new U2 CD stolen

[Rockin' Cherub]

Originally posted by Buggle
U2 are on their tour bus when it goes out of control and crashes off the side of a cliff and plummets to the ground. Who survives?



The music Industry.

haha.

[Mr. Burns]

Oh go listen to The Mars Volta and pretend to know what good music sounds like, you fucking U2-bashing hypocrites.

I can't wait for U2's new album.

[sleeper]

im glad everyone is right on with this, u2 is fucking joke. i cant stand how respected by the homogenous, ignorant masses they are. if there could be more trite, useless, and boring music id like to know it.

[Mr. Burns]

Originally posted by sleeper
im glad everyone is right on with this, u2 is fucking joke. i cant stand how respected by the homogenous, ignorant masses they are. if there could be more trite, useless, and boring music id like to know it.

Sounds like the snobbish candor of a musical elitist.

[sleeper]

Originally posted by Mr. Burns


Sounds like the snobbish candor of a musical elitist.

sounds like the elementary taste of an musically ignorant boob

[Mr. Burns]

Originally posted by sleeper


sounds like the elementary taste of an musically ignorant boob

Whatever.

I listen to a little bit of everything, so I hardly consider myself musically ignorant. I have to remind myself sometimes that this board has a tendecy to loathe anything remotely mainstream and praise unknown unlistenable hack work as being the saviours of music as we know it.

Give me a song by one of your favorite bands to download. Shoot for a band/singer I might not know of. Then I will pass judgment on your music taste.

P.S.: I stopped listening to this boards advice of what was good after I saw legions of board members here heap praise on The Mars Volta.

[Mr. Burns]

Originally posted by Sean Casey
Nimrod

Goddamn it, I AM NOT MIKE!

[Mr. Burns]

Originally posted by Sean Casey
Yeah, Nimrod, it's all about elitism

it's inconceivable that someone could just plain not like U2

Yeah, and it is also inconceivable that Radiohead is anything but sheer genius.

[tcm]

U2 and Radiohead and the Mars Volta are all great. i don't know who to root for here.

[sleeper]

Originally posted by Mr. Burns


Whatever.

I listen to a little bit of everything, so I hardly consider myself musically ignorant. I have to remind myself sometimes that this board has a tendecy to loathe anything remotely mainstream and praise unknown unlistenable hack work as being the saviours of music as we know it.

Give me a song by one of your favorite bands to download. Shoot for a band/singer I might not know of. Then I will pass judgment on your music taste.

P.S.: I stopped listening to this boards advice of what was good after I saw legions of board members here heap praise on The Mars Volta.

what you call "unlistenable hack work" or what other many mainstream fans call "indie bullshit" is usually far from being either. there is a substance in that stuff that is going over your head, youve gotta understand that. 'elitists' understand why bands like U2 or other easy stuff is liked, but have sophisticated taste enough to be bored or even insulted by it. u2 is to 'indie bullshit' what spiderman 2 is to classic foreign cinema or whatever. the former just isnt as interesting

more people hate mars volta than love them here, relax

[tcm]

U2 is more comparable to Spielberg movies.

[Sapphire]

Originally posted by sleeper
im glad everyone is right on with this, u2 is fucking joke. i cant stand how respected by the homogenous, ignorant masses they are. if there could be more trite, useless, and boring music id like to know it.

Was going to say Mars Volta, but I think Netphoria beat me to it. :erm

Seriously though, it's not that I didn't give them a chance. When one of my moronic contacts on AIM couldn't shut his fat face about it for ten seconds, I decided to download one of their songs.

What I downloaded was a 7 minute song where the last 4 minutes of it was the same 4|4 loop repeated over and over again. I wanted to put a brick through my skull. So, when I asked him about why his taste in music is so shitty, and why the fuck they made the ending of the song four minutes longer than they should have, he just said that they needed to make the CD an hour long.

Between the horrible music and this dumbshits opinion on it, I figured it would be best if I just walk away and not think about it again.

But regardless of how stupid he may be, Mars Volta really fucking suck. And don't you dare label me as an indie snob. I don't listen to indie music. Not because I don't like it, but because I'm fucking lazy. I listen to music - period. I know what I like and what I dislike, as well as I have some small notion of what is good and what is bad. And trust me, the Mars Volta fucking suck.

