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Saturday, May 31, 2008

U2: Overrated Or What?

I bet U2 could top a global poll of most-overrated artists. They really seem to have a lot of people pulling for them on that one.

But what sort of effect would that have, one wonders - what effect on their very overratedness? If U2 were named #1 Most Overrated, by resounding majority acclaim...would they still be overrated? After a cold-water accolade like that? Or would that balance the whole thing out, bring 'em back in line with reality?

I often wonder whether it isn't just that they just have a reputation for being overrated. Maybe it's all hype.

Or on the other hand, perhaps the designation simply suits them. For U2, being overrated may be something intrinsic, something unavoidable. Perhaps in the final analysis, we must simply accept them as a justly-overrated band.

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