1. Originally posted by KaiserJose:Can't believe you people are actually listening to these clips. I suppose you consider yourself bigger fans for doing so. By listening to them you're encouraging people like that Dutch w**ker to more or less stalk members the band and probably make money from doing so.

    I realize that you all want to hear the new album desperately but you're probably going to taint it by following this course. This is like reading the ending of a book before you begin it. I can barely wait either but my love of the band is such that I won't support people like the Dutch eavesdropper acting underhanded.

    Yet another album gets leaked. One of these days a member will use it as an excuse (as one or many) for quitting and for U2 all it'll take is for one to leave and the band is dead. Personally I think you're all a disgrace, you should have just waited and respected the band.


    By the way, I disagree with just about everything written in this post.
  2. Originally posted by KaiserJose:Can't believe you people are actually listening to these clips. I suppose you consider yourself bigger fans for doing so. By listening to them you're encouraging people like that Dutch w**ker to more or less stalk members the band and probably make money from doing so.

    I realize that you all want to hear the new album desperately but you're probably going to taint it by following this course. This is like reading the ending of a book before you begin it. I can barely wait either but my love of the band is such that I won't support people like the Dutch eavesdropper acting underhanded.

    Yet another album gets leaked. One of these days a member will use it as an excuse (as one or many) for quitting and for U2 all it'll take is for one to leave and the band is dead. Personally I think you're all a disgrace, you should have just waited and respected the band.


    well the recording quality is so poor that it won't diminish our appreciation of the finished product, its more of a teaser.

    And he wasn't stalking, just visiting an important U2 landmark. I also doubt he made any money from it, the band themselves have said it's a non issue (according to Hot Press).

    Anyway it was really Bono's fault for blasting the new songs out of his stereo, he should have known the repurcussions.

    BTW you don't seem to like the Dutch very much either
  3. Originally posted by KaiserJose:Can't believe you people are actually listening to these clips. I suppose you consider yourself bigger fans for doing so. By listening to them you're encouraging people like that Dutch w**ker to more or less stalk members the band and probably make money from doing so.

    I realize that you all want to hear the new album desperately but you're probably going to taint it by following this course. This is like reading the ending of a book before you begin it. I can barely wait either but my love of the band is such that I won't support people like the Dutch eavesdropper acting underhanded.

    Yet another album gets leaked. One of these days a member will use it as an excuse (as one or many) for quitting and for U2 all it'll take is for one to leave and the band is dead. Personally I think you're all a disgrace, you should have just waited and respected the band.


    EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG


  4. Hm... I don't see how listening to these clips can make anyone a bigger fan... I personally listened to them because I'm curious what direction the new album might take. And that's all their good for - getting an idea of that.

    By listening to them you're encouraging people like that Dutch w**ker to more or less stalk members the band and probably make money from doing so.


    First of all, Ben (that's his name, not w**ker - you might have some wrong information there) does not make money of these clips, he shared them freely on the net.
    Do you encourage bootleg sellers by listening to bootlegs?

    I realize that you all want to hear the new album desperately but you're probably going to taint it by following this course. This is like reading the ending of a book before you begin it


    This is the first point one can discuss because you might have a point there. I for one see these clips just as working versions that won't ruin any listening experience but this is just my point of view, others see this in a different light.

    I can barely wait either but my love of the band is such that I won't support people like the Dutch eavesdropper acting underhanded.

    Okay, so you are the bigger fan for not listening, I suppose?
    The eavesdropper acting underhanded ... (why do you insist on him being dutch btw.?)
    Maybe Bono shouldn't burst the new stuff over a PUBLIC beach if he wants to keep the new stuff secret?

    Yet another album gets leaked. One of these days a member will use it as an excuse (as one or many) for quitting and for U2 all it'll take is for one to leave and the band is dead.

    The album did not leak. We now have bad quality recordings of 5 tracks. Nobody knows if these tracks are finished versions or will even end up on the album. Nothing you could call an album leak.
    If you really think that these recordings are a reason to quit the band (funny enough) I wonder why they still play, since these are not the first "beach clips"...

    Personally I think you're all a disgrace, you should have just waited and respected the band.

    Personally I think, you should inform yourself about the quality and the circumstances of the recording before posting. If you still stick to your opinion after that, you should try to stay objective and avoid foul language. That just disqualifies you from any discussion.
  5. Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

    well the recording quality is so poor that it won't diminish our appreciation of the finished product, its more of a teaser.

    And he wasn't stalking, just visiting an important U2 landmark. I also doubt he made any money from it, the band themselves have said it's a non issue (according to Hot Press).

    Anyway it was really Bono's fault for blasting the new songs out of his stereo, he should have known the repurcussions.

    BTW you don't seem to like the Dutch very much either


    What he says....
    These recordings are way weaker than the final work! And what's wrong with hearing it before the release date? We all will buy the album, so that's not a problem!
    Besides it's Bono own fault...
    It's free publicity and we got something to talk about again!

    BTW What's wrong with Dutch people Paul/KaiserJose?

    @ Yeah: Day just started here, but this is already the Post of the Day!
  6. Originally posted by KaiserJose:Can't believe you people are actually listening to these clips. I suppose you consider yourself bigger fans for doing so. By listening to them you're encouraging people like that Dutch w**ker to more or less stalk members the band and probably make money from doing so.

    I realize that you all want to hear the new album desperately but you're probably going to taint it by following this course. This is like reading the ending of a book before you begin it. I can barely wait either but my love of the band is such that I won't support people like the Dutch eavesdropper acting underhanded.

    Yet another album gets leaked. One of these days a member will use it as an excuse (as one or many) for quitting and for U2 all it'll take is for one to leave and the band is dead. Personally I think you're all a disgrace, you should have just waited and respected the band.


    what a brutal argument mate. Bens clips have been gratefully recieved ame we thank him for his efforts. Simply oppurtunist. And less of the wanker talk aswell please. . . Unless you wish to speak of yourself in that light. .
  7. Nothing more to add, fully agree with Yeah and Gerard. They said it all.

  8. A better multi-quote than I've ever put together lol

    Indeed. I don't see how the "bigger fan" idea comes in (in fact I pretty much disagree with everything KaiserJose said) but there's not much to add - Yeah and Gerard did a pretty good job voicing the general opinion.
  9. Thanks for defending me people. To be honest, I was a bit offended by that post. But then again, he obviously never took the time to get his facts straight and although he doesn't know me at all, he just "knows" that I'm making money out of this.

    Damn, what a w**ker

  10. Originally posted by LarryMullenFan:Thanks for defending me people. To be honest, I was a bit offended by that post. But then again, he obviously never took the time to get his facts straight and although he doesn't know me at all, he just "knows" that I'm making money out of this.

    Damn, what a w**ker




    Don't worry Ben! He didn't even heard the beach clips, so he doesn't know what he's talking about....
  11. Yeah I know... I shouldn't care about it, but still...

    I was on Dutch radio this morning, Giel on 3FM