re: U2 is the worst big time band of all time

I think U2 is hit or miss but I’ve never understood why One was such a popular song for them.

A deeper cut I like is trip through your wires

I also theorize that Edge gave himself his own nickname like a douche but has created made up backstories for it so he doesn’t look like a douche

War, Boy, October and Unforgettable Fire are great albums. Joshua Tree is when I lost interest in them.

Bono made them UNpopular

Loved Unforgettable Fire album, didn't care for anything after.

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There isn't a good song on it.

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I can already tell you have awful taste in music.

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Unpopular opinion: Joshua Tree made them superstars, The Unforgettable Fire is their best album.

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Spot on.

Joshua Tree is when they "sold out" for more pop friendly songs. Unforgettable Fire is unique and esoteric.

I don’t know if I’d go that far, but yeah, they’re pretty awful.

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And I think Guns n Roses is terrible, but I know that won't be a shared sentiment.

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I would put them ahead of U2 in this regard.

They had one amazing record...arguably the best debut of any band ever ......and have been trading off that for the last 35 years

"The guitar work is nuanced and beautiful. Great rhythm section. Soaring vocals. They haven’t been hungry and creative in long time but they had about 15-20 years of being elite.

Respectfully disagree"

... kind of agree with you here. Their first 5 albums were great, with Boy and October groundbreaking and powerful. And as far as guitar work goes, there are a handful of guitarists who normally are not at the top of a "greatest guitarist of all times" list, but the sounds that they make with their guitars are the driving force behind complete genres of rock n' roll. Keith Richards is one of those guitarists and so is The Edge.