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Has U2 seen a bit of a resurgance on the internet? Also what do you think of them?
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They are clearly an all timer due to simple longevity. You look at the highest grossing tours for the past 4 decades and they are in all four. Only other bands I see like that is The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen and they aren't a greatest hits band either. They still actively put out new music, which gets received well, and tour for it.
They were probably the last truly political band that had major popularity. Their album War is brimming with righteous anger at the inequities of society. We could certainly use more of that today.
The Edge is a fantastic songwriter. Bono was the useful idiot with a fantastic voice in his prime.
The Edge is a fantastic songwriter. Bono was the useful idiot with a fantastic voice in his prime.
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Absolutely always been "meh" with a few good tunes. I wouldn't actively listen to them.
No idea if they've had a resurgance, but I certainly hope not.
No idea if they've had a resurgance, but I certainly hope not.
The Rolling Stones of the 80's
Just keep playing guys you can't really see a bad setlist on any night
I always will go see U2 and as much as I love my future wife it will be with my father
We have seem them 4x since I was able to go to the Pop tour with him
I also am extremely lucky to have been at the super bowl halftime show performance working as media.
Just keep playing guys you can't really see a bad setlist on any night
I always will go see U2 and as much as I love my future wife it will be with my father
We have seem them 4x since I was able to go to the Pop tour with him
I also am extremely lucky to have been at the super bowl halftime show performance working as media.
I just noticed a deluxe release of it on Spotify, checking it out now.
AB is still one of my all time faves.
yeah, they had some incredible music early on, but sadly that was the best they ever had to offer
Their peak was 1984-92. Stick to that era, and you can't go wrong.
During that time they made War, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum and Achtung Baby. At least two of those albums are deservedly remembered as masterpieces.
I still listen to TUF a lot. I also spun Achtung Baby recently and was stunned at how fresh it still sounded.
During that time they made War, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum and Achtung Baby. At least two of those albums are deservedly remembered as masterpieces.
I still listen to TUF a lot. I also spun Achtung Baby recently and was stunned at how fresh it still sounded.
Like most good bands their quality fell off a cliff. At this point most of their catalogue is bad but there are some great tunes in their early albums.
An all time great band with some extremely high highs, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is still one of my all time favorite albums and they have had a lot to say in their earlier days, shame they just sorta ran out of things to say.
There's plenty of things to dislike about their history and Bono's various antics throughout the years, but they have a huge legacy and amazing works of art that should be celebrated.
There's plenty of things to dislike about their history and Bono's various antics throughout the years, but they have a huge legacy and amazing works of art that should be celebrated.
I don't consider myself a fan necessarily, but they have (or had?) some impressive songwriting chops.
Really solid hooks in a lot of their singles, one after the other.
And singles aside, Joshua Tree is a great album too.
I haven't really listened to anything past their Stuck in a Moment (2000) album.
Really solid hooks in a lot of their singles, one after the other.
And singles aside, Joshua Tree is a great album too.
I haven't really listened to anything past their Stuck in a Moment (2000) album.
My 7 year old now knows a couple of their songs because of Sing 2 and she'll randomly start belting one out. Right now it's either a song from Sing 2 or Encanto.
U2 is an all-time great band with a stereotypically bad twilight period to their careers. Their run through the 80s and 90s is almost untouchable, though.
Joshua Tree is like, objectively all time great. If you disagree you are scientifically wrong, your taste is awful and you should feel bad.
80s U2 is s-Tier. Joshua Tree and Rattle & Hum are legit albums, all killer no filler. 90s is mostly toilet paper with a few exceptions. 2000's onwards is used toilet paper. As somebody who grew up in the 80s and 90s in Australia, U2 were a pretty popular staple at BBQS.
Anybody I know who has met Bono (Including somebody who spent a week in very close quarters with him) doesn't have much good to say about him. The dude has also been one of the biggest rockstars on the planet since he was 20, so I imagine that would distort his reality a bit. On the other hand, he does a lot of philanthropy so I guess he's still better than a lot of other people. I think he's just easy to dunk on for a lot of people because he's a well-known cultural icon, and he's such a tall poppy that it's always punching up.
Anybody I know who has met Bono (Including somebody who spent a week in very close quarters with him) doesn't have much good to say about him. The dude has also been one of the biggest rockstars on the planet since he was 20, so I imagine that would distort his reality a bit. On the other hand, he does a lot of philanthropy so I guess he's still better than a lot of other people. I think he's just easy to dunk on for a lot of people because he's a well-known cultural icon, and he's such a tall poppy that it's always punching up.
Secretly, Pop is their best album. It's just an overabundance of amazing music, one song after the other.
They were a pretty good rock band up until ca. Zooropa and Pop, then they just became a bad pop band after that.
I was a huge U2 fan in the 80s and some of the 90s. But I don't think their songs have aged well compared to other acts of the period. They are a very "band of the moment" and they rode that 80s pomposity to its fullest and craftily maneuvered through the irreverence of the 90s. An amazing feat really. In many ways they're like the Metallica of alternative/indie rock - loved and hated by many and undoubtedly legendary.
I love Beth Roars ❤️ Just so soothing voice, and she's the cutest thing ever when she gets really excited about explaining vocal stuff. Love her videos on metal bands like Iron Maiden 🤘
I myself became a fan of their long after the peak around when the 360 tour rolled around and have been on of my fav bands ever since, have seen em 11 times and only band i have traveled abroad (Copenhagen and NYC) to see live.
Sure their albums as a whole aren't nearly as good anymore but the albums have songs on them that are still really good. Not as big as anything like Bad, WoWY, One Tree Hill, One etc but still some good tunes.
And still one of the best live bands.
Sure their albums as a whole aren't nearly as good anymore but the albums have songs on them that are still really good. Not as big as anything like Bad, WoWY, One Tree Hill, One etc but still some good tunes.
And still one of the best live bands.
Mofo is their best song imo. Pop as a whole is a mixed bag for me tho.
I've never delved into their stuff, only familiar with the hits and such. Was about to say that I like some of their songs, but listening to them now, I don't think I actually do, I just kind of don't mind them. One is the one I don't mind the most. Has that round comfy soundvibe that's like floating away on gentle waves. Yeah never mind I guess I actually like that one.
They are one of about 14 million bands or musicians I don't listen to on purpose but it's not personal. Of the songs I have heard, they are catchy enough.
Was never really into them. In fact, they're a bit before my time. Elevation is the only U2 song that sticks with me.
I have no idea how they got popular to begin with given that their early stuff (what little I remember of it) is bland as fuck, but there's no doubt they've written some amazing songs. Bono is a complete pill but his voice is fantastic. That moment when his character joins in on the stage in Sing 2 is so powerful and effective because his voice is so damn good.
U2 will always be in my soundtrack of growing up in the 80's. Sometime during mid nineties either they lost themselves or i lost them. Or both.
except for like two songs after Pop, i did not like any of their albums. they went from punk to rock to experimental rock to alternative rock to crappy pop.
I love it when musicians and bands change their style, like Madonna, Beck, Primal Scream, etc. but when you change your style to generic pop, that's just lack of style.
I like 'Vertigo' and 'Stuck in a Moment' or w/e the name is. Don't really care for anything else I've heard from them after Zooropa and Pop.