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Whatwhat? Boobs or penises?Adam gets the big <insert body part>.
i_love_adam said:Whatwhat? Boobs or penises?
We shouldn't be ashamed about what God gave us!
Shade said:If you're a group of musicians, and you've just been given the opportunity to come up onstage and use U2's instruments for a song, why in the FUCK wouldn't you play one of your own original tunes? You've got an audience of 20,000+ people, plus four music legends with a history of producing small bands, and a VIP pit full of music luminaries! Play your own song! I'm sure playing "Out of Control" on the instruments used on the album for all those screaming fans was a blast, but what a gravely wasted opportunity.
LuminousTimes said:
Did you really think U2 would have let them play an original? That seems like asking for too much considering it was a U2 concert.
LuminousTimes said:
Did you really think U2 would have let them play an original? That seems like asking for too much considering it was a U2 concert.
Shade said:
Yeah, I do think they would let somebody play an original. You know why I think that? Because, it's happened before. In Tampa, October 10, 1992, a guy got up onstage and told Bono he was a songwriter and had a song he wanted to perform. Bono gave him his guitar, and he sang a six-minute song called "An Eye For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind" while the band watched. U2 and their audience loved it. This is well-documented.
As far as Exit is concerned, yeah, they're primarily a covers band. So what? They have originals, too. I think it's debatable how "original" their originals are, but they have them on their website. And, I hardly think it would matter to U2, who would be sitting on the stage watching while the song was played anyway, what song was actually played. Personally, I think the band would be delighted to hear some fans play an original song, especially since U2 have actually played the song themselves thousands of times. And, from the perspective of the audience, who needs to hear a U2 cover when you're actually at a U2 concert?
I stand by my statements, fellas. History has proven you wrong. Unless someone from Exit says "they wouldn't let us play an original" - which would be ridiculous, given that the band had just given them use of the stage and all their gear in the middle of a concert - I think it was a fantastically squandered opportunity for a young band to move upward.
Shade said:
Yeah, I do think they would let somebody play an original. You know why I think that? Because, it's happened before. In Tampa, October 10, 1992, a guy got up onstage and told Bono he was a songwriter and had a song he wanted to perform. Bono gave him his guitar, and he sang a six-minute song called "An Eye For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind" while the band watched. U2 and their audience loved it. This is well-documented.
Partyslammer said:
Another thing. Despite the fact that they have some original material, they are first and foremost a U2 cover band. If they really want to get noticed in a wau you seem to think they should, they'll stop covering U2 songs exclusively in their set and play mostly if not all originals and book and promote themselves as a original band.
Squandered opportunity? Maybe. What they *did* accomplish was getting onstage and being one of if not *the* highlight of the LA 2 night stand and that's nothing to dismiss. Frankly, I don't think an unknown song by an unknown band at the tail end of a U2 show would have gone down nearly as well as what they did covering OOC. Plus, you're trying to second guess 4 people who had the smarts, skill and guts to do what 20,000 others in that arena couldn't. If I was a label scout at te show that night, that would count for something.
T.B.
Partyslammer said:
....I would bet they thought they stood a better chance of getting on stage if they played a U2 songs versus something of their own much like the band (who's name I forget) back in New York did on the first leg when they played a punkish version of "I Still Haven't found~"
T.B.
gucci said:I thought Exit on stage was the most memorable moment of the night. The drummer...rocked. She was absolutely amazing to watch. It was one of those cool moments that you couldn't script any better.