U2 members

is this a "which one should be first up against the wall" kinda poll?

larry mullen is a great drummer

they are one of the few bands you can't imagine continuing without one of their original members (beatles, r.e.m....oh whoops)

Yeah, it's a wonder we/anyone can name more than a couple of the guys in the band, let alone all of them. I'm looking at you, three guys that aren't Chris Martin!

is this a "which one should be first up against the wall" kinda poll?

― one less mouth to feed is one less mouth to feed (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, October 30, 2009 11:37 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

All the more reason for this approach, so...

is this a "which one should be first up against the wall" kinda poll?

― one less mouth to feed is one less mouth to feed (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, October 30, 2009 11:37 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Damn....

the first quote should have been this

they are one of the few bands you can't imagine continuing without one of their original members (beatles, r.e.m....oh whoops)

― jØrdån (omar little), Friday, October 30, 2009 11:41 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Never mind

they have families, u savages

no contest, The Edge is kinda brilliant and the main reason this band is listenable imo

All four awesome let's-have-drinks-till-last-call guys; it's a shame they also record music.

xpost - Yeah, The Edge (wotta stupid name!) did some great stuff indeed with his chorus (?) and digital-delay pedals.

http://i33.tinypic.com/296j6n8.jpg

He doesn't seem to have that much personality, but it's still all about the Edge's guitar.

the edge has been irrelevant for years. if you remove him from all the records post-joshua tree most people wouldn't notice the difference

who would make the plinka plinka noises

the edge has been irrelevant for years. if you remove him from all the records post-joshua tree most people wouldn't notice the difference

this is nonsense. the fly, mysterious ways... I am not a U2 fan, but this is not truth

haha i'm willing to fess to challops but sometimes it's hard to feel he's the most replaceable u2er

hard NOT to feel

It is very hard not to feel.

he edge has been irrelevant for years. if you remove him from all the records post-joshua tree most people wouldn't notice the difference

Change that to post-2000 and I agree with you. (I voted Larry)

The Edge is gonna walk this.

I'm trying to think of a reason to vote for Bono.

I voted for the Edge because there is a guy in this world loco enough to have called himself the Edge for over 20 years, and that is the Edge.

i think bono is pretty good sometimes. he was kinda an interesting vocalist in the achtung/zooropa years ....

Suspect Larry's going to have a surprisingly strong showing here.

Listening to the Unforgettable Fire remaster last night, it struck me that there actually was a time when I didn't find Bono almost completely embarassing. As for what's happened in the intervening years, I have this strong suspicion that there's a slight chance that he may actually get less votes here than Adam Clayton, who was always my "one of these things is not like the other" pick for U2, at least back in the day.

refuse to vote for a 48-year-old named "The Edge" who won't take his hat off. voting for adam because of larry's graceland moment in Rattle & Hum, hopefully someone's shown him spinal tap since.

voted for adam based on his apparent con job of the other three for years

Bono said of Clayton's early bass playing, "Adam used to pretend he could play bass. He came round and started using words like action and fret and he had us baffled. He had the only amplifier so we never argued with him. We thought this guy must be a musician, he knows what he's talking about and then one day we discovered he wasn't playing the right notes, that's what's wrong, y'know?"

I always find it amazing when you get famous musicians who've been recording and touring for decades and they STILL can't play. See also : Paul Stanley, Lars Ulrich. It's like Paul Scholes not being able to tackle.

That's relevant to Adam, in case you hadn't guessed.

The Edge is fine, Adam Clayton is fine, the drummer is fine

Never having connected much to their music, I'm unashamedly voting for the HOT one.

The Edge?

Nope. As Boy George once said: every time I see Bono singing "I still haven't found what I'm looking for", I'm thinking LOOK BEHIND THE DRUM KIT...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

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meh

at least bono got what he deserved

yeah we sure showed bono

~_~

Wait, who voted for Bono anyway?

he's got a couple of socks ; )

i never got all the bono hate - what is it that makes everybody despise this guy so much? (aside for their 8 bazzilion fans who all think he's the great obviously)

He opens his mouth and says shit.

jaysus

lol goole

fuck it, I'll admit it: I voted for Bono. I don't care very much about U2 anymore (cared a lot in the mid to late 80s) but I don't think I'd have ever cared about them without Bono. For better or for worse, his vocals are what's essential about the band for me.

signs of ageing?

Exclusive: U2's Bono Has Surgery, Tour Date Postponed

By Mike Collett-White, Entertainment Correspondent

CANNES, France (Reuters) - U2 lead singer Bono had emergency surgery on his back in a Munich hospital on Friday after being injured while preparing for the next leg of a world tour, the first date of which has been postponed.

The 50-year-old from Ireland had been getting ready for the North American leg of the "360 Degree" world tour which had been due to kick off in Salt Lake City on June 3, according to a statement first released to Reuters.

Any lengthy disruption would be a blow both to fans and to Live Nation, the concert company which has a major deal to handle U2's merchandising, digital and branding rights as well as touring.

The band's website confirmed that Salt Lake City had been postponed.

Paul McGuinness, the group's longstanding manager, hinted that the injury could cause further postponements.

"It's unfortunate that we're inconveniencing fans," he said in an audio message. "We will make plans to reinstate these dates as soon as possible.

"Obviously, it's been very disruptive to our crew. We have over 400 people converging on Salt Lake City. Some of those have been told to turn around and told to stay at home until we make our new plan."

HOME TO RECOVER

A spokesperson for Bono said the singer was admitted to a specialist neuro surgery unit in a Munich hospital.

"Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate," the spokesperson added. "Once his condition has been assessed further, a statement will be made regarding the impact on forthcoming tour dates."

After Salt Lake City U2 are scheduled to play in Anaheim on June 6 and 7 followed by Denver on June 12 and Oakland on June 16.

The 2009 tour helped the band earn around $109 million, according to music journal Billboard. The U2 360 Tour, so-called because fans surround a giant circular platform, has been predicted to become the highest-grossing tour in history.