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Pearl Jam slamming U2?
Taken from an article on USA Today talking about their new album Riot Act.....
Ament cites the band's distaste for promotion and unwillingness to coddle pop fans as factors that hampered sales. He says a change in the public's listening habits also hurt.
"I don't know if people listen to music as albums anymore," he says. "We try so hard to make a cohesive 50-minute piece of music, and people are only looking for a song or two.
"I guess we could be like U2 and tour for two years and hit all the awards shows and go to the Super Bowl. But I don't know if (it's) worth it. I like the idea of being a small band and having balance in our lives."
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First off, U2 toured for 8 months and hit all of the awards shows bc they were nominated and who would turn down an invite to play in front of the world's largest audience??
I think there's some sour grapes here from their downturn in relevance and album sales over the past decade + U2 has plenty of time for balance due to Bono's activism and it's not like they release an album every year + they've got to strike while the iron is hot bc they're not youngsters anymore for godsakes!!!
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2002-12-05-pearl-jam_x.htm
Pearl Jam slamming U2?
Taken from an article on USA Today talking about their new album Riot Act.....
Ament cites the band's distaste for promotion and unwillingness to coddle pop fans as factors that hampered sales. He says a change in the public's listening habits also hurt.
"I don't know if people listen to music as albums anymore," he says. "We try so hard to make a cohesive 50-minute piece of music, and people are only looking for a song or two.
"I guess we could be like U2 and tour for two years and hit all the awards shows and go to the Super Bowl. But I don't know if (it's) worth it. I like the idea of being a small band and having balance in our lives."
.......
First off, U2 toured for 8 months and hit all of the awards shows bc they were nominated and who would turn down an invite to play in front of the world's largest audience??
I think there's some sour grapes here from their downturn in relevance and album sales over the past decade + U2 has plenty of time for balance due to Bono's activism and it's not like they release an album every year + they've got to strike while the iron is hot bc they're not youngsters anymore for godsakes!!!
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2002-12-05-pearl-jam_x.htm