One Tree Still
Acrobat
Anyone else find it strange that Bono has been referring to U2's early days as a "punk" band?
I never considered them "punk" in the same way the The Clash and The Ramones were - U2 was much more intellectual and spiritual than the typical punk band.
I guess it bothers me a little bit because it looks like Bono is trying to align U2 with "punk" because "punk" is making a popular comeback and several old-school punk mainstays have recently lost members/become legends (RR HOF).
IMO, U2 was it's own genre (remember the Dave Matthews quote?) and doesn't need to align themselves with any genre.
Thoughts?
I never considered them "punk" in the same way the The Clash and The Ramones were - U2 was much more intellectual and spiritual than the typical punk band.
I guess it bothers me a little bit because it looks like Bono is trying to align U2 with "punk" because "punk" is making a popular comeback and several old-school punk mainstays have recently lost members/become legends (RR HOF).
IMO, U2 was it's own genre (remember the Dave Matthews quote?) and doesn't need to align themselves with any genre.
Thoughts?