New U2 iPod Released

[whmees]

Thanks rsmc77,

I just hate ignorant people like whmees that doesn't think before they write on this forum.
If you don't like U2 fine, but bashing someone who's doing hard work for a good cause just piss me off.
One good example is Bill Gates. I hate Windows and Microsoft, But I give him credit and applause for helping and donating so much money for good causes.

Just use common sense people.

i didn't bother to check back on this thread.

i am not bashing someone who's doing hard work; i'm bashing the people who so blatantly praise him for doing these fantastic deeds that a lot of other people do as well but don't get the recognition. what about the poverty-level workers who help out in soup kitchens? what, so because they don't have the money to fly to africa to help out with those problems, they suddenly aren't as 'great' as bono?

there's a difference between someone starting from a low position and working their way up in the charity world, and someone starting from the lead singer of a world famous band and taking charge of different problems. people give bono credit for a lot of stuff, and i'm sure he's done a lot of swell work, but just because a millionaire gives a million dollars doesn't mean his time is suddenly more worthwhile than a non-millionaire who gives, but not as much.

don't assume that just because i don't like bono that i don't like charitable causes. that's ignorant.

edit: additionally, making uninformed comments about ireland's past without actually knowing it is pretty ignorant too. my bad .

 

[gugy]

Good,
now makes more sense. Before it seemed that you were bashing Bono for his humanitarian efforts. That was ignorant. I suggest you be more clear next time to avoid being misunderstood.
I am glad you clarify the issue.

 

[enigmatic2]

i didn't bother to check back on this thread.

i am not bashing someone who's doing hard work; i'm bashing the people who so blatantly praise him for doing these fantastic deeds that a lot of other people do as well but don't get the recognition. what about the poverty-level workers who help out in soup kitchens? what, so because they don't have the money to fly to africa to help out with those problems, they suddenly aren't as 'great' as bono?

there's a difference between someone starting from a low position and working their way up in the charity world, and someone starting from the lead singer of a world famous band and taking charge of different problems. people give bono credit for a lot of stuff, and i'm sure he's done a lot of swell work, but just because a millionaire gives a million dollars doesn't mean his time is suddenly more worthwhile than a non-millionaire who gives, but not as much.

don't assume that just because i don't like bono that i don't like charitable causes. that's ignorant.

edit: additionally, making uninformed comments about ireland's past without actually knowing it is pretty ignorant too. my bad .

Making uninformed comments about anything is pretty ignorant, and seems to be a surprisngly prevalent feature of this thread. I thought Mac owners were generally a more enlightened bunch.

I don't think anyone is saying that regular charity workers are undeserving of praise or are less important than Bono. But the fact is that Bono is one of the most famous people in the world, and as a result has a rather larger spotlight shone on him. Is it all self-serving egomania? Of course not, there are easier ways to achieve that, and let's not forget that Bono has also had to climb his own kind of charity ladder to achieve what he has. Remember the days when the closest he could get to Oval Office access was the White House switchboard? As celebrities go, the man has done more than most to bring the AIDS pandemic/debt cancellation front and centre. And there's nothing wrong with that, regardless of how you feel about U2 or the U2 ipod.

Here's his editorial from the issue of The Independent that he edited. It's an interesting read.

 

[zap2]

Making uninformed comments about anything is pretty ignorant, and seems to be a surprisngly prevalent feature of this thread. I thought Mac owners were generally a more enlightened bunch.

To jugde someone on there choice of Computer is uninformed.. and therefir by were definition is... ignorant

But i do like being on the plus side of you Mac vs PC thin

 

[briansolomon]

Is this a price break?

Weren't the original U2 iPods $349 or am I making this up?

I seem to recall their Edu price was $329, too...anyway, the new one is edu priced at $299

 

[DeepIn2U]

I love the unique look of the U2 iPod editions with the RED track wheel.

- The signatures is a nice touch that I really hope more current popular bands or single artists would get endowed onto the iPod ... Blue / Purple / dare I say Pink trackwheel or even ....

Special edition color Bob Marley iPod ... my personal build to order would replace the play icon with a spliff!

On a serious note .... U2 has earned their popularity! BAR NONE. They have tried so hard to get where they are .... I cannot stand the band ... but I can appreciate a few of their tracks. Remember the Joshua Tree album? THat was my 2nd CD ... I had it the same month when it was released (I"m willing to bet many of you didnt even have a cd player back then? Along with Dire Straights - the one with I want my MTV, David Lee Roth - Skyscrapper; ever wonder why the very first CD's were ROCK cds? ) During the tour of The Joshua Tree, Bono had lost his voice LIVE on stage ... and the crowd continued singing the song FOR HIM while the band kept playing ... that is a true encore for any band/musical artist in my opinion.

