Greatest band Earth has ever seen

polkerfan
polkerfan Posts: 120
edited June 2010 in The Clubhouse
Hey everyone. Thursday is the release of the new U2 360: Live at the Rose Bowl in Blu Ray! I already have my "connection" at my local Best Buy holding one in reserve. All the reviews of this tour that I have read indicate that it is an all timer. 97,000 people were at this show! I saw U2 live at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wi. back in '92 for the Zoo TV tour- one of the greatest things I have ever seen. I CANNOT wait to see this on my new home theater system. Any other fans out there?


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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2010
    Nope, not here.
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited June 2010
    I had an English teacher that loved them. She used to make us write analysis papers on their lyrics...
    :(
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,047
    edited June 2010
    By the title, I got all excited and thought you were posting about Tenacious D!!!!!!!:p;)
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited June 2010
    I coached a girl on one of my soccer teams that thought they were the best.
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,601
    edited June 2010
    gdb wrote: »
    Nope, not here.



    Same here. Can't stand them.
    --Gary--
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited June 2010
    I always hoped they were less successful at dismantling an atom bomb.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited June 2010
    Some of their stuff is good, I just can't stand Bono.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited June 2010
    I can't say that I'm a fan.
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited June 2010
    brutal!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2010
    Really can't say that I'm that familiar with them, and I don't have a lot of their stuff, but I LOOOVE my Joshua Tree cassette!!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2010
    while i'm not a big fan of U2.. i liked their 80's and 90's music.. not so much now. i'll prob rent that 360 one though. because I love concerts on blu ray
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited June 2010
    The Joshua Tree was great, gets somewhat regular playtime in my rig. The rest of their stuff... meh, not my bag.

    The wife is crazy about them though, that means Ill probably get talked into watching it with her.


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    Once again we meet at last.
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited June 2010
    After seeing the thread title I thought this was going to be another discussion about the Beatles. lol
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited June 2010
    Love them. Have all their albums on vinyl except Pop.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2010
    shawn474 wrote: »
    By the title, I got all excited and thought you were posting about Tenacious D!!!!!!!:p;)

    Me too...was waiting for a discussion of their EXTREME AWESOMENESS!! lol

    U2....I'm also not much of a Bono fan, but hey that's cool!

    cnh
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2010
    PerfectCreature wrote: »
    I had an English teacher that loved them. She used to make us write analysis papers on their lyrics...
    :(

    The real question is if you learned anything by writing those papers?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited June 2010
    Extremely over-rated band.
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited June 2010
    U Who ?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    Bono & U2 make my skin crawl!
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited June 2010
    Some of their music is OK, but their agenda keeps me from listening to it. 2 thumbs down.
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited June 2010
    shawn474 wrote: »
    By the title, I got all excited and thought you were posting about Tenacious D!!!!!!!:p;)

    +1 for The D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2010
    not since the JT album-- some they they "sold out" after that one.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    There is only one song that U2 has put out that I like. I can't even remember what it is that goes to show how much I dislike them . . . mostly Bono as I know a couple of their other band members are excellent musicians.

    I could give a damn about their politics or agenda. That never makes a difference to me as whether or not I'll buy a band's music unless it is so over-the-top like Sin
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited June 2010
    I thought you meant a musical ensemble. I guess you didn't.
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited June 2010
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    Some of their music is OK, but their agenda keeps me from listening to it. 2 thumbs down.

    My thoughts exactly.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited June 2010
    They have a few songs that I really like. Overall I would not consider myself a fan though.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,728
    edited June 2010
    I like some of their songs a lot.

    Bono certainly thinks U2 is the greatest band that Earth has ever seen.
    I think that The (real) Who, prior to Keith Moon's demise, was the GBtEhES.

    All opinions are, of course, equally valid (or invalid)... assuming that they're not presented as facts. Neither of the above statements is objectively factual.

    I do enjoy Bono's op-ed pieces in the New York Times.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited June 2010
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    . . . I do enjoy Bono's op-ed pieces in the New York Times.

    When you say enjoy, are you being sarcastic or are there examples of something that he has written that contained even a kernel of intelligence?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited June 2010
    I can't stand them...
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2010
    The Joshua Tree is a GREAT album. Every album since has been progressively worse.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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