U2girl said:
Bingo, exactly what I was talking about. Their music and what they're doing now doesn't fit your idea about the band so it's lynch time for U2 as far as you're concerned.
1. Boy had a
youthful energy and great ambition in songs like I Will Follow, Out Of Control, Another Time Another Place & The Electric Co.
"I was of a feeling it was out of control
I had the opinion it was out of control"
2. October had loads of
spiritual passion in songs like Gloria, Rejoice & With A Shout.
"I believe it... Jesus coming
I'm gonna be there... I'm gonna be there mother"
3. War almost needs no explanation...
politically charged up songs like SBS, Like A Song & Seconds.
"As we divide against each other and we fight amongst ourselves
Too set in our ways to try to rearrange, too right to be wrong, in this rebel song"
"Angry words won't stop the fight, two wrongs won't make it right"
4. UF, JT & RH had the
social commentary and passion of Pride, Bad, Bullet, RTSS, One Tree Hill, God Part II, Silver & Gold etc.
"Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride"
"Bruised silken sky and burning flag
Colors crash, collide in blood shot eyes"
"You plant a demon seed, you raise a flower of fire
See them burning crosses, see the flames higher and higher"
"And in the world a heart of darkness, a fire zone
Where poets speak their heart then bleed for it"
"the truth is not the same without the lies he made up"
"Don't believe in forced entry, don't believe in rape
But every time she passes by, wild thoughts escape"
7. Achtung Baby, Zooropa & Pop had
a don't-give-a-fuck attitude mixed with mind blowing sonic exploration for U2 standards at least.
"It's no secret ambition bites the nails of success
Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief
All kill their inspiration and sing about their grief"
"And these are the days when our work has come asunder
And these are the days when we look for something other"
"Looking for a sound that's going to drown out the world"
8. And then we have ATYCLB which, granted, had some passion (Walk On) and social commentary (Peace On Earth) but also safe made-for-the-charts fluff like Stuck In A Moment, Elevation, In A Little While & Wild Honey.
9. HTDAAB at least somewhat seems like a step in the right direction. There's some political & social commentary in Crumbs, Miracle Drug, LAPOE etc. It still has made-for-the-charts fluff like Vertigo.
I don't dislike the last 2 albums. It's just so obvious that the passion has gone down.
As you can clearly see, it's about the
attitude and not the music. Sorry for the long post but I felt it was necessary.