The EDGE was at one point in time the best guitar player in the world I think.
[Quote: Wikipedia about EDGE] The intro riff to "Where the Streets Have No Name" is simply a repeated 4-note arpeggio, broadened by a modulated delay effect.[/Quote] Remember the same video of that song ... well he was filmed live for the most part and the song was played with him strumming that 4 notes NON-Stop without use of reverb or other effects, other than to create the sound ... or so the news propegated when it was released on air by MTV.

"With or Without You" i'm sure conceived some of the Y/X generation kiddies. That song ... if any of us ever liked any Soft Rock song ... I'm sure liked it at one point in time.

I like this U2 Video iPod because of its distinctive look and I will be buying one this summer. I just hope here in Canada on the iTMS I can use the $50 Gift Card that it comes with to purchase other tracks

In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine named The Edge #24 on their list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

 

[enigmatic2]

To jugde someone on there choice of Computer is uninformed.. and therefir by were definition is... ignorant

But i do like being on the plus side of you Mac vs PC thin

Not sure what you're trying to say here; I own two PCs (or three if you count my Macbook) and three Macs myself. The Mac vs PC argument bores me silly.

 

[someguy]

Not sure what you're trying to say here; I own two PCs (or three if you count my Macbook) and three Macs myself. The Mac vs PC argument bores me silly.

I believe he is saying you're a hypocrite, and I also believe he's right.

 

[thusi02]

omg!

Apple quietly released an updated version of the U2 iPod today, following the same black and red color scheme of the previous model. The new version has a 30GB storage capacity and has all the capabilities of the current standard 30GB iPod model. The back of the model has the signatures of the band members laser-etched into a black finish.

The U2 iPod is available for $329, and comes with an iTMS coupon valid for a 30 minute video of music videos and band interviews.

WHOA!!!

I just bought my ipod nano and its already out of date? :|

CRAP!!!!!...

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[whmees]

Making uninformed comments about anything is pretty ignorant, and seems to be a surprisngly prevalent feature of this thread. I thought Mac owners were generally a more enlightened bunch.

I don't think anyone is saying that regular charity workers are undeserving of praise or are less important than Bono. But the fact is that Bono is one of the most famous people in the world, and as a result has a rather larger spotlight shone on him. Is it all self-serving egomania? Of course not, there are easier ways to achieve that, and let's not forget that Bono has also had to climb his own kind of charity ladder to achieve what he has. Remember the days when the closest he could get to Oval Office access was the White House switchboard? As celebrities go, the man has done more than most to bring the AIDS pandemic/debt cancellation front and centre. And there's nothing wrong with that, regardless of how you feel about U2 or the U2 ipod.

Here's his editorial from the issue of The Independent that he edited. It's an interesting read.

The only problem I see with your post is in regards to the statement, "there's nothing wrong with that, regardless of how you feel about U2 or the U2 ipod." In a lot of ways, I think the debt cancellation and money spent on AIDS COULD be seen as a waste, especially from a capitalistic point of view. It kind of goes back to the "Why should I pay to feed a starving African when they're just going to grow up and have five more starving Africans to feed?"

Additionally, I would say that Bono almost HURTS the issues he supports, namely because a lot of society IS untrusting of wealthy people, regardless of their true nature. It's almost like society assigns you a role when you become famous (actor, activist, musician), and to move beyond that role (usually an artistic one) means that society is going to start disliking you for showing up in their music videos AND when they're watching CNN.

c.f.: the current situation regarding Al Gore. What he has to say is pretty interesting, but to most people he's Al Gore. Not uber-environmentalist Gore.

 

[conditionals]

I am still waiting for the list of critics and reputable publications that slammed U2.
IMHO, it probably don't exist.
Some people like the album(HTDAB), some don't I have never heard critics slammed it as pop or under average album.
You are just trying to prove your point with lies.

until then I am done with your bulls**t

No, I proved my point with facts. Since I'm not at all involved in hating U2, I wouldn't have a point to prove if it wasn't based on the evidence that I provided.

By the way, calling something "pop" isn't "slamming" it. Might you be forgetting U2's album called 'Pop'? ZOMG THEY SLAMMED THEIR OWN MUSIX I PWNZ THEM.

You're crazy nuts. And 1 billion percent fanboy. I'm done with this thread.

 

[ozer86]

No, I proved my point with facts. Since I'm not at all involved in hating U2, I wouldn't have a point to prove if it wasn't based on the evidence that I provided.

By the way, calling something "pop" isn't "slamming" it. Might you be forgetting U2's album called 'Pop'? ZOMG THEY SLAMMED THEIR OWN MUSIX I PWNZ THEM.

You're crazy nuts. And 1 billion percent fanboy. I'm done with this thread.

What a moron, you really show your **** side. Pop is fake as it is, that is the genre. The only pop song u2 ever did was "Beautiful Day". Now the album Pop was not slamming their own music, it was slamming the genre as a whole. And no, you did not provide any ****en evidence, you provide **** opinions. I envy those with jealousy as what this thread as evolved to, too bad i can't hate any other music group for their success, because in all, the music industry really sucks balls right now. I still haven't seen anybody sell out a damn stadium show in latin america, other than rolling stones and u2. let the jealousy continue, you haters!!!!!!!

