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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,716
    The Juggler said:

    norm said:

    cool again? when did they stop being cool? oh right, they didn't...just obnoxious assholes they wouldn't know good music from a cat dying in a wood chipper

    oh, come on. i like u2 as well....but they were so much cooler 20+ years ago.

    and while i've enjoyed all their albums, i don't think any of them over the last 15 years or so have held up very well. do you?
    I think all of the albums before 1992 have held up 100%. None of them after Atchung Baby have at all. IMHO.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    PJ_Soul said:

    The Juggler said:

    norm said:

    cool again? when did they stop being cool? oh right, they didn't...just obnoxious assholes they wouldn't know good music from a cat dying in a wood chipper

    oh, come on. i like u2 as well....but they were so much cooler 20+ years ago.

    and while i've enjoyed all their albums, i don't think any of them over the last 15 years or so have held up very well. do you?
    I think all of the albums before 1992 have held up 100%. None of them after Atchung Baby have at all. IMHO.
    zooropa has, for me at least. i still listen to that every once in a while. pop had it's moments....but i pretty much agree.
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  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Poor Bono, first he was in a plane incident – a door fell off and his luggage fell out – and now he is suffering a severe injury to his eye, his shoulder and arm in a bike accident in Central Park. Speedy recovery!
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,716
    Yeah, brutal. That's just what I was thinking: Bad week for Bono!

    From CKNW News 980:

    "U2 lead singer Bono's bike accident in New York is worse than initially reported. His upper left arm is broken in six places, he left shoulder blade in three places, and he damaged his left eye socket. A full recovery is expected."

    @-) I don't even want to think about how much it must hurt to break your UPPER arm in 6 places. Must have been quite a crash!! ... Unless he's suffering from some kind of condition that weakens the bones.... which is actually pretty likely considering how hard it is to do that to your upper arm without it being run over by a tank or something.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,343
    AND he's got glaucoma.

    I have a buddy who likes to say he "premedicated for glaucoma, back in the 70's"

    U2 was and is a great band.....growing old way better than most.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    The details of Bono's injury were making me cringe. How bad of a fall was that if he was trying to avoid another person on a bike?

    Back injury and surgery in 2010, door falling off his plane last week, and now this. Plus his glaucoma, as imalive posted.

    Hoping for a full recovery. This must be tough for the band, as they have been promoting the hell out of Songs of Innocence and were in the early stages of planning a tour.
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  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Yeah, I wonder if the tour will be postponed. But it really doesn't matter, all that matters is that Bono recovers fully.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,716
    Really he just has a bunch of broken bones. He should be just fine in a few months.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,705
    damn he really took a bad spill ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Popmartijn
    Popmartijn Posts: 382
    PJ_Soul said:

    Really he just has a bunch of broken bones. He should be just fine in a few months.

    Well, I wouldn't call it "just" a bunch of broken bones. Or at least, some of these sound pretty serious:
    1. Left facial fracture involving the orbit of his eye.
    2. Left scapula (shoulder blade) fracture in three separate pieces.
    3. Left compound distal humerus fracture where the bone of his humerus was driven though his skin and the bone was in six different pieces. He was taken emergently to the operating room for a five-hour surgery Sunday evening where the elbow was washed out and debrided, a nerve trapped in the break was moved and the bone was repaired with three metal plates and 18 screws.
    4. One day later, he had surgery to his left hand to repair a fracture of his 5th metacarpal.
  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    he's going to need to take glucosamine for life so that he doesn't get atheritis from it all, its all too sad poor fella
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,716
    Popmartijn said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Really he just has a bunch of broken bones. He should be just fine in a few months.

