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Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad
U2 is awesome. Even though the Edge's guitar riffs aren't all that complicated, they have an ethereal quality to them that I love.
One of my top 5 fav bands.
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+1.
I was a huge fan starting from the beginning in 1980 or so. Their early stuff was awesome.
They have continued to evolve, which I think is always difficult for a band. It's one thing to write compelling music when you are 20 years old with a bunch of talent but little money and no fame. It's another thing when you are a 50 year old gazillionaire with everyone swinging off your balls every day.
To me, their peak was between Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree (maybe extend to Rattle and Hum). Those were back to back albums, and I think both are absolutely brilliant.
I've seen them live around 5 or 6 times, mostly during the Unforgettable Fire/Joshua Tree era. That's a lot of shows for me, I've probably only been to 10 concerts total in my entire life!
I saw the Rattle and Hum movie on cable a couple nights ago, I think that shows them at pretty much their peak, at least to me.