Can realy have 2 favorite bands?
I just downloaded the new Radiohead album and of course I need time for it to sink in but it interests me. I have recently discovered Radiohead and have been listening to them alot since U2 has been kind on hiatus and am realy enjoying their music and ideas have been poping in and out of my head that maybe Radiohead is better than U2 in a way or at least more interesting.
I feel Radioheads strenth is U2's weakness and U2's strenth is Radioheads weekness. It seems to me that Radiohead have moved from the spotlight to make music that is more artistic and not so accsessable where as U2 have atempted to make more comercial music and given up much of their artistic license. However Radioheads music is flawed in the fact that rifts arent as mermorable and their songs tend to mix together. On the other hand U2 has stuck to more statium songs which hold them back in a way.
I cant help but compair the two. It is clear to me that Yorke though a good writer in terms of melody is not a lyricist like Bono. Yorke's lyrics lack structure and are not as poeticaly sophisticated nor as powerful as Bono's. Some may say that Yorkes lyrics simply refelct his bands abstract music style but isnt that is just an excuse for poor lyrics.
Lately I have found myself compairing Bono to Yorke more and more and I think Bono's voice is ultimately in your face, more oviously better and naturaly. Bono has a richer tone and more power to play with. However Yorke's voice is more subtle and takes time to enjoy it. His voice is more nasaly at first but the way he can hold his notes and it gets me and his vabrato is excellent.
What do u guys think am I becoming a Radiohead fan and have any of u guys left U2 for perhaps the more artistic, adult music of Radiohead.
I just downloaded the new Radiohead album and of course I need time for it to sink in but it interests me. I have recently discovered Radiohead and have been listening to them alot since U2 has been kind on hiatus and am realy enjoying their music and ideas have been poping in and out of my head that maybe Radiohead is better than U2 in a way or at least more interesting.
I feel Radioheads strenth is U2's weakness and U2's strenth is Radioheads weekness. It seems to me that Radiohead have moved from the spotlight to make music that is more artistic and not so accsessable where as U2 have atempted to make more comercial music and given up much of their artistic license. However Radioheads music is flawed in the fact that rifts arent as mermorable and their songs tend to mix together. On the other hand U2 has stuck to more statium songs which hold them back in a way.
I cant help but compair the two. It is clear to me that Yorke though a good writer in terms of melody is not a lyricist like Bono. Yorke's lyrics lack structure and are not as poeticaly sophisticated nor as powerful as Bono's. Some may say that Yorkes lyrics simply refelct his bands abstract music style but isnt that is just an excuse for poor lyrics.
Lately I have found myself compairing Bono to Yorke more and more and I think Bono's voice is ultimately in your face, more oviously better and naturaly. Bono has a richer tone and more power to play with. However Yorke's voice is more subtle and takes time to enjoy it. His voice is more nasaly at first but the way he can hold his notes and it gets me and his vabrato is excellent.
What do u guys think am I becoming a Radiohead fan and have any of u guys left U2 for perhaps the more artistic, adult music of Radiohead.
I love about 10 to 20 different bands all of them almost equally!
@ this thread....
I bet you think listening to birds whistling is OK. It's not. It's the porn of music, and adultery, i.e. listening to other bands, is just a step away. Either listen to just U2 or don't listen to anything at all. It's as simple as that. After all, U2 invented music. Sound, even. There was no noise before 1976. The Beatles are just a fictitious creation of Henry "Satan" Rollins.
Only U2 should fill the air! 