    Well, I wouldn't call it "just" a bunch of broken bones. Or at least, some of these sound pretty serious:
    1. Left facial fracture involving the orbit of his eye.
    2. Left scapula (shoulder blade) fracture in three separate pieces.
    3. Left compound distal humerus fracture where the bone of his humerus was driven though his skin and the bone was in six different pieces. He was taken emergently to the operating room for a five-hour surgery Sunday evening where the elbow was washed out and debrided, a nerve trapped in the break was moved and the bone was repaired with three metal plates and 18 screws.
    4. One day later, he had surgery to his left hand to repair a fracture of his 5th metacarpal.
    Well, yeah, it's a BUNCH of broken bones, lol. And a fracture is a crack in the bone - not nearly as serious. If his humerus was sticking out his skin then that's not a fracture. It's a break in at least one place (and actually it's shattered with that many breaks/fractures in one bone). But he's getting surgeries and stuff, and I'm sure it hurt REALLY bad (I've broken bones, and it really hurts - for all that at one time... must have been horrific). But still, he should be okay in a few months. One broken bone or a bunch of them, surgery or not, bone injuries normally heal in a few months with good medical care.

    Again, that must have been one hell of a crash. I don't think I've ever heard of such severe injuries from a bike crash in a park. Maybe from falling down a cliff.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    the tour for ATYCLB was perfection
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSZv9KKf0g0
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    PJ_Soul said:

    Popmartijn said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Really he just has a bunch of broken bones. He should be just fine in a few months.

    Well, I wouldn't call it "just" a bunch of broken bones. Or at least, some of these sound pretty serious:
    1. Left facial fracture involving the orbit of his eye.
    2. Left scapula (shoulder blade) fracture in three separate pieces.
    3. Left compound distal humerus fracture where the bone of his humerus was driven though his skin and the bone was in six different pieces. He was taken emergently to the operating room for a five-hour surgery Sunday evening where the elbow was washed out and debrided, a nerve trapped in the break was moved and the bone was repaired with three metal plates and 18 screws.
    4. One day later, he had surgery to his left hand to repair a fracture of his 5th metacarpal.
    Well, yeah, it's a BUNCH of broken bones, lol. And a fracture is a crack in the bone - not nearly as serious. If his humerus was sticking out his skin then that's not a fracture. It's a break in at least one place (and actually it's shattered with that many breaks/fractures in one bone). But he's getting surgeries and stuff, and I'm sure it hurt REALLY bad (I've broken bones, and it really hurts - for all that at one time... must have been horrific). But still, he should be okay in a few months. One broken bone or a bunch of them, surgery or not, bone injuries normally heal in a few months with good medical care.

    Again, that must have been one hell of a crash. I don't think I've ever heard of such severe injuries from a bike crash in a park. Maybe from falling down a cliff.
    yeah!

    come on bono, walk it off!
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  • Popmartijn
    Popmartijn Posts: 382
    The renew package for U2.com subscribers looks pretty sweet (despite the lack of details). A double 10" live record of a rare live show from 1980.
    http://www.u2.com/news/title/classic-live-set-double-vinyl/

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    Rare live set from 1980, now on double vinyl and digitally remastered.
    Introducing our 2014/15 subscription offer.

    North Side Story brought our subscribers the inside track on U2's formative years. Now this classic 1980 live set captures the sound of that young band as they head out on tour.

    Recorded in a small club, with just a few hundred passionate fans, this vintage live set captures a time when the band were taking songs like The Electric Co, I Will Follow and Out of Control on the road across Ireland and the UK .

    There was no internet or digital downloading in 1980 - even the CD was still to arrive - the band's debut LP Boy was released on vinyl. In keeping with that history, and in tribute to the return of vinyl, as a U2.com subscriber you'll receive this limited edition live set on two 10" vinyl albums in a bespoke gatefold sleeve.

    Like it's companion piece North Side Story, this limited edition release will not be on sale online or in store.

    New subscribers have the option of choosing the double vinyl OR North Side Stories, which also comes with the poster, 'Wandering In U2's Dublin', charting the band's connection to their home city over 35 years.

    As well as this limited edition gift, subscribers to U2.com gain access to distinct content on the site and are first in line for ticket presales when the band head out on tour.

    The cover, title and tracklisting of this special release will be announced in the next few weeks. Delivery of the physical product is expected in Spring 2015.
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    Popmartijn said:

    The renew package for U2.com subscribers looks pretty sweet (despite the lack of details). A double 10" live record of a rare live show from 1980.
    http://www.u2.com/news/title/classic-live-set-double-vinyl/

    ----------
    Rare live set from 1980, now on double vinyl and digitally remastered.
    Introducing our 2014/15 subscription offer.

