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  1. Originally posted by shkee23:[..]

    That's true if he howled like that on every U2 song back then, but he didn't. Bono strained his voice on only a few songs. The smoking/throat cancer thing had way more impact, and I believe he said as much at some point in the early 2000s to explain his vocal issues.


    He had a lot of vocal issues back then, cancelled shows... He's a lot more consistent, technique does a big difference. Singing without straining or screaming with good technique can hurt your voice as well.

    He's always been awesome though, even when his voice was weak. The thing that makes Bono is the passion and all the others emotions that he sings into your ear like noone else can.
  2. The way he was singing damaged his voice. Some singers smoke on purpose so that they eventualy could hit high notes.


  3. Yeah, he's an artist, though (IMO) not a very good one.

  4. I have the same photo....taken from a room in the Clarence?

    EDIT: on second look, mine is a different angle. handle is on the other side. what a weirdo.
  5. Originally posted by haytrain:I have the same photo....taken from a room in the Clarence?

    EDIT: on second look, mine is a different angle. handle is on the other side. what a weirdo.


    Yeah, I took that in my room when I stayed at The Clarence.
  6. Bono at CNN about the famine in Somalia.


  8. Very good interview. I feel like I should send them some help.
  9. I know a lot of people dislike (to put it mildly) Bono for being a bit "preachy" and think he should stick to just being a rock star but I totally disagree. The things he does (even if only at surface-level) are both informative and inspiring and I think it is great that he (and the rest of the band) don't settle for just being red-carpet celebrities. If you don't buy that, fine, but I also think their involvement in various efforts has allowed them remain one of the world's biggest rock bands (if not THE biggest) for so long even though their music isn't as groundbreaking as it was a decade or two ago.
  10. Originally posted by RUMMY:I know a lot of people dislike (to put it mildly) Bono for being a bit "preachy" and think he should stick to just being a rock star but I totally disagree. The things he does (even if only at surface-level) are both informative and inspiring and I think it is great that he (and the rest of the band) don't settle for just being red-carpet celebrities. If you don't buy that, fine, but I also think their involvement in various efforts has allowed them remain one of the world's biggest rock bands (if not THE biggest) for so long even though their music isn't as groundbreaking as it was a decade or two ago.


    I agree with you. I think it's great that he and the rest of the band (mostly him and Edge) use their celebrity status to raise awareness for global issues, if nothing else it's responsible and admirable.

    The main criticism is that Bono does it extremely publicly. Many celebrities do it privately, trying not to gain attention to themselves being charitible, and that's one of the gripes with Bono, sometimes it comes across as him trying to get publicity through these actions. I'm not saying that's the truth, I'm just pointing that out. I don't think that's true, I think he's using what attention he already has for the benefit of others.

    Where I, and I think many others draw the line, is when the politics get in the way of the music in a big way. I'm not talking about preaching at concerts, because everyone should realize and understand that global issues are more important and should be priority when compared to a rock band, and I think the band knows that. I'm talking about when it seems like the band starts losing sight of what gave them the opportunity to be political in the first place - which is their music.
  11. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

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    Where I, and I think many others draw the line, is when the politics get in the way of the music in a big way. I'm not talking about preaching at concerts, because everyone should realize and understand that global issues are more important and should be priority when compared to a rock band, and I think the band knows that. I'm talking about when it seems like the band starts losing sight of what gave them the opportunity to be political in the first place - which is their music.


    It is a wonder if in fact the charity work does indeed get in the way of the band making better music or if what U2 has put out over the past twenty years is indeed their best. Maybe if they focused "just on the music" they would actually LACK direction/inspiration. Who knows?
  12. Originally posted by RUMMY:[..]

    It is a wonder if in fact the charity work does indeed get in the way of the band making better music or if what U2 has put out over the past twenty years is indeed their best. Maybe if they focused "just on the music" they would actually LACK direction/inspiration. Who knows?


    That's an interesting thought, and it's probably not unfounded. Without the band being political and socially aware, their career wouldn't have been the same post October. War, Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, etc. All have songs that have been driven by exterior factors, usually relating to the social or political. U2 wouldn't be U2 without politics.
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