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Originally Posted by Frownland
I did understand what you meant, I just don't agree that simplicity doesn't leave room for pretension. It's kind of a hard thing to objectively establish though, since at its core pretension comes down to intent.
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Regardless, my overarching point is that there's nothing especially pretentious about U2 from a musical standpoint. Bono's vocals may be on the overwrought side, but no more so than other post punk vocalists like Jaz Coleman, Ian Astbury, Ian McCulloch, Siouxsie Sioux, or Morrissey.