Noel Gallagher talks about U2

[@brianpaulmurray]

Achtung Baby is one of the best albums of the 90's, Zoo TV was mental

[@ridethelightning7979]

He’s right though. U2 may be “uncool” but they’re a fucking great band with an immense back catalogue

[@greensombrero3641]

U2 is a fantastic band and made some incredible records. Actung Baby and Zooropa were amazing works. Oasis is a fantastic band and made some incredible records.

[@kerryoneill8718]

Millions of people all around the globe love U2, I think they've done ok

[@jeffoliver7491]

I also saw U2 on the ZooTV tour, that was at Wembley Stadium in London, and I remember Lou Reid appeared - just a prerecorded film - singing, and Bono dueted with it. It was impressive. I also saw U2 on their previous tour, The Joshua Tree tour at the same venue - in 1987. Lou Reed was one of the support acts at the gig (the actual Lou Reed, in person). The crowd were so fed up by then, he was the 3rd support act, it was about 7.00pm and the crowd has been squashed in at this open air gig for 5 hours already, on one of the hottest days of the year. At best he was ignored, but some people were yelling ‘f**k off!!’ to him as loud as they could yell anything - this was during his ballad songs and he would have heard it. Had the crowd not have had to endure the heat and the crush he would have likely got a better reception. U2 came on at 8.15pm - the same time they always start their gigs - it was a good show but the crowd were really fed up by then. I always wonder why bands made crowds suffer so much at these open air shows.

[@lucasm3879]

I really enjoy listening to Noel talk about music just as a fan, reciting stories from before he made it with Oasis. His passion for music really comes across. I’m from Manchester and I know exactly what he means about liking U2, I used to get exactly the same thing from my mates, they’ve always been an easy target but they’ve made some great music.

[@soniamacintyre5229]

People slag off U2 and the Edge for relying on 3 chords and a delay pedal for 40 years but they have heart and soul, which translates into 170 million albums sold thus far.

[@curly_wyn]

Anybody who says that synthesizers and other electronics are not real instruments but also plays guitar with effects is a hypocrite.

[@FLAVCO]

It’s called jealousy. Who cares what some sad random loser says on some website?

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

I wouldn’t categorize myself as a massive U2 fan. I never go out of my way to listen to them. But I enjoy their early stuff when it comes on. At least significant segments of it. But I maintain objectivity. They haven’t released anything special at all for 20+ years. But anyone who bags on their work from the 80s/90s is just a hater. Yes I know all the usual complaints about politics, Bono being obnoxious, pretentious, annoying, etc. and I get it to a certain extent. But there’s no denying before his voice was fried by the early 00s, he was every bit as vocally and charismatically talented as a front man as anyone in the history of rock not named Freddie Mercury.

[@FutureAbe]

That’s people who don’t know shit and piss about music. Other musicians envy artists that can make someone great out of simple tools, and simple chords

[@anngulliver5964]

There is more than 3 chords

[@TLF1]

U2's ZOO TV TOUR iis the greatest world tour of Alltime

[@motelghost477]

If you love great songwriting it is impossible not to love U2, for all of their pretensions and Bono's messianic bullshit, their music is amazing.

[@lukashahn6883]

no their music is fucking shit go have a listen to genesis in the early seventies and then come back and tell me u2 is better than that

[@The_AndroidSentByCyberlife]

@sternenkind that had to be said I take my hat off to you.

[@The_AndroidSentByCyberlife]

@sternenkind I meant it dude no problem

[@lukashahn6883]

@sternenkind i mean i might just say that because my brother plays u2 all day every day. i didn't mind them before that but now i can't stand them

[@jimnewcombe7584]

@@lukashahn6883 Are you talking about songs like "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"? Not listened to it since I was about ten. No idea what that song title even means. I prefer U2 before Rattle & Hum but I don't recall anything as good by Genesis. I'm guessing you were halfway down a bottle of absinthe when you made that statement.

[@RequiemVaccaro]

He never claim to speak for anyone and he is not judging anyone. He is only speaking for himself, saying that he loves U2 and he has the right to do so. It's weird people slag him off just because he said he liked a band that they didn't like or he didn't like a band that they liked. It's actually rare nowadays that celebrities express their loves and hates honestly. Too many cowards afraid of offending people

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

Zoo TV was otherworldly

[@sodiumlights]

aside from whatever anyone thinks about U2's music, they are still a gang, friends who still believe in each other.

[@christopherzehnder]

True. How many can say that?

[@sodiumlights]

@christopherzehnder the Stones, but that's about it.

[@andrew6978]

Noel fucking GETS IT

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

Noel is intelligent. The people he hangs around with like his former bandmates and brother are NOT.

[@stelladurban4439]

He knows it... that man is the talent. Oasis would still be a pub band without him.

[@TheMemeJunkie]

And Without Liam Gallagher Oasis Would Of Never Been Made So Both Brothers Are Important As Each Other

[@thefakengx3839]

Fuck yeah they would be bloody pub band

[@stevens5541]

Bonehead was the heart and sole of that band ......liam and noel were the last to join the band, and I mean the original founding members of it ......bonehead ,paul mcguigan and tony mccarroll were there before the Gallagher brothers....and liam was before noel...

