U2's New CD - Whaddaya Think?

[Asher]

Originally posted by Agathon
Another cool thing about the late 80s was the guitar **** thing with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. I still have those albums.

Satriani is still around, and I have his albums too.

Imran:

Who cares about their new single? The 80s and early 90s Duran Duran is their peak.

What? Can't you look beyond the 'new single'?

Oh, give me a break. I sincerely thought the only people who liked Duran Duran are the gay teenagers who -- for whatever reason -- love to live in the eighties. I know about four people like that, and they're the only ones I've met that liked Duran Duran before.

A good band doesn't have peaks, they're good or they suck.

Duran Duran sucks. They were hip and in for a while, but then their suckiness caught up to them.

[Drake Tungsten]

Go listen to Rio (the album, not just the song) and then come talk to us, Glonk.

[JohnT]

Agathon: to everything you've said.

In this thread at least.

[Imran Siddiqui]

re Wedding Album: Come Undone and Ordinary World were great tracks and Too Much Information was great fun .

[Drake Tungsten]

Come Undone and Ordinary World were great tracks

[Imran Siddiqui]

A good band doesn't have peaks, they're good or they suck.

Another statement which indicates why Glonkie's musical opinion should be discounted.

Duran Duran sucks. They were hip and in for a while, but then their suckiness caught up to them.

Well, for a bright and shining moment, they were the kings of 80s New Wave. Though, personally, I prefered the Talking Heads. And even after the 80s they did some good stuff. "Electric Barberella" is one of my favorite songs .

[Drake Tungsten]

I'm partial to Out Of My Mind from the soundtrack to The Saint.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

asher discussing music is like watching a fish outta water.

[Asher]

Another statement which indicates why Glonkie's musical opinion should be discounted.

Maybe I'm just more picky than you.

If a band gets lucky with an album or two, but everything after it sucks, the band sucks and got lucky.

If a band consistently produces albums that you consider good, the band is therefore good (see: The Beatles).

It's possible for a crap band to have the odd good song, but a good band has more good songs than bad. More consistency.

[Tripledoc]

If you like the classic U2 sound you should check out the new Manic Street Preachers album, 'Lifeblood.'

[Drake Tungsten]

If a band gets lucky with an album or two, but everything after it sucks, the band sucks and got lucky.

Duran Duran put out quality albums for almost 10 years. Guess this is yet another statement which indicates why Glonkie's musical opinion should always be discounted...

[Imran Siddiqui]

If a band gets lucky with an album or two, but everything after it sucks, the band sucks and got lucky.

What does this have to do with good bands having peaks? Peaks can go for a decade you know? Just because the Rolling Stones last few albums have been no where near as good as when they were at their peak (which lasted a few decades), doesn't diminish their greatness.

[Asher]

The Rolling Stones are not great.

They are terrible with a few tolerable songs.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Oh man, the musical opinion of Asher is just going further down the hole of the discounted with every statement!

[Lawrence of Arabia]

maybe you should stick to your day job, eh asher?