U2 & Their Fans

Mingey

Why do people love U2 so much? It's insane how popular they are. Is it their music? lyrics? the Edges guitar peddle pushing skills or Bono and his politcal messages? I notice that a huge percentage of their fans appear to be Spanish speaking. I don't understand the huge appeal.

MagicMarker

Bono has a massive cock.

Highsider

MagicMarker wrote: »

Bono has a massive cock.

Bono is a massive cock

Mingey

On his nose?

Latchy

Lots of people didn't understand the appeal of the Beatles first time around to but they were the ones, the yardstick many other bands were compared to .U2 are Different to any other band around to .

T-K-O

Im a huge fan of all types of music and attend numerous gigs.


To be honest nor did I until the gig in Dublin, I have never experienced anything like U2 live, I liked some of their stuff before hand but I would now call myself a fan after that one live show.

Dord

MagicMarker wrote: »

Bono has a massive cock.

I thought he was a massive sh1te, y'know like in the South Park episode.

Mr. Frost

Mingey wrote: »

Why do people love U2 so much? It's insane how popular they are. Is it their music? lyrics? the Edges guitar peddle pushing skills or Bono and his politcal messages? I notice that a huge percentage of their fans appear to be Spanish speaking. I don't understand the huge appeal.

What has Spanish speakers go to do with anything? A lot of countries speak Spanish!

Anyone who the U2 of today that much doesn't know much about music or is simply a die hard who just accepts what's presented to them.

Madou

Because people like sh*t - as long as it's well marketed that is.

Mhmm...weetabix

Ah here, I don't think U2 have done anything worthwhile since 93 but I think it's just starting to be the cool thing to not like them at this stage. I know Bono is an absolute twat but you cant say that some of their early stuff is fantastic. ALOT of begrudgery going on here at this stage, then again we are Irish.

Hank Scorpio

Listen to the best of the eighties double CD then come back to this thread


Shame their new album is sh1te.....

Dudess

Yeah, they did some superb stuff in the 80s, particularly the first half of the decade.

Mhmm...weetabix wrote: »

Ah here, I don't think U2 have done anything worthwhile since 93 but I think it's just starting to be the cool thing to not like them at this stage. I know Bono is an absolute twat but you cant say that some of their early stuff is fantastic. ALOT of begrudgery going on here at this stage, then again we are Irish.

I'm of the same view as you (nothing of much interest since '93, the constant U2 slating is getting old - possibly in some cases it's to be "cool") but I don't know whether it's begrudgery.

Mhmm...weetabix

Dord wrote: »

I thought he was a massive sh1te, y'know like in the South Park episode.

Over 80 courics in weight!

Mingey

I agree there is a lot of begrudgery with them, I don't think they are that bad, but I don't think they are that great either. They are huge globally.

stovelid

Bono's restless spirit and expansive humanity is a harbinger of better; a selfless instance of altruism and a rich, green sprig of hope extended aloft to the parched Atacama of our collective conscience.

He is truly the question that requires no answer.

T-K-O

Hey Ive noticed lots of U2 fans speak English, Whats the deal with that ?

Mhmm...weetabix

stovelid wrote: »

Bono's restless spirit and expansive humanity is a harbinger of better; a selfless instance of altruism and a rich, green sprig of hope extended aloft to the parched Atacama of our collective conscience.

He is truly the question that requires no answer.

& the answer to the questioned nobody asked!

Mhmm...weetabix

T-K-O wrote: »

Hey Ive noticed lots of U2 fans speak English, Whats the deal with that ?

Damn Gringo's!

Latchy

I like the new single .They are on the J Ross show tomorrow night .:)

Wagon

nuxxx wrote: »

Listen to the best of the eighties double CD then come back to this thread


Shame their new album is sh1te.....