[@TheReesi73]

@@stevens5541 bonehead was the heart and soul! Liam was ...it was his band! Your a bonehead for making that comment 😂

[@stevens5541]

@@TheReesi73 it was boneheads band and they recruited liam to sing for them...if noel wasnt there then liam and maybe bonehead would have started writing songs...liam showed he can and without noel maybe he would be an even better songwriter than he is now and he is an excellent one...and behead probably would have chipped in with songs...even liam said bonehead was the heart of oasis

[@paulmurphy4723]

Noel forgot Big Audio Dynamite II from the Stop Sellafield gig... what a line up though, & the first time i saw the ZOO TV set indoors. i also made it on to the video they released, during PE's set. 😎

[@trueaspect5888]

I totally agree with Noel, the ZooTV tour set was the future it looks way to advanced for 1992/93 but they pulled it off.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

Music is about sound, not imagery.

[@trueaspect5888]

@@jimnewcombe7584 imagery? How about live music, does that incorporate imagery?

[@jimnewcombe7584]

@@trueaspect5888 The accoutrements of music don't add anything to the music. If a TV documentary is made about poetry, it might add something to television, but it adds nothing to poetry. Live music is presumably about a tribal solidarity, but all "special effects" are exterior to the real moment and reason for attendance.

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

@@jimnewcombe7584 Music creates an atmosphere, and visuals can add to that atmosphere. Watching a musical isn't the same as listening to the soundtrack album.

[@whssy]

They did, to be fair, kind of steal the basic concept from Ensturzende Neubauten.

[@TLF1]

ZOO TV TOUR the greatest Wiekd your off alltime. Achtung Baby and Joshua Tree 2 greatest albums of all-time.

[@colinwatt3958]

Zoo TV @ Parkhead Glasgow 1993, what a night. Best gig I've been to.

[@MARKCHAPLE]

yes I saw the Joshua Tree at Wembley and the Zooropa and the stage set for zooropa was so futuristic kind of shocking really

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

I love how butthurt Oasis fans get at this. As if liking a band is some grave sin for which Noel must be punished.

[@mrblaoblao6981]

it must be yourger generations of Oasis fans, because people in the 90s knew well how both U2 and Oasis members loved each others' music. For example, Oasis opened twice for U2 in 1997, and I remember an interview where Bono said, "I am God, and Liam is my only son."

[@TT_1221]

I know right, its hilarious.

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

As an irishman it amazes me that these 4 lads from Dublin became one of the greatest rock bands ever.

[@seanharty9736]

Couldn’t have put it better 😂🇮🇪

[@curly_wyn]

Except Bono is a figure of ridicule in Dublin. Haha! Nice.

[@Haerinx87]

@@curly_wyn Irish love hating other successful Irish people, it's called begrudging.

[@curly_wyn]

@@Haerinx87 it’s begrudgingly satisfying

[@daviedlebonnie7721]

U2 Have done classics Noel. New year's day .one. Sunday bloody Sunday . I will follow. Could go on 4ever , not everyone hates them .

[@mikefreed5901]

They're the greatest band in history if you do the math, so correct, not everyone hates them.

[@Shenanigan5]

Noel is from England, U2 were never really accepted in England. They had far more success in the US.

[@johnbrady54]

@@Shenanigan5 Yeah, the British and their knowledge. Almost as fucking thick as Americans. They hated U2 because they sung a song about Bloody Sunday which they think is in support of an Irish (IRA) atrocity. They're so thick they didn't even realise it was a British atrocity

[@curly_wyn]

@@mikefreed5901 Greatest band in history? Lol. I think that’s kind of stretching it.

[@Durmomo0]

God, him talking about loving U2 and how everyone else around him acted was the same for me for being a U2 fan (and also an Oasis fan).

[@russellben1234]

Noel I agree one hundred percent

[@becksy539]

U2 are brilliant as muscians, forget all the other crap with bono and politics etc etc, just as a band, they are absolutely the best in my lifetime

[@curly_wyn]

Just keep Bono singing and playing so that he doesn’t talk.

[@mr.mixmx.346]

@@curly_wynaha he s one of the greatest singers, and you? Poor asshole 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@ArtDekko]

Watched Rattle and Hum recently and enjoyed it. Really liked the mix of rock star and vulnerability - as none of the members could really play their instruments properly, but the spirit, the great lyrics and a few post production edits made that thing world class. I just wish Bono would pay Irish tax rather than hiding in European havens. That country gave that bunch of shit-kickers a lot. Sure, they were a great band, but they are also very lucky to be where they are. There are much better bands out there with no recognition, and they could easily have been one of them.

[@Enne_esse]

This again? He pays taxes ffs. He lives there. His charity is located somewhere else but he still pays his fair share of taxes.

[@ghytgb]

@@Enne_esse U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time but my Aunt still likes them🤣Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@curly_wyn]

@@Enne_esse Lmao. He hides it away because he’s tax evading.

[@JakobSeidl]

what are rattle and hum’s faults? it’s fucking perfect

[@azynkron]

Coming off the back of Joshua Tree, I guess it's a bit underwhelming.. It's a good album, no doubt, but it was the one that had to take the hit after that masterpiece.

