Overrated bands.

[Chino]

U2 (new album 5 stars in Rolling Stone? Come on now! It's not thatgood )

Not that good, not that bad. I was expecting to hear more rocking upbeat songs but still, the slow songs are not THAT bad. May not be my all-time favorite but I dig it. Favorite song in that album is Magnificent. Can't wait for their tour. On this tour I'll fly over to Ireland to check them out on their very own backyard, Dublin.

U2 is lucky that they ran into Dan Lanois

Dan Lanois, Brian Eno, and Steve Lillywhite, have been an important asset to the band.

The Edge needs a new guitar desperately... come on man, it has been over 30 years now. Just buy a new one, I'm sure you have the necessary funding at this stage

Watch the extra scenes for most of their live DVDs and you'll see he has more than a couple guitars out there. Nothing wrong with having even one guitar as long as he keeps rocking.

Yes, U2 are completely over-rated. I like them, but it's sad that they are one of the biggest bands in the world when they don't have half the talent or songwriting ability as dozens of other bands

You don't need to play a thousand notes in a minute to make a good song. Some of the greatest songs out there can have 3 chords and that's it. Simple music or not, many bands admit to being inspired by their sound, lyrics, involvement in world issues, etc.

Ok, my turn. I'll say anything that's HipHop/Rap. While you have bands sit down to write their very own music and lyrics you'll have HipHoppers/Rappers out there just snatching those songs, add a beat, rap the lyrics, sample the song, etc. I remember taking my nephews to the movies and they brought a friend. I was listening to The Police and "Every breath you take" came up. One of those kids was like "Uuuungh! That sucks! Isn't that P-Diddy's song?!" I wanted to slap that kid :P . Then, what's up with their live performances? You'll have a guy back there pushing a button or spinning a record and a rapper just waving his arms and rapping while in a rock show you'll see a band play their very own instruments to songs they wrote unless they are playing a cover. For those who like HipHop/Rap, cool, but it is not my cup of tea.

[boozeboxer]

U2 (new album 5 stars in Rolling Stone? Come on now! It's not thatgood )

Not that good, not that bad. I was expecting to hear more rocking upbeat songs but still, the slow songs are not THAT bad. May not be my all-time favorite but I dig it. Favorite song in that album is Magnificent. Can't wait for their tour. On this tour I'll fly over to Ireland to check them out on their very own backyard, Dublin.

U2 is lucky that they ran into Dan Lanois

Dan Lanois, Brian Eno, and Steve Lillywhite, have been an important asset to the band.

The Edge needs a new guitar desperately... come on man, it has been over 30 years now. Just buy a new one, I'm sure you have the necessary funding at this stage

Watch the extra scenes for most of their live DVDs and you'll see he has more than a couple guitars out there. Nothing wrong with having even one guitar as long as he keeps rocking.

Yes, U2 are completely over-rated. I like them, but it's sad that they are one of the biggest bands in the world when they don't have half the talent or songwriting ability as dozens of other bands

You don't need to play a thousand notes in a minute to make a good song. Some of the greatest songs out there can have 3 chords and that's it. Simple music or not, many bands admit to being inspired by their sound, lyrics, involvement in world issues, etc.

Ok, my turn. I'll say anything that's HipHop/Rap. While you have bands sit down to write their very own music and lyrics you'll have HipHoppers/Rappers out there just snatching those songs, add a beat, rap the lyrics, sample the song, etc. I remember taking my nephews to the movies and they brought a friend. I was listening to The Police and "Every breath you take" came up. One of those kids was like "Uuuungh! That sucks! Isn't that P-Diddy's song?!" I wanted to slap that kid :P . Then, what's up with their live performances? You'll have a guy back there pushing a button or spinning a record and a rapper just waving his arms and rapping while on a rock show you'll see a band play their very own instruments to songs they wrote unless they are playing a cover. For those who like HipHop/Rap, cool, but it is not my cup of tea.

I agree that almost all live rap performances suck ass. I am going to see Nas in july. I hope he is better than I expect.