05/03/06 02:00 - ID#29399

Have a Little Faith

I was just thinking about a comment (e:leetee) left for me the other day:
always been my personal experience that the guy with the cash and the attitude gets the girl, but it's the sweet, gentle men that get to keep them.

Yah, I got that too and let me tell you it gets abused and thrown away like a kleenex. but I'm not here to bitch about that. although my new user sound is advice for all people who have low expectations in me.

I normally don't watch to much TV but I thought Letterman to be extremely funny tonight. Tom Cruise was on and Jaime Oliver (the Naked Chef) made an apperance with some thai-noodle dish.. looked okay. It's fun watching a chef get in front of an audience and kick out some crazy dish in ten minutes. The dude had the kitchen crank on (loaded with caffeine) and was just rocking back and forth like most of us do. What a good spirit Cruise was...I think that whole Ophra/Katie Holmes thing is getting blown out of control for him but what a good sport he is about it. Between the three of them I just kept cracking up. Especially when Dave started kicking back the cooking alcohol then passed it around.

Then I flipped over to SNL on COmedy Central and it was good to see a solid band on for once.

I just want to congratulate two music old timers who are still coming up with awesome music.

No it's not the aging Rolling Stones it's actually

It's:
1. The Red Hot Chili Peppers with a new album soon
2. U2, who was the band I saw on SNL. They were doing Vertigo and let me tell you, my dear readers, that I was impressed once again. Their new material is just as good as the early stuff. I can't believe it myself after Pop and that other one but it's really good to listen to.

Just out of curiousity, how do others feel about the band U2??? Do they Suck??? What the hell do I know??? I just wonder sometimes... The lead singer Bono was nominated for a grammy, a gloden globe, an oscar and the nobel prize all inside a years span. That's quite an accomplishment.

I don't know, I love um, MrDT

What do you think???

uncutsaniflush writes at 07:34:11 05/03/06 - Comment #7392: I've never been a big Red Hot Chili Peppers fan. I first saw them in NYC in the 1980s when Hillel Slovak was the guitarist and I wasn't much impressed by them as a band mostly because of Anthony Keidis. I think Flea is a great (if a bit busy) bass player and over the years they had some interesting guitar players. John Frusciante is wasted in the band imho as is Flea. I think they are both way better musicians than the band's material allows them to be.

As to U2, the only stuff I like by them, and I really like it, are Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop. These three albums are disliked by most U2 fans because they don't "sound like U2" or at least that is what I've been told.

Ironically enough, that is precisely why I like the albums - they don't sound like U2.

But then again, i'm a musician that can tie shoes. So what do I know. I'm just weird.

metalpeter writes at 06:39:50 05/03/06 - Comment #7390: I think U2 is a great band. I think it is great that they use there celeberty to push causes that are important to them. I think that there are a lot of good causes that we never hear about that celerberties can bring to the public. That being said not when they are at a show. On there off time. One reason is that everyone in the band probably has differant views and if you do it as a band it makes it look like the band is all in agrement. Secondly it makes the show less fun. Granted it is differant when the band is a band known for political lyrics. There is another exception and that is when a band says to take an active part in improving the world but leaves it up to its fans to decide what that is.

scott writes at 03:55:36 05/03/06 - Comment #7385: I think U2's one of the best of all time. They have serious staying power because they're willing to adapt and evolve, like all great bands.

They've laid a few eggs, but always find a way to crank out another record of heartfelt, honest music. Whether you like them or not, U2 lands in a category with bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Who, REM, etc... a small elite club of amazing artists.

That said, I too do not care to have politics espoused to me by musicians. (Sting, Bono, that dude from Counting Crows... whomever).

I've spent a lot of time with musicians in my time playing with various bands. I can tell you that there is absolutely no link between musical ability and wisdom. Most musicacians can barely tie their own shoes, so lord knows why anyone would care about their political views. that makes as much sense as seeking tax advice from your favorite NFL quarterback.

jenks writes at 12:13:02 05/03/06 - Comment #7380: i've always liked U2, though I did wonder for a while if they're sort of past their prime, and i don't listen to them that often anymore. and sometimes i get sick of bono's political crap. but i went to the concert this year and it was awesome. They're good performers. period.

libertad writes at 11:29:19 05/03/06 - Comment #7377: "Men should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable."

I don't know exactly who said this quote first. If anyone knows for sure let me know.