tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post596588105731832631..comments2023-12-26T08:01:29.708-05:00Comments on Five Best: Why U2 SucksJosh Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494796706502271807noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-37832092094756069762019-12-12T20:31:49.509-05:002019-12-12T20:31:49.509-05:00U2 is reflection of the society today, fast food,n...U2 is reflection of the society today, fast food,new cell every year,disposable everything...<br />that`s the reason they sell music no substance no skill no emotion.JoBlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733137371750676196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-76049398517456196322019-06-14T02:41:14.381-05:002019-06-14T02:41:14.381-05:00They suck so bad I'm not even going to say ho...They suck so bad I'm not even going to say how much. I wouldn't pay to see them at a local bar or garage Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906533201798158530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-4262563416041020232017-05-30T18:13:21.993-05:002017-05-30T18:13:21.993-05:00Just stumbled on this, and I have to agree with yo...Just stumbled on this, and I have to agree with you. U2 is vastly overrated -- and they aren't even very good musicians. These guys are all style and no substance. Their live shows are big screens, lights and special effects, and very little playing. The Edge even admits that his guitar sound is mainly achieved by lots of pedals and effects, and that he isn't a very good musician. I used to be a fan back in the 80s, but once they decided to sell their souls to corporate sponsorship and become a spectacle rather than a band, I jumped off the bandwagon very quickly.<br /><br />To me, the real measure of a good band isn't the spectacle that their live shows are, or even the albums they release. If a band are truly good musicians, they should be able to take the stage without any special effects, lighting, big screens, or any of that crap -- just the band and their instruments, playing their songs. They should be able to get the heart and soul of their songs across without needing those songs to be overshadowed with how they're presented. U2 is completely incapable of doing that. They present a huge overblown spectacle that has no substance to it whatsoever.<br /><br />And don't even get me started on the fact that this summer, they're desperately trying to convince the world that a 30-year-old album, one that sounded dated 10 years after its initial release, much less 30, is somehow still "musically relevant." Give me a fucking break. U2 hasn't been relevant to music in any way since the mid-90s, and even that's pushing it, considering that they've spent the last 25 years searching for a "new sound" and being followers rather than innovators. Their last gasp of being "relevant," or even a good band, was "Achtung Baby." After that, they just went down the rabbit hole is irrelevance, and they keep digging themselves ever deeper into that hole. <br /><br />One last thing: If Bono loves preaching so much, he should go stand behind a pulpit and pontificate, not on a stage boring people who seemingly, given the price of their concert tickets, have much more money than they do either sense or good taste. angstytimelordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404827655161390988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-22503210071545874342017-05-07T23:48:58.069-05:002017-05-07T23:48:58.069-05:00Once upon a time, in the 1980s, I was an awkward, ...Once upon a time, in the 1980s, I was an awkward, kind of geeky teenager and sometimes girls would ask me what kind of music I was into. I wasn't into music, so I would have nothing to say and come of looking like a total dork, so I quickly realized that I needed to be able to say I liked something, and it had to be acceptable as 'cool', but well known enough that when I name-drop it, people will know what I'm referring to. So U2 wound up being the natural choice. I bought all their albums, on cassette, and later a few on CD. I would listen to it, as I had to in case anyone who I told I like them actually started asking me what songs I liked, etc. Even though I found the music hard to enjoy, I soon convinced myself that I really liked it. But then I had this room-mate who worked at a record store and stole a lot of CDs, and I was exposed to all kinds of much better music so I quickly lost interest in U2, and of course I realize now that they're terrible. The point of my story is that I think this is how a lot of people get into U2 and other terrible bands like Coldplay, or Radiohead. They get into these bands to 'fit in' socially, and fitting in means being bland and embracing the lowest common denominator. I was lucky to be exposed to much better music, and get away from U2, but these days anyone can access everything thanks to mp3 and streaming, so there really is no excuse to stick with these terrible bands for long periods in one's life. Once you're out of that awkward need-to-fit-in stage of life, ditching bland tuneless bands should be a relatively simple exercise. Then again, perhaps a lot of people never grow out of that stage...