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

"Am I buggin you? I don't mean ta bug ya. . . . ok Edge, play the blues!" *Queue Edge playing nothing even remotely resembling the blues*

[@curly_wyn]

Bono fucking pretentious and self-righteousness. That’s what faults. Like in the beginning, when U2 played a cover of Helter Skelter and Bono said: “We’re taking this song back from Charles Manson!” Stfu Bono!

[@47imagine]

@@curly_wyn Oh get over it. It's just Bono having a bit of fun. Stop taking it so seriously.

[@Kickingit06]

It's a little clunky. But I might argue it has less filler than Joshua Tree.

[@genuinelyjag]

Love Noel, love U2.

[@kf-dk5pb]

I was at that gig an amazing night

[@jamesadcock5235]

80s u2 is great

[@lucasm3879]

90’s was U2 even better!

[@Chrisamusic1]

The appeal of Noel's candour in a nutshell. "Everyone else fuckin hates 'em". :-)

[@curly_wyn]

And for good reason.

[@michaelchamberlain3106]

Was at GMex. Amazing gig. Big Audio Dynamite II were also on the bill. I cared little for Kraftwerk but Public Enemy were incredible.

[@DavidjohnPorter-j4o]

U2 wipe floor with any other Rock band pure and simple the Brilliant Album sales and sold out concerts can’t be wrong

[@TT_1221]

U2 - The last of the Rock stars.

[@wc6046]

that's a bad opinion

[@petercimini7883]

@@wc6046 U2 and the Gallagher bros, the last of the rock stars*

[@andrew6978]

When hip hop drove the big cars.

[@lucasphillips2177]

W C that’s one of their lyrics boi

[@Enne_esse]

That’s true. Rock music is pretty much dead now due to hip hop and I doubt there will be a resurgence in the near future. We will never see another band get this big again.

[@quirkypurple]

I like U2 and Kraftwerk but I think Nuclear energy is the future. That Kraftwerk gig he's talking about was legendary. I hear Noel. I'm a fan of all kinds of music. U2 are one of the most innovative. They changed each album drastically so. Bono's lyrics are underrated. One Tree Hill is probably my favourite song. Or Zooropa. Zooropa is pure acid psychedelia.

[@guillermomehaudy9628]

Big U2 and Noel Gallagher ex oásis

[@whssy]

I went to that gig too - with my girlfriend who never let me forget that it was my fault that we missed Public Enemy and Kraftwerk because I made us late. Even though we had some of the worst seats in the house, it was probably still the best gig I have ever been at. U2 have been on a downward spiral ever since Pop - with a few upturns but I didn't even buy the last 2 albums or get tickets for the tours. Last times I saw them were Nice 2009 and Herning in 2010 and it was just lame. U2 and me were a hot thing from 82 to 88. We broke up with Rattle and Hum, got back together for Achtung and Zooropa, had an increasingly tedious marriage from Pop to No Line and the divorce came with the last 2 albums. I kept the old records. They kept the money.

[@curly_wyn]

One of the many albums that U2 supposedly listened to to make Achtung Baby was Kraftwerk’s 1986 album Techno Pop (aka Electric Café). Easily their best and most underrated album!

[@Thaitanium73]

1:24 Sellafield is not a nuclear power station, it's a nuclear reprocessing and decommissioning plant.

[@andysnee6212]

I bet your fun at parties

[@Thaitanium73]

@@andysnee6212 Oh yeah, facts are not important, just like learning the difference between you're and your.

[@andysnee6212]

Just reinforces my point

[@Thaitanium73]

@@andysnee6212 The only thing it reinforces is the fact you're not very well educated.

[@andysnee6212]

Thai lol look who got triggered

[@ascent7]

u2 re-invented stadium rock..all bands followed after Zoo tv.like them or not u2 are very progressive band where soppy revivalist bands like inspiral carpets are in the"where are they now file"

[@UNITEWAD]

Don't diss the carpet's mate very under rated band and Drummer Craig Gill was my mate! R.I.P Gilly, Ok.

[@ascent7]

ive heard there records..inspiral carpets dissing u2 is a joke

[@ascent7]

not dissing your mate either

[@curly_wyn]

Don’t insult stadium rock by saying that.

[@Mookiethedog]

lots of bitter peeps commenting on here....lol....Noel is awesome and so are U2

[@mikefreed5901]

there you go.

[@greensombrero3641]

right on

[@Enne_esse]

So many whiny U2 haters who haven’t heard a song from the band in 30 years but try to convince themselves that the band is bad. Gimme a break! This is all because of jealousy and not liking Bono. U2 Is amazing and the soundtrack of my (and many others) life.

[@Mookiethedog]

@@Enne_esse fk yeah

[@ghytgb]

@@Enne_esse U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time. Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@Seadog22-]

That’s Noel U2 are cool my best song is New Year’s Day 🫵🤛

[@glendale6]

In gods country. That set the bar. What an exciting song They haven't come close to this

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

Sleep comes like a drug, in God's country

[@Enne_esse]

Great song, but their best songs were in the 90s and 00s.

[@ghytgb]

@@Enne_esse U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time but my Aunt still likes them🤣Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@brucedickinson12]

war is their best

[@andresreyes3916]

Boy is so underrated. One of their best albums for sure

[@jasonlefler3456]

Respectfully, Stereo MCs weren't a thing yet at the time of the making of Achtung Baby. U2 were listening to Iggy, Bowie, Kraftwerk, Lou Reed, Public Enemy, KMFDM, The Young Gods, My Bloody Valentine, Sly and the Family Stone, Happy Mondays, and many others. Just not Stereo MCs.

