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  1. Originally posted by AllBecauseOfU2:Well, typical Bono speech. Half ridiculously hammy (imitations of Californians, down to the accent) and half "When I was young, I listened to the Clash...I had a mullet..." He's in his glory; he's got the attention of 14,000 women; doesn't look like he's going to stop talking anytime soon.


    The subject matter may have been familiar to U2 fans but "hammy and a half"? Have to respectfully disagree with you on that.

    "Doesn't look like he's going to stop talking anytime soon"? WTF?

    Maybe you didn't like the speech, the subject matter or that you've heard him speak on the subject matter. Pretty dismissive attitude but it is your right - even if you are a bit wrong.

    I heard that he got 5 standing ovations, and it was not a crowd of just U2 fans.

  2. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    The subject matter may have been familiar to U2 fans but "hammy and a half"? Have to respectfully disagree with you on that.

    "Doesn't look like he's going to stop talking anytime soon"? WTF?

    Maybe you didn't like the speech, the subject matter or that you've heard him speak on the subject matter. Pretty dismissive attitude but it is your right - even if you are a bit wrong.

    I heard that he got 5 standing ovations, and it was not a crowd of just U2 fans.




    But I must say his speeches are somewhat boring. Haven't seen or heard this one though.


  3. I don't necessarily think they are boring, but after hearing the same lines about Africa bursting in flames while we sit by with watering cans and putting mankind back on earth and the famous, America is not just a country.....we've all heard them so many times that when I do I kind of roll my eyes but gotta admire the determination, and most people probably at these events, haven't heard all these Bonoisms a million times. His best speech was, I'm honestly forgetting the awards show, I know the Roots played SBS if anyone can remember, but he gave a chill inducing speech ending in a shout, "God is with the poor and God is with us if we are with them!" powerful
  4. Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

    I don't necessarily think they are boring, but after hearing the same lines about Africa bursting in flames while we sit by with watering cans and putting mankind back on earth and the famous, America is not just a country.....we've all heard them so many times that when I do I kind of roll my eyes but gotta admire the determination, and most people probably at these events, haven't heard all these Bonoisms a million times. His best speech was, I'm honestly forgetting the awards show, I know the Roots played SBS if anyone can remember, but he gave a chill inducing speech ending in a shout, "God is with the poor and God is with us if we are with them!" powerful


    Agree with you, it's the repeating of the same speech. When I saw the lenght of some One-performance during Vertigo for the first time, it was 9:40 or something. i thought...wow, that's gotta be good.....I had to skip 4 minutes of speech lol
  5. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    Agree with you, it's the repeating of the same speech. When I saw the lenght of some One-performance during Vertigo for the first time, it was 9:40 or something. i thought...wow, that's gotta be good.....I had to skip 4 minutes of speech lol


    lol yeah i don't find the content boring or even the ideals, just hearing it overrrr and overrrr again

    EDIT: interesting though that Bono did speak a bit about Africa sometimes before One on the Elevation tour, though it didn't come off as preachy as it did on Vertigo. Maybe it was the shirt and the flags and overall obvious theme, but the preaching on Elevation, and even other tours, was more subtle, every tour has had its political moments...Sarajevo link ups on Zoo TV, Sarajevo concert and bring the Mothers of the Disappeared on stage during Popmart, and 9/11 on Elevation, though I wouldn't really call that political. Bono's image really changed though after Elevation when he went to Africa with Paul O'Neil in 2002 and was really stumping for Africa in between albums, that's when it apparently became his second job.I'm kind of rambling, but I think that might be why the "preaching" on Vertigo seemed different


  6. Fair enough. Your allowed your opinion. And we don't all have to agree. Some like that Bono and U2 in general have socio-politcal views and others say 'hush and play songs'. And some that like that they are 'activists' also think, at times, 'enough' already.

    Yet the words that those that haven't heard him speak on the subject used word like "riveting and powerful" to describe the speech. The 5 standing ovations seems to back that up.

    Sure we've heard Bono speak on the subject many times. But I think it is good to remember, not everyone has. And the message is important.
  7. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    Fair enough. Your allowed your opinion. And we don't all have to agree. Some like that Bono and U2 in general have socio-politcal views and others say 'hush and play songs'. And some that like that they are 'activists' also think, at times, 'enough' already.

    Yet the words that those that haven't heard him speak on the subject used word like "riveting and powerful" to describe the speech. The 5 standing ovations seems to back that up.

    Sure we've heard Bono speak on the subject many times. But I think it is good to remember, not everyone has. And the message is important.


    Sure, the message is important. But the problem is the hypocracy which is layed upon him. I mean, he speaks about Africa and aids while he's planning the largest bedroom of Ireland. I can live with that, but some don't.
  8. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    Sure, the message is important. But the problem is the hypocracy which is layed upon him. I mean, he speaks about Africa and aids while he's planning the largest bedroom of Ireland. I can live with that, but some don't.


    Where does the big bedroom clash with aids?
  9. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    Fair enough. Your allowed your opinion. And we don't all have to agree. Some like that Bono and U2 in general have socio-politcal views and others say 'hush and play songs'. And some that like that they are 'activists' also think, at times, 'enough' already.

    Yet the words that those that haven't heard him speak on the subject used word like "riveting and powerful" to describe the speech. The 5 standing ovations seems to back that up.

    Sure we've heard Bono speak on the subject many times. But I think it is good to remember, not everyone has. And the message is important.


    exactly
  10. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    Sure, the message is important. But the problem is the hypocracy which is layed upon him. I mean, he speaks about Africa and aids while he's planning the largest bedroom of Ireland. I can live with that, but some don't.


    Bono is a rockstar, he can live like a rockstar while still trying to do good


  11. Money, financial aid...I would think that's a clash. But again, I respect Bono and his ideas. I can live with it, but I just give some opinions others probably have.
  12. Let's keep this to news please guys, not discussion; there's another topic for that
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