Album or Tour?

[Final Straw]

Lets say(God forbid) U2 decided to give up either making new albums or touring for some reason! Which one would you least like them to give up?

Basically which one would you prefer them to do?

A. Give up making music but continue touring with the old songs
B. Give up touring but keep making new albums.

I do realise that they prob wouldn't do anything like this however, do play along!

So which would it be?

 

[love_u2_adam]

B cause i will never see them live cause they will never come!!!

 

[zoopop]

Crap, I don't know??? If U2 were to choose either the fans and media would rip them for being lazy.

I would go with A. Nothing beats U2 live.

 

[Axver]

A, because U2 live is better than U2 studio.

 

[gareth brown]

If they insisted on playing all the hits instead of having a bit of variation then I'd much prefer them to actually just make more albums and actually have a go at doing some more 'experimental' stuff since they wouldn't have to worry about re-creating it on stage!

 

[Sleep Over Jack]

B. (the creative option)

If they just chose to tour old material they'd become the Stones, except they wouldn't even have token new songs!

 

[PoPrika]

B

because A would be embarassing.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

B

because A would be embarassing.

agreed

 

[youtooellen]

it's a hard choice, but I'd have to go with B.

in a certain point in time, people will slowly stop attending the shows since it's old material being played repeatedly.

new, creative, (innovative), music please

 

[Utoo]

A + B in my backyard

 

[Westport]

B.

Take The Beatles approach. Then we can always dream about them touring again. Touring without new songs would make them come across as has beens....it would work for a brief while but then they would come across as pathetic.

 

[rjhbonovox]

B. (the creative option)

If they just chose to tour old material they'd become the Stones, except they wouldn't even have token new songs!

Already have become the stones, cos they tour now with rehashed new songs. Time to give it up all together, me thinks, so Bono can concentrate on being the next President of the USA!

 

[randhail]

Time to give it up all together, me thinks, so Bono can concentrate on being the next President of the USA!

He'll have to get a constitutional ammendment in order first if he wants to be the President

 

[LMP]

He'll have to get a constitutional ammendment in order first if he wants to be the President

He can run with Ahnuld for the '08 Ticket

or the guy from 24, or Harrison Ford's character in Air Force One

 

[katiebu21]

B

because A would be embarassing.

Totally

 

[AtomicBono]

B

because A would be embarassing.

word.

But I don't think that would ever happen, it's the new songs that make U2 wanna go out on the road and tour again, I can't imagine them wanting to tour with no new material.

 

[VertigoGal]

B to keep up appearances, I guess.

but honestly I'd just like to see a few more shows before they quit.

I'm happy with the music they've already given me...not that I'd be opposed to good new music.

 

[rjhbonovox]

To tour with no new material would be beyond a joke for even the U2 of today. But maybe I can see them releasing an album without touring it in the future, mainly cos Bono has less and less time on his hands for touring.

 

[Wowy23]

Lets say(God forbid) U2 decided to give up either making new albums or touring for some reason! Which one would you least like them to give up?

Basically which one would you prefer them to do?

A. Give up making music but continue touring with the old songs
B. Give up touring but keep making new albums.

I do realise that they prob wouldn't do anything like this however, do play along!

So which would it be?

They're currently doing A in my opinion. I would choose B but not in the direction their going.

 

[mandy1973]

B - Its been 11 1/2 years since U2 have made it here to adelaide, and it will probably be the last time they'll be here, so it probably wouldn't affect me personally if they stopped touring

 

[Ellay]

B

because A would be embarassing.

you're so right

 

[popmart86]

B

but keep in mind, the rolling stones tour to PROMOTE STUFF. not just to tour.

 

[powerhour24]

I'd have to go with B, A means bands that should have retired but just keep playing the old act (basically the Rolling Stones, who occassionally record crap to call an "album" to pretend they're still making new music)

Plus as much as I love them live, I'd never want to think that I wasn't going to hear a new U2 song...the horror.

 

[BigMacPhisto]

B, I want to keep hearing new stuff. Not see "Bullet The Blue Sky" or "One" for the billionth time.