I find a couple of songs from their hayday alright. And although I went and bitched about them (and their overpriced concert tickets) in another thread a bit, I'd still much rather hear a U2 song on the radio than Aslan or the ****ing Frames :mad: god I hate The Frames.

rossie1977

they released some great albums in the 1980s and put on a fine live show, there are other bands in the same boat e.g metallica

Creature

I dunno, I'd say the music, but that seems a little too obvious. Must be something else. Probably some kind of pheromone.

Mhmm...weetabix

rossie1977 wrote: »

they released some great albums in the 1980s and put on a fine live show, there are other bands in the same boat e.g metallica

True, true, people's taste change & most bands eventually run their course. I still haven't listened to the new Metallica album though, heard good things when it came out first but that could have been hype

jackdaw

T-K-O wrote: »

Im a huge fan of all types of music and attend numerous gigs.


To be honest nor did I until the gig in Dublin, I have never experienced anything like U2 live, I liked some of their stuff before hand but I would now call myself a fan after that one live show.

nothing beats Bruce Springsteen live!

ntlbell

jackdaw wrote: »

nothing beats Bruce Springsteen live!

You haven't visited the banana club in Amsterdam then...

Twilightning

Just close the thread.

Zzippy

Ooh, look at you OP, you don't like U2, you're just sooo cool! :rolleyes:

I'd hate them a lot less if their fans didn't look at you like you were on the sex offenders list when you utter the words "I don't like U2". Oirish people make them out to be the best thing since studded condoms just because they're Irish. It's more tiresome than the anti-U2 brigade.

In summary, U2 are sh1te.

ejmaztec

Whenever I think of U2, I think "assault and battery"


oh... and Bono needs a massive cock to hold his ears apart.

Bye. :P

jazoo

judging by the national bating of u2.It should be easier to get tickets for their upcoming summer dublin shows..........me thinks not.F*** THE BEGRUDGERS

stovelid

I laughed. A lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQFQEJ9K77I

Mingey

Zzippy wrote: »

Ooh, look at you OP, you don't like U2, you're just sooo cool! :rolleyes:

ooooh. Am I? Thanks. Where did I say I didn't like them? I was just asking what people think the reason is for their popularity.

jazoo

jazoo wrote: »

judging by the national bating of u2.It should be easier to get tickets for their upcoming summer dublin shows..........me thinks not.F*** THE BEGRUDGERS

Now now, no need to get personally insulted because some people don't like a band that you do like. World would be boring without diversity don't ya think!?

yoshytoshy

When you buy a U2 album ,you save a family from starvation.

Mingey

Mr. Frost wrote: »

What has Spanish speakers go to do with anything? A lot of countries speak Spanish!

Just an observation. I could have just as well have said Spain but I didn't because they could also be from South or Central America. Or possibly the Phillipines although they don't look filipino.

ejmaztec

yoshytoshy wrote: »

When you buy a U2 album ,you save a family from starvation.

The Hewsons?

whiskeyman

stovelid wrote: »

I laughed. A lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQFQEJ9K77I

He was standing too close to the Edge....





Seriously though, I like U2 but I'm more proud they're Irish and they've sure helped put this country on the map.

starn

whiskeyman wrote: »

Seriously though, I like U2 but I'm more proud they're Irish and they've sure helped put this country on the map.

I dont know about that "putting Ireland on the map"

I think there popular because they have some cracking tunes and put on probably one of the best live shows out there

With that said there last two abums are absolute pants.

Genghiz Cohen

whiskeyman wrote: »

Seriously though, I like U2 but I'm more proud they're Irish and they've sure helped put this country on the map.

Depends on the map.

funk-you

U2....The Sun newspaper of rock. Predictable, sensationalist and outspoken.

-Funk

emeraldstar

The manager of the place where I worked in the States couldn't get over the fact that I, an Irish person, had never been to a U2 concert. He'd seen them something like 30 times - though I expect that's probably doubled at this stage as that was two years ago.

He was the biggest U2 fan I've ever met though. He actually had their faces and autographs tattooed onto his back.

He also claimed that Bono loves him.

:rolleyes:

Mingey

emeraldstar wrote: »

He was the biggest U2 fan I've ever met though. He actually had their faces and autographs tattooed onto his back.

