The Future For U2 Has Indeed Dried Up (inflamnable post!)

J ([email protected])
Sat, 5 Sep 1998 23:57:01 -0700 (PDT)

Some "facts":
  
- U2 have lost more old fans than the new ones they gained from due to
Pop, Passengers and maybe perhaps Zooropa. My basis for this is that
Pop did not sell as well as previous albums despite the fact that the
world population now in considerably bigger than 1987 and
globalization has made information and communication a lot easier than
before. Thus, theoretically speaking, it would have been easier for
Pop to be sold and marketed in this age yet it didn't sell so well.
(Note: I am speaking only of sales, but not about my opinion on how
good/bad the album was musically in comparison to the past albums)

-U2 will never do a tour as big as Popmart again. This is all
speculation but I am sure most of you will agree on this.

-U2 aren't getting any younger so unless they come up with toally
"poppy" lyrically meaningless music, they will never "connect" with
the Hanson/Spice Girls generation as well as Hanso and Spice Girls do
tehmselves. (notice: I did not say they do not connect but I just said
that they might not connect as well)

Thus, popularity-wise U2's future has definitely dried up. A greatest
hits album may gain them more fans than the one's they will lose. But
then again, I just want to say that creativity-wise, U2 has not dried
up at all. Personally, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THEIR POPULARITY.
Even if I'm the last fan left standing, as long as they be themselves
and make their music, I will always be a fan without giving a shit if
you guys will still be their fans or not for "selling out" due to a
greatest hits release.

Cheers,

J

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