U2 and Metallica sharing a stage ? Lars Ulrich is up for it

[babyman]

Metallica and U2..........................................................

Not because Bono sang a snippet of enter sandman means they can share a stage.......................

 

[Cask]

I got the Darksounds version from demonoid, I'm liking that one the best, haha I already have like 4 or 5 versions of the album.}

Edit: Downloading the Moderus version of the album, I didn't have that one, thanks a lot for the up!

 

[paco_one]

i think they want to open for U2, i would like.

 

[Aardvark747]

This thread came back out of nowhere - I thought it was actually gonna happen for a a minute!

sT. FuckIN ACHtunG aNGer bABy YEAH!

 

[digitize]

Not this thread.

 

[Aardvark747]

Not this thread.

u know it!

 

[Yahweh]

AC/DC is far bigger then Metallica ever was or ever will be, and to most they would be considered metal.

Nobody has sold more albums world wide in the Soundscan era then AC/DC....a Metallica and U2 show would be cool though, but very hard to get tickets for

Maybe that would be the solution to selling out multiple stadium shows in most markets though

 

[ktrivedi]

I don't know about the bands playing together, but having just seen Metallica live last week, I have to say,,those guys are still fantastic. Their stage presence was extraordinary and they sounded tight. Comparing U2 to Metallica may be a little of an apples and oranges thing, but both still have 'it' after all these years.

 

[U2lunatic]

I think that AC/DC falls more into Hard Rock category. When you say Heavy Metal not many metalheads think of AC/DC... and when I look at soundscan era best selling albums chart AC/DC is below Metallica

 

[Aardvark747]

I think that AC/DC falls more into Hard Rock category. When you say Heavy Metal not many metalheads think of AC/DC... and when I look at soundscan era best selling albums chart AC/DC is below Metallica

 

[Yahweh]

Key
position sep 2005
position 1st jan 2006
position 1st jan 2007
position 1st jan 2008
artist
soundscan total (albums) 1991-2007
soundscan total in 2007
soundscan total in 2006

