kcar
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suggettsmiss wrote:
And don't forget tax avoidance too!
Mitt Romney, is that you?!? |
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dig
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suggettsmiss
(Bucks, U.K.) | | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 14:55 | |
lemmoth wrote:Right at the top of my list of greatest U2 songs.
For all the haters out there - just because you are popular doesn't mean your music can't be great.
Just because you are political, doesn't mean that you are annoying.
Just because you layer on the sounds, doesn't mean you are pretentious.
Just because you had your peak early in your career, doesn't mean you can't continue to put out strong albums.
This band has stood the test of time. They have grown and experimented and remain at their core a great rock band.
I always come away from one of their concerts with an renewed appreciation for their talents and their passion.
Each album brings new pleasures and repeated listening deepens that enjoyment.
They are one of the great bands in rock and roll history. And don't forget tax avoidance too! |
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Mar 21, 2013 - 18:14 | |
ambrebalte wrote:Hugs to you... love this song... |
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ambrebalte
(Wolxheim (France) - Dreaming about resuming my life in Beijing province) | | Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 07:30 | |
horstman wrote:Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my church be dancing... love this song...
He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome back Romeotuma or whoever or whatever the hell you are!  |
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2013 - 16:26 | |
horstman wrote:
He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome back Romeotuma or whoever or whatever the hell you are!
Thank you! I be me... hope you are having a great day...love this song... |
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horstman
(Syracuse, New York) | | Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 17:14 | |
Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my church be dancing... love this song...
He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome back Romeotuma or whoever or whatever the hell you are! |
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Desimia
(Buenvenidos a Me-ah-mi) | | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 08:41 | |
RP has played a lot of U2 lately - me likey.
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 08:40 | |
Everybody in my church be dancing... love this song...
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bluecshells
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max_p
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Blastcat900 wrote:ok, hate me. I just think U2 are pretentious and .... well, ok, ive never been to one of their concerts.. just the albums. Am I the only guy on earth who doesn't like U2?
we have an Summer outdoor concert series in our town, and the U2 tribute band comes every year and kills it. a Free and Fine way to enjoy the music w/o the Bono attitude. |
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mrgus
(Salt Lake City) | | Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 06:54 | |
Chris Christie? He ain't little, but I'll go for contrived.
darcand wrote:After Anna Ternheim, it sounds as contrived as that little man from New Jersey.
Not my favorite U2 song. |
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Easyrider
(Portugal) | | Posted: Sep 16, 2012 - 05:21 | |
Raw gritty and sounding awesome.
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ziakut
(Right Here) | | Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 09:11 | |
FooledAgain wrote: max_redonx wrote:
No. You are not.
But it is just the two of you. You've been 'fooled again'...you forgot to add me. That makes "three" so far. |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Sep 14, 2012 - 09:07 | |
darcand wrote:After Anna Ternheim, it sounds as contrived as that little man from New Jersey.
Not my favorite U2 song. Lou Costello, contrived? |
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bachbeet
| | Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 22:40 | |
I agree with some here that their 80s music was superior. I still like some of their 90s music too. Just not quite as much as, say, Unforgettable Fire or Joshua Tree. This song is also not up to those two albums (nor is this album) but it's still quite good.
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darcand
(Montréal) | | Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 22:34 | |
After Anna Ternheim, it sounds as contrived as that little man from New Jersey.
Not my favorite U2 song.