 

[luminosity]

Pop had no pop songs on it, with the possible exception of "Last Night on Earth". In general, it was a heavy album that didn't do well with fans and critics (and was rushed into release, unfortunately).

 

[gugy]

No, I proved my point with facts. Since I'm not at all involved in hating U2, I wouldn't have a point to prove if it wasn't based on the evidence that I provided.

By the way, calling something "pop" isn't "slamming" it. Might you be forgetting U2's album called 'Pop'? ZOMG THEY SLAMMED THEIR OWN MUSIX I PWNZ THEM.

You're crazy nuts. And 1 billion percent fanboy. I'm done with this thread.

I am glad you are done with this thread because you are not providing anything meaningful.

As far as I can see you still not providing any fact that proves your theory. So my assumption is that you are just full of hot air.

we are all waiting for the list, if that even exists. So until then you better keep your mouth and fingers shut.

 

[gugy]

I think Conditionals is piss off because U2 cancel their tour appearance in Australia.
Don't cry, they are planning new dates towards end of the year. So you dream may come true.

 

[n8person]

Grammy awards

1987 -- Album Of The Year -- The Joshua Tree
1987 -- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- The Joshua Tree
1988 -- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- Desire
1988 -- Best Performance Music Video -- Where The Streets Have No Name Directed by Meiert Avis.
1992 -- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- Achtung Baby
1993 -- Best Alternative Music Album -- Zooropa
1994 -- Best Music Video, Long Form -- Zoo TV - Live From Sydney
2000 -- Record Of The Year -- Beautiful Day
2000 -- Song Of The Year -- Beautiful Day
2000 -- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- Beautiful Day
2001 -- Record Of The Year -- Walk On
2001 -- Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
2001 -- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- Elevation
2001 -- Best Rock Album -- All That You Can't Leave Behind
2004 -- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - Vertigo
2004 -- Best Short Form Music Video -- Vertigo Directed by Alex and Martin.
2004 -- Best Rock Song -- Vertigo
2005 -- Album Of The Year -- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2005 -- Song Of The Year -- Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
2005 -- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
2005 -- Best Rock Song -- City of Blinding Lights
2005 -- Best Rock Album -- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb



These guys are not loosing momentum...

 

[gugy]

interesting that most Grammy's are for the ATYCLB and HTDAB albums.
Some of U2 best work are way before that on the Boy, War and Unforgettable Fire albums, and they did not win then. Also Achtung Baby with only one Grammy? Amazing, IMHO the best U2 album.

That tells you their work just keep going and going. It's amazing that a band after so many years still relevant and making good music.

 

[jaydub]

I don't necessarily see Grammy nominations/awards as a true measure of a band or artist's contribution. Britney Spears won a Grammy, and has been nominated six times.

 

[luminosity]

It's not a defining measure by any means. But you'd be hard pressed to find more than a small handful of artists who have won so many major awards over so long a period of time.

 

[Counter]

Grammies do prove a lot.

I mean, Britney won hers for having the best contacts in the music industry? Or was it looking good? Or was it remembering choreography?

She didn't write the music, she never sang it live, she barely sang it on the album *studio fluff dial set to 11, 'backup' vocalists at 99%*.

There ain't nothing more credible than a grammy.

I think Avril Lavigne has quite a few.

 

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[Electro Funk]

Again with comments about U2 being irrelevant today. They are without a doubt the "Biggest Band" in the world. No one has an audience or following like they do. Look it up, I dare you. Global album sales, tour reciepts, no one touches them. I'll say it again, Biggest Band in the world and that is why my friends they and only they have there own signature iPod.

ummmm.... id hate to tell you this but the grateful dead had a FAR LARGER fan base than u2 ever did.... and still does after j garcia died....

tour receipts.... no band in the past nor future will ever surpass selling out every summer, spring, and fall tour for 20+ years....

 

[luminosity]

ummmm.... id hate to tell you this but the grateful dead had a FAR LARGER fan base than u2 ever did.... and still does after j garcia died....



I seriously doubt that.

 

[gugy]

ummmm.... id hate to tell you this but the grateful dead had a FAR LARGER fan base than u2 ever did.... and still does after j garcia died....

tour receipts.... no band in the past nor future will ever surpass selling out every summer, spring, and fall tour for 20+ years....

What a joke, outside USA/Canada not many people are aware even ever heard about Greatful Dead.
Make a Greatful Dead concert (if you could) in Latin America or Asia and see how many people will show up.

 

[BigHat]

What a joke, outside USA/Canada not many people are aware even ever heard about Greatful Dead.
Make a Greatful Dead concert (if you could) in Latin America or Asia and see how many people will show up.

The Greatful Dead sucked. Only nice thing about their concerts was if you dropped a bomb on the crowd you'd be sure to get all the *******s that lived in a one hundred miles radius.

Now can we get back to the iPod??