Coming from someone who really can\'t stomach hearing U2 anymore because I\'ve listened to the same few discs spin over and over and over and over and over and over and over at the Irish Pub I\'ve worked at for almost 5 years, I think you\'re all fools for saying they blow and are questioning "how they ever got popular?"
I think they\'re the definition of righteous pop. Somehow they\'ve crafted TONS of solid tunes that appeal to both Hannah Montana and Breakfast fans alike. That may be a stretch, maybe not though. I don\'t care for them anymore, they\'ve been played out and I was never a big fan in the first place, but their talent and looong career is something that really shouldn\'t be ripped apart.
I don\'t respect Bono as a man either. I respect the music and the band that he fronts very much so, and they get my somewhat painful vote by a long-shot. ****, there goes Sunday Bloody Sunday in my head again.
Bono onstage: Stops the audience and gets them to quiet down. He claps his hands once and stands in silence....a moment later he claps again...and stands in silence....finally he speaks and tells the audience, "everytime I clap my hands...a child in Africa dies".....a guy in the audience yells....." then stop clapping!!"
LLOLLOLOL!!!!!!!!! I\'m not sure if that\'s really a true story but it\'s a funny one. Artie Lange told it on Howard Stern.
My father always said that whenever he heard the Stones on the radio, it made him appreciate how good The Beatles really were - I agree.
I honestly don\'t get all of the Bono bashing. The man\'s head may be the size of Rhode Island, but he\'s still constantly trying to help people around the world.
Might I suggest that The Beatles or Elvis should be added to the Biggest Rock Band. Both will be remembered long after any band mentioned on this thread fizzles out.
I thought so too, but then in my oponion, I would not include the rolling stones. I\'ve never liked them, but I think that people go to the concerts to say that they went to a rolling stones concert, not because they really are fans of the music.
I saw The Eagles on their last tour (my father bought the tix - $175 a piece) and it was somewhat of a nostalgia thing, but they actually played some new music. I enjoyed it, but wouldn\'t pay that much to see them again.
I saw The Eagles on their last tour (my father bought the tix - $175 a piece) and it was somewhat of a nostalgia thing, but they actually played some new music. I enjoyed it, but wouldn\'t pay that much to see them again.
I also got to see a free mega concert last year on the Stones last tour because my friend\'s dad bought too many tickets. It was certainly fun (especially since I only paid a couple bucks for the train), but $100 is more than I am willing to pay for a predictable show.
it\'s pretty sad when are nations economy depends on **** like this..... what is this poor nation coming to.
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Better-than-expected profit results from Walt Disney Co. handed Wall Street some good news. Disney posted a 26 percent decline in profit late Tuesday, but the results beat expectations. The company -- one of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones industrials -- reported a 9 percent rise in revenue, thanks in part to the success of brands such as ESPN, "High School Musical" and "Hannah Montana."