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I mentioned in some other threads I have been editing a concert DVD of the U2 show in Gnashville.
Just for the hell of it, I bought their official live DVD from the Vertigo tour in Chicago, 2005.
I have never actually seen them live in concert.
In a business of fucking prima donnas and spoiled rotten fucking assholes (YOU READ THIS AXLE GREASE YOU SORRY FUCK???), these guys are the real deal.
They are kind, humble (Bono thanked the audience in Nashville for giving the band a "good life"), generous to a fault, and unlike other pop stars and rockers who don't care about the poor, the downtrodden, the persecuted, etc., these guys go out of their way to actually use their celebrity status to make a difference in the world.
Sure.....when I go to a concert, I go to be entertained, and forget about the real world for awhile.
Some idiots like to bring their politics to the show (like asshole Ted Nugent) and yell and scream all this patriotic shit (you know, Ted would have loved living in Nazi Germany), but U2 don't browbeat their audiences....they quietly ask for their fans to help the world.
At the very end of the Nashville stop on their tour, Bono sees a guy in the front row who is holding a sign that says "Blind Guitar Player".
At the very last second before the band is to leave the stage, he asks the guy over the mic "What do you want to play?"
Well, I am not going to bother telling you about it. See for yourself.
YES....Bono GAVE him his guitar. That is the kind of guy he is.
If there were more people like the guys in the band U2 in the enterainment industry....hell, in the WORLD....this world would be a much better place.....
Used to be, yes, I liked some of U2s songs...but I never owned any of their albums. I did have a VHS of Rattle & Hum, had seen the Red Rocks concert from the early 80s on MTV, and in general just sort of liked them from afar.
But after spending 3 months putting this DVD together, seeing numerous special moments in the show, and catching their vibe as they perform and interact with the fans, my attitude has changed, and I am a fan. I admire and respect them, for taking a stand, for doing something to change the world for the better, and all as a result of the great music they have produced over the past 30 + years.
I just get tired of hearing in the media about all the fucking jackoff rock and pop stars and their bullshit. Part of it is the media's fault, as they are a VERY NEGATIVE force in this world. They pretty much ignore the good deeds done by people, trying to go for the scandalous negative shit, instead of reporting on positive acts by celebrities who are trying to do some good in this fucked up world.
A friend of Frank Sinatra's once saw him in the theater at the Sands in Vegas, after his show was over, and just after the audience had left. He was stooping down under a table, then walking to a different one and stooping down, then another.
He was tossing hundred dollar bills under the tables for the cleaning crew to find.
Not seeking publicity. Just doing it to help the employees who had to work at a slave job.
But the media only focused on the negative aspects of his personal life.
Fucking media.
U2 has my respect.
Ok. I am done ranting now. I know I went on about this once before in some other thread, but I am just finishing up the song posted above, and so am done with this DVD now, so I had to post what I thought again.
Just for the hell of it, I bought their official live DVD from the Vertigo tour in Chicago, 2005.
I have never actually seen them live in concert.
In a business of fucking prima donnas and spoiled rotten fucking assholes (YOU READ THIS AXLE GREASE YOU SORRY FUCK???), these guys are the real deal.
They are kind, humble (Bono thanked the audience in Nashville for giving the band a "good life"), generous to a fault, and unlike other pop stars and rockers who don't care about the poor, the downtrodden, the persecuted, etc., these guys go out of their way to actually use their celebrity status to make a difference in the world.
Sure.....when I go to a concert, I go to be entertained, and forget about the real world for awhile.
Some idiots like to bring their politics to the show (like asshole Ted Nugent) and yell and scream all this patriotic shit (you know, Ted would have loved living in Nazi Germany), but U2 don't browbeat their audiences....they quietly ask for their fans to help the world.
At the very end of the Nashville stop on their tour, Bono sees a guy in the front row who is holding a sign that says "Blind Guitar Player".
At the very last second before the band is to leave the stage, he asks the guy over the mic "What do you want to play?"
Well, I am not going to bother telling you about it. See for yourself.
YES....Bono GAVE him his guitar. That is the kind of guy he is.
If there were more people like the guys in the band U2 in the enterainment industry....hell, in the WORLD....this world would be a much better place.....
Used to be, yes, I liked some of U2s songs...but I never owned any of their albums. I did have a VHS of Rattle & Hum, had seen the Red Rocks concert from the early 80s on MTV, and in general just sort of liked them from afar.
But after spending 3 months putting this DVD together, seeing numerous special moments in the show, and catching their vibe as they perform and interact with the fans, my attitude has changed, and I am a fan. I admire and respect them, for taking a stand, for doing something to change the world for the better, and all as a result of the great music they have produced over the past 30 + years.
I just get tired of hearing in the media about all the fucking jackoff rock and pop stars and their bullshit. Part of it is the media's fault, as they are a VERY NEGATIVE force in this world. They pretty much ignore the good deeds done by people, trying to go for the scandalous negative shit, instead of reporting on positive acts by celebrities who are trying to do some good in this fucked up world.
A friend of Frank Sinatra's once saw him in the theater at the Sands in Vegas, after his show was over, and just after the audience had left. He was stooping down under a table, then walking to a different one and stooping down, then another.
He was tossing hundred dollar bills under the tables for the cleaning crew to find.
Not seeking publicity. Just doing it to help the employees who had to work at a slave job.
But the media only focused on the negative aspects of his personal life.
Fucking media.
U2 has my respect.
Ok. I am done ranting now. I know I went on about this once before in some other thread, but I am just finishing up the song posted above, and so am done with this DVD now, so I had to post what I thought again.
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