    North Side Story brought our subscribers the inside track on U2's formative years. Now this classic 1980 live set captures the sound of that young band as they head out on tour.

    Recorded in a small club, with just a few hundred passionate fans, this vintage live set captures a time when the band were taking songs like The Electric Co, I Will Follow and Out of Control on the road across Ireland and the UK .

    There was no internet or digital downloading in 1980 - even the CD was still to arrive - the band's debut LP Boy was released on vinyl. In keeping with that history, and in tribute to the return of vinyl, as a U2.com subscriber you'll receive this limited edition live set on two 10" vinyl albums in a bespoke gatefold sleeve.

    Like it's companion piece North Side Story, this limited edition release will not be on sale online or in store.

    New subscribers have the option of choosing the double vinyl OR North Side Stories, which also comes with the poster, 'Wandering In U2's Dublin', charting the band's connection to their home city over 35 years.

    As well as this limited edition gift, subscribers to U2.com gain access to distinct content on the site and are first in line for ticket presales when the band head out on tour.

    The cover, title and tracklisting of this special release will be announced in the next few weeks. Delivery of the physical product is expected in Spring 2015.

    their yearly fan club gifts are always AMAZING
    worth every penny of a membership price. IMO

    also...i bought the cd version of the new disc and it came with a 2nd disc that is all good.
    i'm very happy with this new music.
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Just when you thought Streets was an untouchable song, Bruce absolutely knocked it out of the park!
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    PJ_Soul said:

    Popmartijn said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Really he just has a bunch of broken bones. He should be just fine in a few months.

    Well, I wouldn't call it "just" a bunch of broken bones. Or at least, some of these sound pretty serious:
    1. Left facial fracture involving the orbit of his eye.
    2. Left scapula (shoulder blade) fracture in three separate pieces.
    3. Left compound distal humerus fracture where the bone of his humerus was driven though his skin and the bone was in six different pieces. He was taken emergently to the operating room for a five-hour surgery Sunday evening where the elbow was washed out and debrided, a nerve trapped in the break was moved and the bone was repaired with three metal plates and 18 screws.
    4. One day later, he had surgery to his left hand to repair a fracture of his 5th metacarpal.
    Well, yeah, it's a BUNCH of broken bones, lol. And a fracture is a crack in the bone - not nearly as serious. If his humerus was sticking out his skin then that's not a fracture. It's a break in at least one place (and actually it's shattered with that many breaks/fractures in one bone). But he's getting surgeries and stuff, and I'm sure it hurt REALLY bad (I've broken bones, and it really hurts - for all that at one time... must have been horrific). But still, he should be okay in a few months. One broken bone or a bunch of them, surgery or not, bone injuries normally heal in a few months with good medical care.

    Again, that must have been one hell of a crash. I don't think I've ever heard of such severe injuries from a bike crash in a park. Maybe from falling down a cliff.
    What was he doing going a hundred miles an hour on a bicycle? Can you imagine if you came on that scene or witnessed this accident. I did witness in DC RFK Stadium The Joshua Tree tour Bono slipped on a wet stage and dislocated his shoulder and had to cancel the rest of the show after 4 blazing hot songs. Needless to say I was beyond disappointed on that rainy
    Sunday Muddy Sunday.
    :-q

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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Newch91 said:

    Just when you thought Streets was an untouchable song, Bruce absolutely knocked it out of the park!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8smHql_MCcI
  • Popmartijn
    Popmartijn Posts: 382
    Newch91 said:

    Just when you thought Streets was an untouchable song, Bruce absolutely knocked it out of the park!

    That depends on how you look at it. I thought that, while good, it didn't even came close to when performed by U2 with Bono. With the full band that song takes off, with Bruce it seemed stuck in a Jersey swamp. He put more weight on the song while that one needs a kind of lightness to it.

    Still, it was an enjoyable performance. Chris Martin did also OK, while at the same time proving he's no Bono.

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