U2 sucks!

Ah, crap. I forgot to add the profound hipster douchebaggery. Guess I'll have to wait 12 hours for the next U2 thread to get it right.

/doesn't like U2, but it is amusing to see everyone get so worked up over them and That Other Band that does not get green-lit nearly enough.

Well, I went ahead and, erm, found samples of it. I had to b/c U2 was capable of releasing some really great stuff (Achtung). Maybe it's just because it's the first listen but...meh. Then again, I only expected a 'meh.'

Not even Lars Ulrich bothers getting upset over this any more.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN

my theory on the people hating u2, is that they used to LOVE u2 but resent they are not u2 circa Under a blood red sky. What they are is a band that can still push out a good song or two per album, which is packed with fillers, but those good songs are enough to keep them in the spotlight.

SO here they are, throughout the years, taunting their old fans. Because its not Bono waving a white flag at Red rocks anymore. Its Bono waving his big glasses, fat, bloated and a millionaire. It ruins the Red Rocks thing

chemical_angel: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN

Yeah, that's pretty much my impression of the...samples. Then again, I'm not filthy rich and sleeping on a bed made entirely of live 16 y/o Philippine girls, like I assume Bono is/does. So that pretty much trumps what I think, lulz

HappyHarryHardOn: my theory on the people hating u2, is that they used to LOVE u2

Not likely. Then again, hating a band takes a lot of effort and makes no sense. Just turn the radio channel. Or turn to MTV where you won't have to worry about hearing music ever.

Will they also sue Thepiratebay now?

HappyHarryHardOn: my theory on the people hating u2, is that they used to LOVE u2 but resent they are not u2 circa Under a blood red sky. What they are is a band that can still push out a good song or two per album, which is packed with fillers, but those good songs are enough to keep them in the spotlight.

SO here they are, throughout the years, taunting their old fans. Because its not Bono waving a white flag at Red rocks anymore. Its Bono waving his big glasses, fat, bloated and a millionaire. It ruins the Red Rocks thing

Nope, always hated them and their contrived sound and the procrustean garbage bin of effects that their guitarist calls a solo.

They suck.

this is bullshiat, nobody cares! These guys are from England and who GIVES a shiat?

I came here to say I like U2. Since others take time to say they hate U2.
So I took the time.

Thanks for your time.

Aquatic Bee: this is bullshiat, nobody cares! These guys are from England and who GIVES a shiat?

NEVER tell an Irishman that they're from England.

Think of it as a donation to Africa. Africans with uTorrent.

I'm currently listening to The Unforgettable Fire right now so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies.

/Is it worth the download?

Silovik: HappyHarryHardOn: my theory on the people hating u2, is that they used to LOVE u2 but resent they are not u2 circa Under a blood red sky. What they are is a band that can still push out a good song or two per album, which is packed with fillers, but those good songs are enough to keep them in the spotlight.

SO here they are, throughout the years, taunting their old fans. Because its not Bono waving a white flag at Red rocks anymore. Its Bono waving his big glasses, fat, bloated and a millionaire. It ruins the Red Rocks thing

Nope, always hated them and their contrived sound and the procrustean garbage bin of effects that their guitarist calls a solo.

They suck.

OK, well, I forgot to add from the beginning there *IS* a section of people who just don't like them and never will

and I can't really blame or hate youse

Aquatic Bee: this is bullshiat, nobody cares! These guys are from England and who GIVES a shiat?

I'm pretty sure they're from the Isle of Man, not England.

<b>Aquatic Bee:</b> <i>this is bullshiat, nobody cares! These guys are from England and who GIVES a shiat?</i>

Not too obscure. +1

BONO also plans to sue Negativeland again too, just for larfs.

Bono's wrath, eh? Will there be an Army Of Bono?

How can anyone tell it's new?

Just downloaded it, but won't be listening to it until sometime this weekend. Going to bed.

I've listened to the "boots" single on the radio twice, maybe THREE times now, and i STILL hate it. ugh.

Aquatic Bee: this is bullshiat, nobody cares! These guys are from England and who GIVES a shiat?

Well done, sir.

/Christianity is stupid
/Communism is good

Stay Cool Babylon: U2 sucks!

Ah, crap. I forgot to add the profound hipster douchebaggery. Guess I'll have to wait 12 hours for the next U2 thread to get it right.

/doesn't like U2, but it is amusing to see everyone get so worked up over them and That Other Band that does not get green-lit nearly enough.

Well, I'm not a big fan and I do think they're overrated, but I wouldn't say they suck even if Bono let fame go to his head a couple of decades ago and can't get over himself.

