The_acrobat
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It's true, the Apple/SOI backlash was the single most damaging thing this band has ever done to their image. Pop was just kind of a flop; people either liked it or left it alone. Rattle and Hum was definitely panned by critics and kind of annoyed people, but it still sold a crapload of copies. In the minds of millennials, there will always be an asterisk next to U2's name, that says *U2 are assholes that forced their album onto millions of iTunes users*. The negative effects of this move can't be underestimated.
U2 were never going to have another "Vertigo" sized hit at their advanced age, and with the current music scene. But the SOI "scandal" really sealed their fate.
U2 were never going to have another "Vertigo" sized hit at their advanced age, and with the current music scene. But the SOI "scandal" really sealed their fate.