE
no band is worth that kinda money :(
sorry to burst your bubble
the only thing U2 care about is making a HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS PER TOUR...all at the fan's expense... :(
At least with U2 everyone has a chance to be front row. Pearl Jam's seniority system ensures that I will never have better than mediocore tickets.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
So yeah, I really like HTDAAB and loved the Vertigo tour. When I saw them in Boston in October it was one of the best shows I have seen. The Vertigo DVD is phenomenal as well. Not surprisingly, people don't seem to like the DVD all that much either. Go figure!
U2 has one of the most amazing stretch of albums where each album is amazing but is a big departure from the previous album. Unfortgetable Fire sounds nothing like War. Joshua Tree sounds nothing like UF. Then Rattle and Hum is an extension of JT. Achtung Baby is a big departure from JT and R&H. Finally, Zooropa is a big change from AB. An amazing strech of diversity between albums. I'm not sure we'll ever see a band be so successful in keeping an ever changing sound.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
25th April 2006
U2 ready for legal action in Denver
by David Cribb
It has been reported that Irish band U2 could be involved in a legal
tussle with Denver City Council over footage from a concert in 1983.
The footage in question, Under A Blood Red Sky, was recorded by Rick
Wurpel in Denver, but went missing five years ago. It has since been
found in the archives of the city's council, who claim they bought
the tapes from one of Wurpel's employees for $3,000.
Over the past twenty years, the value of the footage has increased
exponentially, making the original price paid seem ludicrous. The
council has apparently said that it will not return the tapes until
Wurpel's ownership can be verified.
It would seem that legal proceedings may be the inevitable outcome of
the disagreement.
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Actually....yes a U2 show is worth that amount of money. there was nothing like being on the floor (in the elipse) within arms reach's of The Edge.
How much would you pay for this experience with Pearl Jam?
$50 and a fan club membership...but that is missing the point entirely!
ummmm tom petty and pearl jam are playing for $100 a ticket and that was including s. charges if i do remember properly...
you do the math there...thats $50 per band...does that mean if you were gold circle for u2 that their show is worth 3TIMES what petty/pj charge seperately when playing together at the same gig...follow me ???
u2 are all about soaking ya for the beleif that their show is worth that much...when clearly you are getting a better show with tom petty AND pearl jam...actualy 3 TIMES BETTER
NUF SAID
U2=GREED
I wonder what your math tells you now about Pearl jam.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
Due to fanclub seniority rules this type of concert experience is an impossibility at a Pearl Jam concert for me.
People slagging U2 are really just mis-informed and jealous.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
Has anyone heard the outtakes from this album? I've heard Native Son which is basically Vertigo with different lyrics and a slightly different melody, but I'd love to get my hands on some of the other outtakes.
i know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
i HOPE you'll be a star,
in somebody elses sky, but why, why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine?!
Some die just to live.
I had to pay $250 for the 5-14 Philly show this year but same deal, honestly best night of my life being 5 feet from fucking U2.
Yes they are commercial and whatever else but they have been around for 25 years and Bono loves the spotlight so more power to 'em.
The highest priced option was generally the lower arena seats, using Boston as my example, it was 16 out of the 22 loge sections (sides and rears were the $95 tickets, and your best "value" outside of GA imo), about 25% of tix.
The $95.00 loges accounted for about another 10%, $95 balconies were about 35% and $49.50 balconies were another 10-15%.
"No band is worth that kind of money" is your assessment. I don't like the price, but did pay it for one of the 6 shows I attended with no regret. Keeping in mind U2's status in music, their price structure is reasonable compared to acts like The Rolling Stones (top price $450), Madonna (top price $350 plus auctioning off the best seats for more), Paul Mac (top price $250), The Eagles (top price $175) and many other of the larger names in music today.
The fact that U2 easily sold out every show tells you they assessed the marketplace correctly in terms of price structure, if not undervalued the prices a bit.
My bubble isn't burst, I have been attending concerts for over 2 decades now and have become very selective about how I spend my concert dollars, I have seen 22 U2 shows and never felt slighted nor felt that I overpaid. Same holds for 14 (soon to be 17) Pearl Jam shows.
What astounds me is the people here who complain about PJ tix prices at $51 base. They should take a hard look at the tour industry as a whole and compare the value of a Pearl Jam show to others, there should be no bitching about the price.