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I have never liked the band U2 but in fairness to those that do, I'm linking this article by a respected NY Times critic on their next tour:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/arts/m...luded.html
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
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im no fan neither Jazz....
i must have liked them in the 1980s because i have "boy","october","war","joshua tree","under a blood red sky" on cassette....listened to them a while ago and hated almost every track on every album...
i think "rattle and hum" would be the only album of theirs i still truely like/love...its soulful,bluesy, a good solid mix of un-U2 sounding songs includes a cover of Beatles "helter skelter" and several other covers also and a superb duet with BB King called "when love comes to town"
"when love comes to town"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRHV-HWhqWQ live with BB King
"helter skelter"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSNg6rCblc live
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U2 are an exciting live band!,,,this is where it counts for me! No comparison listening to an AC/DC album and seeing them in living sound and colour! Same goes for U2. I think they made the most money recently in their 360 World Tour.
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Opened their tour in Vancouver last night,,,apparently Bono fell off the stage.
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16-05-2015, 06:55
(This post was last modified: 16-05-2015, 06:57 by Jerome.)
Not Bono - the Edge. Their stage design is a direct rip-off of Peter Gabriel's 'Secret World' tour. As far as their albums are concerned I think The Joshua Tree is a classic. Also like Rattle and Hum. All their other albums are mediocre at best.
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thats funny.....The Edge fell off the Edge....LMAO!
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
