dismantling
I predict that this article may generate a bit of discussion:
The new album by U2 was feted as a masterpiece before anyone heard it. It went straight to No. 1 in the US, Britain, Ireland and Australia. But How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is in reality a nondescript collection by a band that for nearly two decades has been at the top and is desperate not to slip.
As someone who has been forced to listen to the album multiple times now, I don’t see what all the hype is about (but then I am biased).
December 10th, 2004 at 12:20 pm
You like angry comment threads, don’t you?
December 10th, 2004 at 12:29 pm
Phil and I use this site to air our differences in public….
December 10th, 2004 at 1:34 pm
It is cheap marriage counselling
December 10th, 2004 at 4:06 pm
Dan - I concur.
Why is it that people like them?? I think that there are far better bands and/or artists out there.
December 11th, 2004 at 8:47 am
Well I like it. It probably takes a while to grow on you - and it will be a funny day when you start to like it - if you could only let yourself… time will tell.
January 7th, 2005 at 2:21 pm
I like them because I connect with their lyrics and their music. Bono’s cries have voiced those of my soul at times - and this has been particularly important when I’ve felt alone. There was a time when U2 lyrics were one of the few things I had to hang on to - I continued to call myself “a Christian” and continued to believe that there had to be like-minded people out there largely because there was…well, there was U2, so there had to be other people, right??! I know I’m not the only one who’s had that experience…so that’s probably why so many conversations about U2 turn into conversations about why Bono is the Messiah.