Why do I always end up defending the non-defendable here, Led Zep, U2 - can't anybody say something nasty about Be Bop DeLuxe, so I can for once defend a band I
really like?!!! (
Health Warning: Bell bottom alert, but also a New Wave/Art Rock influence and - saving grace! - a Fender P to compensate!)
Bono's rich, yes, he worked for it too and while he likes to sunbathe in his charity work, the world would probably be a better place if all people as wealthy as him did as much (or, if you like, "as little"). The fact that he rehired one of his employees who had defrauded him before, indicates that beyond all the piousness there might be some real good in him.
I still like to poke fun at him. As do other people: In the "The Book of Mormon" there is a scene where a couple of whiter than white Mormon missionaries do a dance routine in a derelict black African village at the prospect of their first baptism convert. They sing "We are Africa!!!", and it's of course an incredulous scene with their fifties-style white shirts, ties and trousers "straight from Salt Lake City"-look. But it gets even more hilarious when one of them steps out (with sunglasses) during the "We are Africa!" chorus, stretches his arms out and exclaims
"Just like Bono!".
And of course the audience erupts with laughter.
U2 are easy game to pour derision over, but to give them credit: They were/are not a hype, they worked their way to the top and they did not stay a top draw over decades just for delivering crap, their music defined the 80ies more than any other band. They strike a note with a majority of people, just not with me (and, apparently I gather, some others in this forum!).
Still can't write a decent riff if their life depended on it though!
