A friend of mine here at work was a huge U2 fan (has every CD and DVD etc) for years and years. He's from Europe. Even he admits that 90% of their songs over the past 15 years are just fluff. He went to see them play last year and he said that their show pales in comparison to Umphrey's McGee concert (1000-3000 people). He still likes U2's old stuff, but it's clear to him being at Umphrey's McGee show who the better band is now and who writes real rock music. There are lots of bands that are like Umphrey's who are producing great music right now who get no attention.