[@mrblaoblao6981]

Good point. 'Connected' and 'Step It Up' came up in late '92, while Achtung Baby a year before that. Also don't forget that the London Dance Scene from the early 90s heavily influenced other artists unrelated to the movement, such as Bjork, Madonna, etc.

[@richgl31]

I wonder if he will be able to sleep at night having made such a gargantuan error. Thank you for correcting the true course of musical history. I will always be in your debt.

[@jasonlefler3456]

richgl31 Are you fucking preoccupied?

[@drexlspivey5828]

@@mrblaoblao6981 they had two albums before that, one in 1989 and one in 1990, they never had any hits until 1992 but that doesn't mean people weren't listening to them

[@drexlspivey5828]

Stereo MC's had two albums out before Achtung Baby....

[@charliechaz1982]

Why is it impossible for people to understand how utterly brilliant U2 were? I'm with Noel on this and respect him for saying something that is deemed 'uncool'. Bono is a pretty nice guy but isn't that cool anymore and preaches a bit too much. U2 haven't really produced anywhere near their best since the early 90's but you can say that about most bands. U2 for more than a decade were very consistent and produced numerous good albums. Joshua Tree, The Unforgetable Fire and War are all superb. They then had the balls to change their sound at the peak of their popularity. Bono was also a bloody amazing singer/frontman in the 80's and isn't anything like how he is now as he is obviously much older. The Joshua Tree is so damn good it's almost too good. I feel sorry for people who don't get it. Coldplay have tried to nick from them so have Kings Of Lyon but U2 had far more credibility, weight and substance to their music. Listen to Bullet The Blue Sky and tell me it isn't immense. U2 have just become everyones punching bag of choice while they sit at home squeezing spots and buying into the latest turgid wafer thin indie group who are relevant for 5 minutes.

[@TrevLFC]

Because they’re dull. And call themselves Bono and Edge. Utter twats.

[@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter]

Chris Knight. Fuck me you wrote a fucking book !! You talk such BOLLOCKS. you should definitely become a MUSIC JOURNALIST.

[@DuffPaddy1]

Or this...kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJqahpxpe66hmpo

[@lucasm3879]

They've made some great music, that's what I judge them on, not their names.

[@billygoatgruff2554]

Riki Newton Lmao

[@hawkmoon269inarow4]

U2 music will still be listened to for many generations to come there music will live on forever , they know how to rock , a gift from god ☘️🍀🇮🇪☘️🍀🇮🇪☘️🍀🍀🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪👌😎😎😎😎

[@TheNeverposts]

So much of Bob Dylan's memoir is about how Bono is actually really cool. I still hate their guts.

[@DuffPaddy1]

There's the famous story about when Sinatra met them and thought highly of them, probably because they asked him about music. Buddy Rich had recently died and Larry asked him about drummers from back in the day. Roy Orbison, BB King and Johnny Cash thought enough of them to sing songs that they'd written for them.

[@TheNeverposts]

Urban legend is 'in a little while' was the last song Joey Ramone heard while alive.

[@Enne_esse]

Bono is a Rock God, U2 is the best, and Oasis is amazing. How many whiny trolls can I trigger?

[@jensmoller6999]

Both are great I See no Problem artuculate that.. And See no reason Not to either

[@curly_wyn]

You’re not triggering anyone, you’re just making a fool of yourself lmao

[@ghytgb]

Bono and U2 are todays Genesis

[@ghytgb]

U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time but my Aunt still likes them🤣Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@zackzallie8735]

​@@ghytgbBoohoo I don't like popular music Imyso cool 🤓🤓

[@davidstewart4310]

Rattle and Hum faults??? It has no faults.

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

k U2 are my favorite band, but Rattle and Hum has plenty of faults. AM I BUGGIN YOU? I DON'T MEAN TO BUG YA

[@davidstewart4310]

@@YourLoyalDeserter what kind of faults? Songs? Joshua Tree was too perfect.

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

@@davidstewart4310 Their cover of Helter Skelter isn't that great and the opening line of that performance is annoying. The track order is a complete mess. Some of Hawkmoon's lyrics are bad. Bono's vocals on the All Along the Watchtower cover are grating. The speech in Silver and Gold is annoying in a million different ways and ruins that song. Their attempts to sound American fall a bit flat on When Love Comes to Town and Love Rescue Me imo. Heartland is just ok, nothing special imo, some meh vocals.

[@davidstewart4310]

@@YourLoyalDeserter actually...that kinda makes sense haha. I agree with you. I always thought it would have been better just the studio songs...no live songs. Hard to follow up a masterpiece though.

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

@John Smithumm, yeah, they did that??? Is this meant to be an objection to something I said?

[@justinwiggy]

He loves name dropping too. Not one NG interview gets by without him name dropping his famous friends 🤢 He's turned into a proper bell end lately!

[@Alansband]

he is a proper proper bell end mate these days

[@NorthSea0il]

What exactly is so wrong with a famous person, having famous friends?

