General Chat 16

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
Agreed - from my experience, aside of our Irish friends here, the Irish guys and gals I know are either casual fans or just don't mind them.

As it happens, I was over for a stag-do (for my sins!) in Dublin at the beginning of June, and granted we spent most time of the time in Temple so it's tourist central so maybe to be expected, but there were signed pics / paintings of the boys in a couple of pubs and virtually all the musicians playing here and there s all played a U2 cover or two (including a rather splendid WOWY singalong in Temple Bar itself), and locals and tourists alike were having a fine old time singing along.

The only people I know who have any fervent dislike (or hatred) for U2 are friends from high school, uni, work etc. here in the UK. My friends from elsewhere (rest of Europe, US, Canada etc.) are again either casual fans or not that fussed.

Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
This quote kinda says it all. And this was the feeling I got from people I actually spoke to...

“We don’t like them because they did well,” adds Karl Devereux. “They’re not the Dubliners, the Pogues, even the Cranberries – they all weren’t that big. But U2 did very well.”

Originally posted by Caledonia:[..]
Just following on from that, I think their current choice of PA intro song is a perfect choice for many reasons.

Firstly it's just a great great song. Secondly it works so well as a PA Intro to get everyone revved up.

Beyond that I think it's also very cleverly chosen.

I kinda feel that it's maybe U2 tipping their hats and bowing down somewhat to all those really talented bands and artists that were also around in the 80's who either fell by the wayside, or never really had the kind of level of success or acclaim that they perhaps should have done. And it's probably specifically Bono knowing how he can be, saying "we got a bit lucky" cos effectively they did see the whole of the moon - not that they didn't deserve to see it, or not that they didn't work hard for it - but it's typical Bono to show that kind of humility.

Originally posted by thet1000:[..]
i met the band backstage in 2001. they had a humble aire to them but mixed with quiet confidence. and all were very cordial but bono was overly nice. i think they know how fortunate they were and have been, and have usually shown humility during their careers. when the haven't shown humility, it's been more kind of being charatures of themselves. self mockingly, it seems to me.

Originally posted by Caledonia:[..]
Just following on from that, I think their current choice of PA intro song is a perfect choice for many reasons.

Firstly it's just a great great song. Secondly it works so well as a PA Intro to get everyone revved up.

Beyond that I think it's also very cleverly chosen.

I kinda feel that it's maybe U2 tipping their hats and bowing down somewhat to all those really talented bands and artists that were also around in the 80's who either fell by the wayside, or never really had the kind of level of success or acclaim that they perhaps should have done. And it's probably specifically Bono knowing how he can be, saying "we got a bit lucky" cos effectively they did see the whole of the moon - not that they didn't deserve to see it, or not that they didn't work hard for it - but it's typical Bono to show that kind of humility.

Originally posted by iTim:I'm with you, Dean.

Originally posted by badirishcharlie:Irish Independent's take on The Guardian piece

http://m.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/the-guardian-asked-people-in-grogans-pub-why-the-irish-hate-u2-and-the-answers-are-typically-irish-35921776.html