No matter what type of album U2 makes next time around, it will get flamed in here.
Here's my theory. Once U2 made Joshua Tree they put themselves in a corner. Any time you create a masterpiece all aftermaths are even more critically judged.
There may have been a small backlash from War to UF but nothing to really make the radar.
But once JT was made, every step they made was judged harshly.
This board is very much divided. It's almost as if loving U2 during every incarnation is frowned upon.
The backlash they are receiving from fans about the 00's is very similar to the backlash they received during the 90's.
I predict U2 can never make a universally accepted album again.
They could make the greatest ground breaking album and some will bitch about how it's trying to keep up with trends. If they keep with the sound now, people will bitch about how they are trying to cash in on their typical sound.
It's the price of being U2.
Here's my theory. Once U2 made Joshua Tree they put themselves in a corner. Any time you create a masterpiece all aftermaths are even more critically judged.
There may have been a small backlash from War to UF but nothing to really make the radar.
But once JT was made, every step they made was judged harshly.
This board is very much divided. It's almost as if loving U2 during every incarnation is frowned upon.
The backlash they are receiving from fans about the 00's is very similar to the backlash they received during the 90's.
I predict U2 can never make a universally accepted album again.
They could make the greatest ground breaking album and some will bitch about how it's trying to keep up with trends. If they keep with the sound now, people will bitch about how they are trying to cash in on their typical sound.
It's the price of being U2.