Balthazar wrote: 
Wow. I'll admit straight up that I don't know all about Bono's debt relief doings but your post seems badly confused by conspiracy thinking. Pretty sure "corporate food monsters" don't need or want Bono's help in going where they want to. And Bono hardly needs to sell his soul. 

R*cking brilliant.

Oh great, from a whining Jamaican to a whining Irishman.
Well, at least, like someone previously said -- this is when they were "good" ... or as good as they ever were.

Back when U2 were brilliant!

 

You NEVER hear this album version on the radio, that includes the last verse about the golden age. Even their compilation had the radio version.
 
 
Yay Bill.

so darn sick of this stuff.  Is it possible to grow past this? PLEASE!

 westslope wrote: 

Yes, it is...  hope you are having a marvelous evening right this minute...

everybody in my church loves this song...
 

On_The_Beach wrote: 

Probably overplayed for most people but its not in my regular rotation anymore so its still welcome whenever it comes on...

 

 Proclivities wrote: 
Bono might disagree.  

Thank you!!  I usually ALWAYS listen to this song every New Year's Day and haven't gotten around to it yet this year...... 

Back when U2 were awesome.

</child of the '80s>

Lot of hate here for U2 in general and Bono in particular. Beyond the social/political commentary that surrounds their personal and professional lives, they did make an incredible amount of phenomenal music, this song which is a fine representation of their Godlike qualities. They were so good through the Joshua Tree and then slowly became the commercial monster that befits their greatness.

If you were handed more money than you could ever spend, you wouldn't do the same thing, follow the same path?

Good set of social-consciousness songs, Bill. But the FM robojock corporate playlist shills SO overplayed this U2 tune that it's almost dead for me. Should we the listeners start a wishlist of the gazillion UN- or UNDERplayed songs of the last 40 years of the same genre? It's a long list, U2 could be safely kept off it and there would still be a vast array of high-energy tracks. 

 MiracleDrug wrote: 
I think it's a great tune, but I do not consider it on the level of Michaelangelo's work.

 cBalthazar wrote: 

I've no love for Monsanto, but if someone can engineer a crop that can grow where nonGMOs cannot, and there are no viable crop alternatives for people who live in these regions, well, I just think we need to keep an objective, open mind about GMOs and not paint them all with the same fear-soaked brush.

If you're reading this and you think GMOs are all good or all bad, but you aren't sure why, please read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food_controversies 

 GawgaBoy wrote: 
I think because they are all just repeating what they are playing until someone shouts stop and then they all try to make a big ending before Bonio says something psudo profound.

 (former member) wrote: 
Agreed Romeo.  It is Romeo, isn't it?

This song, blasting out of my very large speakers pointed at the courtyard of a huge apartment complex at midnight (New Years Eve) caused a visit from the police and a near eviction. Glendale, Colorado, 1984.

Why are U2's songs so long?  I hate having to come back and hit the PSD button a second time.

But, thank you Bill for the possibility !

Are you trying to stir up my true sense of loyalty and patriotism - to my ancestors? Cranberries and U2 evoking and eclipsing the Troubles.

This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this autumn night...

 

 SweTex wrote: 
Really? For me, the Edge went up a few notches in my book after seeing that film. 

Three geniuses in one room, from three different times and different styles. How can you compare? Its all subjective. 

I bow to their skill and creativity and enjoy them all. 

 Troutnskibum wrote: 
I thought all 3 were impressive, but for me Page was (and will always be) the master.

 Troutnskibum wrote: 
Agreed...White and Page swept the floor with Edge. 

This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this summer day...

 

 Canlistener wrote: 
Me too. But not only that U2 suck later, Bono sold his soul to the corporate devil and is now promoting salvation of hungry Africa by bringing in GMOs and corporate food monsters like Monsanto and others 

The Edge cranks it ups

 Canlistener wrote: 
Agreed. After this album, it all went downhill.