I can think of ten bands in a heartbeat that I would rank below U2. Bono is a twat-Yes! The Edge has one guitar sound-Yes! but they have put out some great tracks in their time. if I judged a band by their frontman every time I would have nothing to listen to!

Finally someone who sticks up for U2, sort of.

I hate their new stuff just as much as everyone else, but I am a fan of their early stuff, the last good album they did was Achtung Baby imo.

I also like The Edge, I love his style, also he seems to be a pretty laid back guy, which is a contrast to Bono being a pretentious media hogging dope.

Joshua Tree was a good album, who's gunna deny that?!

:)

Interesting to note than Ian Brown went around saying exactly the same stuff as Noel & Liam a few years earlier & nobody has mentioned him yet.

I think Richard Ashcroft beats both of them.

30 miles west and 30 odd years ago, everybody's favourite... John Lennon, came out with a corker.
No mention of that yet either.

There's too much chin-stroking to choose any one artist but I'd nominate Elvis Costello, because right-track beat me to Byrne

:mad::mad:

U2 embarrass the Irish.

I have heard just a few songs but I am only saying this because your man from it is ugly :(

I think **** like BORIS and SUNN o))))))))))))))) are pretentious, because to me it is all one ****ing guitar string, mega distortion fun!