[@justinwiggy]

NorthSea0il absolutely nothing. It’s just the constant sycophantic name dropping that lets the guy down.

[@NorthSea0il]

Think opinions like yours is all just based on you not liking the people he has hanging around with these days. NG has always had famous friends, no one ever had a problem with him 'name dropping' the likes of Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, Morrissey, Mani, Richard Ashcroft, Bobby Gillespie, Ewan Mcgregor, Kate Moss etc. But now because he is friends with people like Bono, Chris Martin, Damon Albarn, Russell Brand, Bradley Cooper, etc. suddenly he is a 'bell end'?

[@hamishoconnor9906]

Yet1 Nah your just salty he called you out on your shit buddy

[@mikefreed5901]

People, let me give you a piece of advice when discussing any form of art. Always use "IMO." Art is subjective. One person thinks they've had 50 great songs. Another person thinks they've had 1. And neither is right or wrong. So, when you make artistic declarations, not using "IMO" makes you sound like a moron. IMO, U2 is the greatest band in history is much better than, for some people, the head exploding, "U2 is the greatest band in history." They are, but that's a different topic for a different day.

[@ryotamachida]

Mike Freed IMO you fucking potato

[@mikefreed5901]

There you go.

[@sunsetsarenice]

Couldn't agree more.

[@PaulSouthernCross]

IMO No one likes unsolicited advice.

[@nothingreally6680]

No shit. Sure, a lot of people speak with objective tone, but it's up to you to give them the benefit of the doubt and not expect that they think what they have to say is factual. If they repeatedly demonstrate that what they think is fact, then it is worthy of lecturing them, but all you're going to get is "fucking duh" half the time.

[@hawkmoon269inarow4]

No other band even comes close u2 are the best music band in the world 🌎 ☘️😎🍀🇮🇪👌😍

[@deldia]

Dean Leslie lol good one.

[@christalscott3164]

Wrong that's Bad Religion.

[@bjorn7100]

haha what a joke! They have a few decent songs, sure, but I think Bono himself has said that they aren't great musicians and I couldn't agree more!

[@hawkmoon269inarow4]

Björn 42 year together still same members ,.bono wealth super rich super talented the facts are all there , same band members from day one ☝🏻 that’s what I call the best 🍀☘️9️⃣🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@bjorn7100]

@@hawkmoon269inarow4 the amount of money you make or the fact that you're together for a long time are very poor arguments for why they're good musicians.

[@NxDoyle]

When I was a kid, I lived and breathed U2. Was mad for 'em, from 1981, when I was 11, right up to 1989, when I saw them three times on their Australian tour with BB King. But it was during that tour that Bono, doing a post-gig interview with the rest of the band on MMM, introduced me to the Pixies. And while I remained a U2 fan until 1993 when they came out for the Zoo Tour, they became my second favourite band in almost the blink of an eye. Since then, though, I've seen through the lie of U2. That lie, well beyond Memory Man echo units etc, can be heard in bootleg recordings of performances that would go on to be live album tracks. The best 'worst example' is the recording of All Along the Watchtower on R&H. Never mind the fact that the moment of that "Save the Yuppies" free gig, the spray painting on the Vaillancourt Fountain sculpture occurred during Pride but was cut into AATW. If you listen to the original recording, the band, more specifically Edge, butcher that song. But they fixed it in post. And to my way of thinking, that's a movie expression. It runs counter to the idea of rock and roll. And for a band who claimed to adhere to the three chords and the truth spirit of music, realising that the band I'd invested my entire adolescence in were essentially liars...that hurt. After Achtung Baby, I was pretty much done with them, outside of the show in 1993. But I haven't bought an album or song since. I don't begrudge or bemoan anyone liking them, if you do, great. It doesn't pick my pocket or break my leg, as they say. But it felt like a betrayal.

[@LoLzZ85]

Can't believe you guys are picking on them for post performance corrections on live releases. Virtually all bands and artists do that.

[@noahyes]

funny - its been the opposite for me. i loved the joshua tree and achtung baby when i was a kid (still do). i lost interest in their records after that. but ive seen them live twice in the past few years, and it really increased my respect for them. their catalogue is phenomenal. live, they are one of the most charismatic and epic things ive ever encountered. the feeling of being in the crowd while songs like where the streets have no name, ultraviolet, sometimes you cant make it on your own, new years day, stuck in a moment, one, etc etc etc are being played is a genuinely powerful experience. im sorry that somewhere along the road you became disillusioned with them. i think they make some of the most inspired sounds paired with poetry that humanity has ever invented. and as far as the post fixing thing, music is a business. one bad gig or performance cant ruin a multimillion $ operation. rock n roll is actually a carefully crafted illusion, just like film :) how they got there doesnt really matter - the important thing is that they leave behind recordings for history to enjoy. one bad performance does not a shitty musician make.

[@47imagine]

Strange. I saw them live recently and they continue to sound amazing, especially for a band whose members are pushing 60. I agree with LoLzZ85, post-performance corrections for live albums or movies are hardly exclusive to U2. Moreover, a lot of these creative decisions (such as moving the spray painting moment to AATW or patching up live tracks) are made by directors and producers, and not the band itself (this is just my educated guess). I would hardly liken this to a "betrayal" though. These guys pour their hearts out live. Go watch them.

