Comments on: What Are Good Boys Doin’ In A Rock ‘n’ Roll Band?

By: Dan Ficker

Dan Ficker — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:35:28 +0000

I guess it’s mostly that I don’t listen to the radio and am still discovering half of U2’s catalogue. Most of it is still new to me, not overplayed like for the rest of the world. Sadly, that’s mostly because I started listening to crappy Christian music before I started listening to higher-quality music.

By: Elston Gunn

Elston Gunn — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:16:32 +0000

They are political in a vague sense. They speak of love and other easy things to talk about. They also talk about Bloody Sunday and things of that nature. But how does love each other help the situation and the wrong in the world? Weve heard it so often its lost its meaning to just love. And just loving the hurricane victims doesnt help- we need concrete action!!! I want to see someone right solutions to the problems. Given, t most great artist do just like i said. Dylan propheticly describes what problems are in the world also. So this isnt a criticism of U2 but really judging music in general. And you of all people know i heart Bobbie Zimmerman. Oh and just to make myself clear - I love U2! i mean “i heart them” (wait isnt that a U2 song title?) Just joshing. Well Pride is great song and theres a special place in my heart for that song. “…early morning April Forth..” thats actually is my brithday!! Too bad its a downer of a day because hes talking about Martin Luther King Jr. getting shot. But out of struggle great things are born… like me. U should continue 2 have whats entering your ear holes play as normal!! - Da Later Man (guess Da doesnt work infront of everything) -Word
Elston

By: Dan Ficker

Dan Ficker — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:59:15 +0000

I’m not discounting this post, but I did write it while on a break at work. I couldn’t formulate it as much as I wished to. Maybe I’ll go back and support it a bit more.

By: Dan Ficker

Dan Ficker — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:35:58 +0000

I still think it takes real guts for a celebrity to be political. It’s a lot easier to just sing about girls and cars. If you sing about politics, you’re necessarily going to alienate part of your audience.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:52:00 +0000

Okay, you wouldn’t say that a politician is too political. You wouldn’t say a teacher is too political, you wouldn’t say a student is too political. Why are celebrities exempt?