(1) - (1) - (1) - 1 - Garth Brooks - 67.402m - 1.371m - 0.047m
(2) - (2) - (2) - 2 - The Beatles - 55.695m - 1.994m - 2.813m
(5) - (3) - (3) - 3 - Mariah Carey - 49.937m - 0.331m - 1.181m
(4) - (4) - (4) - 4 - Celine Dion - 49.692m - 1.297m - 0.559m
(3) - (5) - (5) - 5 - Metallica - 48.670m - 0.800m - 0.904m
(6) - (6) - (6) - 6 - George Strait - 39.171m - 1.301m - 1.851m
(11)-(11)- (8) - 7 - Tim McGraw - 36.413m - 2.369m - 2.658m
(8) - (9) - (7) - 8 - Alan Jackson - 35.266m - 0.873m - 2.353m
(10)-(10)- (9) - 9 - Pink Floyd - 34.453m - 1.059m - 1.362m
(7) - (7) - (10) - 10 - Shania Twain - 33.531m - 0.240m - 0.339m
(9) - (8) - (11) - 11 - Kenny G - 33.072m - 0.396m - 0.595m
(15) - (12) - (12) - 12 - Eminem - 32.870m - 0.399m - 1.619m
(14) - (14) - (13) - 13 - U2 - 32.087m - 0.730m - 1.330m
(13) - (16) - (15) - 14 - 2Pac - 31.417m - 0.492m - 0.939m
(12) - (13) - (14) - 15 - Backstreet Boys - 30.596m - 0.196m - 0.086m
(22) - (22) - (19) - 16 - Elvis Presley - 29.471m - 1.399m - 1.149m
(17) - (17) - (16) - 17 - Pearl Jam - 29.373m - 0.347m - 1.033m
(16) - (15) - (17) - 18 - Britney Spears - 29.215m - 0.731m - 0.129m
(21) - (21) - (21) - 19 - Eric Clapton - 28.746m - 0.760m - 0.666m
(19) - (19) - (18) - 20 - Aerosmith - 28.654m - 0.486m - 0.723m
(20) - (20) - (20) - 21 - Dave Matthews - 28.571m - 0.512m - 0.717m
(26) - (27) - (31) - 22 - The Eagles - 28.311m - 3.583m - 0.632m
(18) - (18) - (22) - 23 - N Sync - 27.978m - 0.037m - 0.196m
(23) - (23) - (23) - 24 - Reba McEntire - 27.972m - 1.567m - 0.463m
(29) - (25) - (24) - 25 - Rod Stewart - 26.901m - 0.754m - 1.616m
(28) - (32) - (25) - 26 - Dixie Chicks - 26.359m -0.712m - 2.163m
(24) - (24) - (26) - 27 - Creed - 25.922m - 0.314m - 0.484m
(25) - (26) - (27) - 28 - Elton John - 25.838m - 0.699m - 0.728m
(35) - (34) - (32) - 29 - AC/DC - 25.686m - 1.136m - 1.352m
(40) - (40) - (34) - 30 - Toby Keith - 25.673m - 1.548m - 2.231m
(27) - (30) - (30) - 31 - Frank Sinatra - 25.610m - 0.799m - 0.929m
(33) - (29) - (29) - 32 - Madonna - 25.263m (+2m with Evita) - 0.372m - 0.858m
(31) - (28) - (28) - 33 - Enya - 25.122m - 0.213m - 0.902m
(37) - (39) - (37) - 34 - Jay-Z - 25.094m - 1.481m - 1.656m
(30) - (31) - (33) - 35 - Santana - 24.896m - 0.537m - 0.528m
(36) - (35) - (35) - 36 - Jimmy Buffett - 24.623m - 0.616m - 1.048m
(32) - (33) - (36) - 37 - Nirvana - 24.312m - 0.428m - 0.554m
(38) - (38) - (40) - 38 - Guns n Roses - 23.641m - 0.718m - 0.957m
(41) - (37) - (39) - 39 - The Rolling Stones - 23.576m - 0.598m - 0.953m
(34) - (36) - (38) - 40 - BoyzIIMen - 23.429m - 0.383m - 0.196m
(46) - (42) - (41) - 41 - Green Day - 22.864m - 0.385m - 1.147m
(45) - (45) - (46) - 42 - Led Zeppelin - 22.056m - 1.422m - 0.853m
(39) - (41) - (42) - 43 - Michael Bolton - 21.925m - 0.097m - 0.340m
(73) - (57) - (49) - 44 - Kenny Chesney - 21.693m - 1.814m - 1.921m
(47) - (47) - (43) - 45 - Brooks & Dunn - 21.584m - 0.764m - 1.139m
(54) - (54) - (45) - 46 - Red Hot Chilli Peppers - 21.547m - 0.872m - 2.334m
(43) - (44) - (47) - 47 - R Kelly - 21.414m - 1.161m - 0.369m
(42) - (43) - (44) - 48 - Nelly - 20.883m - 0.107m - 0.499m
(52) - (49) - (51) - 49 - Mannheim Steamroller - 20.848m - 1.251m - 0.556m
(75) - (71) - (55) - 50 - Mary J Blige - 20.598m - 1.639m - 2.486m
(48) - (48) - (50) - 51 - Barbra Streisand - 20.146m - 0.278m - 0.260m
(44) - (46) - (48) - 52 - Alanis Morissette - 20.041m - 0.111m - 0.223m
(50) - (51) - (52) - 53 - Leann Rimes - 19.809m - 0.576m - 0.455m
(67) - (68) - (74) - 54 - Linkin Park - 19.709m - 2.624m - 0.468m
(88) - (90) - (57) - 55 - Prince - 19.690m - 0.667m - 0.894m
(---) - (---) - (66) - 56 - Johnny Cash - 19.503m - 1.691m - 4.862m
(53) - (53) - (53) - 57 - Janet Jackson - 19.304m - 0.127m - 0.753m
(49) - (50) - (54) - 58 - Limp Bizkit - 19.264m - 0.094m - 0.164m
(51) - (52) - (56) - 59 - Usher - 19.083m - 0.165m - 0.229m
(60) - (62) - (64) - 60 - Kid Rock - 19.073m - 0.996m - 0.570m
(56) - (56) - (59) - 61 - Michael Jackson - 19.041m - 0.509m - 0.407m
(63) - (59) - (58) - 62 - Faith Hill - 18.965m - 0.412m - 0.703m
(59) - (60) - (60) - 63 - Snoopy Dogg - 18.901m - 0.370m - 0.904m
(55) - (55) - (61) - 64 - Beastie Boys - 18.827m - 0.370m - 0.317m
(62) - (63) - (62) - 65 - Luther Vandross - 18.613m - 0.394m - 0.849m
(68) - (66) - (67) - 66 - Queen - 18.508m - 0.757m - 0.993m
(57) - (58) - (63) - 67 - REM - 18.318m - 0.185m - 0.237m
(71) - (73) - (69) - 68 - Bob Seger - 18.294m - 0.756m - 1.483m
(80) - (78) - (79) - 69 - Bruce Springsteen - 18.209m - 1.464m - 1.128m
(58) - (61) - (65) - 70 - Vince Gill - 18.196m - 0.269m - 0.362m
(85) - (80) - (72) - 71 - Bob Dylan - 18.125m - 0.899m - 1.733m
(---) - (87) - (81) - 72 - Bon Jovi - 18.120m - 1.838m - 1.403m
(69) - (70) - (68) - 73 - Sarah McLachlan - 17.949m - 0.335m - 1.050m
(61) - (64) - (70) - 74 - Van Halen - 17.909m - 0.453m - 0.311m
(83) - (77) - (77) - 75 - Korn - 17.784m - 0.982m - 1.128m
(64) - (65) - (71) - 76 - Alabama - 17.778m - 0.389m - 0.563m
(65) - (67) - (73) - 77 - Billy Joel - 17.481m - 0.294m - 0.482m
(---) - (---) - (76) - 78 - Bob Marley - 17.376m - 0.563m - 1.196m
(---) - (---) - (---) - 79 - Josh Groban - 17.374 - 4.835m - n/a
(70) - (72) - (75) - 80 - Outkast - 17.230m - 0.179m - 0.678m
(66) - (69) - (78) - 81 - Yanni - 16.828m - 0.082m - 0.187m
(82) - (74) - (80) - 82 - Destiny's Child - 16.719m - 0.135m - 0.574m
(---) - (---) - (90) - 83 - Andrea Bocelli - 16.672m - 1.211m - 2.525m
(92) - (88) - (85) - 84 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 16.623m - 0.736m - 1.020m
(72) - (76) - (82) - 85 - DMX - 16.459m - 0.239m - 0.458m
(---) - (---) - (---) - 86 - Rascal Flatts - 16.365m - 3.129m - n/a
(74) - (75) - (83) - 87 - Sade - 16.364m - 0.264m - 0.336m
(---) - (---) - (---) - 88 - Norah Jones - 16.356 - 1.952m - n/a
(84) - (86) - (87) - 89 - Van Morrison - 16.245m - 0.554m - 0.577m
(90) - (93) - (92) - 90 - Bone Thugs N Harmony - 16.220m - 0.805m - 0.838m
(76) - (79) - (86) - 91 - Fleetwood Mac - 16.188m - 0.307m - 0.335m
(---) - (---) - (---) - 92 - Nickelback - 16.185m - 2.169m - n/a
(89) - (84) - (84) - 93 - Sheryl Crow - 16.121m - 0.191m - 0.662m
(79) - (83) - (89) - 94 - Smashing Pumpkins - 16.051m - 0.546m - 0.203m
(95) - (97) - (96) - 95 - James Taylor - 15.990m - 0.833m - 0.832m
(87) - (89) - (97) - 96 - Ozzy Osbourne - 15.791m - 0.729m - 0.296m
(78) - (81) - (88) - 97 - Offspring - 15.759m - 0.141m - 0.201m
(93) - (94) - (94) - 98 - Def Leppard - 15.712m - 0.459m - 0.758m
(---) - (---) - (98) - 99 - Christine Aguilera - 15.534m - 0.533m - 1.470m
(77) - (82) - (91) - 100 - TLC - 15.459m - 0.041m - 0.066m

