musicloverY U SHD, LIEK, H8 "U2", LOL
September 13th 2006 13:36
The first reason, as you might have guessed, is that anyone who spells like that immediately loses all credibility. The sad thing is that they came up with this even before spelling like that was considered cool. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I cannot think of any other band name which could possibly have taken less time to think of. Clearly I hate You Too ( or do they mean it as You Two?), but my hatred of them is exacerbated by the fact that musically, they are actually quite talented. However, they have forever been far more obsessed with their image , than their music....
Naturally any discussion about U2's image must start with Paul David Hewson. Oh, sorry, I used his normal name. I mean BONO. BONO VOX, to be precise. May I ask what was wrong with his original name? It's not as if it bore an unfortunate similarity to some sexual innuendo, for example, which is the common reason for changing one's name. In fact, as far as sexual innuendo goes, Paul's adopted name is far more suggestive. In case you're wondering, "bono vox" actually means "good voice." That's like me renaming myself "AWESOME WRITER" , or "SEXUAL STALLION", none of which are true. And while I'm no singing expert, I've never found Bono's singing to be anything out of the ordinary. I'm going to avoid rambling about Bono's personal "humanitarian work", partly because this is an article about the band as a whole, and partly because it would be far too exhausting and painful to write about. Le me just say this: the less you tell everyone about it, the more people respect that sort of work.
Now, on to David Howell Evans. Oh, sorry, I used his normal name. I meant THE EDGE. If someone told me that there was a famous person named THE EDGE, I would picture a guy in a brightly coloured lycra suit with special powers, probably something to do with cutting people. I certainly wouldn't picture a lead guitarist. THE EDGE is the kind of name you give yourself when you're 8 years old, and playing Superheroes at lunch, but you don't know any big words. The sad thing is the guy is actually not a bad guitarist, which brings me to my next point...
In U2'S early days, they were highly respected for their musical talent and originality, and had built up quite a large core group of fans. But unlike all great bands, they didn't know when to quit. The Beatles stopped getting along, so they quit, ensuring their place at the highest pedestal of rock n' roll. Led Zeppelin quit after their drummer died, knowing they could never achieve the same sound again. They too, cemented a place next to The Beatles. U2, however, decided to keep on going, completely changing their music to fit whatever phase the popular music industry was going through. Take a look at the albums from "Pop" onwards. All of them completely different to one another, but strangely similar to popular rock music of the times. For example , the "Pop" album, released in 1997, boasts tracks such as "Discotheque", "MOFO", and "The Playboy Mansion". Quite a change from their early days. And let's not forget their latest masterpiece "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", which wins the "Best Title That Tried to Sound Clever but Failed Completely" award. Again, I wouldn't care so much if they had always been such a joke of a band; there are too many of those to worry about. But that the band who produced "Desire", "New Year's Day", and "Where The Streets Have No Name", for example, could reach these lows, is reason enough for me to devote 20 minutes of my life to chastizing them. U2 have more fans than ever before; but none of them were there at the beginning.
To get over U2's shambolic music, I listened to "Go To The Mirror" by The Who.
Image from Wikipedia article "U2"
These guys have cool written all over them, if you're 12.
Now, on to David Howell Evans. Oh, sorry, I used his normal name. I meant THE EDGE. If someone told me that there was a famous person named THE EDGE, I would picture a guy in a brightly coloured lycra suit with special powers, probably something to do with cutting people. I certainly wouldn't picture a lead guitarist. THE EDGE is the kind of name you give yourself when you're 8 years old, and playing Superheroes at lunch, but you don't know any big words. The sad thing is the guy is actually not a bad guitarist, which brings me to my next point...
In U2'S early days, they were highly respected for their musical talent and originality, and had built up quite a large core group of fans. But unlike all great bands, they didn't know when to quit. The Beatles stopped getting along, so they quit, ensuring their place at the highest pedestal of rock n' roll. Led Zeppelin quit after their drummer died, knowing they could never achieve the same sound again. They too, cemented a place next to The Beatles. U2, however, decided to keep on going, completely changing their music to fit whatever phase the popular music industry was going through. Take a look at the albums from "Pop" onwards. All of them completely different to one another, but strangely similar to popular rock music of the times. For example , the "Pop" album, released in 1997, boasts tracks such as "Discotheque", "MOFO", and "The Playboy Mansion". Quite a change from their early days. And let's not forget their latest masterpiece "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", which wins the "Best Title That Tried to Sound Clever but Failed Completely" award. Again, I wouldn't care so much if they had always been such a joke of a band; there are too many of those to worry about. But that the band who produced "Desire", "New Year's Day", and "Where The Streets Have No Name", for example, could reach these lows, is reason enough for me to devote 20 minutes of my life to chastizing them. U2 have more fans than ever before; but none of them were there at the beginning.
To get over U2's shambolic music, I listened to "Go To The Mirror" by The Who.
Image from Wikipedia article "U2"
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anyway he wrote an entry on the worst 11 songs of the world, and I think, after reading your entry, you'd be interested
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=11worst
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I think you'll find they got the name 'U2' from the name of the U2 bomber. Don't ask why, just what i heard. Good post. MB
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