rjhbonovox said:
Electronic poppy bullshit. The only thing poppy about U2 in the 90's was their album title for Pop. I mean lyrics such as "Jesus, Jesus help me, I'm alone in this world and a fucked up world it is too" hardly fits with the crap they're producing today, for example "ohhh can't you see what love has done" or "oh you look so beautiful tonight". Excuse me if the lyrics for WITS are not quite spot on but it pains me to listen to that song. There current lyrics seem to fit nicely with their Westlife stool sitting image. The Super Bowl show and the ipod bollox are things U2 of the 80's and 90's would have run 10 million miles from. But since they like to kiss corporate ass and especially USA corporate ass to get them to the top of the charts, them things are now top of the agenda.
I still don't know who Westlife is. I'm assuming they're some boyband with a gimmick?
Did it ever occur to you that the guys are getting older, as is most of their fanbase? So, naturally, their music is going to change... Think about it...
If I recall correctly, they didn't make any money off of the iPod thing. In fact, I saw it as a genius PR move. Get your name attached to something trendy (the iPod), sell records, make money.
And how was doing the Super Bowl "kissing corporate USA ass"? I believe they were on tour in the US at the time. The Super Bowl is like the World Cup in the USA, and it is considered an honor to be asked to have anything to do with it (sometimes the "talent" is a bit... ew...). Why are people so down on that performance? Speaking of the World Cup, where's your bitch about their music's involvement and Bono's involvement in those promotions? Or is there nothing to bitch about because it wasn't kissing corporate America's ass?
I still don't see how making "ATYCLB" and "HTDAAB" is corporate ass kissing? I see the sounds of those albums as a sign of the times.
Have you heard the same "Zooropa" and "Pop" albums as I have? Because, eventhough both albums have some decent songs, everytime I listen all I hear is, like I said before, poppy bullshit. But yes, I can see how you're upset that I prefer songs like, say, "City of Blinding Lights" or "Beautiful Day" to such classics as "DGPFYCC" and "Playboy Mansion." (Those lyrics "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday's alright" really tug at the heartstrings, don't they?)
And why is it always the USA? I mean, Christ, it's one thing to blame us (in general) for everything else that's wrong with the world, but to blame us because you don't particularly like the sound of a band? Now I've heard it all...
If you don't like the song, don't listen to it.