It's not unbelievable that a mostly punk listener likes the sound of U2, since U2 sorta started out punkish. When U2 first formed a band, all they really did was covers of songs by The Clash. U2 got their first record deal, by pulling off a song by The Clash, as one of their own songs. hahaha But, then after signing the paper, they of course thought they better start writing songs, before someone found out.
actually, U2 started out as a christian rock band. all were into hardcore religion until one (adam clayton) wanted out...so they decided to change the format of their music....BUT a lot of their music today still has some "religious" undertones...with or without you....about religion, can't live with it/can't live without it.
I agree with skaorsk8, the POP tour wasn't great BUT they did redeem themselves with all that you can't leave behind
*been a U2 fan since one of my sisters bought the "october" album back in the early (way early) 80's
At some point they did The Clash stuff tho.. promise. I heard an interview with Bono and The Edge, where they talked all about it. They said all they knew about playing the guitar was power chords, and they were really big fans of The Clash, so that's what they would play. Maybe before or after or during the same time, they did Christian rock.. I dunno. They left out talking about that, in their interview, altogether, so I wouldn't know.
