You know, when the tour does begin, we should have a "U2 concert virgin's reaction" thread. I'd love to read stories of you guys after having been "baptized."
Whoever it was up above that had that "getting my concert cherry popped at the Who in 1977"..that was a gutsy comparison, ha ha. With U2, you get the best possible lingering orgasm, so how did the Who compare?
Considering that The Who are among the Top Five Of All Time greatest live acts in the rock and roll era, as commonly cited by journalists and rock historians (the others being Bruce, U2, the Stones--though I suspect a lot of that was Mick's theater, the Stones don't engage the audience as much as Bruce or U2 do--they've great to watch only--and Janis Joplin) it would be interesting to contrast u2 and the Who. It was Keith Moon's epic percussion solos that fired them live. Keith was the heart and soul of the Who...(I suspect Larry wanted to be the Keith Moon of u2 but then Bono walked into the room...<g>)
Reading your posts is getting ME excited...as I am now in the process of discovering Green Day's "American Idiot" 4 months late, this is a tall order (curious about all the rapturous press, I've bought the disc, I had written off GD like everyone else as a comical punk parody band.)
Whoever it was up above that had that "getting my concert cherry popped at the Who in 1977"..that was a gutsy comparison, ha ha. With U2, you get the best possible lingering orgasm, so how did the Who compare?
Considering that The Who are among the Top Five Of All Time greatest live acts in the rock and roll era, as commonly cited by journalists and rock historians (the others being Bruce, U2, the Stones--though I suspect a lot of that was Mick's theater, the Stones don't engage the audience as much as Bruce or U2 do--they've great to watch only--and Janis Joplin) it would be interesting to contrast u2 and the Who. It was Keith Moon's epic percussion solos that fired them live. Keith was the heart and soul of the Who...(I suspect Larry wanted to be the Keith Moon of u2 but then Bono walked into the room...<g>)
Reading your posts is getting ME excited...as I am now in the process of discovering Green Day's "American Idiot" 4 months late, this is a tall order (curious about all the rapturous press, I've bought the disc, I had written off GD like everyone else as a comical punk parody band.)
But it's a good feeling even though your family and friends might think you've lost the plot!