The week before Dylan's autobiography came out, I saw it at Sam's Club and tried to buy it. The cashier got all confused because it wasn't in the system and finally figured out that it wasn't supposed to go on sale until the following week. It was pretty stupid since it was an (attempted) impulse buy on my part and I ended up not buying it for another 6 months and I didn't get it at Sam's.

What is it with these release dates anyway? If a product is ready and shipped, why not just let them sell it?

I guess it's to boost first-week sales or something so that the product shows up higher in top-10 (40, 100, whatever) lists and also adds to the hype.

I currently work in the protein industry (or dead-animal industry if you prefer) and I can't imagine announcing that you can't buy a Certified Angus Beef ribeye until a certain date.

/All your dogs want our product

I didnt like GOYB the first few times I heard it. After watching the video I cant get it out of my head. I like the song now.

I have heard the 30 second clips from the album.

Its their best album since Acthung Baby. Very creative and experimental.

Love the first Song, no line on the horizon.

/If you dont have the capability to listen more than a few times and pay attention, you arent going to like U2

bono= complete sack of crap
there i said it...its out there...

I'll probably get it, just to say I've listened to it but I gotta be honest "Get On Your Boots" doesn't real pull me in at all. The other tracks better make up for it

who cares?

U2 mattered in 1981 when i bought my first bass
a sunburst fender jazz

and the U2 licks wuz EZ pickins.


since then?
not so much.


some ok tunes along the way though.


none as good as mine, however.
http://myspace.com/daveyunderground


/bite me
//in advance

mud_shark: Stay Cool Babylon: U2 sucks!

Ah, crap. I forgot to add the profound hipster douchebaggery. Guess I'll have to wait 12 hours for the next U2 thread to get it right.

/doesn't like U2, but it is amusing to see everyone get so worked up over them and That Other Band that does not get green-lit nearly enough.

Well, I'm not a big fan and I do think they're overrated, but I wouldn't say they suck even if Bono let fame go to his head a couple of decades ago and can't get over himself.

The week before Dylan's autobiography came out, I saw it at Sam's Club and tried to buy it. The cashier got all confused because it wasn't in the system and finally figured out that it wasn't supposed to go on sale until the following week. It was pretty stupid since it was an (attempted) impulse buy on my part and I ended up not buying it for another 6 months and I didn't get it at Sam's.

What is it with these release dates anyway? If a product is ready and shipped, why not just let them sell it?

I guess it's to boost first-week sales or something so that the product shows up higher in top-10 (40, 100, whatever) lists and also adds to the hype.

I currently work in the protein industry (or dead-animal industry if you prefer) and I can't imagine announcing that you can't buy a Certified Angus Beef ribeye until a certain date.

/All your dogs want our product

It's also so all retailers have it at the same time, otherwise it's unfair that one can start selling it before the others, just because the courier went past their shop first.

Break an embargo = not get anything on release day ever again. This website will probably never get anything from Universal (I think) on time again.

Mighty Tighty Whitey 2009-02-19 10:53:20 PM
Will they also sue Thepiratebay now?

Just how safe is using Pirate Bay?

Anhy comments?

mfaby: Mighty Tighty Whitey 2009-02-19 10:53:20 PM
Will they also sue Thepiratebay now?

Just how safe is using Pirate Bay?

Anhy comments?

Same as any other torrent service.

danduran: mfaby: Mighty Tighty Whitey 2009-02-19 10:53:20 PM
Will they also sue Thepiratebay now?

Just how safe is using Pirate Bay?

Anhy comments?

Same as any other torrent service.

Try using an IP blocker like PeerGuardian. It's not at all bulletproof, but it is an added element of protection. As a general rule, music is very safe (most of the C&D letters are coming about movies, these days). But with the U2 release being such a big deal AND their manager being an outspoken critic of file sharing, I'd be wary of using anyone but a private tracker. Private trackers, much like the PeerGuardian I mentioned, are not intended to provide secure solutions; they just lessen the already extremely slim possibility that you'd get caught DLing music.

None of this matters because usenet is the real mutha.

danduran: It's also so all retailers have it at the same time, otherwise it's unfair that one can start selling it before the others, just because the courier went past their shop first.

Yeah - because music and book publishers are all about fairness.

No fair that Walmart has better distribution than Joe's Book Shop - we're going to sacrifice immediate sales so Joe's can compete.

I'd still rather buy it at Joe's and probably would, or like I told the minimum wage clerk at PetSmart the other day after seeing that my cat's food went up a couple bucks I'm going to buy it online.

Hey, a couple bucks is a couple bucks - which ain't much and will be even less once Obama has his way

As stated earlier in the thread, even Lars doesn't get the slightest bit butthurt or litigous over this sort of thing anymore - and he's the guy who created the "rock musician getting overly butthurt and litigous because of fans downloading his music for free instead of paying money for it" meme.

