Does anyone else think U2 are shíte

Comte de Mirabeau · 22-07-2017 12:42AM

Autochange wrote: »

No trolling. Its in the rules

I'm not, and practice what you preach. Oh . . . and calling people trolls is also against the rules.

jamesbere · 22-07-2017 12:43AM

Saw them in Croke Park in 09, taught they were excellent.

Noveight · 22-07-2017 12:43AM

finooola wrote: »

Most Irish people loath them. Why all the hype about them of late?

They're touring this year.

Comte de Mirabeau · 22-07-2017 12:44AM

finooola wrote: »

Most Irish people loath them.

Any link to the poll backing up your claim ? Or did you mean self hating Irish people ?

Birneybau · 22-07-2017 12:45AM

jamesbere wrote: »

Saw them in Croke Park in 09, taught they were excellent.

Who did you teach that to?

Autochange · 22-07-2017 12:45AM

Comte de Mirabeau wrote: »

then practice what you preach. Oh . . . and calling people trolls is also against the rules.

Take off the sunglasses Bono its dark out and tell your pal "The Edge" to take off the beanie.

No Trolling my friend.

I dont like U2.

Comte de Mirabeau · 22-07-2017 12:48AM

Autochange wrote: »

Take off the sunglasses Bono its dark out and tell your pal "The Edge" to take off the beanie.

No Trolling my friend.

I dont like U2.

You're not my friend / pal / bud / dude. U2 haven't been any good in years, but you're just another boring begrudger who can't handle the idea of Bono's success and money. Get over it.

Esel · 22-07-2017 12:51AM

The Rats ftw, even though Bob was such a poseur. Or The Blades. Not everyone had Paul as a fifth member, and Bono will always be a member.

Autochange · 22-07-2017 12:52AM

Comte de Mirabeau wrote: »

You're not my friend / pal / bud / dude. U2 haven't been any good in years, but you're just another boring begrudger who can't handle the idea of Bono success and money.

Im not jealous of Bonos success or money my friend. Is it not fair to call me names because i dont like U2? Listen dude you clearly do but thats your opinion which i respect. Ok bud.

Is that you Bono? Pal

jamesbere · 22-07-2017 12:54AM

Birneybau wrote: »

Who did you teach that to?

?

mattser · 22-07-2017 12:58AM

jamesbere wrote: »

?

taught as in thought.

jamesbere · 22-07-2017 01:02AM

mattser wrote: »

taught as in thought.

Ah I see it now, couldn't be bothered editing it

mattser · 22-07-2017 01:05AM

jamesbere wrote: »

Ah I see it now, couldn't be bothered editing it

Taught so ☺

InTheTrees · 22-07-2017 01:08AM

Up until the turn of the century they were great. Now they're just old men reliving their glory days.

Outlaw Pete · 22-07-2017 01:16AM

Like a lot of their early stuff.............

Might go tomorrow if I get a free ticket I've been promised (otherwise, no .. indoors I would, but I hate Croker for gigs).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaTPls-m3sk

AllForIt · 22-07-2017 01:16AM

I'm not into bands. The only band that I ever liked was Queen. I never got Bono as a singer and I never got the band as a band. I never got the melody in their songs except for 'with our without you', which is only OK but ultimately forgettable. So I do agree U2 are hugely overrated.

longshanks · 22-07-2017 01:20AM

I don't own any of their albums, have never searched for them on Spotify, but I'd love to see them live. Everyone I know who has seen them play has said they are unbelievable live. And who doesn't love a good show?
Also, I don't give af uck about their tax sitchee ayshun.

Birneybau · 22-07-2017 01:20AM

This is just getting silly...

endacl · 22-07-2017 01:21AM

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Great to see half the ticket sales going towards reducing third world debt.

Drumcondra does not count as 'third world'.

Summer wind · 22-07-2017 01:21AM

I've always loved this one.

