Do you like U2??? Poll in side

[Feanor727]

U2 is one of the greatest rock bands ever.

Granted, their older material is much better than Zooropa/Pop - era stuff, but All that You Can't Leave Behind started to bring back some of what made them so great. It's also nice to see a band (well, frontman anyway) that uses their fame and money to make a difference instead of just pissing it all away on sex and drugs.

 

[Analog]

let me see, if you ask "do you like U2" and then an answer is "they suck".... hmmmm.

 

[StageLeft]

I like a lot of music but when I go over what U2 has produced from their early stuff to their latest I'd be a fool to conclude anything but they are the BEST. And they ROX my world BIG TIME.

Granted, their older material is much better than Zooropa/Pop - era stuff, but All that You Can't Leave Behind started to bring back some of what made them so great. It's also nice to see a band (well, frontman anyway) that uses their fame and money to make a difference instead of just pissing it all away on sex and drugs.

Damn freaking right! You hit the nail on the head on that.

A man melts the sand so he can see the world outside.

 

[sandorski]

They've had a few duds, but they've made some of the best music in the last 20 years. War, Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Boy, October, All That You Can't leave Behind, and some songs from their "dud" albums. All this from a band who became a band before even knowing how to play instruments, write, or sing, they thought it was "cool" to be a band. Not too shabby a result.

 

[pennylane]

they're not the greatest. but i think they're probably the best band of the last 20 years

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Too few options in the poll. There's a whole lot of ground between "They're the greatest" and "they suck". Where's the option for "I like their music, but only when they're not taking themselves too seriously" or "They're okay, but Bono needs to get the hell out of politics because he's a clueless fool" or "I'd like them better if they could decide if they'd rather copy The Clash or be like Gandhi"?

 

[yoda291]

they went downhill I think after joshua tree

 

[Angrymarshmello]

U2 > ALL

 

[kuk]

I started liking them in the past month or so.
Just realized that my brother had the All You Can't Leave Behind album ... he bought it and never listened to it (he was 12).

What other songs do you guys recommend?

 

[FrustratedUser]

U2 >> most bands today

 

[NutBucket]

Saw them twice last tour. Simply amazing.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Entity
I used to; I really don't think much of their newer stuff, though.

Rob

 

[Shockwave]

U2 and INXS.

Man, U2 is so cool you could blow them and your friends wouldnt call you gay. They'd ask "So, how was it?"

U2 R0X0RZ J00!!!

 

[Deeko]

no

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Deeko
no

you'll get the status change quickly if you keep posting like that

 

[Platypus]

No

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: kuk
I started liking them in the past month or so.
Just realized that my brother had the All You Can't Leave Behind album ... he bought it and never listened to it (he was 12).

What other songs do you guys recommend?

From Boy
I Will Follow
An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart
Out of Control
A Day Without Me
The Electric Co.

Actually...heh...I used to treadmill to Boy. Great mix of fast/slow/medium tempo songs

October
Gloria
I Threw A Brick Through A Window
Rejoice
October
Is That All

War
Everything! (well, Drowning Man isn't one of my favorites)

The Unforgettable Fire
Pride
The Unforgettable Fire
Promenade
Bad <----- arguably their best song (the version from Live Aid or Rattle and Hum DVD)
MLK

The Joshua Tree
The Whole Damn Thing

Rattle and Hum
Desire
Hawkmoon 269
Silver and Gold
Love Rescue Me
God Part II (ok...Bono's ego going on here as he 'continues' John Lennon
All I Want Is You

Achtung Baby
The whole thing (but, Acrobat kinda gets annoying)

Zooropa
I pretty much like the whole thing but Babyface sucked and I find my self skipping Zooropa in favor of other albums usually

Pop
If God Will Send His Angels
Staring At The Sun (esp. acoustic versions)
Last Night on Earth
Gone
Miami
If You Wear That Velvet Dress (good late-night driving song)
Please (live version from Mexico City)

Others
Passengers
Slug
Your Blue Room
Always Forever Now (used a clip of it in Heat
Miss Sarajevo
Elvis Ate America
Theme From Let's Go Native

And, check out most of the B-Sides

Excellent U2 music resource

 

[DanTMWTMP]

i love that group.......their last album was awesome...super awesome........all their songs in that album was awesome

 

[kuk]

Damn you guys ... one month after reading this thread I've spent a lot of money on U2 CDs, and I'm thinking of getting the DVD!

Thanks

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: kuk
Damn you guys ... one month after reading this thread I've spent a lot of money on U2 CDs, and I'm thinking of getting the DVD!

Thanks

hehe

 

[wfbberzerker]

was i the only one coming into the thread expecting a discussion of unreal 2?

 

[ROTC1983]

Unreal 2 isn't that bad

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
was i the only one coming into the thread expecting a discussion of unreal 2?

no i thought that also

 

[Taggart]

Best band of the 80's

 

[Spac3d]

I heard the name before. No idea who he is.