the dude wrote “Pride (in the name of love)”. Ever heard of it? It’s the kind of tune that will be sung long after we’re all dead and gone.
That one and many other U2 songs.
I know we like to kick over the biggest sand castles around these parts, but enough is enough. U2 are one of the greatest bands to ever plug in, period.
So what if they’re idea well has run kinda dry? Name me one band that hasn’t been enormously popular only to hang around past their shelf life. For every “Sandinista” there’s a “Cut The Crap”….
U2 themselves would be the first ones to tell you they’re not what they once were.
But you know what? They fucking gave at the office, and then some.
You wanna piss all over their new record because it sucks, well that’s fine cuz it did. That doesn’t change the fact that Bono is one of the most philanthropic public figures of this or any other generation and that U2 live in concert still kicks the collective asses of about 90% of the other current artists that are written about on this very blog.