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  2. Seems Liam has a bad influence on us u2starters

    Liam is a jerk nothing new here. Besides u2 bashing is popular. Comes with the territory. I couldn't care less. Liam wont keep me from listening to Oasis or U2.

    All fans know to ignore Bono Maybe that is what Liam doesnt get.
  4. Liam Gallagher spouts forth.

    People listen.

    People react.

    Liam Gallagher succeeds.


    What he's said essentially becomes irrelevant. Fact is he's using his position as a celebrity to try and have an impact. The fact people pay heed to the shite that comes out of his mouth simply means he's going to carry on doing it.

    I personally couldn't care less what he says. In my opinion, the man's an arrogant arse, and the fact people still seem to be surprised by his comments about all and sundry is darkly amusing in my opinion.

    Peace.
  5. First things first. Its Liam Gallagher, so I wouldnt take it too seriously.

    Its like saying I support Man Utd so I have to wear the top all the time. In fact I wouldnt wear my U2 tshirts that often but Im still a huge fan. That was such a childish statement its unreal. Maybe he's bitter and trying to ignore the fact that he was the main reason Oasis finished, whereas U2 have been going so long without any conflict.

    The whole hating U2 thing as well. Only a complete ignorant moron would say that the band are awful. I have friends who arent fans as such but do say they have some great songs. I was chatting to a girl the other day and U2 came up and she said, like many do ''I like U2 but I hate Bono, he should just keep his mouth shut sometimes.''

    Think I feel the same about about Liam/Oasis. What he has saying is disrespectful really, but Im not too bothered because the mans a knob.
  6. I know not everyone likes U2 (though I honestly can't understand why...) but I don't think it's fair to deny the respect/acknowledgment that they deserve. I really think they are up there with the greatest bands of all time like the Beatles (though I'm not a real fan of that band so I guess that makes me a hypocrite? haha)
  7. Originally posted by kris_smith87:I know not everyone likes U2 (though I honestly can't understand why...) but I don't think it's fair to deny the respect/acknowledgment that they deserve. I really think they are up there with the greatest bands of all time like the Beatles (though I'm not a real fan of that band so I guess that makes me a hypocrite? haha)


    i think its all down to bonos humanitarian work, which is a shame. how can people not respect that. i hate when people wrongly suggest that he asks us to give money, he's never done that!! yes he can be arrogant, but is that so bad to deserve the amount of abuse he receives? its a bit of a joke really.

  8. Dear Liam,

    I bought (What's the Story) Morning Glory? in 1995 because I thought "Wonderwall" was a pretty cool song. "Champagne Supernova" was OK, too. I think the CD is still in my collection, but I haven't listened to it in years.

    I have never been so much as tempted to buy another Oasis album or attend an Oasis show. I could care less about you band breaking up other than that Hitler video on YouTube was pretty funny.

    Hope you enjoy your retirement.
  10. Originally posted by dferryachtungbaby:[..]

    i think its all down to bonos humanitarian work, which is a shame. how can people not respect that. i hate when people wrongly suggest that he asks us to give money, he's never done that!! yes he can be arrogant, but is that so bad to deserve the amount of abuse he receives? its a bit of a joke really.




    I know. It's sad that people are a)so mis-informed. I mean the whole point of the ONE Campaign is to have names/signatures to present to governments. Sure you can donate, I've supported them by buying stuff from the online store...because I wanted to, not because Bono put a gun to my head. and b)it's a shame that people can't respect/acknowledge people for the good work they do and c)Regards to him being arrogant, he's a freaking rock star! Isn't that a given?
  11. Childish, not even worth more words than I already used.
  12. Liam G is a moron. We all know that. When it suited Oasis to try and get a leg up in breaking the US in '97, he happily jumped on the bandwagon by supporting U2. Of course, to a certain extent the association was beneficial for U2 too.

    Liam G is not known for irony or subtlety, so I doubt that his tongue was in his cheek. However, he is being calculating to a degree. Liam G has a new lp in the works and a clothes design line to promote, so it probably makes sense for him to distance himself from brother Noel with comments like this. Noel has been always positive about U2, but has dried up creatively and only seems interested in becoming an elder statesman of rock.

    U2 have never been 'cool' in the eyes of the UK trend setters and that does influence how U2 fans are perceived (in terms of musical taste) by their peers. Q magazine aside, U2 have had few supporters in the UK press. Bono has commented on this himself in the past referring to the UK music writers' (NME and the old Melody Maker) 'public schoolboy attitude' to the guys from Dublin who 'dared to put their heads above the parapet'. Famously, the same NME magazine were glad to put U2 on the cover in 2000 to increase sales ofl their rag, yet in their review of the 'Beautiful Day' single (in the same issue!!) suggested that someone should do a 'Mark Chapman' on Bono and only 'aim lower'. I'll never forget that. That's the captive audience to whom Liam G makes his comments.

    Unlike in the US and Europe, U2 has faced snobbery from the UK 'indie' press throughout their career. Liam G is just playing up to that. He is trying to ingratiate himself with their readership or the tabloids with comments like this about U2. Ultimately, these comments will not do any damage to U2 with Glastonbury on the horizon. Remember Noel's remarks about Jay-Z last year. The real damage from a PR point of view was done when U2 decided that being 'tax efficient' (Edge's words on Irish National radio when explaining moving royalties business to Holland) was important. Now that's a tough one to defend to my Non-U2 fan friends.

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