t8thgr8
War Child
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?
Would it be better here if it were 1992-1993?
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.
ramblin rose said: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:
ramblin rose said: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:
Zootlesque said:
What the hell! Where was all this posted? I know the internet has existed for years but didn't people start posting only in the mid to late 90s?
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!
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.