U2 SUCK COCK!

and BONO IS A DOOS!!!!!

danduran: What is it with these release dates anyway? If a product is ready and shipped, why not just let them sell it?

I guess it's to boost first-week sales or something so that the product shows up higher in top-10 (40, 100, whatever) lists and also adds to the hype.

I currently work in the protein industry (or dead-animal industry if you prefer) and I can't imagine announcing that you can't buy a Certified Angus Beef ribeye until a certain date.

/All your dogs want our product

It's also so all retailers have it at the same time, otherwise it's unfair that one can start selling it before the others, just because the courier went past their shop first.

Break an embargo = not get anything on release day ever again. This website will probably never get anything from Universal (I think) on time again.

Also, the most important reason is to prevent leaks, which tends to have a detrimental effect on sales. Especially if the album most likely sucks and relies on the fame of the band for sales, in which case some people might not want to buy it after hearing it. Applies to U2.

mud_shark: danduran: It's also so all retailers have it at the same time, otherwise it's unfair that one can start selling it before the others, just because the courier went past their shop first.

Yeah - because music and book publishers are all about fairness.

No fair that Walmart has better distribution than Joe's Book Shop - we're going to sacrifice immediate sales so Joe's can compete.

I'd still rather buy it at Joe's and probably would, or like I told the minimum wage clerk at PetSmart the other day after seeing that my cat's food went up a couple bucks I'm going to buy it online.

Hey, a couple bucks is a couple bucks - which ain't much and will be even less once Obama has his way

Maybe that's how it is in the US, but where I am, embargoes are to stop retailers getting in ahead of others - if one sells out, then goes to another and it's not on sale, it looks bad mud_shark: danduran: It's also so all retailers have it at the same time, otherwise it's unfair that one can start selling it before the others, just because the courier went past their shop first.

Yeah - because music and book publishers are all about fairness.

No fair that Walmart has better distribution than Joe's Book Shop - we're going to sacrifice immediate sales so Joe's can compete.

I'd still rather buy it at Joe's and probably would, or like I told the minimum wage clerk at PetSmart the other day after seeing that my cat's food went up a couple bucks I'm going to buy it online.

Hey, a couple bucks is a couple bucks - which ain't much and will be even less once Obama has his way

I'm not in the US, so it may be different here. But that was the golden rule where I worked - never break an embargo, or you'd never get anything in advance again, meaning you'd not be able to organise your release day promotion.

Not that that really mattered, since the best selling albums by far were the slow burners that lasted all year.

Thank you Fark!!!!!
I'm listening to it now because of this story. Also, lots of people at my company are listening to it now too. I don't know who submitted this but thanks because you just made me a very popular guy where I work.

meteorite: Thank you Fark!!!!!
I'm listening to it now because of this story. Also, lots of people at my company are listening to it now too. I don't know who submitted this but thanks because you just made me a very popular guy where I work.

You're popular at work because of a U2 album? Is it just the album, or did you include hand-jobs?

/I kid

pretty good and definitely more interesting than the last two. even the poppiest song on it works for what it is.

solcofn: I dig old U2. Everything since Achtung Baby has been down hill. I really can't stand the new single.

There is one song you should look into. "Magnificence." I gotta say, it reeks of U2's relevant days. Not bad. Not bad at all. It's as though every building block was deliberately placed. A throbbing rhythm section, circa 1984 jangling guitar, etc. Barring some production values, it's straight from Unforgettable Fire.

To those of you who are fans - even the versions of the songs that claim to be @320k are somewhat lacking in quality. So is some of the songwriting. But if you are a big U2 fan, I suggest waiting for the physical CD. What's in the wild is good for evaluating only, even though it supposedly came from the record company's own outlet. The iTuning of the world continues! How sad is it that you have to STEAL it to get a good digital copy? Idiots.

/did not like this album yesterday
//still do not like it, but some individual songs are fantastic

solcofn: I dig old U2. Everything since Achtung Baby has been down hill. I really can't stand the new single.

I have been hearing that U2 has been going downhill ever since Unforgettable Fire came out. When Unforgettable Fire come out- "what crap U2 sucks now" Joshua Tree Came out, "what crap U2 sucks now" - Acthung baby first was released - "what crap U2 sucks now"-

After Acthung Baby I can name a few songs right off the top of my head that are just as good if not better than anything they had done before.
1. Zooropa (the song) - awesome post apocolyptic nuclear war song, gets better the more you listen to it.
2. Some days are better than others- Funky grove, with missmatched guitar.
3. Elevation - High energy, great song
4. Beautifull Day - If a new band came along with a song this great it, they could live off of it for years. But because its U2 it gets lost in the wash of so many other songs.
5. Man and a woman- Completely underated song, listen to it a few times, perfectly played. I usually dont like the chick flicks they do, but there is something about this one.

