U2 hailed as most interesting band around

Jesus Wept · 13-09-2015 10:40pm #1

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U2 frontman Bono has said he feels the band are "the most interesting" and that it would be a shame if they threw in the towel because they are such a "special thing".

The 55-year-old star told Q magazine, "I really believe the band is a very special thing and we're taking bigger risks than anybody with a brain would.

"I think we're certainly the most interesting band, love us or loathe us, and I think it would be a shame if we weren't around, really."

When U2 famously released their last album Songs of Innocence as an automatic download of iTunes, they were met with a lot of negativity, but Bono added that he's used to getting some resistance from the general public.

"I don't believe in luck. I walk under ladders. I'd have 13 tattooed on my a*** without any problem," he said. "But I do think the universe can turn cold and nasty. I'm never surprised when the world gets a bit ugly. I'm never surprised when U2 meets resistance."

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0913/727546-bono-reckons-u2-are-the-most-interesting-band/

I have to say I agree with him, sure who would be more interesting. Coldplay? Very Dull. One direction? Good band but dull. I can't think of others right now.

Panthro · 13-09-2015 10:43pm

Around the back end of a jumped up bollocks.

Sheep Lover · 13-09-2015 10:43pm

Je suis Mario wrote: »

. One direction? Good band .

Eh!?

kneemos · 13-09-2015 10:44pm

Probably says a lot about the state of music.

Tony EH · 13-09-2015 10:47pm

U2 frontman Bono has said he feels the band are "the most interesting"

To paraphrase Mandy Rice-Davies..."He would, wouldn't he..."

PirateShampoo · 13-09-2015 10:48pm

Interesting how?

HeidiHeidi · 13-09-2015 10:49pm

Misleading thread title.

Doesn't count as "hailing" if it comes from the band themselves!

kneemos · 13-09-2015 10:49pm

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Interesting how?

Mmmmm.

RayCon · 13-09-2015 10:49pm

"But I do think the universe can turn cold and nasty. I'm never surprised when the world gets a bit ugly. I'm never surprised when U2 meets resistance."

FFS ... what are they now , Marvel super heroes ...

parttime · 13-09-2015 10:50pm

Reads like a Waterford Whispers article!

kneemos · 13-09-2015 10:51pm

Not sure there's a proper delineation between quite interesting and very interesting.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 13-09-2015 10:51pm

Most U2 songs sound the same with the "edge's" ding a ling a ling a ling guitar style. Utter garbage band, but there must be a lot of eejits out there to continue to pay for their shyte.

kneemos · 13-09-2015 10:53pm

The Honey Monster wrote: »

Most U2 songs sound the same with the "edge's" ding a ling a ling a ling guitar style. Utter garbage band, but there must be a lot of eejits out there to continue to pay for their shyte.

Yep,and they're all wrong.

BMJD · 13-09-2015 10:56pm

I think Mayhem, Shining or Watain are far more interesting tbh.

Tarzana2 · 13-09-2015 10:57pm

Tony EH wrote: »

To paraphrase Mandy Rice-Davies..."He would, wouldn't he..."

Good ol' Mandy. RIP.

Jesus Wept · 13-09-2015 10:57pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Misleading thread title.

Doesn't count as "hailing" if it comes from the band themselves!

It does.

Hail this: https://www.google.ie/search?rlz=1CATAAB_enIE640IE642&es_sm=122&q=hailing+definition&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0CBoQvwUoAGoVChMIkcq9gY71xwIVJErbCh2O9gPG&biw=1920&bih=969

NachoBusiness · 13-09-2015 11:03pm

Tonight is like Christmas Eve for Irish U2 fans.

Not a wink of sleep will they get fretting about whether or not come 9am they'll get what they want or be disappointed with nowt.

Myself included.

darkpagandeath · 13-09-2015 11:05pm

If only there where bands around before U2..

DanielODonnell · 13-09-2015 11:09pm

I am told they are anglo-dubs, the pretentious upper class dubs hence i don't listen to them, people say that they changed the whole meaning of the bloody sunday song to not offend their english fans.

Diabhal Beag · 13-09-2015 11:13pm

I like U2 but the worldwide abuse they got for sticking their new (and poor) album into itunes playlists was a lot of fun. That was very interesting.

entropi · 13-09-2015 11:13pm

Poll has no options for "I don't care", or "No, they're not interesting".

NotCominBack · 13-09-2015 11:14pm

S Club 7 - now theres an interesting band

Jesus Wept · 13-09-2015 11:20pm

DanielODonnell wrote: »

I am told they are anglo-dubs, the pretentious upper class dubs hence i don't listen to them, people say that they changed the whole meaning of the bloody sunday song to not offend their english fans.

ah heyor.

smurgen · 13-09-2015 11:32pm

Extremely boring and middle of the road.nowhere near as experimental as someone like Radiohead,Caribou,Future Islands for example.

GMSA · 13-09-2015 11:35pm

Title should read as "U2 hail themselves as most interesting band around."
As my mother would say "self praise is no praise ".

Ruu · 13-09-2015 11:42pm

Very very interesting

Hailing all frequencies!

hatrickpatrick · 14-09-2015 12:01am

The Killers are a close second, but yes.

jaykay74 · 14-09-2015 12:05am

Je suis Mario wrote:

I have to say I agree with him, sure who would be more interesting. Coldplay? Very Dull. One direction? Good band but dull. I can't think of others right now.

Yeah, apart from those 3 it's very hard to think of any other bands alright. That makes u2 the most interesting. Good point op.

