MOFO - over rated? under rated?

[U2girl]

Re: Re: overrated

My saying that there are people who continually criticise late 90s U2 to the point of boring everyone else in the forum does not mean I side with the people who continually criticise U2's post-2000 work. I don't like it when the same people repeatedly say negative things about ATYCLB/HTDAAB either.

Fair enough, don't want you to think I was attacking you or your post, just tried to say the same sentiment can be applied for both sides.

 

[Jim]

If anything it is under-rated. Just watch the Euro MTV awards performance if you have doubts.

Sooth me mother...
Rule me father...
Woo me sister...
Move me brother...
Move me a mountain...
Move me a mountain...

you took the words right out of my mouth.. I was thinking exactly the same.

 

[Aygo]

highly overated by fans, highly underated by public in general and critics

 

[shaun vox]

MOFO HAS BALLS and i like balls!!!!
im a guy, i dont like fluffy stuff about flowers and candys and peace!! i want balls !!!

 

[prisz25]

Mofo is an amazing song I think that some don't "rate" it enough! Overrating is fine by me!!!! especially for Mofo!

 

[GibsonGirl]

i want balls !!!

One of your finer moments, shaun.

 

[Lancemc]

One of your finer moments, shaun.

 

[For Honor]

I used to not like it, really

But I've come aroudn to it, and I listen to it a lot these days.

I heard part of a live version from 1997, but only 1:27 seconds of it, so I couldn't really say. It was alright, though I'm sure it had backing tracks.

 

[Layton]

Ok, here's something controversial that's sure to stir some emotions,

The 'been around back, been around front' background thing is weak compared to Vertigo's 'hola's and donde esta's'. The latter generates much more momentum for it's host song.

 

[GibsonGirl]

I used to not like it, really

But I've come aroudn to it, and I listen to it a lot these days.

I heard part of a live version from 1997, but only 1:27 seconds of it, so I couldn't really say. It was alright, though I'm sure it had backing tracks.

Here's a full live version for you:

http://s39.you sendit.com/d.aspx?id=06FN9GA9BJ8BQ0XVQYTH8ORB90

One of the most brilliant things about Popmart.

"Mother...mother sucking rock and ROLL!"

 

[namkcuR]

His dad got a beautiful song in SYCMIYO, his mother deserves something like that, not this train wreck of a song

Mofo > Sometimes(not that I dislike Sometimes, it's good in its own right too)

 

[Seven Oaks]

Being fairly new to U2, the first time I heard anything of Mofo was on the ElevationDVD where they showed a preview of Popmart from mexico when they kicked off with that song. It sounded great but it isn't quite as strong on the album. A little flat perhaps. Still, it's a good song, very bleak and haunting and I like the Edge's ringing guitar breaks towards the end.

 

[MacPhistoPT]

Good but quite overrated...

#63 in my U2 ranking

 

[catlhere]

highly overated by fans, highly underated by public in general and critics

WINNAR

close topiX

 

[gamecockboy]

I love that song. Wish they would still play it live.

 

[U2mixer]

That God-Shaped Hole that is MOFO!

Definitely better live accompanied by Edge's SOARING guitar effects and Bono's impassioned singing

I'd say overall it's neither overrated or underrated.

 

[unoscatorce]

Great song both musically & lyrically.

The live version I've seen (the one on the Best of 1990-2000 DVD) is so cool and makes me wish I'd have seen them live during the POPMART era.

 

[Chizip]

Great song both musically & lyrically.

The live version I've seen (the one on the Best of 1990-2000 DVD) is so cool and makes me wish I'd have seen them live during the POPMART era.

but thats not really a live version of the song. thats a studio remix thats layed over live concert footage. the real live version is much better

 

[Seven Oaks]

Thank you for telling me that because the Best Of 1990-2000 DVD was puzzling me. The images rarely correpsonded with the words on Mofo "live"

 

[Dismantled]

I say underrated! I just listened too it twice...its fantastic

so is Please

 

[MrBrau1]

whoops.

 

[MrBrau1]

Over-rated.

U2 "draw inspiration" from 1996's "next big thing" bands Prodigy and Chemical Brothers.

 

[Lancemc]

Over-rated.

U2 "draw inspiration" from 1996's "next big thing" bands Prodigy and Chemical Brothers.

 

[financeguy]

I agree.

 

[VertigoGal]

It might be a little bit overrated on these boards...but it still kicks ass.

 

[Zoots]

Now listening...

MOFFFFFFFO!!!! Live from Mexico City

x infinity










That hopefully explains my opinion about the song.

 

[dudeman]

'mother sucking rock n' roll' is a shitty line, but it's a hell of a romp, nonetheless.
probably a tad over-rated. certainly not under-rated.
i guess it's rated.

 

[To-Ho]

Good job folks.I had a great time reading.POP is a misunderstood album(cd)

 

[namkcuR]

The version on Hasta La Vista Baby is just x infinity

Sooooothe me sister
Mooooove me brother
Sooooothe me sister
Mooooove me brother
Mooove me a mountaaaain
Mooove me a mountaaaain
Mooove me a mountaaaain
Mooove me a mountaaaain
Mooove me a mountaaaain loooove



Get the drift?