RE: Humble Bono & Alex Descends


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Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:41:28 -0500


>In my opinion, U2 ARE better than The Beatles. The only reason why The
Beatles
>were so popular when the came out was because people were tired of The Beach
>Boys and Neil Sedaka type music so they seemed different and exciting to the
>teenagers. There is nothing special about the music or lyrics of The Beatles
>but as I stated, that's just my opinion.

Well, at least you didn't say IMHO. And I guess U2 doesn't share your
opinion, since they have covered a number of Beatles songs, including Help,
Dear Prudence, Rain, Helter Skelter, Happiness is a Warm Gun,...anyone know
any more? Why aspire to be as big as the Beatles, as Bono apparently did,
unless the Beatles were the pinnacle, if you know what I mean. The Beatles
were successful because they were damn good & they didn't stand still. If
you like, stick w/Bono's assessment, which is that U2 is much more of a
band than the Beatles ever were. That, I can live with. But sorry, the
mind simply boggles at the notion that the Beatles were "nothing special."

>P.P.S: I heared Alex Descends In Hell For A Bottle Of Milk
>This song rocks, but does anyone know the reason why they made this one???
>It sounds like a soundtrack for a film

Isn't it just bits & pieces of stuff they originally wrote for a stage
production of A Clockwork Orange? I think it is also on the Johnny
Mnemonic soundtrack.



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