tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post4440004040319678371..comments2024-02-26T02:37:04.788-08:00Comments on Layla's Classic Rock: The Beatles and U2 - Are the similarities a coincidence....or does it mean something?Bar L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-984604399712095422007-05-18T13:38:00.000-07:002007-05-18T13:38:00.000-07:00Hey animesh, thanks for stopping by!I agree - it w...Hey animesh, thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>I agree - it was entertaining but you can't really compare any two bands like that...or any two people for that matter.Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-3712965878229847742007-05-18T12:21:00.000-07:002007-05-18T12:21:00.000-07:00Its not a fair comparison. It overlooks several de...Its not a fair comparison. It overlooks several details. But still its certainly an entertaining read.Animesh Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309439859426245718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-56032326871192104982007-05-17T07:44:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:44:00.000-07:00Natalie, really????? Darn it, I thought that was ...Natalie, really????? Darn it, I thought that was a good pic of him. Oh well!Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-43369456016303041392007-05-17T05:12:00.000-07:002007-05-17T05:12:00.000-07:00That picture is not Bono, but a celebrity imperson...That picture is not Bono, but a celebrity impersonator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-76241302910948619522007-05-16T11:16:00.000-07:002007-05-16T11:16:00.000-07:00That is interesting stuff. Both bands are among t...That is interesting stuff. Both bands are among the greatest bands ever. When I heard the Rolling Stone podcast with Bono, he said that Yoko Ono once told him that he was like John's son.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156167924212222773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-16652229072810792862007-05-16T09:36:00.000-07:002007-05-16T09:36:00.000-07:00The Beatles also had the name of the Quarrymen bef...The Beatles also had the name of the Quarrymen before Johnny and the Moondogs, and Ringo didn't join The Beatles until they finalized the name The Beatles because even when they were named The Beatles, Pete Best was the drummer until later on when Ringo joined. (I said The Beatles way too much, lol)<BR/><BR/>I think the coincidences are a bit of a stretch but it is interesting.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351829904831853599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-61908211859900684362007-05-16T07:58:00.000-07:002007-05-16T07:58:00.000-07:00I hate U2!!! The horror of comparing Lennon and Bo...I hate U2!!! The horror of comparing Lennon and Bono!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886706.post-69455305380803400622007-05-15T19:21:00.000-07:002007-05-15T19:21:00.000-07:00I think they're a bit offbase on the politics angl...I think they're a bit offbase on the politics angle, because the Beatles were generally not overtly political whereas politics runs through the core of U2.<BR/><BR/>The most important thing that I think the Beatles and U2 share is that both spent their entire career not only reinventing themselves, but reinventing rock music. The constantly pushed forward in ways that left no follower untouched no matte rhow removed their genre might be.bob_vinylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414008312753058491noreply@blogger.com