even as an american i'm inclined to agree with you, beg. i don't know how one could rank any tragedies as to what was the worst or anything (or why you'd want to). 9/11 was no picnic, but i wouldn't call it the darkest day, not even in us history.
Oh OK this whole "U2 spoke for the world on the darkest day in history" is total bollocks, frankly. So 9/11 is the darkest day in history huh? So what about the thousands that died in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK during the Troubles? Or the tens of thousands who died in the former Yugoslavia. Or the thousands who died and are still dying in Chechnya? Or for the hell of it, how about the 50 million who died in WW2???
Oh I'm sorry, they weren't American were they? I realise this is EYKIW and not FYM, but really this sort of "ranking" thing totally riles me.....
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It is not surprising because NLOTH is uhh.. much better? The songs don't suck this time like they did on Bomb? Pretty simple answer there.
i think some of you are missing the point that the USA is really the only country that matters.
Now that you're in a good mood and you've had plenty of time to think, I suppose you can name a Beatles song that is more powerful than Streets? I'd be really interested to know...
Now that you're in a good mood and you've had plenty of time to think, I suppose you can name a Beatles song that is more powerful than Streets? I'd be really interested to know...
yea i was. I did say darkest day in us history. I did make not light of any non American tragedy. Also I was not around for these other events so 9/11 is gonna be fresher in mind then the other events. blue eyed girl, i am not gonna to curse you out because thats what you expect me to do , as the "typical American response". Fine, u2 spoke for "my world" as in whats was gonna on in my head. perhaps thats more appropriate. Whatever you don;t like about the us i most likely agree with it. Thats whats ironic.
NLOTH, mostly, sounds closer to the 90's U2 than it's immediate two predecessors.
I didn't know you were friends with Paul McGuinness!
So, if "powerful" is our criterion, we'd have to conclude that Megadeth and Iron Maiden are better than U2.
If you can define what you mean by "powerful", I can give you lots of Beatle moments that rival U2's. But then again, who cares? One likes what one likes.
Another way to describe it is that I don't feel like any of the new songs quench a soul thirst, except maybe Fez! I think through all the songs of the new album, and while I find them interesting, creatively quite nice... none of them really reach DEEP into the heart/soul...
"except the Beatles" ???
...to play a show and lift your spirits on the darkest day in US history...the fucking Beatles over U2?
Name one Beatles song more powerful than Streets...
So in other words what U2 has lost is... you!
NLOTH, mostly, sounds closer to the 90's U2 than it's immediate two predecessors.
U2 has the lost the Edge.
Now that you're in a good mood and you've had plenty of time to think, I suppose you can name a Beatles song that is more powerful than Streets? I'd be really interested to know...
I find "Please" and "Lemon" very moving, hence they comfortably sit in my top five U2 songs of all time. Both have great vocal performances and emotionally touching lyrics. U2 haven't lost that yet, Unknown Caller is a very good indication of that.