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Post by tomlivesforever on Jan 12, 2017 12:35:16 GMT -5
Although U2 is not my favorite band, they've produced an imposing body of work, and I can think of 20 songs off the top of my head that I actively enjoy or admire. The Edge is an all-time great. The rhythm section is pretty ace. They put on a fantastic live show. Having said that: 1) Only one of those 20 songs was released in the last 15 years 2) They released the worst first single off of an album from a major band I have ever heard (Get On Your Boots). 3) The hilariously klutzy solemnity of Bono's lyric writing has been badly exposed since the Edge started running out of riffs 4) Bono is an absolutely intolerable personality (your experience may vary) Completely sums up how I feel about U2. |
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Post by uǝɥʇɐǝɥ on Jan 12, 2017 12:44:29 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 12, 2017 16:34:25 GMT -5
Yeah. U2 really need to get over themselves. Nobody is looking towards them for answers about politics or larger global issues. We just want good rock-pop. They've lost they perspective for well over a decade now. Comical in every sense. So funny they are now doing a Joshua Tour instead. Retreat to the past Bono. |
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Post by mkoasis on Jan 12, 2017 20:30:03 GMT -5
I really don't think Where the streets have no name is a song that could end a main set or encore. It's kind of upbeat and not a sing-along type. They can definitely start out the gig with that song. I've seen U2 6-7 times over the last 20 years. Where The Streets Have No Names is usually played right before the end of the main set or during an encore. I would see that as an opportunity to try something new and break out of the comfort zone. I hope they do play it chronologically and make the most of the tour. I'm also surprised to read in that interview that Red Hill Mining Town has never been played live. I guess we'd call it the "Hey Now" of The Joshua Tree then. |
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Post by steve020409 on Jan 12, 2017 23:53:06 GMT -5
and rubbish. Think of all the fans waiting for a new album. U2 made Trump even more evil |
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Post by andrewmattcoles on Jan 14, 2017 3:20:45 GMT -5
Happily got my tickets...hope Noel appears on stage with u2
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Post by World71R on Jan 16, 2017 0:29:46 GMT -5
With or Without You? Beautiful Day? Awful songs? You've got to be kidding me. Yep, brilliantly crafted pop songs. The Edge's minimalistic outro on WOWY is ethereal and understated, when it could easily have been melodramatic. Plus, the high pitched sustained guitar part that runs through it gives the entire song a mystical feel to it that sounds like nothing else from the 80s. Cheap U2 imitators or X Factor butcherings shouldn't undermine the brilliance of the song. And Beautiful Day too - 24 years in to their career and they make a massive comeback with a euphoric song with a huge chorus, the type of thing that Coldplay could only wish to do. I love the intro more specifically on that with the pulsing synth keyboards and the perfectly synthesised beat box - it has a great rhythm to it. Again, chorus is great and the outro is like freight train with the relentless riff from The Edge. And, call me a soft sap, but I really like the lyrics too about finding the goodness in the world that goes beyond materialism. They had some very good singles from that album, but I think it's the last genuinely great single they ever did. In an ideal world, they should have split up after All That You Can't Leave Behind and the equally successful tour (Live In Dublin is great). Would have been the perfect cherry on top for a great career, without the needless diminishing returns since.Not to go off-topic of some of the other comments around this one, but ATYCLB was a nice way for them to complete the cycle of their sound. While the 90s era of irony and experimenting was amazing for U2, I think it had run its course by the time the Pop cycle ended and you could even hear it with songs like If God Will Send His Angels, The Playboy Mansion and Staring at the Sun, which all sounded like more pop-crafted songs that focused less on experimenting and more on the songwriting itself. ATYCLB has some fantastically put together songs, like Beautiful Day, Walk On and Kite, that sound like they poured their heart and soul into and it sounds like one of the last go-arounds for the old U2 spirit found in some of their 80s works. Had they split up then, or even stopped doing albums and just toured, I think they would've gone out on a high and very graceful note that would've solidified them as one of the greatest and most consistent bands of all-time (they still are but nevertheless...), but the itch was still there to make music and tour, which I can't blame them for considering they were just entering their 40s when ATYCLB came out. What's troubled U2 in the 2000s, though, has been the fact that they've tinkered with their songs too much. Like with NLOTH, it was proclaimed to being something experimental and different for them but in many aspects, it was a variation of the usual U2 sound mixed in with the 2000s pop approach they've been after, and it flopped when it churned out songs like Get On Your Boots and I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight  but worked with songs like Magnificent and Moment of Surrender. Anyways, before gets too long, U2 would be much better off if they worked consistently with the same producers and everything all throughout the whole process and didn't bring in outside help, like what happened with SOI (Ex: Ryan Tedder) While the second half is some of their most experimental stuff since Pop, the first half has some pretty tepid stuff on there (Song for Someone, The Miracle). The issue of consistency is also what's worrisome about the news that SOE is apparently getting delayed, due to recent World events. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 16, 2017 0:35:42 GMT -5
If U2 do this "right" the tour would shape up like this..........................................
