I dunno maybe I haven’t been here long enough for the brainwashing to take affect or the pod people to find me because I still have an opinion that varies from the party line. I’ve seen plenty of bands play and on a scale of 10 I rate the Jersey show I saw a solid 6. Not the best but certainly not the worst most suck ass show either. Being technically proficient playing your instruments and remembering most of the words to your songs and putting on a great show are different things. Face it U2 has turned into a corporate band that lacks originality, spontaneity, or accountability to their fans.
Most of the presentation seems phony and it’s amazing that so-called diehard fans let them get away with such mediocrity. Some seem to be happy just to lap up whatever they put out and then say “thank you sir may I have another”. Pearl Jam was a great band that I loved that turned to crap. When they release a descent cd no one will be happier than me though that won’t change my opinion of the junk they tried to pass off lately. I may be a jaded degenerate moron but I never would have thought that being objective or having taste and standards would be a liability.
With all that being said my comments are strictly limited to the 05/17 concert and my intent is not to insult hardcore fans but rather to agitate and to get people to think. Their latest cd is okay and has some descent tracks although a talented producer can make four screaming chimps banging on trashcans sound good too. Remember Milli Vanilli?
Most of the presentation seems phony and it’s amazing that so-called diehard fans let them get away with such mediocrity. Some seem to be happy just to lap up whatever they put out and then say “thank you sir may I have another”. Pearl Jam was a great band that I loved that turned to crap. When they release a descent cd no one will be happier than me though that won’t change my opinion of the junk they tried to pass off lately. I may be a jaded degenerate moron but I never would have thought that being objective or having taste and standards would be a liability.
With all that being said my comments are strictly limited to the 05/17 concert and my intent is not to insult hardcore fans but rather to agitate and to get people to think. Their latest cd is okay and has some descent tracks although a talented producer can make four screaming chimps banging on trashcans sound good too. Remember Milli Vanilli?