nightninja56
War Child
agreed---that is the most moronic thing i've ever heard of
TheQuiet1 said:There are quite a few things that annoy me about U2 but the one that really stands out at the moment is the way that some parts of the world are treated very differently to others. Not touring Australia for years ?! Giving a rather brief European tour but touring the USA twice, giving bonus tracks to some countries but not USA etc. Why should there be such differences? A bit more even-handedness would be nice.
roy said:
But the question is why do you take great pleasure describing, over and over, the things about U2 that annoy you?
Zootlesque said:
um no.
I do not take great pleasure in ragging on the band. In fact, it makes me sad that this once great band is now just mediocre (IMO). I create and contribute to appreciation threads as well as threads that criticize in one way or another.
DPrinceNY said:
can hardly say there "mediocre." arguably the top band ever, if not the top band presently cannot be considered just mediocre
liamcool said:Interference constantly worshipping Achtung Baby like it's God and you should give your right arm, right leg and first born daughter to it, when it's just an album that is at best good.
liamcool said:Interference constantly worshipping Achtung Baby like it's God and you should give your right arm, right leg and first born daughter to it, when it's just an album that is at best good.
Originally posted by Zootlesque
It's only the greatest album ever but I find it hard to believe it was U2. The album is too good for U2.
BonoVoxSupastar said:
You realize all of this is par for the music industry and not just U2? Bonus tracks, music industry standard that Eueropean countries and Japan get bonus tracks in many of their releases. Touring? Bands are going to tour where it makes sense economically.
partygirlvox said:
So it doesnt make sense to tour europe, where they have a huge fan base and always sell out fast, economically? Yes i know it doesnt make sense to some places too often, but europe and australia get the raw deal when it comes to touring - north america two long legs, and europe one brief one? New York state alone had more tour dates than england, and bear in mind when it comes to travelling in the USA its far easier to drive to other states and see them, but in europe you have to cross country borders (which can take hours), cross seas.. so americans get far more gigs than the rest of the world, and IMO its not fair.
BonoVoxSupastar said:
You realize all of this is par for the music industry and not just U2? Bonus tracks, music industry standard that Eueropean countries and Japan get bonus tracks in many of their releases. Touring? Bands are going to tour where it makes sense economically.
Sue DeNym said:The fact that they haven't released the 1980s videos on DVD!!!
Axver said:nearly 20 album tracks have not been performed live.
They are...Elvis Presley And America
Axver said:
Well, the poster said that U2 don't play all of their songs live, and that is true; nearly 20 album tracks have not been performed live.
They are: Stranger In A Strange Land, Is That All?, Drowning Man, The Refugee, Red Light, Promenade, 4th Of July, Elvis Presley And America, Red Hill Mining Town, Heartland, Acrobat, Some Days Are Better Than Others, The Playboy Mansion, When I Look At The World, Grace, A Man And A Woman, One Step Closer, and whether Peace On Earth was merely a snippet or constituted a full performance in a few cases is debatable.
Plus, Electrical Storm and quite a considerable number of b-sides have never been performed live. I'm actually working on an article on this very topic for U2-Vertigo-Tour.com right now.
I should also note that while Is That All? has not been performed or lyrically snippeted, it is musically based on the mini-song The Cry that has regularly preceded live performances of The Electric Co.
prideofzootv said:what annoys me about the tours, is how they travel USA twice over, a very small tour in the UK, the closest they came to the North East and Scotland was Manchester! which is hard enough to get to anyways, couple hours drive minimum!
They aint done Newcastle since 1981/1983 where they could easily do numerous shows in a row there, Scotland i aint seen done, plenty of places in UK to do a gig! so why bloody not?
jacobus said:most annoying U2 thing?
boners...
prideofzootv said:what annoys me about the tours, is how they travel USA twice over, a very small tour in the UK, the closest they came to the North East and Scotland was Manchester! which is hard enough to get to anyways, couple hours drive minimum!