Are you all students?

mazz · 08-27-2000, 05:36 PM

I have check out a few profiles and most are students am I the only one over 30 here? if so well done you all it nice to see the younger one love good music
lots of love Mazz

I'll see you all again when the moon turns red

Achtung Bubba · 08-27-2000, 08:02 PM

We're not all students... but I am.

What shocks me is not the young fans, particularly given Achtung Baby, Zooropa, and POP. What amazes me is how many young ones (myself included) really like the old stuff -- Boy, October, and War.

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- Achtung Bubba

Mermaid · 08-27-2000, 09:10 PM

hey Bubba
I'm one example of a 'young one' (I'm 21) who really prefers the more recent stuff. I dont even own anything prior to the Unforgettable Fire!
no doubt I will eventually buy the earlier stuff, and no doubt I will like it - but I can relate far better to the U2 of the late 80s and 90s (and now I guess the 00s - that looks so funny though!)
I remain in awe of the breadth and depth of your U2 love and knowledge!!!
Mermaid

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Alisaura · 08-28-2000, 12:29 AM

I think the current preferred name for this decade is the Naughties...

But yeah, it does look funny written as the 00's!
I'm another 21 year old young 'un... I really preferred the older stuff until very recently, now I can't decide what I prefer.

Didn't get into Zooropa/Pop until about a month ago. Not that I've been a fan for much more than a year total!

mazz · 08-28-2000, 03:05 AM

Take it from someone who's been there for awhile U2 just get better the only Album I dont have is the passenger one. Never heard much from it but will buy it someday i suppose

zooropamanda · 08-28-2000, 03:27 AM

Why do you think that is Bubba?

Im 2 years older than you and I suppose from The Rattle and Hum/Achtung Baby era, but my sentimental favourite album is BOY.

AS much as I do love the new stuff, the older stuff really gets me giddy.

For those of us in our early 20's, I guess that we can relate to the stuff Bono was writing about back then. It may have been 20 years ago that he wrote it, but its still the same sort of feelings and emotions coming through. Boy and October for me are very cathartic.

misterboo · 08-28-2000, 06:40 AM

I'm a younger fan (just 17) and i love the older stuff (though admitedly not as much as the newer stuff). BOY in particular sounds great to me. It's so fresh and alive raw.

Achtung Bubba · 08-28-2000, 10:48 AM

I guess there are some young-uns that aren't into the first few albums simply because they haven't worked their way back that far -- and, honestly, U2 had a very "raw" sound.

(A four-year gap between new studio releases gave me plenty of time to explore that far back, and I guess a few teenagers and twenty-year-olds didn't get that far.)

Ultimately, I play the newer stuff more than the older stuff, but there are some days where I can just wrap myself up in Boy, October, and War.

And, Mermaid, you'll probably like the old albums, too -- when you get to 'em.

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- Achtung Bubba

christiana · 11-05-2000, 02:41 AM

no... i love the old stuff!!! i lurve war, boy, october, but i love pop too...(so, want did i want to say???

)
anyway, my favourites are the old ones.
and i didn't mention that, i'm a younger fan too... 15 is young, right

mazz · 11-06-2000, 03:37 PM

looks like I am the only oldie here but what the hell we all have one thing in comman we Love U2

Mikesimus · 11-06-2000, 10:51 PM

I am a 19 year old student, soon to be 20, and a huge U2 fan. Actually I have all their albums and about 10 singles, 4 videos and several bootlegs. What is odd is that I never was much into listening to music, any kind a few years ago. The first U2 album I got is Pop, but my favorites by far are JT, AB and ATYCLB.

wildhorse · 11-07-2000, 01:20 PM

Hey Mazz,
You aren't the only "old" one on here. I'll be turning 30 just about the time U2 kicks off the first leg of their US concert tour(great birthday gift, huh?!) I first got into U2 during JT and have come to appreciate all the albums, except passengers. Some albums take longer to appreciate, and some you just have to be in the right place in your life. Didn't mean to bore you all with my ramblings.

And we scorch the earth
Set fire to the sky
Stoop so low to reach so high

Holy John · 11-07-2000, 08:53 PM

I'm 18 years old, student of course, studying Philosophy, Society, Politics, History, Geography, Socialism, French, English, blablabla....

I'm much into the Rattle And Hum / Zoo TV era, wich was, in my opinion, the best U2 period, along with the War album/tour. I love all of their albums, except 'October'... and I really think the 'Boy' album sounds fresh and raw, excellent work !

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Aine · 11-08-2000, 02:03 AM

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08-27-2000, 05:36 PM	#1
mazz The Fly Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: scotland Posts: 34 Local Time: 12:14 PM	Are you all students? I have check out a few profiles and most are students am I the only one over 30 here? if so well done you all it nice to see the younger one love good music lots of love Mazz I'll see you all again when the moon turns red

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08-27-2000, 08:02 PM	#2
Achtung Bubba Refugee Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: One Nation. Under God. Posts: 1,513 Local Time: 07:14 AM	We're not all students... but I am. What shocks me is not the young fans, particularly given Achtung Baby, Zooropa, and POP. What amazes me is how many young ones (myself included) really like the old stuff -- Boy, October, and War. ------------------ - Achtung Bubba

08-27-2000, 09:10 PM	#3
Mermaid The Fly Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New Zealand Posts: 38 Local Time: 12:14 PM	hey Bubba I'm one example of a 'young one' (I'm 21) who really prefers the more recent stuff. I dont even own anything prior to the Unforgettable Fire! no doubt I will eventually buy the earlier stuff, and no doubt I will like it - but I can relate far better to the U2 of the late 80s and 90s (and now I guess the 00s - that looks so funny though!) I remain in awe of the breadth and depth of your U2 love and knowledge!!! Mermaid ------------------ she moves in mysterious ways...

