================================================ Subject: Re: Odp: Re: Selling Out. .. Band changes From: "Lee Reed" To: Date: Mon 23 Jul 2001 01:52:52 -0400 ================================================ virus? what virus? did i miss something?LOL...had to comment on your u2 comment tho, debbi...i don't care for the new album...i kind of liked the exploration they did with popmart and zooropa...and this is the first album of theirs i haven't really cared for. isn't that funny? so many diehard fans didn't like zooropa, and are really digging atylb...but i'm somewhat disappointed...am i wierd or what? altho i do have to admit, i haven't heard the whole album...maybe there's something there i'd like...but i feel that this one is truly their 'sellout' album... and that disappoints me, i always felt that they were bucking the trends, so to speak, that their music was not created for 'the masses' so to speak, but their own, and if you liked them fine, if not then f* you! i'm curious to hear from you, and other u2 fans here... Lee ----Original Message Follows---- From: Debbi R . As far as selling out... My best example of what you guys are talking about is U2... Their music has change a lot over the years. I very closely followed them early on and for several years. Even saw them 7 times on the Joshua Tree Tour. But beginning with Achtung Baby, their style of music began to change too much for me. I was never bitter or angry or anything; I simply saw it for what it was -- that they were growing as a band and moving in a natural direction for them. Interestingly, "All that you leave behind" is very much like some of their earlyish stuff (not too early, but unforgettable fire era early) and I've been listening to that a lot lately. I feel the same way for any artist that goes in a direction that doesn't suit me. They ought not to be doing it to suit me. If I want to come along for their ride, so be it. If I don't like what they're doing, I'm not compelled to follow simply because I once rode with them. DebbiR _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp