**The Offical U2 Fan Thread**

[Macewindu77815]

I picked up October yesterday for 6 bucks...amazing cd...Gloria is an amazing song...that song alone is worth six bucks...

 

[madame_queen]

six bucks!!!???

 

[Macewindu77815]

Used!

 

[Neenie]

Used!

As long as it plays fine Good to see someone appreciate October

What albums do have still to get? If you don't have "war" you should get that next, and listen to it over and over...

 

[enjolras]

i love october - boy is better, but U2's older stuff is great. I got october on vinal

 

[Neenie]

I have a whole heap of U2 on vinyl, mostly the 90's stuff. I still have the Bomb to get though.

Just out of curiosity, has anyone here been listening to the vertigo boots? Which ones do you have? I'd be shocked if anyone here has been keeping up with the tour

 

[Katrien]

I'm sort of keeping up with the tour...reading reviews and such. Got some bootlegs too. I'd download more stuff if I had more hard drive space and my computer wasn't so slow. Alas...

 

[ashes2beauty]

As long as it plays fine Good to see someone appreciate October

October is the best album! I love it.

 

[Macewindu77815]

As long as it plays fine Good to see someone appreciate October

What albums do have still to get? If you don't have "war" you should get that next, and listen to it over and over...

Yeah War is next on my list...I love 40...I need War..and then probably Boy..

 

[The Bad Templar]

Can anyone tell me where I can find Vertigo Tour downloads?

 

[Neenie]

I'm happy to see this thread revive again!

I'm sort of keeping up with the tour...reading reviews and such. Got some bootlegs too. I'd download more stuff if I had more hard drive space and my computer wasn't so slow. Alas...

Tell me about it, most of the concerts are available in lossless only and I'm running out of hardrive space. I've had to deconvert the recent concerts to Mp3. I'm pestering my husband to install a new hardrive, 200G just isn't enough.

October is the best album! I love it.

I'm not sure I could regard October to be their best, but one of the best Some people say October sounds like the clanging of saucepans and disregard it. Gloria is such a great song and I'm glad it's made a comeback on the tour.

Bono said their going to change the setlist and bring in new songs as the tour goes on. So if they play some songs from war or october I’ll be happier....

Yeah War is next on my list...I love 40...I need War..and then probably Boy..

Ohh, you’re going to love the war album if you love 40! That was the first U2 album I bought. My favorites are Drowning Man, Two hearts beat as one, Like a song, Surrender and of course "40" I've heard New years day and Sunday bloody Sunday so many times so they are out of my favorites for now.

Can anyone tell me where I can find Vertigo Tour downloads?

Yeah, Most of them are available in lossless at "U2torrents.com". As for Mp3's have a look in the tour and audio section at interference. There is also a show being hosted at U2mp3's.com with the HTDAAB outtakes (but you have to sign up). And also "u2neophobia.com" has the Vancouver 28.04 in mp3 just look in the concerts section. I can't post the links because of the rules.

If have trouble getting them, I can upload some to your email address or post the CD's to you. Seeing that you live near me.

 

[ashes2beauty]

I'm not sure I could regard October to be their best, but one of the best Some people say October sounds like the clanging of saucepans and disregard it. Gloria is such a great song and I'm glad it's made a comeback on the tour.

Bono said their going to change the setlist and bring in new songs as the tour goes on. So if they play some songs from war or october I’ll be happier....

Well, Next to Joshua Tree, and Achtung Baby, October is close behind

Gloria is an excellent song, as is I Threw a Brick Through a Window.

 

[Neenie]

Well, Next to Joshua Tree, and Achtung Baby, October is close behind

Gloria is an excellent song, as is I Threw a Brick Through a Window.

I love the drums at the start of I Threw a Brick Through a Window! Ohh and when the guitar comes in

I'm glad you rank October highly, must mean you have good taste. It's Just a couple of songs like tomorrow and rejoice don't do much for me. But I love most of it nevertheless.

Speaking of rankings this would be my album ranking in order:

1. The Joshua tree.
2. The Unforgettable Fire.
3. War.
4. How to dismantle an atomic bomb.
5. October.
6. Achtung Baby.
7. Boy.
8. All that you can't leave behind.
9. Passengers.
10. Rattle and Hum.
11. Under a Blood Red Sky
12. Zooropa
13. POP

I ranked most of the 90's stuff bellow the list, because albums such as POP and zooropa just seem too depressing for me. Now that’s not to say I think Achtung Baby isn't that good, it’s a brilliant album! But it took about 5 years for it to dawn on me after its first release. If you were a fan in the 1990 period you'll understand what I mean.They had to change so abruptly because of the backlash at the time. Bringing out Rattle and Hum right after the success of Joshua tree was a bad move on their part, and most of the damage was caused by the movie being released in mainstream cinema. Instead of small screen. After all that, I was in shock when listening to AB for the first time, thinking is this really U2???