Comte de Mirabeau · 22-07-2017 01:24AM

Seen them live a few times, but haven't found them to be much good in years. The exception is their acoustic stuff when they just sit around together playing, stripped of all the showy tacky concert and gimmick rubbish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqrn2q3WCS8

Heckler · 22-07-2017 01:26AM

Never had much time for them in my youth. Figured they owed a lot to other bands like the Bunnymen (a far more interesting and innovative band) that I liked but never had the success.

Guitar work in 'The Cutter' that the Edge has made a career on. Have a listen to 'The Killing Moon' especially the vocals at the end. Could easily be Bono.

Ian McCulloch sounds like someone took Bonos voice (which I don't mind) and made it better. I would be amazed if U2 weren't Bunnymen fans.

Older now and think they're pretty good. Only seen them the once way back when in Cork and enjoyed it.

Would love to see this show. The Joshua Tree is a terrific album.

Seve OB · 22-07-2017 01:30AM

uch wrote: »

All this business about U2 annoys me, personally I think they're shíte, but if people want to go and see them off you go, just leave us non-believers alone yiz useless pricks

Fair enough you are entitled to your opinion.
But

Why are u2 believers useless pricks?
How are the so called useless pricks bothering you?

The way I see it, well you are the one stirring it up....

123shooter · 22-07-2017 01:32AM

Heckler wrote: »

Never had much time for them in my youth. Figured they owed a lot to other bands like the Bunnymen (a far more interesting and innovative band) that I liked but never had the success.

Guitar work in 'The Cutter' that the Edge has made a career on. Have a listen to 'The Killing Moon' especially the vocals at the end. Could easily be Bono.

Ian McCulloch sounds like someone took Bonos voice (which I don't mind) and made it better. I would be amazed if U2 weren't Bunnymen fans.

Older now and think they're pretty good. Only seen them the once way back when in Cork and enjoyed it.

Would love to see this show. The Joshua Tree is a terrific album.

I always thought they tried to copy Simple Minds.

somefeen · 22-07-2017 01:36AM

To older generations they were probably amazing. But to young people they just sound old and generic. What was new and innovative eventually becomes old hat when everyone does it.

I imagine most of those going would be in their 40's at this point? Hopefully they'll all feel like teenagers again and get totally **** faced and enjoy themselves.

I like a lot of their songs but not enough to go out and buy an album.

Seve OB · 22-07-2017 01:37AM

Have to laugh at the people saying their stuff since Achtung and Pop is crap. Have you actually listened to any of it? I mean properly listened to it?

I'm not saying you have to like it, there is loads of artists out there I don't like but will always appreciate that just because stuff isn't my cup of tea, that doesn't mean it's crap.

Sure then again, I suppose yiz are all looking forward to Ed Shearing

Heckler · 22-07-2017 01:38AM

123shooter wrote: »

I always thought they tried to copy Simple Minds.

Bit of both maybe. Bono and McCullochs voice aren't a million miles apart and some of SM's music is pretty grandeous like those two.

The opening to 'The Waterfront' is huge.

123shooter · 22-07-2017 01:40AM

Heckler wrote: »

Bit of both maybe. Bono and McCullochs voice aren't a million miles apart and some of SM's music is pretty grandeous like those two.

I think if I were a rock singer and someone compared my voice to Bono's......I would be deeply upset.

123shooter · 22-07-2017 01:43AM

somefeen wrote: »

To older generations they were probably amazing.

You are so wrong they have never been rated by people their own age.

A good description of them from about 25 years back........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60DK9iaifSA

Heckler · 22-07-2017 01:45AM

123shooter wrote: »

I think if I were a rock singer and someone compared my voice to Bono's......I would be deeply upset.

Well I wouldn't call Echo and the Bunnymen a rock band first off and if anyone tells me they don't hear Bono in the vocals of 'The Killing Moon' they need a hearing aid.

In fact U2 would make a fantastic Echo and the Bunnymen tribute band.

Does anyone else think U2 are shíte

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