Some fans don´t understand me.
jojoline: you say they´ve sold 7 million copies worlwide, the truth is they´ve sold 3 millions.
Neverthless I don´t think album sales means quality at all
remember Britney´s "Baby One More Time" ? it sold more copies than Achtung Baby
Just take a look at the IMPORTANT things, I mean, not Bono´s glasses, not silly crappy iPod videos, not marketing nor album sales.
The most important thing for any band is: FANS OPINION, that´s clear. And fans opinion is clear: They feel ripped off by this overhyped album. Have you wonder why this album is getting their worst ratings ever ?
WHY ? it´s clear this album isn´t a bomb, at least from fans outside this glasshouse. If this album would have been worthy, reviews would have been far better. MUSIC must be the most important thing, not propaganda nor marketing, neither iPod, etc, etc. And the music with this HTDAAB is just a trademarked failure delivery. Sad but True
I don´t know what´s going on, really. Most of Metallica´s fans, Sting´s fans, Oasis fans, Phil Collins fans, etc, etc can admit without no problem their artist are going downhill and their recent albums are just crap. But yet many U2 fans still don´t want to see what other bands fans are seeing it clearly: U2 are going downhill
Don´t get me wrong, I love U2
that´s the reason I can´t stand the fact they´re focused just in propaganda, iPod, pay per view
www.u2.com, instead of being musicians. I can write far better songs. I don´t have enough money, I don´t have dark glasses and clothes... but I have something they don´t have anymore: Honesty, hard work and the truth. Just remember all those awful lies they said by the time this album was released, trying to increase it sales, shameful.