What would ZooTv era interference be like?

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You can tell a lot by a messageboard regarding the type of fanbase a band has.

Would it be better here if it were 1992-1993?
 
All the people who now bitch about HTDAAB/ATYCLB would be bitching about AB/Zooropa. Crying for another JT and whining about U2's overexposed image.
 
What's with the TVs? Why is Bono dressing like Elvis with all the leather? What's with that stupid beanie the Edge is wearing? Don't tell me Bono's always going to wear those dumb-ass "fly shades" forever now!

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... ad nauseum. :wink:
 
"Why did they stoop so low as to do a tv special on Fox?"

"Why am I seeing ads for the new U2 record on MTV? They never used to do that."

"They're trying real hard to be 'alternative' now that alt music is huge."

"Why are Edge and Adam hosting a show on MTV? MTV is so lame."

"The fucking president of the US is calling them saying he likes them. How much more mainstream can they get?"
 
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Adam's jumpsuits would be a running joke, Axver would be miserable, and Zooropa would create a civil war on the board.
 
"if you don't like the new album don't buy it"

"go find another band to be a fan of"

"don't complain, you should just be thankful they are putting out anew album"

"who are you to find fault with them if this is the kind of music they want to put out"
 
I would barely be old enough to drink, but i would still do it. Just not when posting on message boards because we all know you cant drink and post since it is against the rules.
 
Here some fan postings from the zootv era. You gotta laugh!!

http://groups.google.ca/group/bit.l...8?lnk=gst&q=u2&rnum=21&hl=en#60604e3f2a928ef8

http://groups.google.ca/group/bit.l...c?lnk=gst&q=u2&rnum=33&hl=en#be7b82b7619269cc

http://groups.google.ca/group/bit.l...=1806%40wrdis01.af.mil&rnum=1#694d9c141353b7a

http://groups.google.ca/group/bit.l...e9?lnk=gst&q=u2&rnum=5&hl=en#4cc213f18ffb88e9

http://groups.google.ca/group/bit.l...1?lnk=gst&q=u2&rnum=16&hl=en#5d87337cf29f29f1

http://groups.google.ca/group/bit.l...b5?lnk=gst&q=u2&rnum=3&hl=en#6bb720a9a04dd9b5

http://groups.google.ca/group/bit.l...0?lnk=gst&q=u2&rnum=28&hl=en#f67e7ea92a86c0b0

One of my favorite posts could have been written yesterday but was written in March, 1992:

Now that we have heard everyones views AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN can we put this topic to rest? It's gotten to the point where I just skip over any meassage with "U2" in the subject line. SUre, some people think they're worse, some people think they're better. Everyone has the right to their own opinion! Those of you who like the old stuff, go ahead and listen to the old stuff. Those of you who like the new stuff, enjoy the new stuff. Those of you who enjoy both, you've got it made!
They're just a band making music. Hey! If they want to change their style let them. They don't owe anything to anybody. If you like the music, buy the album. If you don't like it, nobody's forcing you to shell out the dough.
 
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Octobber 1993:


HEY ALL YOU U2 FANS. IS ANYONE OUT THERE DISGUSTED BY THE AMOUNT OF PUBLICITY
THAT U2 IS GETTING NOW. I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT THE GROUP GETTING PAID A
MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THEIR CONTRACT. DOES THAT PISS ANYONE ELSE OFF BE-
SIDES ME? BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE BECOMING EGOTISTIC AND
QUITE MATERIALISTIC I STILL LISTEN TO THEM EVERY 2 SECONDS. IT JUST REALLY
ANNOYS ME. I GUESS SOME OF THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN A
FAN OF THE GROUP SINCE I WAS ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD. I LIKED IT A LOT BETTER WHEN
THEY WERE JUST STARTING, PLAYING IN SMALL CLUBS IN THE CITY. OH WELL.
 
"So, my idea is that the old U2, whatever they were, have finally died;
mostly because they are definitely looking for big time. I guess I'll buy the
next record, if there's one, and then decide whether is the case or not to
go on with them. But there's no way to cancel the past... at least this.

Ciao, Marco "


MARCO, COME BACK!
 
So all the fans that get pissed off with every new move U2 makes gradually fade away and get replaced with new fans ... and the cycle continues.

It's the ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife!
 
corianderstem said:
So all the fans that get pissed off with every new move U2 makes gradually fade away and get replaced with new fans ... and the cycle continues.

It's the ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife!

circle of trendy shitheads.

when do our current crop of knuckleheads fade away?
 
After the next album comes out and it's the third in a row that's not experimental enough for them.

That's my guess. :wink:
 
Yeah, I thought the internet groups only started up just after the Doom era in late '93

I wonder what speed there connection was?:eyebrow:
 
This post dated March 4 1993 made me smile and brougt to mind some of the interferencers who constantly complain Bono's singing voice!! :lol:

The last sentence had laughing out loud!
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There seems to be a trend toward Bono-bashing lately. I've never been a huge U2 fan, but I could never say that Bono, or for that matter any member of U2, is a bad musician. So what if Adam Clayton isn't running riffs up and down the bass; why should he need to? The band grooves really well, and Bono's vocals are perfect for the sound of the group. I don't know how anyone can call him a poor singer after listening to the vocals on "One." Like it or not, he sang that song a million times better than Michael Stipe did with Automatic Baby. So what if he sounded bad during an interview in NYC? Every singer sounds bad from time to time, especially in an acoustic format. He's no Frank Sinatra, but he's not a tone deaf bloodhound either.

By the way, has anyone ever heard the rumor that Bono is bisexual? I bet he is.

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