Guest Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 First there was forcing their latest album on any iTard.... that wasn't enough, now this: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/recovering-alcoholic-slash-gets-beer-gift-from-u2/ U2 gave a recovery alcoholic... beer. Fuckin arrogant fucksticks, next thing you know they are going to go on a massive world tour with a massive set requiring massive amount of fuel to move, setup, put on show, tear down then move again all the while telling me how evil corporations and fossil fuel usage is... oh wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlow73 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 They didn't force the album on anybody, Apple bought the album and forced it everybody. I don't own anything iSuck except iTunes, so I gladly got it on purpose. And is it possible they didn't know about Slash? I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 http://viz.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Bono-letter.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JLP Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 U2 sucks and has always sucked. Shitty music for self-important mouth breathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 They had some cool tunes back in the day, but they have bought too much into 'biggest band on the planet hype'. Bono has reached politician stage for me now, where like Tony Abbott or Clive Palmer, I see him or hear his voice and actually think in my head, "Fuck off Bono". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlow73 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 U2 sucks and has always sucked. Shitty music for self-important mouth breathers. Wrong again JLP. Where is that thread "Shit JLP Says"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK16 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 U2 are hated in Ireland by 95% of people under the age of 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlow73 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 95% of people under the age of 35 in Ireland are wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK16 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 95% of people under the age of 35 in Ireland are wrong. They can't be wrong, it is an opinion. Tbh, I haven't heard a single U2 song that I liked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I like some of their older stuff, but since i was born lol most of their stuff i havent been a fan of and as KRad said Bono is a prick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Sending alcohol to a recovering alcoholic is very prickish behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 They can't be wrong, it is an opinion. Tbh, I haven't heard a single U2 song that I liked I remember when they first appeared. The guitar playing (or guitar effects really) were a new sound. I quite liked some of the first ablums at the time, and also the live album (under a blood red sky) in particular. I can't imagine listening to it now though. I sometimes get my vinyl out and play stuff, but my U2 albums havn't been played for about 20 years. The best thing they ever did (IMO) is a b-side cover of Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot" which really is a good cover. I didn't buy anything later than that single (When love comes to town), but I thought some stuff was interesting because of Eno's contribution. Occaisionally. But this is all besides the point. Bono is a knobhead and I can't take them seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shards Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 U2 is the band that did the gimmick with treadmills right? Last I heard of them, didn't think they were a big thing. I don't keep up with pop culture but I usually still manage to hear about stuff so I don't think they're too popular in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlow73 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I've been listening to them since 83 and still have eight Albums either in CD or Digital form (Boy, War, The Unforgetable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Rattle & Hum, Achtung Baby, How To Dismantle A Time Bomb, and Songs of Innocence. I have Live Under A Blood Red Sky on VHS. I don't see the Guiness as being a prick, but maybe they didn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 RTFA: The problem? Slash is a recovering alcoholic who has spoken publicly about his battle with the bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlow73 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yeah, that doesn't mean they didn't know, I didn't know. And Slash just laughed it off anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Find a buddy who is a recovering alcoholic and give them a case of beer, let me know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shards Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yeah, that doesn't mean they didn't know, I didn't know. And Slash just laughed it off anyway. I just googled "Slash" and looked at his wiki page, using regular means I found out he was a recovering alcoholic in less then 2 minutes of reading his "Personal life" section, they clearly did not know but they could have found out easily. Generally when I'm giving a gift to someone I spend a bit of time to make it something suitable to the person and in this case it's pretty clear they put no thought into it and gave him a generic gift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I just googled "Slash" and looked at his wiki page, using regular means I found out he was a recovering alcoholic in less then 2 minutes of reading his "Personal life" section, they clearly did not know but they could have found out easily. Generally when I'm giving a gift to someone I spend a bit of time to make it something suitable to the person and in this case it's pretty clear they put no thought into it and gave him a generic gift. Who gives a fuck if they knew or not. Sending an alchoholic gift to a "recovering alchoholic" (whatever that is) is not wrong. It is the alchoholics job not to drink alchohol. It doesn't mean a normal person looking for a gift has to worry about YOUR addictions. I mean, I want to send you chocolates and it's MY responsibilty to find out if you are lactose intolerant, diabetic, or nut allergic? No, sending the guy beer was a perfectly normal gift, and it's Slash's problem if he can't drink it. Maybe U2 were too busy "saving the planet" or spending money on luxury items to check out Slash online. Sending an unwelcome gift isn't a crime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK16 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Who gives a fuck if they knew or not. Sending an alchoholic gift to a "recovering alchoholic" (whatever that is) is not wrong. It is the alchoholics job not to drink alchohol. It doesn't mean a normal person looking for a gift has to worry about YOUR addictions. I mean, I want to send you chocolates and it's MY responsibilty to find out if you are lactose intolerant, diabetic, or nut allergic? No, sending the guy beer was a perfectly normal gift, and it's Slash's problem if he can't drink it. Maybe U2 were too busy "saving the planet" or spending money on luxury items to check out Slash online. Sending an unwelcome gift isn't a crime. Sending someone a "gift" that could affect their life in a terrible way is a problem, and it is important that you not even tempt them into going back to that addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Who gives a fuck if they knew or not. Sending an alchoholic gift to a "recovering alchoholic" (whatever that is) is not wrong. It is the alchoholics job not to drink alchohol. It doesn't mean a normal person looking for a gift has to worry about YOUR addictions. I mean, I want to send you chocolates and it's MY responsibilty to find out if you are lactose intolerant, diabetic, or nut allergic? No, sending the guy beer was a perfectly normal gift, and it's Slash's problem if he can't drink it. Maybe U2 were too busy "saving the planet" or spending money on luxury items to check out Slash online. Sending an unwelcome gift isn't a crime. Your being a blast at Christmas time aside, I think you've misread the thread. The assertion was: Bono is a dick. It wasn't: Bono is a criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlow73 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Slash is bigger than that, he just laughed it off. It's not like Andy Dick giving Phil Hartman's wife coke at a party. My biggest beef with U2 right now, is they were supposed to play the tonight show all this week but Bono got hurt riding a bicycle and they postponed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Ebola causes headaches, feelings of nausea, and is very difficult to get rid of. Is it a virus.. or a free U2 album? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlow73 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 No, Ebola is another form of LOD, nothing to do with U2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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