Basstrap
ONE love, blood, life
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When i bought ATYCLB I really liked it. Whether I was choosing to like it because it was U2 remains to be seen.
Since then I have not bought another mainstream album (radiohead aside)
because it is around that time that I discovered Elliott Smith.
After spending some time at the ES message board I got recommended a lot of music by the likes of Modest Mouse, Black heart Procession, Dismemberment plan, flaming lips...etc..
They all warned me...getting into more obscure music will "ruin" you as you are right now.
Now all my fave bands are the likes of Elliott Smith, F. Lips, Hawksley Workman, Rufus Wainwright, Godspeed you black emperor...and on and on
and now...after going back to ATYCLB...I find it much more dissapointing...though I will never join the side that says it is COMPLETELY hopeless.
my question, therefore, is...
for those of you who have gone down the road of obscurity - how has this affected the way you look at U2?
U2 are still my fave band...ATYCLB is just a big big drop in the quality of their music. If they make another album that dissapoints me so...they may have to drop down from number one to make way for Elliott.....I hope that doesn't have to happen
Since then I have not bought another mainstream album (radiohead aside)
because it is around that time that I discovered Elliott Smith.
After spending some time at the ES message board I got recommended a lot of music by the likes of Modest Mouse, Black heart Procession, Dismemberment plan, flaming lips...etc..
They all warned me...getting into more obscure music will "ruin" you as you are right now.
Now all my fave bands are the likes of Elliott Smith, F. Lips, Hawksley Workman, Rufus Wainwright, Godspeed you black emperor...and on and on
and now...after going back to ATYCLB...I find it much more dissapointing...though I will never join the side that says it is COMPLETELY hopeless.
my question, therefore, is...
for those of you who have gone down the road of obscurity - how has this affected the way you look at U2?
U2 are still my fave band...ATYCLB is just a big big drop in the quality of their music. If they make another album that dissapoints me so...they may have to drop down from number one to make way for Elliott.....I hope that doesn't have to happen