I believe this is USA only sales since 1991-2007...but it shows Metallica is certainly a big US draw.

 

[OrARoundabout]

What is this shit?

 

[Aardvark747]

 

[ShipOfFools]

I can see a battle of the egos going on if this happens.

 

[BluRmGrl]

i would probably vomit violently if this ever happened.

That was my reaction when I read the thread title. On the other hand, an AC/DC - U2 show? The only way I could be happier is if I got adopted by the Hewsons.

 

[MMP]

Nice to see Alan Jackson at 8 in that list. But y'know there's something Shania Twain is on the top 10.

Anyway, it would be nice to see Bono talking over other guitarrist's solos.

j/k... I like when Bono talk/sing over Edge's "solos"

 

[The Sad Punk]

j/k... I like when Bono talk/sing over Edge's "solos"

Well, that makes one of you.

 

[Tripoli]

Haha i'd love to see that; Metallica are one of those long-running bands that i haven't heard U2 acknowledge at any point in the past, despite the fact that they are possibly their closest current contemporaries. I reckon a duet between Metallica and Bono on 'Nothing else matters' would be awesome personally.

their closest current contemporaries are depeche mode. if you look at each band's history theyve been pretty damned similar. their albums releases are almost identical output-wise. and they both started the same year


Formation (1977-1980)

• Speak & Spell (1981)
• A Broken Frame (1982)
• Construction Time Again (1983)
• Some Great Reward (1984)
• Black Celebration (1986)
• Music for the Masses (1987)
• Violator (1990)
• Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)
• Ultra (1997)
• Exciter (2001)
• Playing the Angel (2005)
• Sounds of the Universe (2009)

one band has a singer who uses a higher register and one band uses a lower one.

I personally think a collaboration between the two bands would produce astounding results.

 

[ShipOfFools]

^^ Agreed, a collaboration between DM and U2 would be awesome.

 

[jecofficial]

metallica is dead, and dm is beyond dead

 

[Tripoli]

how are they beyond dead???

 

[MrPryck2U]

Aww, how cute. 2 guys who both registered this month and are discussing Metallica being dead.

 

[Aardvark747]

metallica is dead

you aint my....oooooh bitch!

 

[Tripoli]

Aww, how cute. 2 guys who both registered this month and are discussing Metallica being dead.

mmm maybe not

 

[u2met86]

My 2-cent comparison

A couple solid career-arc comparisons have already been posted.

I figured I'd toss one in as well, I thought a few specific tweaks might be helpful.

THE SUPER-PROMISING DEBUT
Boy
Kill Em All

LIVE CULT BAND, COLLEGE RADIO, BRINK OF EXPLOSION
October - War - Unforgettable Fire
Ride The Lightning - Master of Puppets - And Justice For All (WOOOOW)

MEGASTARDOM
Joshua Tree - Rattle & Hum - Achtung Baby
Metallica

FALL FROM "PUBLIC GRACE"
Zooropa - Pop
Load - Reload - St. Anger

RECLAIMING THE THRONE
ATYCLB - HTDAAB
Death Magnetic