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[Tugger2k]

quality contribution

point raised about u2 and the whole politics thing is a good one. he's just going to go overboard at glasto. even more reason for me to want to do something else instead. will watch the musical highlights when i get home.

[ampersand]

dear oh dear!!

that's how it will go down all right!!

[Tugger2k]

how do you mean?

[sifi]

i guess we'll have to wait until the gig, but he's not going to overload the show because its glasto

[ampersand]

i guess we'll have to wait until the gig, but he's not going to overload the show because its glasto

[sifi]

it's his perfect platform to be a dick.

[DORG]

Preaching, for the main, to the masses. Well, in the crowd anyway.

[ampersand]

By be a dick, you mean raise awareness about the injustices and inequalities in the world?

Or do you mean "put on three stone in weight, don a ridiculous ginger wig and start signing I want to fall from the stars" type dickery?

[ampersand]

I reckon he will go overboard with the preaching at glasto- I think the oxfam vibes will inflate his head and he wont be able to help himself. Hell be like cyclops from xmen when he doesnt have those glasses on which stop him from constantly shooting deadly ray beams from his eyes. Except instead of deadly ray beams we get a constant flow of bono hot air, spiced nicely with a good dose of smug.

I reckon hell cry as well. or at least have a moment where he gets down on one knee on the stage holding the microphone, head bowed, eyes clenched underneath his purple sunglasses as if in prayer to the stadium god of ego fellation, whilst the camera zooms in for an intense close up. He'll hold the pose for an excrutiatingly long time whilst the Edge floors everybody with his repeated loops of arpeggios on his digital delay pedal- whilst another screen displays flashing images of the conflict in israel.

Id really love to be wrong on this.

[Langdale Wolf]

will watch the musical highlights when i get home.

[sifi]

I reckon he will go overboard with the preaching at glasto- I think the oxfam vibes will inflate his head and he wont be able to help himself. Hell be like cyclops from xmen when he doesnt have those glasses on which stop him from constantly shooting deadly ray beams from his eyes. Except instead of deadly ray beams we get a constant flow of bono hot air, spiced nicely with a good dose of smug.

I reckon hell cry as well. or at least have a moment where he gets down on one knee on the stage holding the microphone, head bowed, eyes clenched underneath his purple sunglasses as if in prayer to the stadium god of ego fellation, whilst the camera zooms in for an intense close up. He'll hold the pose for an excrutiatingly long time whilst the Edge floors everybody with his repeated loops of arpeggios on his digital delay pedal- whilst another screen displays flashing images of the conflict in israel.

Id really love to be wrong on this.

[hans_gatwick]

At the end of the day, political/charity messages or not U2 still put on one hell of a show

Can't wait for them to hopefully start with 'No Line On The Horizon'

Bono is an awesome frontman as well!!

End Of Discussion!

[ampersand]

Music festivals - ampersand is doing it wrong.

[sifi]

is nestle a registered charity these days? i'm out to buy a shitload of yorkies in that case!

[DORG]

Y'know, I really don't care if he's got an inflated ego, I'll put up with that quite comfortably if one in a hundred of the global audience who will be watching the concert stops, thinks and takes some kind of action, be that a donation, or decides to buy Nestlé or whatever it might be.

Any other kind of reaction is churlish.

[BonnetBird]

At this juncture, I just wanted to add:

1. Glastonbury is a festival more politically motivated than most so what's the problem;

B. I want my rock stars to act like dicks, to pray to the god of ego fellating or whatever. Otherwise what is the point of the rock star? They just become the bloke next door who sings a little bit.

[sifi]

Unfortunately despite his intentions Bonos stagecraft leaves it impossible to have anything other than a churlish taste in the mouth.

BTW- I have seen U2 live twice before.

[Langdale Wolf]

music festivals - going to see other headliners on offer - ampersand is doing it right

[DORG]

I've not seen them, and I'll probably go along at Glasto because I wouldn't normally fork out for a ticket and I'll be there, kinda thing - unless there's something else on that really grabs my attention - but I won't damn the man for trying to do something right, even if it's sanctimonious as all hell.

[ampersand]

So you're going to miss U2 - arguably the most impressive booking the festival has seen - because you might throw your toys out of the pram if the lead singer says a few words between songs?

If you don't like their music, fair enough - plenty of people don't. It's called opinion and I respect that. That's like me with Muse - I won't watch them as I don't like their stuff.

But if you like their stuff yet you're intending to miss them just in case he says a few words that might annoy you, you're absolutely barking mad mate.

It's going to be a great show.

Edited March 24, 2010 by ampersand

[Toilet Duck]

Ok, so this is probably going to make me sound like an eejit, but f*ck it....I actually quite like Bono's political posturing on stage and the fact that U2 continue to highlight political issues during their shows. My favourite band by quite a way are REM, and one of the things that drew me to them in the first place was their political awareness. I even joined Amnesty at one of their gigs back in the 80s (and joined greenpeace at a U2 gig after that). For me, the political aspects of the show add to the emotion, when the band/Bono express views that make me feel outraged it heightens my connection with the band (and yes, they make the haters feel outraged too, but at Bono, not at whatever injustice he is highlighting). Their songs are overtly political in many cases anyway and again it's one of the reasons why I like them. For Bono or the band not to use the platform they are provided with by their fame would be a great waste.

[Toilet Duck]

i suppose it's a bit like rage, when they stopped to do all their politcal crap, i couldn't be bothered. especially seen as that comeback was all about the money. it cut into valuable song playing time.

[BonnetBird]

Toilet Duck, I don't think you sound like an eejit.

From a personal point of view, the fact that a huge band like U2 highlight the plight of Aung San Suu Kyi / the Burmese people during Walk On, means a lot to me given my family used to live in Burma.

No-one I know really knows anything about the situation out there.

I'm sure there are other people out there who feel the same, maybe about the other issues Bono highlights.

[ampersand]

Toilet Duck, I don't think you sound like an eejit.

From a personal point of view, the fact that a huge band like U2 highlight the plight of Aung San Suu Kyi / the Burmese people during Walk On, means a lot to me given my family used to live in Burma.

No-one I know really knows anything about the situation out there.

I'm sure there are other people out there who feel the same, maybe about the other issues Bono highlights.

[Langdale Wolf]

i'm not arsed about their stuff. i've said before that i'll only go to see them if there's nothing else on. i like their olders stuff and don't mind the newer stuff.

just someone reminding me of his politics has got me hoping for other stuff that i love to be clashing. joanna newsom at the park for instance.

i suppose it's a bit like rage, when they stopped to do all their politcal crap, i couldn't be bothered. especially seen as that comeback was all about the money. it cut into valuable song playing time. what would you rather have, bono speaking shite about africa that we've all heard before or angel of harlem?