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On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet) | | Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 23:20 | |
WayUpNorth wrote:So I have become ambivalent about U2. I loved their music, including this song, back "in the day" and even up until quite recently. I introduced my sons to their vast body of work as they grew up. But the band and I have broken up — I just don't feel the magic anymore. I don't know what happened. Maybe absence would have made the heart grow fonder — in the 2000's they were just EVERYWHERE. I felt much of what they did was manipulative, media focused, mass produced: their music, public personas and political pursuits. The magic is gone. In contrast, I can still get warm and fuzzy when I hear REM. What do you think? I have to reluctantly agree. You got it right about that elusive, indefinable "magic" factor. Hard to say why, maybe just overexposure as you have suggested, but even their classic songs just sound kinda tired and lifeless to me these days (with a handful of exceptions of course). |
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 06:38 | |
WayUpNorth wrote:So I have become ambivalent about U2. I loved their music, including this song, back "in the day" and even up until quite recently. I introduced my sons to their vast body of work as they grew up. But the band and I have broken up — I just don't feel the magic anymore. I don't know what happened. Maybe absence would have made the heart grow fonder — in the 2000's they were just EVERYWHERE. I felt much of what they did was manipulative, media focused, mass produced: their music, public personas and political pursuits. The magic is gone. In contrast, I can still get warm and fuzzy when I hear REM. What do you think? I would look at it this way. Suppose a political genius, like Bill Clinton, tried late in his career to become a hip rocker. It would be a very bad joke of course. This is what U2 has become, a bad joke. Bono is a musician-cum-global-politician that fashions himself as the world's conscience. He should have focused on his music, which clearly suffered as a result. I don’t think they could have still been the 80s band they were in 2000, but they could have at least pumped out some good music. I like their music in the 90s though. |
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WayUpNorth
| | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 12:48 | |
So I have become ambivalent about U2. I loved their music, including this song, back "in the day" and even up until quite recently. I introduced my sons to their vast body of work as they grew up. But the band and I have broken up — I just don't feel the magic anymore. I don't know what happened. Maybe absence would have made the heart grow fonder — in the 2000's they were just EVERYWHERE. I felt much of what they did was manipulative, media focused, mass produced: their music, public personas and political pursuits. The magic is gone. In contrast, I can still get warm and fuzzy when I hear REM. What do you think?
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dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found) | | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 12:43 | |
Perhaps the best thing from "Rattle", in my opinion. It's one of those songs that reminds me where I was back when. It stands up well, I think.
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leonswiatek
(The Greater Northeast) | | Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 07:24 | |
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 11:18 | |
lemmoth wrote:Right at the top of my list of greatest U2 songs.
For all the haters out there - just because you are popular doesn't mean your music can't be great.
Just because you are political, doesn't mean that you are annoying.
Just because you layer on the sounds, doesn't mean you are pretentious.
Just because you had your peak early in your career, doesn't mean you can't continue to put out strong albums.
This band has stood the test of time. They have grown and experimented and remain at their core a great rock band.
I always come away from one of their concerts with an renewed appreciation for their talents and their passion.
Each album brings new pleasures and repeated listening deepens that enjoyment.
They are one of the great bands in rock and roll history. Back when REM came out with Monster, I wrote them off completely. I decided to stop buying their music becuase it was so bad. Recently, I have changed my mind and I even bought Monster again (paid 1 cent, it still sucks). I bought everything up till they "retired" last year. Their later work was not as good as their 80s work, but still some really great songs. U2 is very much the same, except they really do stink in the 2000s. I cannot listen to their later work. It's just not that good. I'll check it out closer maybe. I can't stand Bono though. |
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FooledAgain
(43°40'N 79°20'W) | | Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 19:14 | |
Blastcat900 wrote:ok, hate me. I just think U2 are pretentious and .... well, ok, ive never been to one of their concerts.. just the albums. Am I the only guy on earth who doesn't like U2? max_redonx wrote:
No. You are not.
But it is just the two of you. |
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tomgately
(HUNTSVILLE. AL) | | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 15:52 | |
Outstanding.  |
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NeuroGeek
(Just Way Out There) | | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 11:12 | |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 11:12 | |
yessss... soooo incredible... love it...
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: May 12, 2012 - 20:47 | |
soooo beautiful... incredible...
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: May 07, 2012 - 07:49 | |
Right at the top of my list of greatest U2 songs.
For all the haters out there - just because you are popular doesn't mean your music can't be great.
Just because you are political, doesn't mean that you are annoying.
Just because you layer on the sounds, doesn't mean you are pretentious.
Just because you had your peak early in your career, doesn't mean you can't continue to put out strong albums.
This band has stood the test of time. They have grown and experimented and remain at their core a great rock band.
I always come away from one of their concerts with an renewed appreciation for their talents and their passion.
Each album brings new pleasures and repeated listening deepens that enjoyment.
They are one of the great bands in rock and roll history. |
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sbegf
(Manchester, Maryland) | | Posted: May 07, 2012 - 07:44 | |
Nothing like turning on RP to a song you love to only hear the last 27 seconds...knew I should have turned it on sooner, won't make that mistake again! :)
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