Vivian on 15/7/2009 at 16:52
Well... I guess they used to be as good as coldplay. Which is good if you like vanilla MOR, but boring and uninspiring twaddle if not. Who would I have to like before you'd consider me credible then, Brethen?
Ulukai on 15/7/2009 at 16:58
oh hi
All lies. U2 only made one album, which is pretty awesome. It's called the Joshua Tree.
After that Bono decided to become an upper echelon meddling gaylord
I'll restrict myself to "Stop Sellafield" as just one example, because I could go on for some time. Quite how many coal or gas fueled powerstations Bono and his Greenpeace chums thought they'd need instead isn't quite clear, because surely they didn't believe we could build one hundred billion wind turbines either offshore or all over our national parks as a viable alternative. Maybe we could import it from France, where electricity is generated by dolphins gently massaging the breasts of a thousand virgins. In nuclear power stations.
Of late, their music has become purely incidental to Bono cocking about pretending to fix AIDS
Stitch on 15/7/2009 at 18:11
Quote Posted by Vivian
Well... I guess they used to be as good as coldplay. Which is good if you like vanilla MOR, but boring and uninspiring twaddle if not. Who would I have to like before you'd consider me credible then, Brethen?
Protip: don't go around slagging seminal bands in their prime if credibility is a concern of yours.
Herr_Garrett on 15/7/2009 at 19:03
When JPII died, they lost even that little inspiration they had. They really should give up pro bono publico.
Poesta on 15/7/2009 at 19:09
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You beat me to it! :mad:
Vivian on 15/7/2009 at 19:24
Quote Posted by Stitch
Protip: don't go around slagging seminal bands in their prime if credibility is a concern of yours.
You mean coldplay? The band named after necrophila who sound like crying and wanking at the same time? The inspiration for snow patrol and an entire host of tedious men in shirtsleeves who look like they apologise after they come? If disliking them makes me in-credible I guess there's not much I can do about that.
heywood on 15/7/2009 at 19:29
Quote Posted by Vivian
... They've used the same phased tremolo mono-chord guitar lick ...
I've always thought Evans' playing was mediocre, which kept the band from ever transcending pop. He's got a stupid nickname too.
Quote Posted by Stitch
Protip: don't go around slagging seminal bands in their prime if credibility is a concern of yours.
It's a matter of taste, not credibility. And prime?
Starrfall on 15/7/2009 at 19:47
Yeah but just because I don't like broccoli doesn't mean it's bad food. "I think they're boring" doesn't equal "therefore they were never good".
Stitch on 15/7/2009 at 20:46
Quote Posted by heywood
It's a matter of taste, not credibility. And prime?
Regarding Vivian's whole "U2 have never been good" bit. U2 may have turned into bloated self-parody but at one point they were pretty vital, regardless of whether or not Vivian has the perspective to recognize it.
Having said that, I take any modern music recommendation from Vivian seriously, so much <3 to the man
(also the whole dinosaur thing)
june gloom on 15/7/2009 at 21:13
Like 'em or hate 'em, they're still better than the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones' primary contribution to music has been that they're British.