Where The Streets Have No Name
The Sweetest Thing
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Spanish Eyes
With or Without You
Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running To Stand Still
Red Hill Mining Town
Silver and Gold
In God's Country
Trip Through Your Wires
One Tree Hill
Exit
Mothers of The Disappeared
Desire
All I Want Is You
Encore
City of Blinding Lights
Beautiful Day
Bad
Sunday Bloody Sunday
One
Pride (In The Name of Love)
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Post by Gas Panic on Jan 16, 2017 4:51:39 GMT -5
2 tickets sorted.
Excited to see U2 live for the first time, not a huge fan but love loads of their stuff.
Fingers crossed we get something new off Noels 3rd album and maybe even a collaboration like Noel did with them at the O2 last year. Should be an awesome night.
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Post by mimmihopps on Jan 16, 2017 5:05:17 GMT -5
After being placed in a digital queue for 45 minutes, finally I was through, then all tickets for Amsterdam were gone. Well done ticketmaster as always. You thief.
Second show has been added and I'll try my best to get ones for me and my friends.
I just can't believe a band like U2 charges 40 - 50 Euro's for one year membership for their fan club.
Money takes all the power.
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Post by welshylad on Jan 16, 2017 7:30:41 GMT -5
I couldn't get any either  |
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Post by andymorris on Jan 17, 2017 8:02:26 GMT -5
and rubbish. Think of all the fans waiting for a new album. U2 made Trump even more evil They are waiting for the iphone 8 to come out, it will be the first album you have to buy before being able to unlock your iphone. |
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Post by andymorris on Jan 17, 2017 10:36:55 GMT -5
I just can't believe a band like U2 charges 40 - 50 Euro's for one year membership for their fan club. U2 is evil. they have fans mostly in their 40/50s now, so they have a little money, so they charge anything they can. And They do. Then they go and give you life lessons. Can't really understand why people would want to go and see such a parody of music with tickets costing that much, but then again... Same reason why i dont go to Macca's concerts or the Stones. Such a rip off. I hope neither Gallagher becomes that, although i'm not too pleased Noel accepted |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 11:07:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 11:17:46 GMT -5
got mine, finally went thru stubhub. $89/each, upper level in the back. so not too bad, considering!
i still have the ticketmaster tab open, it's still spinning. what a scam, they need to be investigated, i really think they are in on it with the scalpers/touters.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 17, 2017 11:28:36 GMT -5
got mine, finally went thru stubhub. $89/each, upper level in the back. so not too bad, considering! i still have the ticketmaster tab open, it's still spinning. what a scam, they need to be investigated, i really think they are in on it with the scalpers/touters. Just get your binoculars ready!!!  In all seriousness Ticketmaster doesn't care because the gigs sellout and they make their money. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 11:40:10 GMT -5
got mine, finally went thru stubhub. $89/each, upper level in the back. so not too bad, considering! i still have the ticketmaster tab open, it's still spinning. what a scam, they need to be investigated, i really think they are in on it with the scalpers/touters. Just get your binoculars ready!!!