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603852750700248433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-61554333649966030962016-08-20T05:17:22.590-05:002016-08-20T05:17:22.590-05:00Just because you failed, in whatever life long pur...Just because you failed, in whatever life long pursuit you ever had, doesn't mean something else sucks. Just because Josh Krupp, oh wait, Kurp ...., you see? I couldn't even remember that name after one Internet page flip. Where was I? Oh yes, just because Josh Kurp, who doesn't mean anything to no one. except MAYBE his parents and siblings, doesn't like the musical stylings of U2 doesn't mean U2 sucks. What it means is that Josh Kurp has a different taste in music. There is music I do not enjoy but I realize it brings a sense of being to others. It doesn't mean it sucks. The posting of Josh Kurp was done awhile ago. He might be dead now, I don't know. The reason I don't know is because Josh Kurp is just a clay puppet. Nobody has ever heard of him because nobody ever really cared about him, except his mum and pop. His siblings would be pleased because they would be getting a bigger piece of the pie when the parents pass on.Mike M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03470029029898229893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-38281452406794734522016-06-27T04:05:09.216-05:002016-06-27T04:05:09.216-05:00It's very easy. If a band makes music and you ...It's very easy. If a band makes music and you find some comfort in their music, or feel happy listening to it it's fine. They bring out emotions for a lot of people and that's a good thing. If you don't like the music, okay. Don't listen to it. But for a lot of people their music means a great deal. So let it be.Chet Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459823690214573995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-49713743086483269852016-06-14T10:53:23.928-05:002016-06-14T10:53:23.928-05:00I always thought that these guys are way overrated...I always thought that these guys are way overrated. I just don't get it. I used to be a professional drummer and teach music, and the level of idolatry amazes me. I've seen Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Who,Future Islands, Janis Joplin , Zappa and Pink Floyd as well as MANY others They are decent players obviously,I just don't have interest in them. P.S. Sting is a better singer. SteveGrouchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025335797633684725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-62558427155050583192016-06-14T10:53:21.186-05:002016-06-14T10:53:21.186-05:00I always thought that these guys are way overrated...I always thought that these guys are way overrated. I just don't get it. I used to be a professional drummer and teach music, and the level of idolatry amazes me. I've seen Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Who,Future Islands, Janis Joplin , Zappa and Pink Floyd as well as MANY others They are decent players obviously,I just don't have interest in them. P.S. Sting is a better singer. SteveGrouchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025335797633684725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-63965421562714145862015-08-20T19:56:23.701-05:002015-08-20T19:56:23.701-05:00I wish to Bono long and painful sickness!!!I wish to Bono long and painful sickness!!!Isushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060507744997595297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-20927351118775412582015-07-05T01:23:10.532-05:002015-07-05T01:23:10.532-05:00What Bonosucks said is spot on. U2 is not rock. It...What Bonosucks said is spot on. U2 is not rock. Its a pop band as the majority of their songs are pop songs. U2 is 'rock' for people who would otherwise be listening to Neil Diamond. Playing instruments and being white does not automatically equal rock. I cringe every time I hear U2 referred to as a rock band. I've been to see them live (Im not a fan but my bf is) and I've listened to a lot of their songs. Its pop. If I think of them as pop, then they are much more tolerable. If I think of them as rock they are bland, boring, and with abysmal song writing. U2 is a boy band plain and simple.Mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239797652892856585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-22878955578573947072015-04-27T23:43:31.253-05:002015-04-27T23:43:31.253-05:00You know. You got the group think thing right but ...You know. You got the group think thing right but the group it's used most on wrong. It's so easy to hate on U2, everyone does it, they are the cliche band to hate. It's actually groupthink to slam U2. Nowadays it's harder to defend the band then hate on themJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400053780328550424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-19723810177949085002013-12-23T19:50:59.472-05:002013-12-23T19:50:59.472-05:00U2 are the new Beatles. Anyone who doesn't und...U2 are the new Beatles. Anyone who doesn't understand this is an idgit. The end.AbbeyRoadkillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895923221644144087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-41758708707634485682012-11-22T12:19:20.526-05:002012-11-22T12:19:20.526-05:00I absolutely agree. U2 are terrible, overrated and...I absolutely agree. U2 are terrible, overrated and incredibly boring. Bono thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. I know for a fact that Bono is not Jesus because I saw Jesus at a drag show last weekend with my own eyes. AngelaFlangelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809846013856213363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-69882925021106974362012-03-19T10:13:54.188-05:002012-03-19T10:13:54.188-05:00"his music ROX your god butt SOX off"
&..."his music ROX your god butt SOX off"<br /><br />"but U2 is the best awesome rock band ever"<br /><br />"Make something about the Beatles."John Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825306681512575857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-90342177098519488852012-03-16T17:07:07.919-05:002012-03-16T17:07:07.919-05:00You wanna know what? I happen to know Bono over di...You wanna know what? I happen to know Bono over digital media and he happens to be funny, nice, smart, and his music ROX your god butt SOX off. You can say crap all you want but U2 is the best awesome rock band ever. And I feel bad for you. You spend all your time dwelling on how bad U2 is. Why not open your 2 eyes that God gave you and close that 1 mouth that nobody wants to hear any way. So stop dwelling on stuff you hate. Make something about the Beatles. Leave U2 alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-49903438156617996482011-05-09T22:04:20.458-05:002011-05-09T22:04:20.458-05:00100% true, i definitely agree, U2 is adequate.100% true, i definitely agree, U2 is adequate.