Gickies Gageeze said:
it has to do with u2 kissing the ass of general public everywhere, as they desperately hold on to being relevant.
relevance comes naturally, NOT by repeating oneself over and over again by proclaiming that your "the best band in the world."
bono's side work with wyclef and with all those loser artists for whats going on, isn't brilliant in my books.
selling out to best buy and target last year is another example of how u2's credibility has sunk to new lows for the band. everything they do is rediculously calculated towards the bottom line - they are not a rock band to me anymore, they are a corporation.
and now this, this is the final straw. working with j.lo? i thought he wanted to kick pop off the charts?
thanks bono and u2, for a couple of years you meant so much to me. now it appears as though the monster DID eat you before you ate the monster.
You are being a little harsh and exaggerating things here just a bit, don't you think? Although, I do understand where you are coming from:
1)the Best Buy and Target stuff annoyed me slightly but U2 has been advertised with companies in the past and promotion is a part of the deal so I got over it
2) most of Bono's duets (that I know of) have been innocuous; the Wyclef thing didn't get much attention and they are both similar in political words and thoughts; the duet w/the Coors was Bono helping people from Dublin; and the "What's going on" thing was for charity....
3)the "Best Band..." stuff is typical Bono: arrogant, causing a stir; at it's best he is doing his job properly---at it's worst, he is an annoying asshole
I must admit, Bono & U2 have straddled the line of credibility a bit during the past few years. They have always wanted to be BIG and appeal to the masses and if the music is solid(which, for the most part, has been) that is fine.
However, working with J-ho would be the lowest point in his career. This screams of desperation, lack of integrity and could kill much credibility that he has(I cannot condone the entire band, b/c they did not participate in this nonsense and have reportedly disagreed w/Bono recently on some issues).
I hope that it is false and hope that if true, it is never released. If it is released, I am concerned to witness the deserved backlash that Bono and U2 may receive.