horstman
(Syracuse, New York) | | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 09:09 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Great song, hope I never hear it again.
Great song, hope I never hear from you again.  |
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 16:09 | |
fredriley wrote:Whoah! Isn't that calling the kettle black? As it happens this gets 3 from the Nottingham jury (though St Bono himself gets a 1 ;-|). A 3 is too low and unfair. I give it a 10. Overplayed? Yes. Bad? No. |
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Poacher
(Brighton, UK) | | Posted: Aug 30, 2012 - 09:25 | |
fredriley wrote:
Nottingham's in the Midlands, unfortunately - true North in England would be Yorkshire and above, which are far more interesting and scenic places than the Midlands Sprawl.
Fred, everyone knows anything above Watford is the North. |
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SweTex
(Swede living in Texas) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2012 - 12:49 | |
I always thought he sounds kinda...constipated.
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Toke
(Bournemouth UK) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2012 - 12:47 | |
Cant abide Bono as a person but this track is a Classic and it never seems to age.
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2012 - 12:46 | |
This song puts a spring in my step this summer day...
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mindless
(Auckland City, New Zealand) | | Posted: May 27, 2012 - 15:39 | |
gypsyman wrote:
know what you mean. maybe 10 years from now...
Came here to say the same thing. Not going to give the song a poor rating. It doesn't deserve it. But it's had its fair share of airplay. Time to make room for some new music? |
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gypsyman
(just passing through....) | | Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 22:07 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Great song, hope I never hear it again. know what you mean. maybe 10 years from now... |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 22:04 | |
This song puts a spring in my step this spring night...
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On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 17:28 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Great song, hope I never hear it again.
Well put; I know the feeling. There are so many songs that we know are great, but we're just plain tired of hearing 'em. I'm a U2 fan but so many of their songs have just been beaten to death by constant overplay, although I must say this one holds up better than many. |
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dave3ld
(What a great station!) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 12:18 | |
Heard it too many times (sigh).
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jan 21, 2012 - 19:20 | |
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song about a pilgrim on a quest for meaning...
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apd
(Toronto, On) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2011 - 11:43 | |
Byronape wrote:
You funny Europeans and your expressions... Dog's bollox... isn't that the dog's ass? So saying something is like a dog's ass is a good thing.
If I ever told my wife that I thought she was the dog's bollox, she'd kick me in the nuggers.
No, bollox isn't the ass, it's a plural and I think you call them nuggers. |
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Det
(Lower Saxony Germany) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2011 - 11:40 | |
emperial  impressions I had with them |
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2011 - 11:39 | |
Great song, hope I never hear it again.
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Byronape
(Purgatory) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2011 - 11:39 | |
fredriley wrote:
Their work may be the dog's bollox to you and fair play to you, but it's not worthy of the moniker 'masterpiece'.
You funny Europeans and your expressions... Dog's bollox... isn't that the dog's ass? So saying something is like a dog's ass is a good thing. If I ever told my wife that I thought she was the dog's bollox, she'd kick me in the nuggers. |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2011 - 15:14 | |
The Joshua tree is a plant in the southwestern United States, with sword-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers grouped in large panicles...a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century named the plant the Joshua tree, after Joshua of the Old Testament— the forks of the tree reminded them of Joshua's hand raised as he prayed, and also the shape of the leaves reminded them of Joshua's spear... the name of U2's album, The Joshua Tree, is complicated... first, the entire album has a religious theme... second, the title is a tribute to the global power of the United States... third, the album also shows U2's fascination with American culture, politics, and forms of music...
this song is gospel music... a pilgrim on a quest for meaning... love it...
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grungepuppy
(Flagstaff, AZ) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2011 - 15:14 | |
xkolibuul wrote:I'm always amazed how many people insist on discounting brilliance once it becomes familiar. I've listened Joshua Tree into the ground over the years. It is still brilliant.
I agree 100%. One of the best albums of the past 30 years. |
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willmcnaught
(Eugene Oregon) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2011 - 15:14 | |
so so true! xkolibuul wrote:I'm always amazed how many people insist on discounting brilliance once it becomes familiar. I've listened Joshua Tree into the ground over the years. It is still brilliant.
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horstman
(Syracuse, New York) | | Posted: Dec 07, 2010 - 21:45 | |
This song has a very zenlike feeling to it.
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xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2010 - 00:18 | |
I'm always amazed how many people insist on discounting brilliance once it becomes familiar. I've listened Joshua Tree into the ground over the years. It is still brilliant.
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planet_lizard
(Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) | | Posted: Oct 05, 2010 - 10:19 | |
Stingray wrote:PATHETIC!
You seem to have a problem with your caps lock Stingray? |
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planet_lizard
(Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) | | Posted: Oct 05, 2010 - 10:19 | |
fredriley wrote:
Nottingham's in the Midlands, unfortunately - true North in England would be Yorkshire and above, which are far more interesting and scenic places than the Midlands Sprawl.
You need to get out of the sprawl. My bit of the Midlands is very scenic and it's but a stone's throw from Nottingham. And then what about Derbyshire? |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Oct 05, 2010 - 10:06 | |
Stingray wrote:Hahahaha...! Seems you Northern England dudes are quite funny!
Nottingham's in the Midlands, unfortunately - true North in England would be Yorkshire and above, which are far more interesting and scenic places than the Midlands Sprawl. |
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 10:02 | |
fredriley wrote:I've found what I'm looking for - the mute key. Ah, blissful peace from the warblings of St Bonio and the Tax Evaders.
Hahahaha...! Seems you Northern England dudes are quite funny! |
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nicolewe
| | Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 10:02 | |
I won't rate it as low as I want to b/c it's not technically a bad song, I'm just so &^%%$%^ sick of it!  |
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 10:00 | |
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dkwalika
(Upper Midwest) | | Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 09:59 | |
Seminal album; overplayed single.
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window
(Richmond, VA) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2010 - 10:21 | |
SaintPeter wrote:Bono! Keep looking! Keep singing the same tired tunes!!
Um, this is a recording. He's not actually singing it over and over. See, musicians sometimes record their performances, then they sell those recordings, and people... Oh, nevermind. I don't want to be like those kids that enjoy telling their classmates that Santa's not real. That's right, SaintPeter, tell him what you think! Maybe yell a little louder, it's hard for him to hear over The Edge. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2010 - 10:15 | |
lemmoth wrote:How could anyone lambaste this masterpiece.
Oh yeah, its FredRiley and Keller ——- Nevermind/.
Mozart's Symphony 40 is a masterpiece. Beethoven's Pastoral is a masterpiece. U2 isn't in that category. Their work may be the dog's bollox to you and fair play to you, but it's not worthy of the moniker 'masterpiece'. |
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