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Michael Stipe or Bono?

Rob89Rob89 Posts: 22
edited May 2006 in Other Music
Who do you prefer?
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    michael stipe thank you.

    his voice. his eyes and come on you've seen him dance.
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  • moemoe6434moemoe6434 Posts: 467
    stipe is miles ahead of bozo.... i mean bono, the walking penis.
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  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
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    Definitely Stipe.
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  • bladworth116bladworth116 Posts: 344
    Stipe by a country mile
  • LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    Bono, no comparison
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  • depploverdepplover Posts: 189
    stipe....!
    5/09/06, 5/10/06 - FUCKIN AMAZING!!!!
  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
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  • soaks the pagessoaks the pages Posts: 91
    can't i like them both?
    that's faarkokte.
  • Clifwith1fClifwith1f Posts: 143
    Bono...every time.
  • XiangXiang Posts: 73
    Both are cool to me!
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    i like mike.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • comfortably numbcomfortably numb Posts: 188
    i dont really understand the question.. but i prefer stipe's band

    and if i had to pick one of the two to hang out with for a day, i'd pick michael definitely
    saw things so much clearer
  • TerryibleTerryible Posts: 462
    Michael Stipe is miles better than bono
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  • BinauralBinaural Posts: 1,046
    moemoe6434 wrote:
    stipe is miles ahead of bozo.... i mean bono, the walking penis.

    I agree that Bono is, as a person, something of an unscratchable itch, however in terms of performance he has quite an ability. I don't like saying it anymore than you like hearing it but I'm just being honest.



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  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    funny cause i was asking people today who would win in a fight, anyways I like R.E.M. better then U2 large part because of stipe.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    I went to my dad's this weekend. He wanted to have a 'guy's night in' which was going to be cool. But then he stuck in a U2 live DVD. I'm sorry, I love the amount Bono does for charity, but his band and music is just boring, bland and lifeless.

    So I'll vote Ed Vedder. Oh, I mean Micheal Stipe.
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  • A Surprise LeftA Surprise Left Posts: 743
    I think U2 have more timeless songs although Stipe has that quite strange but very effective way of singing that draws me in more. Although seeing cocnert footage of Bono makes me think he is the better frontman....although he doesn't seem THAT likable as a person.
    The wind is blowing cold
    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?
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    i like stipe more because i'm more attracted to him than i am to bono.
    but thank goodness the music's great, otherwise i could be accused of being shallow ;)
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  • A Surprise LeftA Surprise Left Posts: 743
    well i am as straight as they come so it has nothing to do with attraction in my case....LOL its just bono's messiah complex that irks me a bit. i do however respect his charitable efforts.
    The wind is blowing cold
    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?
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    come on now. i am straight as well and i have a thing for kim gordon. you can be attracted to people of the same sex.
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  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Posts: 2,549
    Definitely Stipe.

    Every time he speaks, I feel like I'm hearing from an old friend. He has the one of the most calming voices I could think of.

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  • jb13lettersjb13letters Posts: 220
    Stipe. Bono irritates me to no end.
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  • DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
    Interesting thread because I've got similar things with each band:

    I never really cared for either of them untill they changed their sound a little

    U2 - Never disliked them, just found them boring untill Achtung Baby -

    REM- Hated them - Untill Monster

    Now U2 - I went back and am a fan of everything

    Now REM- Still not crazy about older stuff, but I do like them


    So, U2 wins the vote
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  • brhf9brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    m. stipe.

    bono have become too cliche for me...
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  • ||Release_Me||||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    Bono just irritates me. Period.

    He ALWAYS wears those ridiculous shades! I know it's his image and all, but when he comes onstage wearing those shades i can't take him seriously. He may do a lot for charity but it's definitely boosted his ego, you can tell just by watching him.

    Stipe is very enigmatic, and it draws me in when i listen to REM albums or watch the live DVDs. He's a much better frontman, and last year in Manchester he sounded phenomonal!
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    did it ever occur to you that bono wear those shades because he has something wrong with his vision?
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  • ||Release_Me||||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    catefrances wrote:
    did it ever occur to you that bono wear those shades because he has something wrong with his vision?

    hmm, if that's true then that's fair enough i guess. But if it's not true i may have to grab them off his face and destroy them if i ever meet him.
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  • fotdfotd Posts: 514
    michael stipe
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
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    nice sig fotd. and something to think about.
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