...you were saying?

so what? a few people came out of the woodwork. :yawn:

say what you want, I don't think a few recent posts matter.


I don't consider this forum to be the be-all-end-all authority on music.

history and me disagree with the opinions of the recent posters.


"Donnie, you're out of your element!"

U2 by a mile for me.

How does history prove that Rolling Stones are better?

I don't care either way, but both bands are still successful and both are still putting out CDs.

History hasn't agreed or disagreed with anything yet because history is still being written for both bands.

While I definitely prefer U2 over the Stones, I think at the end of the day, history will show they were both influential bands.

A friend's g/f favorite band. I personally prefer U2, but the Stones are better.

I agree. Both are great (although the stone's current stuff certainly isn't what it used to be). my point was that one band is past their prime and another is still in it (a very long prime, I'll add)--so it's tough to compare. That's more or less all I'm saying.

Sure, why it seems so self-evident that you've been giving both bands a fair shake since the beginning...

well, I realized I was stepping on toes so I toned it down a notch. that's gotta be an "otter" first.

It's a lot longer of a distance for me, but U2 gets my vote as well.

No, just an Emotional Rescue.

Wow, was that really worth a bump?

I'll take "Gimme Shelter" over the entire U2 catalogue. And this is someone who honestly has nothing against U2.

while maybe not religious, they do put on a great show. i just saw them last week and they were as great as they were on the 3rd show of the joshua tree tour in tucson in april, 87.


i would disagree with this. achtung baby is one of my favorite albums -- i was living in germany when it came out. i cannot stand zooropa (except for the title track) and would not even consider the purchase of pop. when it came out, i thought they were done as a band. ATYCLB was a surprising rebound.

edit -- but you can pick up pop for 6.99 for the entire album on itunes.

Beatles

Rolling Stones > The Beatles > U2

The best of the Rolling Stones destroys the best of U2 (and I like U2). I also think U2 took a far bigger nosedive in terms of quality than the Stones ever did. Zooropa, Pop and How to Dismantle... are terrible (All That You Can't Leave Behind is a minor league rose against major league thorns) and far worse than anything the Stones have done.

For the record, Rattle & Hum is my favorite U2 album.

The Stones win easily.

They're my #1 band by far. I like them so much more than all my other favorite bands it's ridiculous.