Perhaps you were meaning to say, “U2-Most annoying, below average group of musicians ever to grace our air waves with poor songwriting?”
I’d been waiting for this since I started the thread.
Ahh, yes. How silly of all of us music lovers to dare discuss our opinions. I hope you can forgive me for starting this thread.
Obviously. And their success over the last twenty years is due to the fact that they are a front for the Illuminati. Or they bought those Grammy Awards at Willie Nelson’s garage sale.
Now you’re talking! Victor Wooten kicks @ss on bass guitar.
My previous comments were not intended to dismiss outright anyone who has not performed, merely to point out that an informed opinion can be a lot more enlightening. Society in general is so divorced from the creative process that I am unable to give a lot of credibility to those who have no background in the area of the opinion they are stating (when it comes to art). The popularity of Kenny G. and Michael Bolton stand in stark testimony to this fact.
PS: Gex Gex, you’re in for a treat with Petrucci. The man can seamlessly transit through jazz, blues and rock without even blinking.
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Ripping Kenny G. and Michael Bolton is certainly something that musicians and non-musicians alike can get behind.
Geez, I thought everyone knew that The Who is the best band ever. And they’re still kicking ass in concert today. Apparently, at the WTC RockFest they had a while ago The Who just blew the doors off the place.
I have to jump in on the hijack about The Who. It seems a bit ridiculous on the surface, but I think The Who are not given enough credit.
It was stated in another thread that rock drumming today stems in large part from Keith Moon, and I believe it.
Also, if your only exposure to The Who is from their studio albums, then you don’t realize what they were really like. “Tommy” was released with lots of acoustic guitar because of scheduling problems, but go and listen to the version they perform on the new “Live at Leeds” live recording. They helped invent hard rock.
I’m beginning to think that we’ll never never convince these people of the fact that U2 is one of the best ever. What’s wrong with them? 
Oh well, I’m not a real big fan of the Rolling Stones. But at least I admit they’re in the select group I mentioned before, just because I recognize their popularity and critical acclaim, even if some of it doesn’t grab me personally.
Bela is awesome, as are the rest of the Flecktones. I left them out because I didn’t think they had enough exposure for most on the board to know who I was talking about. Vic should be the standard by whom all other bassists are measured, and Bela’s blend of classical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and rock is amazing, and doing it with a banjo is even better.
I haven’t heard him with the Flecktones but was he the banjo player in the band New Grass Revival?
See, BigDaddyD? It’s not too hard to agree when confronted with unmistakable quality like Fleck. Not all of his work tickles me, but when his band is in the groove, WATCH OUT!
As to the Stones, Mick still puts on a killer show. I saw the “Bridges to Babylon” tour (first time was “Goat’s Head Soup”) and they were quite simply, smokin’. They sure beat the snot out of Pearl Jam, who opened for them. There was just no comparison.
As to Moon being one of the seminal rock drummers, again, I agree. He ratcheted up rock drumming a notch for the rest of time. I saw them at Winterland, in San Francisco (imagine a venue with a central dance floor the size of a basketball court), and it was easily one of the finest shows I have or ever will see in my life.
So you’re not COMPLETELY turning your nose up at people who haven’t performed … just MOSTLY turning your nose up. Thanks a lot!
That’s him!
You can’t compare the Flecktones and U2–it’s apples and oranges. I’m just happy that I can appreciate both of them.
Dr. J