Rattle And Hum vs. POP
What is the biggest flop of them all?
While America didn't get a Lovetown tour, they did have bits of songs performed and recorded for the disc. But here are my arguments for which is the biggest flop...
RATTLE AND HUM:
1) An over expressed "journey through America" -- discovering blues, country and experimenting in soul. The Voices Of Freedom contribution to "Still Haven't Found..." is rather annoying than spiritual. It becomes a face off as who can sing it more gutsy.
2) Bono being overdramatic during songs like "Silver And Gold", "Bullet The Blue Sky" and the beginning of "Helter Skelter" -- speeches that never made much sense, more goofy than actually serious.
3) Songs like "Heartland" songs hardly performed, or not even performed, perhaps the best bits off the record, shoved away in place for an unnecessary cover of "All Along The Watchtower" (this spot could have been filled better)
POP
In addition to a sold out world tour, which gradually decreased as time went on, POP had some of the strongest material written, but it's advertisment and deliverance were both poor.
1) POP conference in the KMart lingerie department... which had nothing to do with the music... okay maybe the Playboy Mansion.
2. Good music, but bad lyrics and titles. Songs like "Miami", "If You Wear That Velvet Dress", "Do You Feel Loved" musically great, but lyrically weak. These songs had been done before.
3. Perhaps one of the strongest, and underrated songs, PLEASE. U2 at it's best, and perhaps the global anthem since Sunday Bloody Sunday. But the song had dragged on more to a ramble, than a plea.
I think if we were to decide the biggest bomb in America, it would have to be Rattle And Hum, America loved U2 for it's music, but not it's message. I think that Bono, went off the deep edge, trying to bring third world politics, into American mainstream. Many people kinda were puzzled and thought "What is this?"
The film, while good for it's footage, could have been better. What was on the CD, should have been on the DVD and vice versa.
But one thing they both have in common... U2 let it all go to their heads.
What is the biggest flop of them all?
While America didn't get a Lovetown tour, they did have bits of songs performed and recorded for the disc. But here are my arguments for which is the biggest flop...
RATTLE AND HUM:
1) An over expressed "journey through America" -- discovering blues, country and experimenting in soul. The Voices Of Freedom contribution to "Still Haven't Found..." is rather annoying than spiritual. It becomes a face off as who can sing it more gutsy.
2) Bono being overdramatic during songs like "Silver And Gold", "Bullet The Blue Sky" and the beginning of "Helter Skelter" -- speeches that never made much sense, more goofy than actually serious.
3) Songs like "Heartland" songs hardly performed, or not even performed, perhaps the best bits off the record, shoved away in place for an unnecessary cover of "All Along The Watchtower" (this spot could have been filled better)
POP
In addition to a sold out world tour, which gradually decreased as time went on, POP had some of the strongest material written, but it's advertisment and deliverance were both poor.
1) POP conference in the KMart lingerie department... which had nothing to do with the music... okay maybe the Playboy Mansion.
2. Good music, but bad lyrics and titles. Songs like "Miami", "If You Wear That Velvet Dress", "Do You Feel Loved" musically great, but lyrically weak. These songs had been done before.
3. Perhaps one of the strongest, and underrated songs, PLEASE. U2 at it's best, and perhaps the global anthem since Sunday Bloody Sunday. But the song had dragged on more to a ramble, than a plea.
I think if we were to decide the biggest bomb in America, it would have to be Rattle And Hum, America loved U2 for it's music, but not it's message. I think that Bono, went off the deep edge, trying to bring third world politics, into American mainstream. Many people kinda were puzzled and thought "What is this?"
The film, while good for it's footage, could have been better. What was on the CD, should have been on the DVD and vice versa.
But one thing they both have in common... U2 let it all go to their heads.