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Pixel Pirate View Drop Down

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Posted: December 08 2004 at 03:26

My hatred of U2 is beyond expression by any known language!!

Odi profanum vulgus et arceo.

James Lee

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Posted: December 08 2004 at 03:21

I'm pretty sick of them too. And I was among the few who found some value in the Zooropa/ Achtung Baby period.

Interesting how they parallel Madonna in many ways. Got big around the same time, orchestrated drastic style changes, and seem to depend more on publicity than songs for their livelihood. Oh yeah, and they're both pretty ludicrous with their religious/ political involvements.

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Posted: December 08 2004 at 03:03

Garion81:

Its not exclusively a 'States' thing. U2 have got an ad campaign running here in the UK, in co-operation with Apple computers. They are riding on the back of the Ipod revolution, a clever marketing partnership that helps keep 'young' people in touch with U2.

I think without the saturation and well managed marketing this band has had over the years, they qwould have fallen by the way side by now, or would never have progressed beyond 'indie band' status in the first place.

The US has always been a huge market for U2, so expect more of the same for a long time.

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

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Posted: December 08 2004 at 02:59

Wizard/TRueStar wrote:

U2 is the most over rated peice of crap have ever heard in
my life. the edge has nothing to make note of in his playing
unlike whatever the F**k critics say. I'm tired of hearing
them be compared with Marillion.

In these troubled days of music we can only hope that "Men
At Work" get back together.

Who could it beeeeeeee now....do.do.do.doooooooo do.........

Who the f**k compares them to Marillion??? What a ridiculous comparison!

I dont hate U2, but I agree that they are overated. They are not that good, they have just been lucky. I saw them live once, and despite being visually a great show, the sound was dreadful, and the playing quite scrappy.

I would like to hear a U2 fanatic ague a strong case for why they are so 'brilliant'. My guess is that if an artist sells a truck load of records everyday and the media keeps telling us how great they are, many people will just believe it and get sucked in.

As Hitler said 'the bigger the lie the more people will believe it'

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

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Posted: December 08 2004 at 02:20

So, funny story about vomit:

This guy I know was the apartment of a friend of mine (and he was really, really, reall drunk) sitting on the arm of a couch, next to two other guys. He turns to the one of the other guys, who is sitting on the other side of the couch, and says, "Hey Kolby". But just as he opened his mouth and got the words out, he barfed all over the two guys, the couch and the floor.

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Posted: December 07 2004 at 21:21

U2 is the most over rated peice of crap have ever heard in
my life. the edge has nothing to make note of in his playing
unlike whatever the F**k critics say. I'm tired of hearing
them be compared with Marillion.

In these troubled days of music we can only hope that "Men
At Work" get back together.

Who could it beeeeeeee now....do.do.do.doooooooo do.........

gdub411

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Posted: December 07 2004 at 19:13

U2 is sooooo over-rated!! We have a radio station that plays so much of their material I have dubbed the radio station as The U2 Promo Station.

Motley Crue suuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkssssss!!!!

but I think Loverboy has released some real meaningful music.

I mean who could top the prophetic....Everybody's Working for the Weekend.

Garion81

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Posted: December 07 2004 at 19:03

How do you "enjoy" the press U2 has received for their new CD release? Is this just a States thing? I swear they were on every hour with that stupid commercial on TV!! That is unusual and costly. They sell 800,000 copies the first day!!!! I look at the talent of the bands we like and how they flounder in comparison so many not even able to squeeze a living, hocking their own CD's and paraphernalia and these guys have the world handed to them. I have nothing against U2 either.

BUT

Then yesterday the big reunion announcement has now happened and it is Motley Crue?!? WTF?!!!

On the fircken’ evening news no less. Someone again has put big bucks behind those a**holes. What is Next Loverboy? Is there no end to this crap?

I feel better now.