Because I'm bored I'm going to rank tours as well. I'm ranking them purely on all the concerts I have.

1. Popmart. - I don't mean to be hypocritical, but the live performance of "streets" on this tour is just too mind blowing. And all the old songs were re-built with a new feeling.

2. Lovetown
3. Elevation
4. War
5. Zootv
6. Boy tour.
7. Vertigo tour.
8. Unforgettable Fire tour.
9. October tour.

All subject to change.

 

[ashes2beauty]

The drums in I Threw a Brick Threw a Window is why I love the song so much. It makes me want to learn to play drums just so I can play that song. The guitar intro is awesome too... I'm trying to teach myself that.

 

[foo-oswald]

The drums in I Threw a Brick Threw a Window is why I love the song so much. It makes me want to learn to play drums just so I can play that song. The guitar intro is awesome too... I'm trying to teach myself that.

Yeah, that tune has some pretty interesting drumming. I've been playing the drums for 18 years now, and I'm appreciateing Larry Mullins' drumming more and more as the years go on...

 

[iamunderstood]

Never really got into U2. Kinda liked "sunday bloody sunday," but all their songs just seem a bit overrated to me. Especially "vertago."

 

[Macewindu77815]

Well I've already heard War so I know I like it...

Gloria is an amazing song...not completely sure whats up with that clanging bottle stuff but it sounds cool...

 

[Neenie]

Gloria is an amazing song...not completely sure whats up with that clanging bottle stuff but it sounds cool...

hehe.. I read the october comment on interference a while ago. Some people were saying it sounds like the banging of saucepans. October sounds allot better than that.

And what’s up with a lot of people on CF saying U2 is overrated? It's been mentioned on this thread a couple of times and numerous other threads. It seems allot of people on this site despise U2. It's getting on my nerves, because most of the comments are pure ignorant. The woman’s forums I regularly visit have music sections and most of the members love U2, unlike Christian forums who constantly bash the band.

 

[iamunderstood]

hehe.. I read the october comment on interference a while ago. Some people were saying it sounds like the banging of saucepans. October sounds allot better than that.

And what’s up with a lot of people on CF saying U2 is overrated? It's been mentioned on this thread a couple of times and numerous other threads. It seems allot of people on this site despise U2. It's getting on my nerves, because most of the comments are pure ignorant. The woman’s forums I regularly visit have music sections and most of the members love U2, unlike Christian forums who constantly bash the band.

Just stating my opinion. Is it ignorant only because I disagree with you? Because thats pretty much all it could be, being that all I said was that they seem a bit overrated without offering any sort of reason. So anyway, here are my reasons why I THINK they aren't as great as a lot of people like to think they are. I really don't see what's so special about them. Kind of like greenday, good charlotte, and countless other "popular" bands and/or musicians. They're not even really that unique. They recite unnecessary spanish, and their lyrics could be better. I haven't heard all their songs, but from what I HAVE heard of them, that is just what I have noticed about their music. Nothing special about the guitar or bass. Didn't really pay any attention to the drums. Nothing special about the lead singer's voice. Nothing special about the lyrics. Now keep in mind that this is MY opinion, and if you disagree, that's fine, but don't call me ignorant, because I KNOW my music and I know what I like.



PS

I wasn't bashing the band. They're ok; I just don't understand why they are as popular as they are, when there are plenty of better bands still not heard of. But hey, just my opinion, please no hard feelings.

 

[Neenie]

^ You're entitled your opinion, and everyone has their own tastes. But this is a U2 “fan thread” Going to any fan thread and saying all their songs are a bit overrated (whoever the band might be) doesn’t make sense, people are bound to get wound up, seriously. I didn't quote your post because my post wasn't directed entirely to you, but other posts in the past that bothered me allot more than yours. Your post just prompted me; I was not calling you ignorant. But the comment.

Calling a band like U2, Led Zeppelin, or Pink Floyd (for example) “overrated” is ignorant, I’ll tell you why. These bands are big for a reason. If their music was bland and there was nothing much special about their music in any way they wouldn’t be selling hundreds of millions of albums. They wouldn’t have such massive fan following and people wouldn’t be interested. U2 is a unique band because they have stayed relevant in the music scene for 25 years. They made it big without the sex, drugs rock “n”roll cliché, and their music is critically acclaimed by music experts worldwide. U2 made it big themselves by making music that has attracted hundreds of millions fans, and that doesn’t just go for U2, but any supergroup. I think U2 is one of those bands you either love or hate. You said you haven't heard many of their songs; I challenge to listen to more of their music more deeply.

And I do agree with you that there has got to be better bands out there unheard of. But not many people have heard of them yet, as their songs aren't played on mainstream radio. Bands like those should get their music out in the open.