Most Underrated/Overrated Artists (blues, beatles, u2, springsteen, Nickelback)

Musikwala · 12-22-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Badlittlekitten

Nooo don't be comparing U2 with the Beatles!

Apart from 'I will follow' which is great, I've always thought of U2 as the most insipid of stadium rockers. 'One' in particular winds me up, with its vague sub-Lennon/Marley hugging-and-learning-pap lyrics about nothing in particular. I see more of their influence in Coldplay than Radiohead.

Also Bono is a twat.

I don't want to derail this thread and we're gonna have to agree to disagree on some things for sure, but...

how can you call their stuff from the 90s as anything remotely stadium rock?

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Sadly, the creative energy that they had in the 90s came crashing down in the 00s when bombastic stadium rockers with cheesy lyrics took center stage once again! I have a feeling that people hating on Bono or U2 are doing so because of the overhyped recent decade's output. Is that true, Badlittlekitten? Or have you always hated them? :p Then we will simply disagree and move on.