BATTLE OF THE BANDS - THIRD QUARTERFINAL

[redjosh]

RADIOHEAD -v- U2

welcome to the quarterfinals... Heat 2 vs. Heat 7

let the battle begin
who's the best?

next up semifinals:
THE BEATLES -v- QF3
PINK FLOYD -v- QF4

 

[nadroj1985]

Ooooooohhhhhhhh.......I know I'm gonna go down with this one. Radiohead! Radiohead! Radiohead! Please anyone who likes Radiohead get in here and vote; it's gonna be tough to top the U2 fans. In all seriousness though, I love Radiohead and would list them as probably my favorite band of the last 20 years. They are just wonderful.

 

[DJ B.K.]

U2 all the way!

 

[mbuc]

Tough one. Even though they probably won't make it through, I have to go with Radiohead on this one. Whether you like them or not, you almost have to admire them for their creativity and independent thinking.

 

[ps139]

I think Radiohead is great but they can be really depressing. U2 is much better in that respect. Radiohead's videos are amazing - but I'm not voting on videos, I'm voting on music. Ive never heard a Radiohead song that can top U2's 6-5-83 Gloria. Or that can top some other U2 songs. Plus, U2 has been around for so long, they are a REAL band, not some group who makes it on the scene for 5 or so years and then is forgotten about. Not saying that this will happen w/Radiohead, but I'm not saying it won't either.

U2 ALL THE WAY!!

 

[sad astronaut]

u2, radiohead is a great band, and i admire their creativity, but i believe that u2 have better songs over all.

 

[Subtotal]

U2.

 

[KristianJ]

U2, simply because they've become a rock institution and they're one of my favourite bands.

 

[blackwasp]

Can't believe I would be backing nadroj1985 (). My vote goes to Radiohead...completely for the part where the guitar comes in right at the first chorus of "Creep". One of the defining heavy moments in rock history!

 

[Axver]

Strange you bring up Creep, seeing Bono sung a snippet of that during Elevation once. Radiohead's lead singer has acknowledged he's a big fan of U2 - he quoted Please at the end of I Might Be Wrong once. We all know where my vote is going. I know of few - if any - bands that have remained popular, relevant, and innovative 28 years since they first formed, and even if I wasn't a U2 fan, U2 would get my vote simply for that. The Edge is the greatest minimalist to ever pick up a guitar, Bono's an awesome lyricist, and U2 defined the live show by setting the standard all other bands should aspire to. I'm yet to hear a U2 song - apart from Pride - that's even close to being better in the studio than live. Those four men are too restricted by a studio, the space of the stage really unleashes their full potential, and wow, some of what they've done live is awesome. I think the 23 September 1997 Popmart Sarajevo concert was the best live show by any band ever (or maybe that title should go to 5 June 1983 Red Rocks, War Tour), and it amazes me that on 8 August 2001 in Antwerp, they created an entire song from scratch on stage.

We all know I could go on about the greatness of U2 for ages, but my thoughts are summed up very simply: U2 is the best band ever, VOTE FOR U2!

It's all about the letter U and the number 2 ...

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Thats easy
U2 duh
(although I enjoy Radiohead...)

 

[Neenie]

Well this has to be one of the easier votes I've done in while
Although i really admire radiohead as one of the better bands out there, this vote goes to U2!

 

[godchick03]

Go U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Yahweh Nissi]

My vote goes to Radiohead, although I do like and respect U2.