wolfwill23
War Child
Popmart swallowed U2. When the show is bigger than the band, you've got problems.
UltravioletU2 said:
Ah-hem. The dancing transvestite was a little much for me, though!
nellie said:
Gypsy, is this your name on the thread? I dont think so. I dont know who you are. I was not trashing you. I dont even know you. This comment is what i was referring to. And please dont call me stupid. Peace
It pains me to see that no one can ever start or keep up a "POP appreciation thread" without bashing and insulting the fans who didn't like it or rejected it. Remember that before you dump on me for saying something negative in a POP glorification thread.
Originally posted by Hawkfire
It pains me that people slag off PopMart (usually people who didn't even attend, or still wish it was 1983 and Bono was still waiving white flags), because the criticism is generally so uninformed and undeserving.
HeartlandGirl said:
Gotta love those Popmart shirts! Is it the one with the shopping cart orbiting the lemon?
Would you agree that non-fans respond pretty favorably to Popmart? I'd say my sister likes it better than ZooTV, and many other people I've watched it with ( :cough: forced them to watch it with me :cough: ) really enjoyed it and were impressed by the band, their music, and the wild stage setup. Maybe "non-fans" like it because their expectations are not as high as say, someone who saw the Joshua Tree/R&H tour or the ZooTV tour? Just a theory.
Mirrorball Girl said:
Popmart 6/27/97 Chicago
<---- me thinking about Popmart Mexico City on DVD
GypsyHeartgirl said:
No Nellie this is the comment I made that I thought you were posting about:
Which I had posted in response to this:
So, see, when I had already answered the things you said before you even said them, and you said them anyway, yeah, it looked like you were trying to annoy me. Sorry.
About the 'ignore' thing from Elementary school, it never worked for me. Once people label you as someone to be harrassed, you're going to get it, regardless of what you do or don't do. Wertsie, I'd love to join you in staying out of Popfights, but some of the same inevitable comments always appear to piss me off and I must say something, for all the good it does.
To the person who said why does no one get upset when someone yells 'Boy rocks' it's because, a) no one ever says it and b)no one feels the need to create these threads bragging on any other album and slagging on the people who don't enjoy it. It's just Pop, always.
Mirrorball Girl said:
Hmmm. I'd say that's a good theory ... but I wouldn't say it was that their expectations aren't high, per se. I think Popmart would fulfill high expectations ... I would say their expectations aren't, well, set. They don't have any template for what they think the show will or should be, so they can simply experience it for what it is.
And I can't wait for the hockey season to start. HeartlandGirl , you should join the interference fantasy hockey league on Yahoo! There's a thread about it over at Put Em Under Pressure.
wertsie said:
Ooh! Where were your seats on 6/27? I was there too! We were in the middle section on the far left side of the floor, I think.
Mirrorball Girl said:
We were up in the stands, on the right side, toward the end of the stadium. Maybe row 15 or something? They weren't great seats, but with the hugeness of Popmart, it didn't matter at all.
Oh, and just for the record? BOY ROCKS! It does. It's just crackling with energy and exuberance and potential ... and you can practically hear the goofy pants.
GypsyHeartgirl said:
To the person who said why does no one get upset when someone yells 'Boy rocks' it's because, a) no one ever says it and b)no one feels the need to create these threads bragging on any other album and slagging on the people who don't enjoy it. It's just Pop, always.
follower said:
I?m sorry Gypsy, but that didn?t sound accurate for me. So I performed a quick search through Interference forums, using album name + appreciation thread. Here are some of the results...only 80?s U2. Some threads I posted in, some I didn?t. Nevertheless I think all of them are nice to read.
Latest Boy appreciation threads
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63671
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60221
Latest October appreciation threads
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63670
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58786
Latest War appreciation threads
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63668
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58144
Latest Unforgettable Fire appreciation thread
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39394
Latest Joshua Tree appreciation thread
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39684
My point with all of this silly search was to make you see that lots of people here love other U2 albums as much as you do. Some also love Pop, including me, and I cannot agree with that theory about Pop being overrated among Interferencers. We?re all passionate U2 fans...or we wouldn?t spend so many hours here, some for more than 2 years already. I don?t think any hatre will ever have a place among us. Or at least it shouldn?t have.
So lets praise U2. Lets praise every album, every era, every tour, every single song. They deserve all that praise. You will surely find lots of people who agree with you and your personal choices concerning U2 work. And I will follow you whenever you post a Boy appreciation thread...or an October appreciation thread...or a great thread about a marvellous song like Red Hill Mining Town you posted a couple of weeks ago...here:
http://forum2.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62438
follower said:Well my friend, although I respect your opinion, I still cannot agree with all of this...I see no need to fight over something so exaustively discussed here, and I'm saying that not only for you, if you nice people out there allow me. My intention in pointing out you and others to all those fine threads about 80's U2 albums was a good one because I thought you got things misunderstood...that their 80's work was underrated. If I was wrong, then I apologize. I said here more than once and I'll say it again...I'm damn lucky to truly love all U2 work, regardless anything, whether is an specific era, or album, or looks, or whatever. It's like Bono said in Trip Trough Your Wires..."I was thirsty and you wet my lips"...that's the way U2 songs are for me.
Peace