Pink Lemons · 14-09-2015 12:06am

If Coldplay & One Direction are what you bring up as alternatives it says more about what you listen to than anything else

RobertKK · 14-09-2015 1:22am

U2 are ok, but not as good as some would want people to believe.

I don't find them interesting.

RobertKK · 14-09-2015 1:25am

Pink Lemons wrote: »

If Coldplay & One Direction are what you bring up as alternatives it says more about what you listen to than anything else

Coldplay and One Direction can sell their albums, U2 had to give their album away and Apple had to bring in a feature so people could remove the ear ache.

Links234 · 14-09-2015 1:31am

NotCominBack wrote: »

S Club 7 - now theres an interesting band

No no, Vengaboys all the way! :pac:

the_syco · 14-09-2015 2:00am

Je suis Mario wrote: »

I have to say I agree with him, sure who would be more interesting.

Maybe Slayer, Omnia, or The Pogues?

Samaris · 14-09-2015 2:31am

Not sure how to define a band as being 'interesting'. It's not connected to being -good- so..

Er..well, Oasis was mildly interesting, not least how they managed to produce albums with the Gallagher internecine rivalry. Boyzone and Spice Girls were interesting in how they managed to whip up such a huge frenzy of a following - that One Direction lot is probably the biggest one I've seen since, although I'm fortunately in the wrong age group for it now. Watercress were interestingly demented. Kiss had a fairly unique shtick at the time (not saying others haven't done it).

I note looking back at it that most of them are now defunct. Ok, currently interesting bands..

Uhm..

Well, first I need some current bands, I guess...most of the big names seem to be individuals now, bar 1D. And aren't they defunct now too? Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Muse...?

Fine, in the absence of anything else, U2 (who have been a legit phenomenon in their time) can have the dubious accolade of 'most interesting', I guess. Bugger knows if it's a good thing or not!

Canadel · 14-09-2015 2:36am

Most interesting band of the last 10 years has been Arcade Fire -U2 in fact used their song Wake Up to open shows on their Vertigo tour and Bono appeared in a recent promo video for their new album. U2 are big but they haven't been all that interesting in quite a long time.

Pink Lemons · 14-09-2015 2:37am

RobertKK wrote: »

Coldplay and One Direction can sell their albums, U2 had to give their album away and Apple had to bring in a feature so people could remove the ear ache.

All very true points, but none of the groups are in the least bit interesting!

14-09-2015 9:11am

Very very interesting

Nah, most interesting band around is Fleetwood Mac. Their history is amazing, basically a musical soap opera where all the characters are fuelled by cocaine!

14-09-2015 9:45am

Deleted User wrote: »

Nah, most interesting band around is Fleetwood Mac. Their history is amazing, basically a musical soap opera where all the characters are fuelled by cocaine!

What is remarkable was that amidst all the drug fuelled orgies, they churned out an album as boring as Rumours.

As for U2 being interesting, the one thing I would say they are not is interesting. Here is a band that didn't do the wild sex parties like Gene Simmonds or groupies having sex in a tank with sharks like Led Zep, not even Marianne Faithfull and that chocolate bar like the Rolling Stones.

No. They once sued someone over a hat ffs.

Fr_Dougal · 14-09-2015 9:51am

7/10

Try harder, OP.

14-09-2015 4:17pm

Very very interesting

Deleted User wrote: »

What is remarkable was that amidst all the drug fuelled orgies, they churned out an album as boring as Rumours.

Ah here! Rumours is a classic. :eek:

I do prefer Tusk though.

Mr. CooL ICE · 14-09-2015 4:27pm

Deleted User wrote: »

What is remarkable was that amidst all the drug fuelled orgies, they churned out an album as boring as Rumours.

The only thing boring about Rumours is anything Christine sang. Everything else is timeless.

Sure, even Mick on the cover had the hipster look 35 years before it existed.

14-09-2015 4:43pm

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

The only thing boring about Rumours is anything Christine sang. Everything else is timeless.

Sure, even Mick on the cover had the hipster look 35 years before it existed.

My opinion on Rumours is coloured by the fact that I had an older sister who fired it on the record player just about every bloody day for about 3 years in the late 70s.

tigerboon · 14-09-2015 6:36pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What is remarkable was that amidst all the drug fuelled orgies, they churned out an album as boring as Rumours

True, especially when you hear some of their live performances from the time.

HeidiHeidi · 14-09-2015 7:16pm

Je suis Mario wrote: »

It does.

Hail this: https://www.google.ie/search?rlz=1CATAAB_enIE640IE642&es_sm=122&q=hailing+definition&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0CBoQvwUoAGoVChMIkcq9gY71xwIVJErbCh2O9gPG&biw=1920&bih=969

Eh?

Can't see any relevant definition there.....

Anyway, even if it literally is correct, "X hailed as Y" is usually someone else doing the hailing, not the subject themselves.

"U2 claims to be most interesting band around" would be a more apt title, IMO.

Bono's ego getting carried away with itself again.

wendell borton · 14-09-2015 7:29pm

"Elvis was a hero to most, But he never meant **** to me"
-Chuck D

Serjeant Buzfuz · 14-09-2015 7:44pm

Very interesting

Je suis Mario wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0913/727546-bono-reckons-u2-are-the-most-interesting-band/

I have to say I agree with him, sure who would be more interesting. Coldplay? Very Dull. One direction? Good band but dull. I can't think of others right now.

I think watching paint drying may well be more interesting

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