Members erksin Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 Its good to know i'm not alone in my good taste. i'm one of those kooks that likes unforgettable fire better than the joshua tree. IMO, TUF is their greatest album by far. Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno totally make this album - the textures, the dynamics, Lanois' guitar parts, the whole vibe. I saw them on the JT tour at Wembley Stadium in 1987 - the TUF songs were the most dramatic and powerful stuff they did that day. It was amazing to watch a band hold 80,000 people in the palm of their hand like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Echoes22 Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 god, I can't even play with other musicians if they mention liking U2 most irritating band of all time to my ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted February 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 god, I can't even play with other musicians if they mention liking U2most irritating band of all time to my ears LOL I can relate from the other end of the spectrum - I could never collaborate with anyone for long who didn't appreciate U2, David Bowie, or The Beatles. I would reach a wall that would stifle me completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Echoes22 Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 replace U2 with Pink Floyd and I am with you ;-) but honestly, a song will come on the radio... i won't know it's U2, and out of the blue my mood goes from great to feeling totally bummed. Every {censored}ing time. It's not really the music that bothers me, the playing is actually very decent... it's that douchey douchey vibe that Bono brings, oh my god that man makes me want to punch people in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted February 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 replace U2 with Pink Floyd and I am with you ;-) I would definitely add Pink Floyd to The Beatles, Bowie, and U2 as another essential band to reference. Not sure how I'd feel about Bono had I not grown up listening to him. Maybe I'd hate him too I think a lot of U2 fans my age who started by listening to the first 3 albums liked Bono because of his intuitive sense of melody, and the raw immediacy of his earlier singing style. I have to agree that his singing has become more contrived since Rattle & Hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members royal crxsh johnson Posted February 2, 2009 Members Share Posted February 2, 2009 i totally thought this thread was about keeley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members can't remember Posted February 3, 2009 Members Share Posted February 3, 2009 I got shit for liking U2 when I couldn't wait for "War" to come out. When "The Unforgettable Fire" was release those shit-slingers were suddenly "fans for years" Personally, this was U2's "Sgt. Pepper." I love Bono's voice in "Bad" it was on the edge of raw and refined. The whole album exudes emotion. Oh...and I got to see this tour as well...mmmmm...yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fractal Posted February 3, 2009 Members Share Posted February 3, 2009 Great album! About freshman year for me too. I still remember the feeling of putting the record on and listening - entranced - through the whole thing. The textures really got to me. At that point, I started listening to Eno records from the library. I think I'll go play it again now, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members machine gunner Posted February 3, 2009 Members Share Posted February 3, 2009 I have to agree that his singing has become more contrived since Rattle & Hum.+1 everything up until then was pure, but as soon as Rolling Stone or Time or whoever it was dubbed them "Biggest Band In The World" and started w/ the Beatles comparisons, they lost it a bit. The first four albums plus the Red Rocks live album are among my favorites of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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