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Aygo said:
the band's next direction is so innovative and fresh in the same way hip-hop is nowadays...
Aygo said:
the band's next direction is so innovative and fresh in the same way hip-hop is nowadays...
xaviMF22 said:
Aygo said:
Did you read the context of your quote from me?
No?
Get back to page 6 and read it again...
Utoo said:
I don't think that anyone who's saying the same of 00s U2 is really saying anything original...and it'd help if both these people and others would recognize that. U2 will make the music that they feel like making in any one moment. Everything they do is a progression---and their music ultimately changes fairly radically as time goes on. In the meantime, every album, every step of the way, is fantastic in its own right. The next album may not be a radical change from the last two, but I'll guarantee it's a progression of some sort, and I'll guarantee that I'll like it no less than any other. U2 is a band that does not stay the same, and that's one of the things that makes them so lasting & so exciting. Big change or little change, it's pretty lame to expect the next album to be ATYCLB III---especially as HTDAAB was a progression from ATYCLB. The next one will be at least one step further, if not more. An album or two after that, who knows where we'll be.
AtomicBono said:
This forum is becoming dull. there are so many people that seem to hate the last six years of U2's career, yet they continue to post and throw the "blind sheep" label at anyone who, you know, legitimately likes "the last two albums" (as they're almost always grouped together). And then the "blind sheep" go on the "but you didn't say in your opinion" tirade. yes, we know it's your opinion, it's a discussion forum, people don't have to state that its their opinion, it's been discussed a million times but someone ALWAYS brings it up, usually right after someone says "U2 sucks" (except in a somewhat eloqeunt multi-paragraph essay dissecting current U2's marketing strategies, the lack of depth to their sound, and how great experimentation is - if expermentation means sounding like the 90's, that is).
as for Bono's comments, well, they sound the same as they always do. but that's fine. maybe he doesn't want to reveal too much about what the new album sounds like. anyway, a 2007 album would be a fantastic graduation present so I hope they do it, preferrably by May
AtomicBono said:
This forum is becoming dull. there are so many people that seem to hate the last six years of U2's career, yet they continue to post and throw the "blind sheep" label at anyone who, you know, legitimately likes "the last two albums" (as they're almost always grouped together). And then the "blind sheep" go on the "but you didn't say in your opinion" tirade. yes, we know it's your opinion, it's a discussion forum, people don't have to state that its their opinion, it's been discussed a million times but someone ALWAYS brings it up, usually right after someone says "U2 sucks" (except in a somewhat eloqeunt multi-paragraph essay dissecting current U2's marketing strategies, the lack of depth to their sound, and how great experimentation is - if expermentation means sounding like the 90's, that is).
as for Bono's comments, well, they sound the same as they always do. but that's fine. maybe he doesn't want to reveal too much about what the new album sounds like. anyway, a 2007 album would be a fantastic graduation present so I hope they do it, preferrably by May
From Uncut, Dec. 2003 :ponkine said:
Actually Punk Rock From Venus was describin ATYCLB sessions back in 2000 !!!!!!
AtomicBono said:
This forum is becoming dull. there are so many people that seem to hate the last six years of U2's career, yet they continue to post and throw the "blind sheep" label at anyone who, you know, legitimately likes "the last two albums" (as they're almost always grouped together). And then the "blind sheep" go on the "but you didn't say in your opinion" tirade. yes, we know it's your opinion, it's a discussion forum, people don't have to state that its their opinion, it's been discussed a million times but someone ALWAYS brings it up, usually right after someone says "U2 sucks" (except in a somewhat eloqeunt multi-paragraph essay dissecting current U2's marketing strategies, the lack of depth to their sound, and how great experimentation is - if expermentation means sounding like the 90's, that is).
as for Bono's comments, well, they sound the same as they always do. but that's fine. maybe he doesn't want to reveal too much about what the new album sounds like. anyway, a 2007 album would be a fantastic graduation present so I hope they do it, preferrably by May
ozeeko said:I'd prefer it if Bono would keep his trap shut during the making of new albums. You know why? Because it's pointless! No matter what he says, we're still gonna go out and buy the friggin album. So he really doesn't need to embellish anything. All he needs to say is "we're making a new album" and we'll be right on line to buy it. It's not like he's enticing anyone to buy these CD's by lying about their raw rock sound. I'd be surprised if one person out there actually read his comments and said "that's it! I'm sold! Bono said it's gonna be a hard rocking guitar album! Consider me a customer!"
definitelyLemonMelon said:And buy the way, forget the "IMO" crap. Everything I say here is my opinion, and if I don't say it in the PC way you want; too bloody bad.
ozeeko said:I'd prefer it if Bono would keep his trap shut during the making of new albums. You know why? Because it's pointless! No matter what he says, we're still gonna go out and buy the friggin album. So he really doesn't need to embellish anything. All he needs to say is "we're making a new album" and we'll be right on line to buy it. It's not like he's enticing anyone to buy these CD's by lying about their raw rock sound. I'd be surprised if one person out there actually read his comments and said "that's it! I'm sold! Bono said it's gonna be a hard rocking guitar album! Consider me a customer!"
Originally posted by SpaceOddity
(BTW, your sig is awesome. That whole thing was pure comedy gold. )
The John Tree said:I'm somewhere in the middle on this whole debate.
There are way too many U2 bashers. It seems like some people come here with the intention of antagonizing the band for EVERYTHING. It's not 1991 nor is it 1986 anymore, so expecting Achtung or Joshua to come up isn't going to happen.
At the same time, there are numerous people here who praise everything U2 does simply for the fact that it's U2 and just can't tolerate anyone straying from the belief that anything U2 does is pure gold. This is just as bad.
This forum is getting boring because there's too much black and white and not enough gray area. We can't chat like normal human beings? We're all U2 fans here (well, we're supposed to be anyway), why can't we just discuss instead of being overprotective and overly critical?
I do agree with this, but I really seldom see praise for U2 around here so I wouldn't know who these people areThe John Tree said:At the same time, there are numerous people here who praise everything U2 does simply for the fact that it's U2 and just can't tolerate anyone straying from the belief that anything U2 does is pure gold. This is just as bad.
Bonochick said:There isn't a single U2 album I dislike. I also like all of their songs, although I obviously love some a heck of a lot more than others. I find appealing qualities in all of their work.
I don't mind when people here say negative things about U2. I realize that not everybody shares my view on their music. I do wish that there weren't so many negative discussions, but I can't help that. Really though, I think my biggest problem is with how rude and nasty some people can be in response to others expressing their opinions.
For example, because of my opinion stated in the first part of my reply, people could rip on me by calling me a blind fan or that a person would have to be absolutely crazy to think that way. But there are a lot nicer ways for somebody to disagree with my opinion.
Irvine511 said:why would U2 even bother recording an album if they didn't think/want it to be their best ever?
what else is left for them to accomplish other than to outdo themselves?
i honestly think Bono says these things as much to psych himself and the band up to deliver on what he's promising.
and i'm just so happy they're still recording as they start to approach 50, and have yet to embarass themselves. we're lucky to still have them.
coemgen said:I'm excited about the news, but it's the exact same thing Bono said before HTDAAB.
The John Tree said:
At the same time, there are numerous people here who praise everything U2 does simply for the fact that it's U2 and just can't tolerate anyone straying from the belief that anything U2 does is pure gold. This is just as bad.
mikal said:
is it wrong to like everything they've done? i personally have no problem with anything the band has done in their career. i choose to enjoy them. i'm not faking anything when i say that either.
the people who have a problem with those who like everything U2 has done are simply jealous.