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    Posted: March 31 2017 at 12:42
U2: Rock Gods or Overrated?
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Overrated, but I do enjoy most of their albums to some extent.
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To put it nicely: I don't like you two or yewtew or U2 at all 
Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV.

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Overrated from the point of view of us Prog-snobs, but probably mind-blowing to the FM Radio commercial rock muggles.
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File alongside Coldplay. I.e. not worth listening to.

(At least that is my opinion)
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first two albums great, third good but after that I'd rather fill my ears with cold custard than endure a single note.
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Can't stand 'em.
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Great live band, consistent but progressive, frequently imitated.

Rock gods.
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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Overrated from the point of view of us Prog-snobs,

I don't know, Dream Theater worship them??
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

first two albums great, third good but after that I'd rather fill my ears with cold custard than endure a single note.


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Originally posted by Thatfabulousalien Thatfabulousalien wrote:

Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Overrated from the point of view of us Prog-snobs,


I don't know, Dream Theater worship them??

I suppose to mainstream music listeners/FM radio listeners, a band like U2 are hugely exciting. But we're kind of spoiled listening to prog...we get plenty of great playing, adventurous and ambitious arrangements, etc, so U2 (who, even though I don't persoanlly like them, are hardly the worst of bands out there) don't sound nearly as interesting or impressive?
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silly question....  typical poll PA's poll results... what planet you all are from.  I have no clue

of course they are gods.. legends... whatever one calls them
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Hmmmm, sounds like someone's got stocks in Bono's amber lense glasses or The Edge's beanies, Micky!
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Have there been all star mashups of U2 songs yet? Wacko
Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV.

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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

Hmmmm, sounds like someone's got stocks in Bono's amber lense glasses or The Edge's beanies, Micky!


nah... just a great deal of respect for the band.. even if I stopped listened to them years ago.  We do give passes for bands for losing the creative edge after decades and creating seminal rock albums but respect as well for continuing to soldier on.
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"Out of control", "Gloria" and "New Year's Day" are great anthemic songs. It was only after Achtung Baby that I lost interest, although it's tough listening to The Joshua Tree without skipping the first three songs due to radio overplay. A couple of duds on that one too (as on most of their good albums...later releases seem full of them).

I wouldn't say they're overrated, considering that opinions on their legacy have become more polarizing through the years.
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From Unforgettable Fire until Achtung Baby, they were probably the greatest (80's) band, but they f**ked up with Zooropa (ok, kudos for going experimental, but it stunk) and the Passenger (with Eno) thing ... and they've never been the same since: Pop was still acceptable (but no more), and I totally can't get in the rest of their albums... I'm not even trying to keep up with their stuff anymore.
As for their early stuff, I wasn't really into it... I only really appreciate NYD

Toooooo bad that they're only the shadow of their former selves... Today, they seem to live on their former Joshua glories. 


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Originally posted by Prog Sothoth Prog Sothoth wrote:


I wouldn't say they're overrated, considering that opinions on their legacy have become more polarizing through the years.


some fans never forgave them for going 'euro' in the 90's and not mining the Joshua Tree goldmine ad nauseum


I think the key to their polarization however is non-musical.....most never liked what the politically and socially pompous sanctimonious t**t that Bono became
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I like some of their songs ("New Year's Day", "Sunday Bloody Sunday" or "Numb"), but I won't call them Rock Gods.
On the other hand, to call them "overrated"... I would keep this adjective for Kiss, the Sex Pistols or Muse (nope, no trolling here).
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