MrBrau1
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I've been listening to lots of thses lately, and I cringe every time
Bono screams USA at the start of Walk On. Cheese to the max.
Bono screams USA at the start of Walk On. Cheese to the max.
Elevation 3rd leg shows
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yertle-the-turtle
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you know what
I agree with you
look at the lyrics of walk on:
'a singing bird in an open cage/who will only fly for freedom'
that's a lyrical cliche right there. the thing that makes it's work is that bono sounds so sincere when he's singing it, so it doesn't sound bad at all.
and as for the usa thing, well, i have no comment.
I agree with you
look at the lyrics of walk on:
'a singing bird in an open cage/who will only fly for freedom'
that's a lyrical cliche right there. the thing that makes it's work is that bono sounds so sincere when he's singing it, so it doesn't sound bad at all.
and as for the usa thing, well, i have no comment.
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MrBrau1
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Don't get me wrong Yertle, I love the song, just hate that intro.
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
Yeah, me too.
Red Ships of Scalla-Festa
Refugee
well, i dont really care for the song to begin with, and youre right, that is just cheesy.
Zooropa
Acrobat
I Like It...
Joshua_Tree_Hugger
Refugee
MrBrau1 said:I've been listening to lots of thses lately, and I cringe every time
Bono screams USA at the start of Walk On. Cheese to the max.
I don't think it's cheesey; Bono has a poetic way of putting things and this is just very direct. It's the opposite to something complicated, making it complicated again. He does this in some of his songs as well - instead of saying something the hard way he says it the very, very easy way. It can be extremely effective!
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JTH
tiny dancer
Blue Crack Distributor
Zooropa said:
So do I.
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Pure velveeta
LarryMullen's POPAngel
Blue Crack Distributor
It was effective at the time...
Want to talk cheese, listen to those "ooohs" at the beginning of Elevation.
Want to talk cheese, listen to those "ooohs" at the beginning of Elevation.
Zoomerang96
ONE love, blood, life
you mean the ooohs throughout the song? id agree with you there, but im not really sure i know what youre talking about...
I think the big cheese moment (apart from the USA at the beginning of Walk On) was when he made the heart with his fingers.
Seeing it in person I thought "that's kinda lame, but kinda cool at the same time..." Seeing it on TV for the Superbowl I thought "man, that's cheesy!"
Seeing it in person I thought "that's kinda lame, but kinda cool at the same time..." Seeing it on TV for the Superbowl I thought "man, that's cheesy!"
Seabird
War Child
Cheese? No way! He was sweet!
Elevation whoo-oohs cheesy? No way. Think back to the start of the show. We'd been waiting for a long time, and finally, we heard that. Then the band was on stage. Then everyone in the audience was jumping up and down to the 'whoo-oooh!' and the intensity ran through us. It was a great moment. Think back and feel it again!
Elevation whoo-oohs cheesy? No way. Think back to the start of the show. We'd been waiting for a long time, and finally, we heard that. Then the band was on stage. Then everyone in the audience was jumping up and down to the 'whoo-oooh!' and the intensity ran through us. It was a great moment. Think back and feel it again!
EPandAmerica
New Yorker
I love all of those things!
<---- Big fan of cheese
<---- Big fan of cheese
bammo2
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Diemen said:I think the big cheese moment (apart from the USA at the beginning of Walk On) was when he made the heart with his fingers.
it always makes me feel a bit embarassed and cringey when I see that....
Zoomerang96
ONE love, blood, life
Seabird said:
i am so sick of hearing people describe u2 as sweet. theyre a rock band, not some lameass popstar ensemble.
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
at the time it wasnt cheese at all, but i suppose in retrospect it could be. i myself dont mind it, at the time it was fine imo
popsadie
Acrobat
why can't rock bands be "sweet"...u2's ability to be both tender, sweet and yet tough and harder to taste is part of their appeal...why put rock n roll into the masculine, cynical box?
Zoomerang96
ONE love, blood, life
popsadie said:
fine, go listen to coldplay and travis.
alexvilagosh
War Child
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Zoomerang96
ONE love, blood, life
um.
thanks for being incredibly kind, at any rate.
thanks for being incredibly kind, at any rate.
shaun vox
New Yorker
go listen to cold play and travis hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaha dam thats funny. hahaheeh.
Joshua_Tree_Hugger
Refugee
alexvilagosh said:
Nice plug!
By the way, as a guy I have no problem with U2 being described as "sweet". I agree with popsadie - their tenderness is part of their appeal!
browneyedgirl
War Child
I don't really know how the rest of the tour came off , but I was in South Bend for the first show of the 3rd leg a little over a month after Sept. 11th and that show was anything but cheese.....
oliveu2cm
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
It's important to remember what was happening in the world at that point in time, as well. It was only one month after 9/11 that they started touring! U2 never cancelled or postponed their tour- people were seeking solace at their shows, and I know and the band knows that a lot of people experience a lot of emotions at their shows. I think this was one way for Bono to express a feeling of unity and support for what Americans were facing at the time. Yeah, I did and do think it's a little cheesy, but I more strongly feel that Bono was saying it to show his support after such a tragedy. During the show this was also when the scrolling names appeared, and maybe it was a way to explicitly say what they meant by displaying the names (again, the support, the recognition of the individuals and the people still affected by the tragedy). So for these reasons for me the cheesey factor is forgiveable for Bono.
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Strato Edge
War Child
It wasn't corny or sweet, I think it was the right thing to do.
Seabird
War Child
Zoomerang96 said:
They have a heart. They're not Megadeath either. Maybe U2 isn't the right band for you, you seem critical of most of the things they say and do. Why are you here?
Strato Edge
War Child
Seabird said:
That's what I would like to know. I hate the negativity sometimes on this board.
Leeloo
War Child
I never thought of U2 as "badass." That's not their style. They are not wimps either, and much cooler than Coldplay and Travis, 2 bands I loathe. But they are not a bunch of hard cases without feelings. It takes a real band, and a real man, to wear his heart on his sleeve. I love them for it.
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