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pepokiss
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Ok.. I don't get this
I'M GETTING U2 AGAIN :s
U2 playing One.. again :s
I'M GETTING U2 AGAIN :s
U2 playing One.. again :s
Lila64
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lucky you - I think it's over and everyone split...
pepokiss
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Morgan Freeman.. now some girl.. Alicia Keys me thinks
Zoomerang96
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u2wedge said:
don't give me any shitass lame cliche's alright? i'm not here to start a fight with you, but i'm still laughing at how pathetic some people on this forum are reacting to kanye because the comment was directed at their leader.
as for the performance, i thought it was interesting. really, it was. that cowboy hat has to go though...yikes.
no question that mary has a great voice. wow. was kinda hoping they'd throw that last verse in there for good measure, but oh well...still a good performance!
you know, for the first time this place and some people have actually made me feel sick, complaining about song choices etc at a benifit concert? good god, complaining that they got someone who some of you dont like to perform with them at said performance? good god, for once this actually wasnt about what song U2 picked, or who they picked to perform it with them, it wat to help the people the needed to be helped, and if all these "stars" wanted to help then whats the problem? at least they are doing something,
and for once i dont care what ANYBODY says, ONE was the perfect choice, do we really think "WALK ON" is a correct phrase we need to use here? because i dont, it will be ALOT harder for people to "WALK ON " than it was during 9/11, this is an entire CITY, people make me sick here sometimes, and this is the worst
oh and if people debate why one was chosen look at the lyrics
"is it getting better, or do you feel the same, you act like you never had love, but you wont need to go without, were one"
and for once i dont care what ANYBODY says, ONE was the perfect choice, do we really think "WALK ON" is a correct phrase we need to use here? because i dont, it will be ALOT harder for people to "WALK ON " than it was during 9/11, this is an entire CITY, people make me sick here sometimes, and this is the worst
oh and if people debate why one was chosen look at the lyrics
"is it getting better, or do you feel the same, you act like you never had love, but you wont need to go without, were one"
thetitans2k
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I really did not enjoy U2's performance on the show they seemed sort of tired and lackluster. Also what was the deal with that woman singing with them? I dont even know who she was?
Why couldnt Bono just have sang the entire thing? I thought she was bad and ruined a great song.
Why couldnt Bono just have sang the entire thing? I thought she was bad and ruined a great song.
u2wedge said:
First of all, he has nothing to do with the 'problem'.
Second of all, I think some people really need to wake up to the reality on the ground out there. The reality is that there are probably millions of young kids (and older people too) who currently view Kanye as their hero for finally verbalizing what they've been feeling for years. ARe they all insane and part of the problem? Or could it be that when you have hundreds of years of institutional racism your perception is different?
The people who feel Kanye has spoken for them feel that way for a reason.
Zoomerang96
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thetitans2k said:
wow.
...you thought she was "bad"?
i can understand why people only would want u2 to play, but this was really unique and fresh. i thought it was great, actually.
Zoomerang96
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anitram said:
i need to hire you as a spokesperson.
thetitans2k
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Zoomerang96 said:
It just rubbed me the wrong way I guess. It wasnt filmed well. And I just thought she she wasnt good.
for the first time in probabley a long time i agree with you, and does it reallt matter? see my post above, it was a benifity concert for the people that needed help, this wasnt another U2 show,Zoomerang96 said:
AMEN - finally a truthful person!
I completely agree, thetitans2k - I have seen much more enthusiastic performances by U2, even at "benefit" concerts.
I actually liked the idea of Mary J. Blige performing with U2, but this performance was boring.
Actually I think "Walk On' would have been a nice and appropriate song to play.
I'm just glad to see that there are still some people here who have the courage to voice a dissenting opinion.
I completely agree, thetitans2k - I have seen much more enthusiastic performances by U2, even at "benefit" concerts.
I actually liked the idea of Mary J. Blige performing with U2, but this performance was boring.
Actually I think "Walk On' would have been a nice and appropriate song to play.
I'm just glad to see that there are still some people here who have the courage to voice a dissenting opinion.
Zoomerang96
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KUEFC09U2 said:
indeed.
Bono's shades
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I'll bet if Mary J. hadn't joined in all of you would be complaining that it was just another version of One like we've all heard before. 
Zoomerang96
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Bono's shades said:I'll bet if Mary J. hadn't joined in all of you would be complaining that it was just another version of One like we've all heard before.
ha. and i'd probably be one of them.
wow..... see my post above please, "walk on" apporpriate? do you really think that this is a problem that people can just "walk on" from? because i dont, 9/11 yes maybe, but that wasnt a WHOLE city that was destroyed, i dont care if the performance was "lackluster" or whatvever, this was a performance to try and help the ones that are suffering, and how anyone can question, or ever moan about what U2 have done tonight should be asshamed,Jamila said:AMEN - finally a truthful person!
