i can see noels point, but i certainly dont disregard the people involved as easily. and the US and UK have agreed and made preogess ona proposal for debt relief for the worlds poorer antions - not to say this is a direct result of this campaign, but the highly publicised nature of this cause and the pressure surely has had some effect on the decisions made by politicians who are responsible at the end of the day to us voters.

i doubt U2 would be 'some random 80s band' if not for bono running aorund advocating for various causes - i mean the joshua tree will always be excellent no matter what.

disregarding U2 for what bono does, is to me, is as annoying as all the people who refuse to like oasis cos liam is arrogant. and thats the thing - i dont deny that bono has got publicity for hsi band through his advocating for various causes, and similarly liam has gained oasis a lot of press attention for his antics. but with both bands, if you listen to the music alone they still stand out as top bands and thats all that counts, in my opinion