tonyh29 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Arguably it's a pointless accolade but "Irish rock band U2 have been named by readers of Q magazine as the greatest act of the past quarter of a century. " discuss ... personally i like their music and they've always put on a good show when I've seen them .. trying to think of a band who I could feasible "vote" for over them ? I'd love it to be true but I somehow doubt it is but at one concert Bono was doing his preaching bit , he stood on stage clicking his fingers and said "Everytime I click my fingers a child in Africa dies " to which someone shouted out "well stop clicking your fu**ing fingers then" as a U2 related quiz question ..who is this ? no cheating now .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 A story I have told before, but one of my earliest memories of music was Radio one having a poll for the greatest singles of all time to celebrate new year in 1990 (me being born in 1979) and the results of that poll said that two of the three best singles of all time were by Bros. **** Bros. I learned at a very young age that polls on music tend to be full of shite, especially if they are compiled by idiots. Now I dont hate U2 as it seems fashionable to in certain circles, I think The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby are truly great records and they fit into that time scale but are they the best band of the past quarter century? I dont think so. They are a decent stadium rock band, I dont think they have been especially influential though. I'd argue strongly that band like Nirvana did more in four years than U2 managed in their career to date. And I like U2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Q Magazine readers. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Load of bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Great live band, and their first albums all the way to Pop have been very good Achtung Baby is up there with the very best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 nah, not in my opinion. Not that I can really proffer up a suggestion, it's so arbitrary and subjective. The 'oldest' band that i still listen to that is still going is probably Foo Fighters I suppose. I listen to older bands that are now defunct, and newer bands which haven't produced much material, but meh. These polls are daft etc, same for books and films, so subjective and will constantly change. my favourite band changes every day though oddly enough has never been the hives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 They've written some memorable songs, some solid pop rock tunes....but even when they first broke on the scene, it all seemed a bit pretentious. Even their attempts at sounding Down-to-Earth seem contrived. They are a corporate monstrosity now, and I don't have any time for them at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I think it's everything else about U2 that so naffs people off. They are fantastically tax efficient, whilst moaning at Govt's who spend our tax money, that they don't do it to suit their agenda. Still, it's easy to moan about poverty when you own collectively more castles than I do shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 24, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2011 They probably are the best. Which only goes to show what a poor 25 years for music it was. :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFy Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The Chilis have shat on everything U2 have done in the last 25 years. But as The Rev said above, music polls are generally full of shit. Best thing about U2 is the South Park episode about Bono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 They've been shite for ages. Did some good albums though, but owe a lot to Brian Eno. No-one has been a patch on Radiohead but hey ho, music ain't a competition. Despite what 'the man' wants you to think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 it's Q magazine if it had been Heat then doubtless Take That would have won and the South Wales Veterinarian Journal voted for Super Furry Animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Not true. Bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 U2 are a very good live band but to me a lot of their staying power is down to Bono meeting with every world leader and not down to their talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Arguably it's a pointless accolade but "Irish rock band U2 have been named by readers of Q magazine as the greatest act of the past quarter of a century. " what? better than S Club 7, Steps & One Direction? its a crazy world we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The most overated band in the history of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The Chilis have shat on everything U2 have done in the last 25 years. But as The Rev said above, music polls are generally full of shit. Best thing about U2 is the South Park episode about Bono. Did you know that the Chilis are from California? It's strange, you think they'd mention it in one of their songs. IMO Radiohead are by far the best band of the last 25 years. It is quite remarkable that they have produced four albums that could genuinely be considered the greatest of that period (The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I'd love it to be true but I somehow doubt it is but at one concert Bono was doing his preaching bit , he stood on stage clicking his fingers and said "Everytime I click my fingers a child in Africa dies " to which someone shouted out "well stop clicking your fu**ing fingers then" Myth. http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/bono.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I'd love it to be true but I somehow doubt it is but at one concert Bono was doing his preaching bit , he stood on stage clicking his fingers and said "Everytime I click my fingers a child in Africa dies " to which someone shouted out "well stop clicking your fu**ing fingers then" Myth. http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/bono.asp I **** love Snopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 A terrible example to the people who buy Q or who visit their website. U2 have sounded the same over 25 years for sure: safe, boring and utterly pretentious. The music they serve up is heavily produced and middle of the road pop-rock. Yes the Chili Peppers now seem to be past their best but everything they have done has surpassed that of U2 on a technical level. Blood Sugar Sex Magik fused elements of Rock, Funk, Soul, Blues, Jazz and Rap among other elements and brought them into the consciousness of people not normally exposed to that style of music. U2 on the other hand is music for people who don't know anything about music...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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