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859903436028496432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-57878058020154417692010-12-28T08:21:20.159-05:002010-12-28T08:21:20.159-05:00U2 is the most successful ELAVATOR music of ALL TI...U2 is the most successful ELAVATOR music of ALL TIME.<br /><br />And, if I EVER hear; "what a great guitarist The Edge is",<br />I'll THROW UP!<br /><br />EDGE SUCKS as a guitarist!<br /><br />Add to that; one overblown, boring and egotistical BONER of a frontman, and the WORST BASS & PERCUSSION in Rock,<br />and you end up with one sad and overated band.<br /><br />In Fact, U2 is the PERFECT EXAMPLE of an OVERATED musical group, they meet ALL the criteria!Reality Byteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903870062369152973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-89583338107499591452009-12-15T18:16:49.749-05:002009-12-15T18:16:49.749-05:00hell yeah¡hell yeah¡Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366316083993947560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-61649761377964015272009-10-05T09:43:13.311-05:002009-10-05T09:43:13.311-05:00Thanks so much for starting this blog! Now I can ...Thanks so much for starting this blog! Now I can prove to my husband that not everyone enjoys listening to insipid, uninspiring lyrics being screamed repeatedly to the same tune over and over and over... I swear it's the same song made over every time. Who could tell anyway? I can't understand a word Bono says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-62038320218937099272009-09-15T17:22:46.931-05:002009-09-15T17:22:46.931-05:00its so refreshing to google "U2 Sucks" a...its so refreshing to google "U2 Sucks" and get almost a million hits.Mr. Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759483019740537542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-74868619517719488452009-07-21T21:16:35.536-05:002009-07-21T21:16:35.536-05:00Wow, I thought I was the only one who feels this w...Wow, I thought I was the only one who feels this way. We had a Cub Scout band that banged pie plates together and tapped water bottles filled to various levels. We were bad, of course, but much better than U2. Clang clang..Jeffrey Gackenheimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507258265503520135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-76493272659705435962009-05-14T09:29:00.000-05:002009-05-14T09:29:00.000-05:00Woo Hoo U2 is ...adequate. You're absolutely right...Woo Hoo U2 is ...adequate. You're absolutely right...they make great filler and are nice as background music. They'l be on Muzak for anither 30 years but what kind of a tool says, lets listen to a an entire U2 album, it's great music.partyoffourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913759541414693583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-16576785931179932712009-04-28T16:21:00.000-05:002009-04-28T16:21:00.000-05:00I don't mind U2. They're better than a lot of band...I don't mind U2. They're better than a lot of bands, but not as good as a LOT of other bands.<br /><br />I look at the parts. Bono? The guy has pipes. He might be the biggest douchebag this side of Arthur Kade, but he has a really remarkable instrument. He's "that loud irish singer"... Impressive voice. Not as impressive as say, Peter Hammill or David Bowie, but pretty damn good. <br /><br />Edge: A VERY good guitar player. He doesn't play stuff that's terribly difficult, but he plays it very well, and he knows how to take 3 chords and voice them in an interesting way. He is Very Good. he is not Robert Fripp. He is nt John McLaughlin. He isn't even Peter Townsend. But he IS very good.<br /><br />Mullin: He's really... average. He can keep time, but he has a habit of rushing his beats - he's always just a little bit ahead. This gives his drumming that "urgentness" so key to the U2 sound. But after a while you wonder if he'll ever be on time. He's an OK drummer. Not great, barely "good". Reminds me of Ringo, if ringo did crank.<br /><br />Then there's Clayton.<br /><br />Clayton SUCKS. He is everything I detest in contemporary bass playing. He had a few moments of not-suckage on "War" but otherwise, he is simply unlistenable and unbearable. he will never read this, but I will post as if he is:<br /><br />Clayton: (caps for emphasis, yes, I am shouting)<br /><br />EIGHTH NOTES ON THE ROOT SUCK ASS. WOULD YOU KINDLY LEARN TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN EIGHTH NOTES ON THE ROOT.<br /><br />I swear to freaking Jesus on a pogostick, that's all this clown knows how to do, and he gets paid MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to play rock's most suck ass bass lines. Yo: Clayton: YOU SUCK. I played better bass when I was in high school. Had I known then I could make an easy career of suck ass bass playing like you, I never would have gone into more meaningful life choices.<br /><br />you blow and suck at the same time.<br /><br />So, you have an A singer, an A- guitarist, a C level drummer, and a failure as a bass player. That averages out to 2.875, or, a C+. <br /><br />And I think that is exactly fair. U@ is, in actuality, a C+ band. Better than mediocre, but not a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-82157687430972549222009-04-22T10:47:00.000-05:002009-04-22T10:47:00.000-05:00"most important and influential band of the post-p..."most important and influential band of the post-punk era," WHAT THE FUCK!??? i swear i wanted to cry when i read that...londonafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206681691113949702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007462302142483423.post-22116383534986979572009-04-18T13:51:00.001-05:002009-04-18T13:51:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.BonoSuckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260449289785366764noreply@blogger.com