LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Shouldn't they at least hire a better lyricist before applying for the job?
I don't think you need a particularly impressive resume to apply for the job these days. Just a little luck and a ringing guitar tone.
Shouldn't they at least hire a better lyricist before applying for the job?
The Killers blow goats. All style, no substance. Crap, generic "alternative" rock band led by a dork who's mind is stuck in the 80's. Guys, you will never even be as good as the Flock of Seagulls. And your Joy Division cover was shameful. Just go away. Please.
and I somehow can't see Nirvana becoming the next U2.
How can someone be a new U2 anyway?
Ultimately, the only way a band can become the "next U2" is by taking the mantle as the greatest live band in the world. To be able to put on the best show. And that's something U2 have achieved with two immortal albums and about two dozen universally adored and enjoyed tunes behind them. It takes a while to build up that kind of band equity. It's not something you can just do after about 2 or 3 albums.
No
Editors ARE the next U2 in terms of quality songs and content.
...especially since the singer is dead and all.
Make this thread stop.
I wonder if they said stupid shit like this in the 1700's like Beethoven was going to be the next Mozart
I wonder if they said stupid shit like this in the 1700's like Beethoven was going to be the next Mozart
The Killers are one of the few bands I like from my generation. But they've pretty much lost most of their fan base already
BEETHOVEN: THE NEXT MOZART?
11 November 1788
Ludwig van Beethoven -- a promising pianist from Bonn, whose technical approach has often been compared to that of Mozart's -- dazzled Viennese patrons today with several original concertos. We at Vienna Media descended upon him like flies after his performance, eager to badger him about his next composition.
When asked if he thought he would be able to top Mozart's latest work, Symphony No. 41 in C major, the young German became visibly agitated. "Ja, of course I would," he replied. "That one was a bit disappointing, no? A few bright moments, but nothing like the Mozart I know and love. The piano concerto I am working on right now is quite brilliant, and I'm sure it will beat the Scheiße out of anything Mozart has written over the past few months, or anything he will write in the future. I will knock him off his pedestal. It feels like it's time."
After being told that we had a preliminary copy of Mozart's opera-in-progress [ed. note: tentatively titled 'Die Zauberflöte'] that was also quite brilliant, Beethoven dismissed us with a scoff. "Please. Anyone can compose a Singspiel. Mozart is getting older now, and his ideas aren't as fresh as they once were. Just you wait until I finish my first symphony - ten years from now, people will be saying Wolfgang Who?"
(I'm bored and need an outlet for my procrastination.)
The Killers are not and NEVER will be U2.
People need to realize and put in perspective exactly what being 'the next U2,' and knocking them from their pedestal would entail.
1.)The Next U2: The Killers would need to be around 32 years and make best selling albums for 28(both figures are running counts, btw). They would need to sell over 200 million of those albums, win over 22 grammys and various and assorted other awards. They would need to have their own unique sound(they dont) and be capable of innovating within that unique structure no less than 3 times. They would need songs as diverse as Yahweh and HMTMKMKM, October and The Fly, Vertigo and One, In God's Country and Mothers of the disappeared, Wire and A sort of homecoming, Streets and An cat dubh, you get the idea. The Killers would need to have 8 and counting major world tours and 3 more relatively extensive tours by the time they are done. All of these tours need to fill stadiums and arenas in big cities night after night, not minor league hockey arenas in satellite cities. Way too premature for them to be opening their mouths in this regard. When they have done all this, then we can have a conversation about the killers as the next U2.
2.) Knock U2 off their pedestal: This would require that their next album be #1 in dozens of countries immediately, beat the hell out of U2's next album in sales, and be followed by a world tour that makes U2's next tour look like a few nights at the local pub. Then maybe U2 will have been knocked off their pedestals.
No, Coldplay and the Killers are not bad bands with arrogant maniacs as lead singers, quite the opposite. But, however, none of these bands are even close to in the same league as U2. People forget, everyone knew U2 would be special right from 1980, there was never a doubt. All this current speculation is simply the music industry taking established artists(killers, coldplay) who have been kicking a few years and trying to gurantee themselves a future by promoting someone as the next big thing.
U2 started down the path of history that leads to the beatles, rolling stones, hendrix, et al right from BOY and never looked back.
The Killers have also been playing much bigger venues than U2 were playing during their Boy-October era.
So I'd say the Killers are on a better pace to start their career than U2, they just need to keep it up for another 30 years
x infinityMake this thread stop.
Please...
It seems like every time another band is named in the same post as U2, lots of people come out of the woodwork just to thrash that other band and blindly idolize U2. Because you know, U2 is the only band that matters.
*currently not listening to U2*
Nice work with all the german too! "beat the Scheiße out of Mozart"