Originally posted by germcevoy:Am I right in hearing a womans voice say 'what the fuck' in the intro to Zooropa?
Yes, you are right.
Originally posted by germcevoy:Am I right in hearing a womans voice say 'what the fuck' in the intro to Zooropa?
Originally posted by germcevoy:Am I right in hearing a womans voice say 'what the fuck' in the intro to Zooropa?
Originally posted by KaiserJose:Hey EDDMB
(Forgive me for going off-topic) but as someone who is highly submerged with the way British culture works it's probably worth explaining a bit how it - their psyche - operates. The English are a great set of people but when it comes to anything they have heritage in there is most definitely a sense of entitlement/ arrogance. If that sounds like me bitching about the British - it's not.
A lot (not all) of English people recognise the country's contribution to music both in modern and past time (the Beatles, the Stones, the Clash, Joy Division, Bowie, Radiohead, Muse, The Who... the list REALLY does go on). As such there's a feeling with British is best. It's the same with football, and why the culture feels the need to tell Barcelona actors like Busquets & Alves that if they pull any of their diving shit this saturday.... Well I've lost my train of thought there...
The Boss is not particularly big in Europe. I mean he's popular, but nowhere near the extent that exists in the States & particularly the East Coast. He's more respected than followed.
That doesn't work in the UK and especially with Glastonbury-goers. They don't dig reputations that aren't followed. If you had someone like LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire come over then there would be more of a following because they don't arrive from across the pond with the same stellar reputations of 'you should like this, it's popular in America'.
This is my concern for U2. I think they may just get away with it for 2 reasons - they get a lot of radio play and they're going to largely stick with their hits (songs the crowd will know). The Boss's catalogue of well-known hits doesn't expand to the same level as U2.
In short, there will always be more of an interest in British acts, and particularly those who appeal to the drinking culture associated with music - be it John Bonham of Led Zeppelin drinking 16 shots on the morning of his death, Liam Gallagher etc.