[@KatieWilliams1990x]

Jesus christ, I'm not the biggest fan of U2 but this as a criticism is the stupidest thing I've read in a while. Almost every band that has released live material have altered their tracks in post. You might as well stop listening to music if stuff like that bothers you...

[@DuffPaddy1]

Can you clarify what you don't like or what the lie is?

[@LoLzZ85]

Funnily enough, George Harrison thought Oasis and U2 were both crap and lumped them with the Spice Girls!

[@jasonlefler3456]

LoLzZ85 George wrote Got My Mind Set On You.

[@jasonlefler3456]

Joel __ You're right... that almost makes it worse that it's a cover.

[@lukashahn6883]

@@jasonlefler3456 he did also write while my guitar gently weeps which is 10 times better than any of the shit oasis or u2 put out

[@jasonlefler3456]

lukas hahn It’s a great song and he’s written many other great ones. I just think he was silly to go after U2 and Oasis. He was supposed to be this spiritual fella and then he’s being petty about other bands. Just seemed stupid.

[@Enne_esse]

George Harrison could barely write a good song or album after the Beatles broke up and rarely wrote a good one while in the band. Who the fuck cares what he thinks?

[@grandadneal8114]

He seems to hate anyone with any longevity or success. Two things he cant claim himself.

[@hbhd308]

Your saying he isnt succesful or have longevity he has 11 number one albums and the third most succesful studio album in uk history?

[@grandadneal8114]

@@hbhd308 yeah that's what I'm saying. Make a list of the world's greatest acts and oasis and Noel Gallagher aren't in it despite number ones. What I don't like about him is his opinions as if he's some kind of spokesman for everyone. He doesn't speak for me, all the band's he hates I like. He came along at a time when the best British bands had finished so he only had to compete with blur. Your entitled to your opinion but I don't see McCartney, Collins or Clapton on KZbin discussing all the artists they hate, novels got 3 or 4 of them that I can see.

[@mattyobrown]

@@grandadneal8114 good point, the old guys are legendary.

[@grandadneal8114]

@stiffgators4492 thanks for agreeing with me. You said it yourself...only popular because rock was in the toilet...in other words if he was around in the 60s, 70s, or 80s, he wouldn't even register because everyone else was way better than him. Great minds think alike...

[@grandadneal8114]

@stiffgators4492 probably not but today we don't have talented musicians. You can make and release an album from your bedroom with no musical talent whatsoever and you don't even have to sing live anymore. Even if you try Auto tune males you sound good. We can agree to disagree on this one

[@pen2199]

chris martin is godfather to his children , i bet !

[@ThePogue95]

Oasis and U2 are the best bands of the last 30 years...before that we had the best band of all time - The Beatles

[@krisp0114]

The Pogue Oasis is alright but fucking U2? What on earth you on about?

[@ThePogue95]

Kris Brand Clearly you haven't seen U2 live

[@mundofree1946]

@@krisp0114 Queen os betyer oasis and U2

[@Enne_esse]

@@krisp0114 obviously U2 is amazing. The hell are you whining about?

[@ghytgb]

@@Enne_esse U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time. Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@michaelfaulkner3119]

Love you man. My fav band u2 but oasis is a fuckin' master plan. US mancs stick together dude. D you know what I mean he ye ye !!. Lou Reid satellite of love. Fly eyed bono' ahhh those were the days. Shame your a blue.

[@david-stewart]

I've never met a U2 fan

[@nothingreally6680]

You're lucky

[@horsemanpit8812]

Oh dear, the real world must be so challenging for you... How’s Annie? Anyway, sweet dreams!

[@UNITEWAD]

Lol.

[@keithhoughton3334]

How do you hide several million U2 fans,and who are all those people at their gigs

[@powbobs]

David Stewart Oh yes you have.

[@donniev8181]

This is shiite, he used to dog them horribly!

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

Donnie V. No, Liam did

[@donniev8181]

tg72211 ok Noel once said lets burn all the trees down in that rain forest that the knobheads keep singing about in south Africa, do your research potato head! Its been brought up on several older interviews dunbass

[@YourLoyalDeserter]

He's said "shut about Africa and play One." But slagging off Bono for running his mouth and saying they're a rubbish band are very different. He's always said he loved em. Said Oasis and U2 were the best two bands in the world in 1997. Even Liam said he got U2 after seeing em live for the first time and of course kissed Bono on the mouth.

[@marksc1929]

Donnie V. .....2 faced

[@DuffPaddy1]

What about this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJqahpxpe66hmpo

[@billygoatgruff2554]

When he says 'I've always been a fan of U2' he's lying. I can spot a liar every time and I tell you he's lying. Try this.... Watch him again with the volume turned off..... You see it in his face. Works every time. Turn off the volume and you can see right through people. That'll be five pounds please.... Lol

[@n136h]

Steaming Weasel utter nonsense

[@billygoatgruff2554]

n136h You tried it then...? Lol

[@billygoatgruff2554]

n136h You owe me 5 quid....

[@n136h]

Steaming Weasel go and play with Bob Steele

[@n136h]

Steaming Weasel good one. I can see what you did there

[@daisydaisy...4562]

Inspiral who?

[@VictorMaxol]

Government education turned his head to wood.