08-28-2000, 12:29 AM	#4
Alisaura Penguicactusaur Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: 2010 Posts: 23,529 Local Time: 11:14 PM	I think the current preferred name for this decade is the Naughties... But yeah, it does look funny written as the 00's! I'm another 21 year old young 'un... I really preferred the older stuff until very recently, now I can't decide what I prefer. Didn't get into Zooropa/Pop until about a month ago. Not that I've been a fan for much more than a year total!

08-28-2000, 03:05 AM	#5
mazz The Fly Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: scotland Posts: 34 Local Time: 12:14 PM	Take it from someone who's been there for awhile U2 just get better the only Album I dont have is the passenger one. Never heard much from it but will buy it someday i suppose

08-28-2000, 03:27 AM	#6
zooropamanda Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Smile, you're reading my post Posts: 6,516 Local Time: 10:14 PM	Why do you think that is Bubba? Im 2 years older than you and I suppose from The Rattle and Hum/Achtung Baby era, but my sentimental favourite album is BOY. AS much as I do love the new stuff, the older stuff really gets me giddy. For those of us in our early 20's, I guess that we can relate to the stuff Bono was writing about back then. It may have been 20 years ago that he wrote it, but its still the same sort of feelings and emotions coming through. Boy and October for me are very cathartic.

08-28-2000, 06:40 AM	#7
misterboo Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: London Posts: 322 Local Time: 12:14 PM	I'm a younger fan (just 17) and i love the older stuff (though admitedly not as much as the newer stuff). BOY in particular sounds great to me. It's so fresh and alive raw.

08-28-2000, 10:48 AM	#8
Achtung Bubba Refugee Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: One Nation. Under God. Posts: 1,513 Local Time: 07:14 AM	I guess there are some young-uns that aren't into the first few albums simply because they haven't worked their way back that far -- and, honestly, U2 had a very "raw" sound. (A four-year gap between new studio releases gave me plenty of time to explore that far back, and I guess a few teenagers and twenty-year-olds didn't get that far.) Ultimately, I play the newer stuff more than the older stuff, but there are some days where I can just wrap myself up in Boy, October, and War. And, Mermaid, you'll probably like the old albums, too -- when you get to 'em. ------------------ - Achtung Bubba

11-05-2000, 02:41 AM	#9
christiana New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 2,703 Local Time: 08:14 PM	no... i love the old stuff!!! i lurve war, boy, october, but i love pop too...(so, want did i want to say??? ) anyway, my favourites are the old ones. and i didn't mention that, i'm a younger fan too... 15 is young, right

11-06-2000, 03:37 PM	#10
mazz The Fly Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: scotland Posts: 34 Local Time: 12:14 PM	looks like I am the only oldie here but what the hell we all have one thing in comman we Love U2

11-06-2000, 10:51 PM	#11
Mikesimus Babyface Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 26 Local Time: 12:14 PM	I am a 19 year old student, soon to be 20, and a huge U2 fan. Actually I have all their albums and about 10 singles, 4 videos and several bootlegs. What is odd is that I never was much into listening to music, any kind a few years ago. The first U2 album I got is Pop, but my favorites by far are JT, AB and ATYCLB.

11-07-2000, 01:20 PM	#12
wildhorse Babyface Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Independence, MO USA Posts: 1 Local Time: 12:14 PM	Hey Mazz, You aren't the only "old" one on here. I'll be turning 30 just about the time U2 kicks off the first leg of their US concert tour(great birthday gift, huh?!) I first got into U2 during JT and have come to appreciate all the albums, except passengers. Some albums take longer to appreciate, and some you just have to be in the right place in your life. Didn't mean to bore you all with my ramblings. And we scorch the earth Set fire to the sky Stoop so low to reach so high

11-07-2000, 08:53 PM	#13
Holy John Acrobat Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Montr�al, Qu�bec Posts: 317 Local Time: 12:14 PM	I'm 18 years old, student of course, studying Philosophy, Society, Politics, History, Geography, Socialism, French, English, blablabla.... I'm much into the Rattle And Hum / Zoo TV era, wich was, in my opinion, the best U2 period, along with the War album/tour. I love all of their albums, except 'October'... and I really think the 'Boy' album sounds fresh and raw, excellent work ! cheers ! ------------------ Support Amnesty International against torture : <A HREF="http://www.stoptorture.org Write" TARGET=_blank>www.stoptorture.org Write</A> to the President of Sierra Leone and ask him of all those responsible for the rapes and other crimes brought to justice : President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, State House, Independence Avenue, Freetown, Sierra Leone Greenpeace : <A HREF="http://www.greenpeace.org Jubilee" TARGET=_blank>www.greenpeace.org Jubilee</A> 2000 : <A HREF="http://www.jubilee2000.co.uk Amnesty" TARGET=_blank>www.jubilee2000.co.uk Amnesty</A> International : www.amnesty.org "Military is an error, as well as conformism" "Let's vote for every politicians... they all say they want a great future" - Me....

11-08-2000, 02:03 AM	#14
Aine Acrobat Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: St.Petersburg,Russia Posts: 328 Local Time: 12:14 PM	It's great being 25 (soon) - not very young and not very old but somewhere in the middle !