In all seriousness Ticketmaster doesn't care because the gigs sellout and they make their money. nailed it. wife is actually excited, she told me she always wanted to sit up in the nosebleeds at gillette.... well now she's going to get her chance but seriously, i'm happy. because for u2 on stubhub? anything under $150 is a bargain, no matter where you are sitting. ticketmaster is still spinning, by the way. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 11:42:10 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 17, 2017 11:53:16 GMT -5
Didn't try. One of my best friends has an uncle who is a ticket broker. If I want good tickets I just use him. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 11:55:48 GMT -5
Didn't try. One of my best friends has an uncle who is a ticket broker. If I want good tickets I just use him. i'll remember that for next time. hook a brother (and fellow pats/tom brady fan) up! |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 17, 2017 11:55:55 GMT -5
I just can't believe a band like U2 charges 40 - 50 Euro's for one year membership for their fan club. U2 is evil. they have fans mostly in their 40/50s now, so they have a little money, so they charge anything they can. And They do. Then they go and give you life lessons. Can't really understand why people would want to go and see such a parody of music with tickets costing that much, but then again... Same reason why i dont go to Macca's concerts or the Stones. Such a rip off. I hope neither Gallagher becomes that, although i'm not too pleased Noel accepted Who cares if Noel is opening for U2 this summer?!?!? I fail to see the hate. It's an honor to play with them and get some big time exposure to a massive audience. I see no issue with it on any level. He's doing a dozen U2 gigs and then probably a slew of his own in the fall. Exciting times for sure. |
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Post by spaneli on Jan 17, 2017 12:01:26 GMT -5
I just can't believe a band like U2 charges 40 - 50 Euro's for one year membership for their fan club. U2 is evil. they have fans mostly in their 40/50s now, so they have a little money, so they charge anything they can. And They do. Then they go and give you life lessons. Can't really understand why people would want to go and see such a parody of music with tickets costing that much, but then again... Same reason why i dont go to Macca's concerts or the Stones. Such a rip off. I hope neither Gallagher becomes that, although i'm not too pleased Noel accepted I think both are fine if you've never seen them. I saw Macca at Lollapalooza, so it was only $120 for general admission for the entire day of the festival. That was no where near a rip-off, considering I also saw Alabama Shakes, TV on the Radio, and Cold War Kids on the same day |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 12:01:38 GMT -5
U2 is evil. they have fans mostly in their 40/50s now, so they have a little money, so they charge anything they can. And They do. Then they go and give you life lessons. Can't really understand why people would want to go and see such a parody of music with tickets costing that much, but then again... Same reason why i dont go to Macca's concerts or the Stones. Such a rip off. I hope neither Gallagher becomes that, although i'm not too pleased Noel accepted Who cares if Noel is opening for U2 this summer?!?!? I fail to see the hate. It's an honor to play with them and get some big time exposure to a massive audience. I see no issue with it on any level. He's doing a dozen U2 gigs and then probably a slew of his own in the fall. Exciting times for sure. this! u2 doesn't ask just anyone to open for them. and i have seen both macca and the stones, amazing shows, both of them. |
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Post by spaneli on Jan 17, 2017 12:07:56 GMT -5
U2 is evil. they have fans mostly in their 40/50s now, so they have a little money, so they charge anything they can. And They do. Then they go and give you life lessons. Can't really understand why people would want to go and see such a parody of music with tickets costing that much, but then again... Same reason why i dont go to Macca's concerts or the Stones. Such a rip off. I hope neither Gallagher becomes that, although i'm not too pleased Noel accepted Who cares if Noel is opening for U2 this summer?!?!? I fail to see the hate. It's an honor to play with them and get some big time exposure to a massive audience. I see no issue with it on any level. He's doing a dozen U2 gigs and then probably a slew of his own in the fall. Exciting times for sure. Yea, some people are overreacting a tad bit. Noel will obviously do his own solo tour across Europe. It's not like that will be the only time he'll be making some of these stops in the upcoming year and a half. It's good for his career. It's for people he admires. It's not like U2 is a shit band. If the prices are too much for some, then fine. Hit-up Noel the next time he swings through. But this is pretty good for his career, and it's nice that he's willing to not be the star. Because in the end, what sort of progress is he making by touring in the same cities, and in the same venues that he knows he can fill? It just creates a motion of diminished return and stagnancy. Once again, I would hope that Liam would also do something like this. |
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