[@danieljohn3498]

I used to Love U2 but Zooropa was where it ended for me. I few ok songs since then but not good enough since

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

Zooropa is my all time favorite album haha

[@greensombrero3641]

Zooropa is one of my favorites from U2

[@Enne_esse]

Feel sorry for you. They’ve had very good albums since the

[@greensombrero3641]

@@Enne_esse No Line On The Horizon is one GREAT reference to your point

[@ghytgb]

@@Enne_esse U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time. Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@alexkramer1723]

U2 100'S TIMES BETTER......... THAN FUCK'N OASIS

[@39devonshire]

Proper sap this guy

[@alistairproductions]

They've had good stuff but Noel needs to stopWith the glasses

[@nigelb5341]

.....IMO blah blah blah blah blah blah :-/

[@chrisstephens6194]

I loved U2 up to a point then Bono thought he was God. They're music went downhill. Saw them three times at Wembley. Zoo tv and then pop.

[@Enne_esse]

Bono is God, pop is their greatest underrated album that philistines don’t understand, and you clearly have gone deaf since the 2000s since they reached an renaissance with their music.

[@ghytgb]

@@Enne_esse U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time but my Aunt still likes them🤣Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@Flowmotion1000]

I try not to listen to U2 but it's difficult to avoid radio favorites like Goldeneye or When Love Came to Town which sound to me like they were written by a twelve year old child.

[@mikefreed5901]

WTF is "Goldeneye?"

[@ROOKTABULA]

Emlyn Williams Goldeneye? That other tune was recorded with BB King. You're fucking clueless.

[@mikefreed5901]

lol...WLCTT is not what I would call a U2 radio favorite, but I don't see a 12year old composing that. And Goldeneye, I can't wait to hear what she's talking about. Sorry, Emily Bill.

[@LoLzZ85]

'Goldeneye' the Tina Turner James Bond theme tune written by Bono/Edge. But yes, rather odd examples of U2 radio favourites!

[@mikefreed5901]

lol....yeah...I can't imagine what radio station is playing U2 radio favorites GOldeneye and WLCTT. EMLYN!!! Speak, lassie!! Please.

[@hawkmoon269inarow4]

U2 the greatest band of all time , the richest the biggest the best , still jokin ass

[@hawkmoon269inarow4]

Still kickin ass they are the greatest music band still going atrong ☘️🍀🇮🇪🍀☘️😎🍀☘️🇮🇪☘️🍀🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@deldia]

The greatest band of all time? Can you hear yourself?

[@eddunne4190]

@@deldia he mad a mistake he ment the greatest LIVE BAND EVER

[@deldia]

U2 are the best number band ever that aren’t blink 182, UB40 or sum 41.

[@Enne_esse]

@@deldia those bands suck. Couldn’t hold a candle next to u2

[@needleontherecord]

It was all downhill after Zooropa

[@stringer-ik1pc]

Is there any need to swear.? It ain't been controversial since 1976 when the sex pistols did it. Carry on ripping the Beatles off.

[@mcspankey4810]

stringer 2295 explain how he ripped off the Beatles

[@ghytgb]

U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time. Who can I trigger with this comment?

[@speccothy]

Not me. I was coming to this interview hoping he’d roast the ever loving shit out of U2 . But nah.

[@curly_wyn]

I agree.

[@Alex-Poirier]

It does but not the mainstream titles you've heard over and over on radio More like Zooropa, Pop, Achtung Baby

[@47imagine]

Achtung Baby still sounds fresh

[@noahchamberlain9797]

@@speccothygotta go to Liam for that lol

[@paulkazjack]

I don't like U2 at all. In fact I don't like this guy.

[@paulkazjack]

You're not?

[@paulkazjack]

Takes one to know one. Please argue.

[@powbobs]

paulkazjack Edgy

[@Enne_esse]

No one cares

[@ghytgb]

@@Enne_esse U2’s music doesn’t stand the test of time. Enjoy being triggered 🤯EMOTIONAL DAMAGE🤯

[@Bhasmael]

U2 is indeed one of the greatest rock band of all time, but sadly Bono lost it all, voice, soul, charisma. Back in the 80's in the war era, they were actually fighting for good causes and with a good spirit. Now what? Bono does pseudo charity, has became so egomaniac, is even part of the bohemian grove..

[@ilikechocolatealot6355]

We’ll said.👍👌☝️

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

Bono help[ed wipe off £150 BILLION of Third World Debt, amongst many other charitale things like £10 million Apple iPod donation.

[@Internetpolice666]

U2 have had one good song in the last twenty years. They became an epic parody of themselves and the only reason Noel feels the need to defend them is because he supported them so often which propped up his own band.

[@mikefreed5901]

When you discuss music or any art for that matter, you should use "IMO." For example, "U2 have had one good song in the last twenty years, IMO." If you don't use "IMO" you sound dumb. Don't sound dumb. Sound smart.

[@Internetpolice666]

Yes, if I wasn't convinced about the subject I may well have done that. But I was clearly offering my personal critique because that's essentially all I have. And if I'd been writing it for Rolling Stone or another music based periodical I'd also have avoided using IMO.