He also claimed that Bono loves him.

:rolleyes:

This is what I mean, it's this sort of fanatic madness that exists. I met a guy from South Africa who had their birthdays pencilled in his diary.

Degsy

Mingey wrote: »

This is what I mean, it's this sort of fanatic madness that exists. I met a guy from South Africa who had their birthdays pencilled in his diary.

Maybe(like me) he intends to kill each of them on thier birthdays?

cassette50

U2 are very similar to an Ipod.

Both are good but not the best at what they do.

Both remain popular due to clever marketing.

I am a U2 fan and there new album is pretty good for the most part.

dade

stovelid wrote: »

Bono's restless spirit and expansive humanity is a harbinger of better; a selfless instance of altruism and a rich, green sprig of hope extended aloft to the parched Atacama of our collective conscience.

He is truly the question that requires no answer.

why dosn't he stop being a tax exile and give all his money to teh thousands that have lostthere jobs here then

RossFixxxed

Bill Bailey U2 sketch FTW.

I don't like U2 it's due to what I call 'Led Zeppelin syndrome'. There's some cracking tunes but I just "don't get it". The edge just seems to layer guitar pedals on and little else...

But my god are they popular so what do I know!

PeakOutput

hating u2 is definitely the 'cool' thing to do at the moment but then begrudgery has always been 'cool' in this country

i think bono is a bit of a twat i think there are kids who can play guitar better then the edge and i think larry mullen seems to be a pretty cool guy so i suppose im basically indifferent to them

however if asked to choose between u2s entire back catalogue or the back catalogue of 90% of the artists in the top 40 at the moment to bring to a desert island for the rest of my life id pick u2s in a heartbeat

Degsy

dade wrote: »

why dosn't he stop being a tax exile and give all his money to teh thousands that have lostthere jobs here then

Because he's a greedy hypocrite.
No doubr they'll hold another money-spinning concert in Dublin and set new records for the highest ticket prices ever charged.
scum.

Quint

Mingey wrote: »

Why do people love U2 so much? It's insane how popular they are. Is it their music? lyrics? the Edges guitar peddle pushing skills or Bono and his politcal messages? I notice that a huge percentage of their fans appear to be Spanish speaking. I don't understand the huge appeal.

Well I don't think it's the lyrics.

U2
Get On Your Boots lyrics
Future needs a big kiss
Winds blow with a twist
Never seen a move like this
Can you see it too
Night is falling everywhere
Rockets hit the funfair
Satan loves a bomb scare
But it won't scare you

Hey...Sexy Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah...

Free me from the dark dream
Candy bars, ice cream
All the kids are screaming but the ghosts arent real
Heres what you gotta be
Love & community
Laughter is eternity if the joy is real

You dont know how beautiful
You dont know how beautiful
You are...
You dont know
You get it do you
You dont know
How beautiful you are...

If someones into blowing up
Were into growing up
Women are the future
All the big revelations
Ive gotta submarine
Youve got gasoline
I dont wanna talk about wars between nations
Not right now

Sexy Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah...
Foxy boots

You dont know how beautiful
You dont know how beautiful
You are...

Sexy Boots
I dont wanna talk about wars

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
My God Im going down
I dont wanna drown now
Let me in the sound

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound

Get on your Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah...

A few posts hit the nail on the head, they were good in the 80's and they're trading on that success. If any new band came out with All that you can't leave behing, how to dismantle, or this latest rubbish they wouldn't get a music deal, never mind sell millions of albums.

stovelid

whiskeyman wrote: »

He was standing too close to the Edge....

^
Thanks given for this...

Not for this:

whiskeyman wrote: »

Seriously though, I like U2 but I'm more proud they're Irish and they've sure helped put this country on the map.

Any chance we can have half-thanks brought in?

stovelid

dade wrote: »

why dosn't he stop being a tax exile and give all his money to teh thousands that have lostthere jobs here then

Because he's a irritating dwarf with a messiah complex?