No one sounds like larry mullen, Which is neither good or bad. his grooves for tunes are pretty unique… Pride (in the name of love)…the snare pickup into the chorus kicks some serious ass.
Honestly, I have no beef with him! He’s not throwing chops (hard licks) out everywhere which would probably lead some to believe he sucks. I just think hes pretty tasteful… Not one of my favorite drummers but that does not mean he is not talented!!
I Don’t really know why I don’t dig U2…a lot of their jams sound the same…which I can dig in small doses…kinda like Neil Young for me… or hell the stones… Its great but I get sick of it after too many in a row.
I find that couldplay does some really interesting stuff in their tracks, Track 2 off of that new album has some VERY hip metric modulation going on. You would probably have to know what that is to appreciate tho… their tunes just do more for me than U2
Oh, I don’t doubt you. I may not have heard this but I totally believe it’s out there. Any new artist will draw comparisons and claims of all sorts. I just don’t see it as being something that serious music fans are mounting a case for or that will last.
I’m not a huge U2 fan, but I think the comparison’s unfair to Coldplay; they’re a decent band and all but the likelihood that they will attain the level of greatness U2 has is one in a zillion.