/Its not the main stream music that is what makes U2 great, its the high energy alternative rock that keeps the devoted fans coming back.
//Bullet the blue sky, Zoo station, The fly, Elevation, Zooropa, 3 sunrises, Indian Summer sky.
///Your Garage band dreams about coming up with just one song that U2 has done for years, and infact has been ridiculed for doing it for so long.
////The more they are hated, the better I know the music this time around is going to be..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t11VmC3n2w

guyinjeep16: solcofn: I dig old U2. Everything since Achtung Baby has been down hill. I really can't stand the new single.

I have been hearing that U2 has been going downhill ever since Unforgettable Fire came out. When Unforgettable Fire come out- "what crap U2 sucks now" Joshua Tree Came out, "what crap U2 sucks now" - Acthung baby first was released - "what crap U2 sucks now"-

After Acthung Baby I can name a few songs right off the top of my head that are just as good if not better than anything they had done before.
1. Zooropa (the song) - awesome post apocolyptic nuclear war song, gets better the more you listen to it.
2. Some days are better than others- Funky grove, with missmatched guitar.
3. Elevation - High energy, great song
4. Beautifull Day - If a new band came along with a song this great it, they could live off of it for years. But because its U2 it gets lost in the wash of so many other songs.
5. Man and a woman- Completely underated song, listen to it a few times, perfectly played. I usually dont like the chick flicks they do, but there is something about this one.

/Its not the main stream music that is what makes U2 great, its the high energy alternative rock that keeps the devoted fans coming back.
//Bullet the blue sky, Zoo station, The fly, Elevation, Zooropa, 3 sunrises, Indian Summer sky.
///Your Garage band dreams about coming up with just one song that U2 has done for years, and infact has been ridiculed for doing it for so long.
////The more they are hated, the better I know the music this time around is going to be..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t11VmC3n2w





/Opinion...I has one.
//I didn't say they suck...just that I haven't really liked a lot of their new stuff.
///I still haven't found what I'm looking for.

mud_shark: Stay Cool Babylon: U2 sucks!

Ah, crap. I forgot to add the profound hipster douchebaggery. Guess I'll have to wait 12 hours for the next U2 thread to get it right.

/doesn't like U2, but it is amusing to see everyone get so worked up over them and That Other Band that does not get green-lit nearly enough.

Well, I'm not a big fan and I do think they're overrated, but I wouldn't say they suck even if Bono let fame go to his head a couple of decades ago and can't get over himself.

The week before Dylan's autobiography came out, I saw it at Sam's Club and tried to buy it. The cashier got all confused because it wasn't in the system and finally figured out that it wasn't supposed to go on sale until the following week. It was pretty stupid since it was an (attempted) impulse buy on my part and I ended up not buying it for another 6 months and I didn't get it at Sam's.

What is it with these release dates anyway? If a product is ready and shipped, why not just let them sell it?

I guess it's to boost first-week sales or something so that the product shows up higher in top-10 (40, 100, whatever) lists and also adds to the hype.

I currently work in the protein industry (or dead-animal industry if you prefer) and I can't imagine announcing that you can't buy a Certified Angus Beef ribeye until a certain date.

/All your dogs want our product

Yes, but I am guessing that this weeks meat isn't much diffrent from last weeks. I worked for a large record distributor. Most stores have the album days before it goes on sale, but they risk penalties if they put it on the racks early. It's a huge effort for a record company to ship a large release out. Stuff is shipped via UPS and over the road truck lines. So everyone gets the product on a different day. The release date insures that the store down the street doesn't start selling something before you can. I can tell you that record stores and chains are like little children. If they think that the other guy is getting something that they are not then they throw an unbelievable fit. We constantly had stores calling to report each other for violating street date.

I have to admit, this is actually a good album. I was expecting crap like the last one (though it did have 3-4 good songs on it).

I've been looking for a song to dislike and the only one was GOYB but after listening to it for 4-5 times, i really like it.

the only main issue is that bono's voice isn't farked around with now, so its raspy and whatnot. it takes some getting used to but its not bad.

I like No Line On The Horizon.

I was expecting more crap than there actually is. There really isn't a bad song on it. I'll buy the cd when it comes out to go into the U2 section in my library.

Joshua Tree and before remains their peak, though.

What with all the U2-hate around here? Seriously, you guys made me lol.

//Likes NLOTH
///A fan of the band since ATYCLB released.

I think I'm one of the only people that doesn't like their really old stuff. With very few exceptions anything before Joshua Tree I can't stand. I love their funky 90's stuff the best but their new stuff is pretty good too.