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re: U2 is the worst big time band of all time
Posted on 1/5/23 at 9:10 am to MorbidTheClown
Posted on 1/5/23 at 9:10 am to MorbidTheClown
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already knocks joshua tree out of the top 5
The Joshua Tree is a fine album, and it's U2's best work (well their most commercially successful work anyway). But to call it top 5 album of all time is laughable.
However, a major critique of it, from a relatively objective point of view, is that every song on the album sounds basically the same. Seems like they're all between 100-110 BPM and 1/2 the songs on the album are in D Major.
This post was edited on 1/5/23 at 9:22 am
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Posted on 1/5/23 at 9:23 am to Cdawg
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When would you consider the downhill pretty fast? After Achtung, you have Zooropa an Pop, but even those were No.1 in every country and sold millions. They had a resurgence in the early 2000's that probably out sold their 90's material. I don't even think the Stones managed anything like that. They are very few artists with that kind of run over 40 years. Peak, valley, peak.
Yeah, I think Achtung was ok, but nothing after that did anything for me. Just my opinion obviously, but I think a lot of those sales are due to what they'd previously done.
The Stones are another good comparison. They went about 15 years before they started that slide, imo. After Some Girls, it went downhill pretty quick. They basically play a handful of songs on any album after that live, which is a pretty good tell of the quality of their output post Some Girls.
Posted on 1/5/23 at 9:25 am to CharlieTiger
Stones had a nice comeback w/ Tattoo You.
Posted on 1/5/23 at 9:31 am to Lonnie Utah
Remembered another one i actually like.
When love comes to town. With B.B. king.
When love comes to town. With B.B. king.
Posted on 1/5/23 at 10:57 am to LSUZombie
quote:
They are easily the greatest band of all time but being great means the haters will be extra loud.
Posted on 1/5/23 at 3:06 pm to CharlieTiger
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Fantastic run over their first 10 or so years, then they go downhill pretty fast.
You do realize that U2 has been the biggest band in the world in 3 separate decades, right?
80s - Joshua Tree
90s - Achtung Baby
00's - All That You Can't Leave Behind
Y'all acting like they peaked with Unforgettable Fire
Posted on 1/5/23 at 3:07 pm to Lonnie Utah
quote:
Led Zeppelin II, IV and Physical Graffiti are better albums than Joshua Tree from just Led Zeppelin's catalog alone....
No
quote:
Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique is a better album that Joshua Tree....
Good lord
Posted on 1/5/23 at 3:18 pm to LSUZombie
quote:Those are all terrible.
80s - Joshua Tree
90s - Achtung Baby
00's - All That You Can't Leave Behind
Posted on 1/5/23 at 4:27 pm to LSUZombie
quote:
No
quote:
Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique is a better album that Joshua Tree....
Good lord
Boy, that's an Edgy take...
AND you left out the most important part of that thesis.
quote:
from a creativity point of view, Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique is a better album that Joshua Tree....
This post was edited on 1/5/23 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 1/5/23 at 4:39 pm to LSUZombie
Posted on 1/5/23 at 4:50 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Those are all terrible.
I would love some examples of your favorite bands. Probably red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters
Posted on 1/5/23 at 5:22 pm to Lonnie Utah
quote:
However, a major critique of it, from a relatively objective point of view, is that every song on the album sounds basically the same
They all have a similar sound, which could be a critique, but is also a reason many make that claim about the album being Top 5. The recording setting and technique giving it that open desert “feel” which is what most cite for the albums universal critical acclaim.
quote:
Throughout the sessions, U2 sought a "cinematic" quality for the record, one that would evoke a sense of location, in particular, the open spaces of the United States.
JT has 3 stand alone songs recognized anywhere on earth. The rest of the album is more about state of mind, which was a conscious decision on the bands and producers part.
There’s much about U2 I don’t like most of which has been mentioned, but Joshua Tree was a unicorn. 3 individual classics and an album that must be taken in as a whole.
Posted on 1/5/23 at 7:00 pm to LSU82BILL
quote:
Clearly your opinion carries more weight than the combined 300 million fans that have bought their records.
It does to me, bitch. Go cry in your car.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 2:28 pm to LSUZombie
80s Thriller
90s Nevermind
00s Who gives a shite?
90s Nevermind
00s Who gives a shite?
Posted on 1/7/23 at 2:54 pm to LSU82BILL
quote:Zep has more Super Bowl ringsquote:Clearly your opinion carries more weight than the combined 300 million fans that have bought their records.
It's a toss-up between U2 and Bruce Springsteen
Posted on 1/9/23 at 11:47 am to LSUZombie
quote:OK.
I would love some examples of your favorite bands
quote:Horrible.
red Hot Chili Peppers
quote:Like a few songs.
Foo Fighters
In roughly chron order:
Velvet Underground
Television
Big Star
The Guess Who
Ramones
The Police
The Cars
REM
The Connells
Guadalcanal Diary
Hoodoo Gurus
Pearl Jam
Teenage Fanclub
Nada Surf
Son Volt
Old 97's
Slobberbone/Drams
Turnpike Troubadours
Posted on 1/9/23 at 11:52 am to Pelican fan99
quote:
U2 is the worst big time band of all time
quote:
Bon Jovi
specifically "shot through the heart"
worst fricking song ever conceived
Posted on 1/9/23 at 2:01 pm to AlxTgr
Are you suggesting that everyone on this list is "better" than U2, or is this just intended to reflect your personal favorites?
Posted on 1/9/23 at 2:17 pm to LSUZombie
quote:
You do realize that U2 has been the biggest band in the world in 3 separate decades, right?
selling a lot of albums/tickets doesn't make them good.
Taylor Swift has sold 114 million albums and sells out every venue she books.
Posted on 1/9/23 at 4:07 pm to BabysArmHoldingApple
quote:It was a response to a specific question which was:
Are you suggesting that everyone on this list is "better" than U2, or is this just intended to reflect your personal favorites?
quote:
I would love some examples of your favorite bands
That's clear in the string and not sure how you could miss it.
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