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RE: U2 and nostalgia value
> >>> Layne Petersen <petersen at info2000_net> 10/07 3:39 AM >>>
> Chris Emery wrote:
> >Ick. Me either. My youth had at least some semblance of taste >and
> talent to it
> >musically...
>
> My darling Chris, if you will recall, our "youth" had some stinkers
> too. As I dig through the rubble of my junior high days, I seem to
> recall my friends listening to groups such as New Kids on the Block
> and Milli Vanilli. Meanwhile, I was busy discovering oldies stations.
> Every era has good _and_ bad I think.
Check your attribution, Lisa dear. That's Layne's statement. Besides,
(obOTR) it looks like he's saying *his* youth specifically had some
semblance of taste. Others may not have fared so well.
> But I think Ric could do a killer job at such. When I listen to "If
> I'm Drowning" esp. the "The People Here are Not Shy" version, I am
> always reminded of U2 or Passengers. It's that whole Edge-ambience
> thing.
I always get that Edge vibe from that, too.