I'm probably going to get super flamed for this, but as much as I love punk/indie rock I still have to gotta say to me one of the bands that had a huge impact was U2. The music that they created c...

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 ...

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 m...

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 chord...