Have U2's 21st century releases done irreparable damage to their legacy?

[Headache in a Suitcase]

 

[Hollow Island]

ohhhh it was new to vinyl. i stand corrected.

and that pearl jam shot is not the insult you think it is.

Oh what, are you still going to pretend like they didn't do a lot more when it comes to JT30 because you don't care about vinyl? Try not to forget that a different live show was released, too. That alone is100 percent more than they did for AB30.

The Pearl Jam shot is exactly the insult that I think it is. You've known exactly what you're going to get from a Pearl Jam record for almost 25 years. The big difference is that they were never as unpredictable as U2 so their predictability is less disappointing. But at least U2 never made records as pointless as Backspacer and Lightning Bolt.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I'd rather listen to Lightning Bolt while shoving a pencil in my eyeball than Radiohead.

Funny, seems music is subjective.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

You’re not cool if you don’t think boring Radiohead is not the only acceptable answer to quality music.

 

[DeVaul]

I really liked Backspacer…

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

You’re not cool if you don’t think boring Radiohead is not the only acceptable answer to quality music.

consider me not miles davis

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Lots of double negatives but let me clarify. Radiohead is boring.

 

[Irvine511]

Lots of double negatives but let me clarify. Radiohead is boring.

To me, post-OKC Radiohead are the Stanley Kubrick of bands. Easy to admire, almost impossible to love, and difficult to make it to the end without falling asleep.

 

[the tourist]

Then 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut are Kid A, Amnesiac, and In Rainbows in that they’re all incredible start to finish.

 

[DaveC]

Then 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut are Kid A, Amnesiac, and In Rainbows in that they’re all incredible start to finish.

i wish there was a way to upvote posts on this forum.

 

[lazarus]

Imagine thinking In Rainbows is impossible to love.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It's easy if you try

 

[Irvine511]

I’m the only honest Radiohead broker here.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

i wish there was a way to upvote posts on this forum.

The only thing more toxic than interference is interference with upvotes and downvotes

 

[Hewson]

The only thing more toxic than interference is interference with upvotes and downvotes

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i think i'd break even

 

[DeVaul]

i think i'd break even

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

oh don't get me wrong - the majority of my shitposts would get downvoted, but then i'd catch up with fat puns

 

[DeVaul]

Oh you’d be fiiine. I don’t think us loonies need any further cause for chaos. It’s snarky enough in here as is.

 

[lazarus]

The only thing more toxic than interference is interference with upvotes and downvotes

Imagine all the nods for Red Pill Whining Clown's posts.

 

[DeVaul]

Imagine all the nods for Red Pill Whining Clown's posts.

I snickered

 

[Irvine511]

How much irreparable damage will selling his catalogue for $500m to Sony cause to Bruce Springsteen?

 

[DeVaul]

Depends on how much of it he spends on booze

 

[melon]

With the benefit of much hindsight at this point, I can say that all my favorite U2 albums have Brian Eno's production in common—and, yes, I can even say that my favorite U2 album of the last 20 years is "No Line on the Horizon," which is the last one Eno produced.

I don't really feel the need to concern myself with U2's overall legacy, but they had enough great albums in the 1980s and 90s that I think it will be quite secure in the long run. People will just choose to remember and forget what they want about U2's album catalogue, just like they do with other veteran acts.

 

[LemonMelon]

Melon holds 50% of my username and 100% of my opinion.

(Glad to see you checking in again)

 

[Irvine511]

Hi Melon [emoji112]

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

How much irreparable damage will selling his catalogue for $500m to Sony cause to Bruce Springsteen?

Depends on whether or not Sony sends the catalog to everyone's Walk Man without asking first.

 

[LemonMelon]

I expect to hear Queen of the Supermarket a bit more frequently in the produce section

 

[DeVaul]

I expect to hear Queen of the Supermarket a bit more frequently in the produce section

Fuck yes

 

[Irvine511]

Depends on whether or not Sony sends the catalog to everyone's Walk Man without asking first.

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