If you could undo one u2 "mistake"?

[jacobus]

last unicorn: Thank God there is no such thing as perfection among human beings.

AMEN

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Thinking that Pop was a failure and changing their artistic course to make radio friendly lowest common denominator bland uninteresting wallpaper music for the masses because more $$$ must mean more "success" and that's what about isn't it ?

just your opinion mate, if you dont like it, dont hold onto it, find something you "do" like,

gets so tiring hearing people complaning about the 00's, when all they have to do is focus on the things they do like about the band, and not even bother with newer material

 

[Copy]

Thinking that Pop was a failure and changing their artistic course to make radio friendly lowest common denominator bland uninteresting wallpaper music for the masses because more $$$ must mean more "success" and that's what about isn't it ?

of course, u2 never made music for the masses before atyclb.

 

[U2girl]

Jacknife Lee
Flood

2 of the main culprits right there. The two worst producers of U2's career.

Hamilton does have the quick cutTM down, but he also made Slane and Milan so credit where credit is due...does anyone know why U2 hasn't used David Mallet post Popmart?

 

[DrTeeth]

Proper B-sides instead of remixes and crappy covers
Drop the acoustic set, I want to hear Stay and Staring at the Sun full electric
Do not touch Pop...ever

 

[phattom]

Thank God there is no such thing as perfection among human beings.

I'd make sure you have your name attached to that before Bono uses it as a lyric in his new song, "I Believe In Hope (Mercy of Love)".

2005 onwards Bono

 

[U2Man]

jacknife lee is the worst character in music ever. i'm not kidding.

 

[Roland of Gilead]

Some of U2's greatest stuff is from the result of a mistake. If I could of changed one thing, I would of released the Joshua Tree as a double album. Not that what they did was a mistake in the first place, but with all that b-side stuff as rich as the a-sides, I have never seen a band possess so much great material worthy of a complete release.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Pavel the Bono impersonator

 

[corianderstem]

Aw, you can't blame U2 for that.

 

[LyricalDrug]

ZOOROPA

:gasps in horror:

... I'll go with not finishing 'Pop.' Those songs deserved a lot better.

 

[LyricalDrug]

I've said it a million times and I will say it again. Nothing kills rock and roll faster than nationally televised shopping sprees with Oprah to save the world.

 

[Canadiens1131]

I'd like to write off the 2000s, but Beautiful Day is their most immediate, immense, bell-ringing song since the JT days.

And I'm in the minority of the tight-ass U2 fan demographic in liking Stuck, Wild Honey, and In A Little While.

 

[U2Man]

And I'm in the minority of the tight-ass U2 fan demographic in liking Stuck, Wild Honey, and In A Little While.

 

[corianderstem]

Count me into that minority. I love Stuck and In a Little While ... although I'm fairly meh on Wild Honey. I think it's just cute, not great.

 

[U2Man]

Count me into that minority. I love Stuck and In a Little While ... although I'm fairly meh on Wild Honey. I think it's just cute, not great.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I'm in the "loves almost everything U2 has ever done" category...

 

[corianderstem]

I would be too, were it not for the monstrosity they call "Red Light."

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I said almost....

 

[financeguy]

I guess wat am asking here is for one thing you wish u2 hadnt done. I will allow removal of a track form an album, records they should not have released, records they SHOULD have released or might be to do wi a concert or just a general oversight in your opinion.

The last six years.

 

[europop2005]

one word...

U2.com

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG MISTAKE(S)

 

[ElectricalVoice]

U218 and One with Blige.


Oh, and yes ... the idea of remaking POP. POP should be left as it is.

 

[coolian2]

Stuck
Little While
Wild Honey

The 2000s

 

[U2Man]

Stuck
Little While
Wild Honey

The 2000s

you lying bitch.

 

[toscano]

yes i second that!

Ditto

 

[toscano]

Re: Re: If you could undo one u2 "mistake"?

The last six years.

 

[toscano]

just your opinion mate,

I know, mate. That was the intent of the thread wasnt it ?, state an opinion. thanks for pointing out the bloody obvious though !

 

[tommycharles]

The third leg of Elevation. Until that point, the whole ATYCLB era was just another phase of U2's career, and a fairly enjoyable one - light pop songs on the album, fiery, unpretentious live performances on stage. But when they came into post-9/11 America, they forgot to eat the "mass acceptance" monster before it ate them.

 

[East Bay Fan]

I agree with all the commnets about leaving Pop alone. U2's biggest mistakes, in my opinion have been...

Recording One with Mary J.... A huge mistake!

Releasing COBL as a single. COBL is a cheap knock-off of WTSHNN.

The overall production of HTDAAB. Tooo much double-tracked vocals and the album sounds disjointed.

The song selection on Best Of 1990-2000 and U218.

 

[U2Man]

the best of 1990-2000 is a piece of shit.