I completely agree, thetitans2k - I have seen much more enthusiastic performances by U2, even at "benefit" concerts.
I actually liked the idea of Mary J. Blige performing with U2, but this performance was boring.
Actually I think "Walk On' would have been a nice and appropriate song to play.
I'm just glad to see that there are still some people here who have the courage to voice a dissenting opinion.
"U2 FANS: WHY HAVENT THEY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE HURRICANE"
"U2 OK LETS DO A SONG AT THIS BENIFIT CONCERT
"U2 FANS: AH I DIDNT LIKE THAT SONG YOU DONE, YOU SHOULD HAVE PLAYED WALK ON"
fucking typical
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Jamila said:AMEN - finally a truthful person!
I completely agree, thetitans2k - I have seen much more enthusiastic performances by U2, even at "benefit" concerts.
I actually liked the idea of Mary J. Blige performing with U2, but this performance was boring.
Actually I think "Walk On' would have been a nice and appropriate song to play.
I'm just glad to see that there are still some people here who have the courage to voice a dissenting opinion.
So let me just understand this post. If someone liked the performance and thought One was an appropriate song, they're lying but the people who disliked the performance and thought a different song would have been better they are telling the truth.
Is this a correct interpretation of your post?
MrBrau1
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What the fuck happened in here?
u2wedge
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anitram said:
And the people who feel Kanye has spoken complete bullshit feel the OTHER way for a reason.
I wonder what Condi Rice and Colin Powell would say to Kanye about his comments? Let's just put it this way... If Kanye really cared about 'his people', if Kanye was really responsible, he wouldn't have politicized what was meant to be an event to help 'his people'. Now I don't agree with the phrase 'his people', but that's how he references it, so that's what I'll use in this post.
His comments have done nothing more than inflame an already emotionally overcharged topic of debate. He IS part of the problem in America. That is, people in power not taking the responsibility that their position in life affords them. He should have been up there telling 'his people' not to shoot each other, not to rape babies in the bathroom, and generally encourage a spirit of togetherness in the middle of a crisis.
And for the record, an African American mayor and and African American police chief were in charge in the city, there was not a race card to be played here.
You can say there are race and class issues in America, but you cannot say that because these people were black that they were left stranded. They were left stranded because they were either 1. elderly/sick and were not provided a viable escape route by city government; 2. made a bad call by staying in the city, or 3. too poor to catch a ride.
None of those are race issues in and of themselves.
The reality on the ground is that a CAT 4.5 hurricane blew away New Orleans. I read an account where an Army division was only 70 miles away but due to trees and debris on the roadways, it took them over 14 hours to get to the city. Logistics played more of a part in getting help there, than attitudes.
George Bush doesn't care about black people..... what a bunch of crap. And I don't even LIKE George Bush.
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kellyahern
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MrBrau1 said:
We dragged some arguements over from FYM, EYKIW, and the tour forum, threw 'em together in a blender, and out came this thread.
enajh2
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u2wedge
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enajh2 said:
nice work!
sue4u2
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KUEFC09U2 said:
Exactly.. I can't believe some of what has been said here.
When was the last time some of you went without food and water for days?? Returned to your home to find it completely destroyed?
Anyone lost power for a week lately? Lost your wages for a week and in some cases weeks? Waited in gas lines for hours?
To say it's boring because of the song that was played, is the most shallow of comments. I can't believe it, really.
sue4u2 said:
what does any of that have to do with U2's performance? if someone didnt like the song choice or was less than thrilled with the performance that means they dont care about whats going on in new orleans?
please
this is a U2 board, we are not allowed to discuss a performance of theirs?
u2wedge
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Chizip said:
They could have just stood there and I'd be happy.
Those making comments about camera angles and aesthetics are missing the point. I mean, they were probably doing this on the fly with an unfamiliar MJ Blige, etc.
Just be glad our band was there to show their support and lend their time to the cause. Any disappointment in performance should be eclipsed by this fact.
CPTLCTYGOOFBALL
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Nice performance. I'm not sure why all the dissing of Mary Blige's part(Not sure why all the complaining about Kanye either, but thats another story).
Bono actually looked and sounded humble after she sang the bridge, or whatever the hell you wanna call the "Love is a temple" bit. Humble Bono=Good!
Bono actually looked and sounded humble after she sang the bridge, or whatever the hell you wanna call the "Love is a temple" bit. Humble Bono=Good!
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