[Brute Squad]

Originally posted by Mr. Burns
Give me a song by one of your favorite bands to download. Shoot for a band/singer I might not know of. Then I will pass judgment on your music taste.

innocence mission - tommorrow on the runway (from the album Befriended)
pele - crisis win (from the album Enemies)

and just to prove that major label music doesn't completely suck:
justin timberlake - rock your body
I know it's totally a michael jackson rip-off but damn is it good!

[silent1]

i hate the mars volta, radiohead, and u2. whatcha gonna do?

[tcm]

Originally posted by silent1
i hate the mars volta, radiohead, and u2. whatcha gonna do?

keep smiling. keep shining, knowing you can always count on me.

[oclaftap]

Originally posted by tcm
U2 is more comparable to Spielberg movies.

is that a supose to be a bad thing?

[tcm]

Originally posted by oclaftap
is that a supose to be a bad thing?

not to me.

[3Marlon3Brando]

it sure is getting people talking and building hype about the new album. losing the album seems to have helped them.

CONSPIRACY?>!?

[sleeper]

Originally posted by Sapphire


Was going to say Mars Volta, but I think Netphoria beat me to it. :erm

Seriously though, it's not that I didn't give them a chance. When one of my moronic contacts on AIM couldn't shut his fat face about it for ten seconds, I decided to download one of their songs.

What I downloaded was a 7 minute song where the last 4 minutes of it was the same 4|4 loop repeated over and over again. I wanted to put a brick through my skull. So, when I asked him about why his taste in music is so shitty, and why the fuck they made the ending of the song four minutes longer than they should have, he just said that they needed to make the CD an hour long.

Between the horrible music and this dumbshits opinion on it, I figured it would be best if I just walk away and not think about it again.

But regardless of how stupid he may be, Mars Volta really fucking suck. And don't you dare label me as an indie snob. I don't listen to indie music. Not because I don't like it, but because I'm fucking lazy. I listen to music - period. I know what I like and what I dislike, as well as I have some small notion of what is good and what is bad. And trust me, the Mars Volta fucking suck.

what does mars volta have to do with anything? why do we all keep coming back to them? not only in this thread, but in general.

[Sapphire]

Shhhhhh.

[Boycott Graceland]

i would not be too suprised if this was a big publicity lie. their music has gotten so monotonous that the only way they can sell more records is through scandal. they're probably creaming their irish jeans over the free press this is giving them.

it hasn't even leaked! SUPPOSEDLY some weiner took a copy of some of the rough tracks. he might have just listened to it once and tossed it. "the edge" himself very well could have lost it or something. or accidently thrown it away. THIS DOES NOT CHANGE HOW BLAND THE ALBUM WILL BE. IT WILL STILL BE BLAND MUSIC. THE FRENCH POLICE ARE IDIOTS FOR EVEN TAKING THE CASE.

god, U2 bothers me.

[wpc33]

Originally posted by 3Marlon3Brando
it sure is getting people talking and building hype about the new album. losing the album seems to have helped them.

CONSPIRACY?>!?

[smashingjj]

I love U2, at least how they used to be. October, War, ThE Unforgettable Fire and their greatest hits compilations are wonderful.

[oclaftap]

Originally posted by tcm

not to me.

cool then

[Sacred Age Of Innocence]

Originally posted by sleeper


what you call "unlistenable hack work" or what other many mainstream fans call "indie bullshit" is usually far from being either. there is a substance in that stuff that is going over your head, youve gotta understand that. 'elitists' understand why bands like U2 or other easy stuff is liked, but have sophisticated taste enough to be bored or even insulted by it. u2 is to 'indie bullshit' what spiderman 2 is to classic foreign cinema or whatever. the former just isnt as interesting

more people hate mars volta than love them here, relax

Wow you sound like a miserable person along with all these "elitists" who "understand" yada yada yada


It is music & it is there to enjoy in any way you deem fit. Instead of accepting this, idiots like you try to turn everything into a title war & miss the whole point of what music was for to begin with.

