azaghal1981
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Re: Musicological banter
September 08, 2014 at 05:31 PM UTC
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Supposedly Vice are taking over the building.
Maybe some of the idiots who read it will start to see that it's not as cool as it tries (way too hard) to portray itself now.
http://gothamist.com/2014/07/02/vice_media_glasslands.php
vansmack
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 02:20 AM UTC
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The cool part was the Syro Surface, not the actual list:
azaghal1981
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 01:28 PM UTC
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Some U2/Apple backlashSome morePretty much agree with all of it.
jrpa
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 02:28 PM UTC
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A free U2 record? Overpriced.
That band was good, not great, for a three-year stretch over twenty years ago. It is astounding they remain as popular as they are with the glut of terrible material they've put out in the interim and what absolute, unmitigated assholes everyone in the band appears to be.
Yada
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 02:40 PM UTC
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Julian, wrote:
A free U2 record? Overpriced.
That band was good, not great, for a three-year stretch over twenty years ago. It is astounding they remain as popular as they are with the glut of terrible material they've put out in the interim and what absolute, unmitigated assholes everyone in the band appears to be.
LOLU2
jrpa
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 02:48 PM UTC
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Yada wrote:
Julian, wrote:
A free U2 record? Overpriced.
That band was good, not great, for a three-year stretch over twenty years ago. It is astounding they remain as popular as they are with the glut of terrible material they've put out in the interim and what absolute, unmitigated assholes everyone in the band appears to be.
LOLU2
I mean, am I alone on this? I know Smackie loves them, but the more "hip" 80% of this board, we all hate them, right? U2 is a total nostalgia act and a sucky one at that.
Yada
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 02:55 PM UTC
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I like(d) Rattle and Hum.
bunnyman
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 03:12 PM UTC
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Yada wrote:
I like(d) Rattle and Hum.
Achtung Baby is the one LP that I have a soft spot for. If I didn't hear "Angel of Harlem" or "Beautiful Day" ever again, I'd be OK with that.
James Ford
Joined: July 22, 2009 at 09:02 PM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 03:27 PM UTC
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U2 had me through Joshua Tree, lost me with Rattle and Hum, got me back with Achtung Baby, and lost me forever after that.
I've never seen them live and never bought a tshirt.
Some of my Irish ancestors had the same last name as Bono.
I wonder if i pass the Sidehatch coolness test?
Sidehatch
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 03:56 PM UTC
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James wrote:
U2 had me through Joshua Tree, lost me with Rattle and Hum, got me back with Achtung Baby, and lost me forever after that.
I've never seen them live and never bought a tshirt.
Some of my Irish ancestors had the same last name as Bono.
I wonder if i pass the Sidehatch coolness test?
Would have been cooler if you said 'after Boy, I really couldn't get into them anymore, ' 'also I was fortunate enough to be in the crowd for Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky and nabbed his sweaty towel when tossed to the crowd'
hutch
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 04:27 PM UTC
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my peak U2 fandom was Live Under a Blood Red Sky/The Unforgettable Fire
With or without you and I still haven't found what I'm looking for make me want to vommit…..
on the other Where the Streets have no name still has that great buildup…
I have zero interest in U2 these days….that is all I got on U2.
azaghal1981
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 05:59 PM UTC
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I'm kinda into it.
vansmack
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 10:25 PM UTC
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Julian, wrote:
I mean, am I alone on this? I know Smackie loves them, but the more "hip" 80% of this board, we all hate them, right? U2 is a total nostalgia act and a sucky one at that.
I've never felt the need to defend my musical tastes, and certainly won't start now. However, if you think my choice of music defines my hipness, then I am reassured that I am not the one with an issue.
I have tickets to see Social D, Cock Sparrer, Luke Bryan and Slowdive/Low show in the next two months, and will likely enjoy each one of them. It's the beauty of my positive outlook and taking most things at face value, ignoring the bullshit that gets most people so worked up.
Now if you'll excuse, I'm going back to my Hall and Oates radio, and doing so not ironically. They make my dreams come true.
hutch
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Re: Musicological banter
September 10, 2014 at 10:42 PM UTC
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The very definition of being hip is listening to whatever you like and not giving a shit what others think…
kosmo
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Re: Musicological banter
September 11, 2014 at 11:38 AM UTC
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The makes me the hippest of the hip then :o
<cues up Kacey Musgraves for the commute in>
kosmo
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Re: Musicological banter
September 11, 2014 at 12:52 PM UTC
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Ok I lied..I'm actually listening to the Polyrythmics a killer afrofunk outfit with jazzy overtones. But,I do often listen to ms. Musgraves when I having a lousy morning.
James Ford
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Re: Musicological banter
September 11, 2014 at 01:04 PM UTC
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Like my mom, with her collection of American Idol alumni CD's.
hutch wrote:
The very definition of being hip is listening to whatever you like and not giving a shit what others think…
BAGLEY
Joined: January 06, 2006 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Musicological banter
September 11, 2014 at 01:05 PM UTC
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"Follow your arrow wherever it points"
KM