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Originally Posted by Charlatan
As good Christians from Dublin U2 never took this route...
Another interesting thing, U2 is probably the only band from the early 80s that is still relevant... Some would suggest no, but those are the ones that are looking for a band like U2 was in the early 80s only now... U2 isn't that band anymore.
Most of you are too young to remember that U2 was often mistaken for a "Christian" rock band when they first came out because three of the members were devout...
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Well... This is in terms of lyrics... When they first came out, they had these amazing lyrics, for example Pride, Sunday bloody sunday, Where the streets have no name, Angel of Harlem. They had a message. They don't any more... Heard there latest albums? They're musically good, but not lyrically.
Now *had* they taken drugway-express they would probably still write lyrics that matter, but they dont. And don't get me wrong - kudos to them for sticking it to the crackpipe... I believe much of U2 still being a multi-million selling machine is thanks to Bono and his love for politics. But drugs would have made better music.