I'm glad I don't look at music like the idiots described in your post.

[Mr. Burns]

Originally posted by sleeper


what you call "unlistenable hack work" or what other many mainstream fans call "indie bullshit" is usually far from being either. there is a substance in that stuff that is going over your head, youve gotta understand that. 'elitists' understand why bands like U2 or other easy stuff is liked, but have sophisticated taste enough to be bored or even insulted by it. u2 is to 'indie bullshit' what spiderman 2 is to classic foreign cinema or whatever. the former just isnt as interesting

more people hate mars volta than love them here, relax

What I like about your answer is that it's so typical of your ilk: Whatever is popular and mainstrean is unsophisticated and shallow. Whatever isn't is powerful and high-class. If you don't like it, it's not because it's bad, it's because you don't understand it. You're probably the same type of person that thinks that the "painting" of Mary done in feces is high art.

I've listened to some bands not considered mainstream, and with a few exeptions, they sound rather unlistenable. It's not because my music taste lacks sophistication; it's because most unknown bands fly under the radar for a reason other than it's shit music that dominates the airwaves. Someone can do far worse than like U2. Try someone liking Switchfoot, for example.

That said, I hope the new U2 is better than ATYCLB. Only about half that album was truly good. Some of it was rather insipid.

[sleeper]

Originally posted by Sacred Age Of Innocence


Wow you sound like a miserable person along with all these "elitists" who "understand" yada yada yada


It is music & it is there to enjoy in any way you deem fit. Instead of accepting this, idiots like you try to turn everything into a title war & miss the whole point of what music was for to begin with.

I'm glad I don't look at music like the idiots described in your post.

there are different kind of people that like the same music. some people like indie or obscure music because of reasons other than the music, i.e. because its cool or not what jocks listen to or whatever. some people like it on the same relative level mainstream fans like mainstream music; just cause. its their taste or whatever. tastes dictate different things, and there is such a thing (as in film or any art) as more challenging, and in turn, more rewarding music. thats what i prefer. i dont usually like easy shit because it just doesnt interest me. i dont hate u2 because theyre mainstream, its because they suck

[sleeper]

Originally posted by Mr. Burns


What I like about your answer is that it's so typical of your ilk: Whatever is popular and mainstrean is unsophisticated and shallow. Whatever isn't is powerful and high-class. If you don't like it, it's not because it's bad, it's because you don't understand it. You're probably the same type of person that thinks that the "painting" of Mary done in feces is high art.

I've listened to some bands not considered mainstream, and with a few exeptions, they sound rather unlistenable. It's not because my music taste lacks sophistication; it's because most unknown bands fly under the radar for a reason other than it's shit music that dominates the airwaves. Someone can do far worse than like U2. Try someone liking Switchfoot, for example.

That said, I hope the new U2 is better than ATYCLB. Only about half that album was truly good. Some of it was rather insipid.

all of that presupposes too many things that arent so. there is no natural and just heirarchy to the music world, where good music is popular and bad is unknown. in many cases, as in other fields of art, its the opposite. it just takes people with more mature taste in that feild to understand it as being so, and you shouldnt be insulted by that - it doesnt have to be condescending. the general public is simple, challenging but truly substantial music is a niche thing. another fallacy is that, in fact, the stuff is "unlistenable" and devoid of substance. enough so to the point that anyone liking it is faking it or disingenuous. you have to realize two things: that there is a substance and quality in the genre, that you are missing; that isnt being heard. its a fact. two, that people can and do like said music for sincere reasons, and arent just posturing

[Rockin' Cherub]

the reason i like u2 is the moods they create on their first 4 - 5 albums, the unforgettable fire was a masterpiece, and i even enjoy their weaker work at that early time, like october.
it's just that feeling they transport, that feeling of standing on green hills in ireland at afternoon. if you don't get it, don't try to judge them using zooropa and stuff. the early work - that's "where the heart is".

plus, some stuff on achtung baby was also genius. acrobat is superb.

[tcm]

i disagree. please do judge by Zooropa, because it's as much a masterpiece as the Unforgettable Fire. if you don't get it, you just don't. too bad.

i don't care much for green hills, myself.