[@Shenanigan5]

Thats one good song more than 99% of the so called artists out there have managed to create in the last 20 years then. Name me one single artist or band that have been consistently great for 40 years plus? Its impossible. Everyone has their creative heights and then fall off. Yes, they could have called it a day after Beautiful Day and been remembered for only making great music but they love to do what they do. They still have some songs that their fans enjoy, they arent trying to be the most relevant band anymore, they are in their 50s for Christ sake. Just because their newer stuff isnt as excellent as their older stuff doesn't mean they weren't at one time one of the best bands on the planet.

[@Enne_esse]

U2 have had, like, consistently good songs over the past 40 years. I can’t fathom why so many people whine about them when lyrically they’ve gotten better, and the edge hasn’t even changed his guitar style in 20 years meaning that the band still has the same unique sound running through each song.

[@Internetpolice666]

@@Enne_esse Their output since Achtung Baby has been artistically vapid. You can also recognize it in their ever declining album sales. They have became a pastiche of themselves. Their song writing has lost its urgency and desire.

[@Bigyawner]

I was a huge fan but found the whole ZooTV concert era wanky. Went majorly off them.

[@bedgezoobc5780]

You are the only one I’ve ever heard say that

[@47imagine]

I was a huge fan of 80s U2 as well but Achtung Baby is a f**king masterpiece.

[@Bigyawner]

@@47imagine Acrobat is a great song but I really could do without The Fly

[@johnadams1281]

How to dismantle an atomic bomb was unbelievably good considering how many years U2 had been around for. One of their best albums no question

[@davidholman9003]

​@@bedgezoobc5780 I think he's trolling 😂

[@JoeElvis2009]

They sold out in the last century! Noel should never have kissed Bono! It went to his head!

[@NorthernStare]

lol

[@reidalldabooks3418]

Noel is constantly over stating things. It's a fucking rock show mate. Get over it. U2 have been rubbish ever since Zoo TV by the way. Not sure where he's been since frigg'n 1995 or whenever it was, but he hasn't been listening to U2 records cause I assure you, they are terrible.

[@dirkbogarde44]

If you don't like them anymore....why are you still listening to the new stuff ?

[@Enne_esse]

@@dirkbogarde44 Reid hasn’t heard any of their music and is just trolling because he hates Bono. Anyone with ears can tell they make incredible music.

[@daveywiles6412]

U2 Ireland's Nickleback

[@Jamalama555]

hahahahahahah

[@deldia]

Hahaha amazing. Never heard that one before.

[@daveywiles6412]

theozmiester theozmiester go stare at bonos belly buttom

[@nicolamoran7548]

Of all the undeserved U2 insults I’ve read, that is BY FAR the worst! You must really hate them.

[@LoLzZ85]

ass goblin You mean to say Nickleback are Canada's most successful rock act of all time?

[@georgegreig8054]

Please.... Someone take him away. He doesn't realise he's dead does he?

[@DuplicitousDark]

Oasis and U2 both suck.

[@sonicdiablo8968]

@Bessie Hillum She does, just not him.

[@Hallucination]

Well we now know your taste in music is fucking atrocious

[@thomassilvas6513]

You definitely like Phil Collins you muppet

[@margaridacosta270]

Overated but not suck. Some goid songs.

[@DM-ul5yc]

@@thomassilvas6513 Phil Collins is the GOAT

[@vangledosh]

Joshua tree is their only good album.

[@mikefreed5901]

Add a IMO so you don't sound dumb. Everyone knows art is all subjective, so when you add "IMO," you don't sound dumb. "Sound smart, not dumb." George Harrison

[@spikeannoyed]

Apart from their other 4 Great albums - yes Joshua Tree is the only good one

[@thelmaviaduct]

stevemrmusic9 Achtung Baby is the best album of any band.

[@tomodonnell878]

You ever heard The Unforgettable Fire?

[@greensombrero3641]

cmon! that's not right.

[@mrsuperger5429]

U2 should have quit after the Boy album, one of the greatest debuts albums ever. Nowadays, they are an embarrassing cabaret act.

[@Kickingit06]

I think Boy is sh**. But I would've like to have seen them walk away at that point.

[@matthewclay6535]

*Yeah... an embarrassing cabaret act that "nets" close to $3M per show! Ouch!!!... I don't know how they live with themselves... such failures!*

[@jeshkam]

​@@matthewclay6535They're still a cabaret act nowadays despite the ticket sales.

[@matthewclay6535]

@@jeshkam *Is being a "cabaret act" that "nets" close to $3M per show a GOOD THING... or is it a BAD THING? (Because I'm not sure what message you were trying to communicate in your comment there.)*

[@jeshkam]

@@matthewclay6535 It's good for their bank accounts, not so much though for many people's good taste in GOOD, honest music.

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

U2 are another band that were lucky ,, garbage

[@christopherzehnder]

Yup…. Pure luck for 40 years. Definitely not talent or hard work. So how long you been writing for Rolling Stone?

[@daisydaisy...4562]

Yep garbage were a lucky band.... But U2 were stellar...Ya stewpid gurl....

[@Slangh]

Lucky to have talent and perseverance, yes.

[@ilikechocolatealot6355]

Iv just dropped a massive shite in my toilet 🚽 💩.? How it moved along after the flush - I’ll never understand.🤔

[@LoLzZ85]

What are you implying?

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

You disappeared down your own toilet, you massive shite?