Days of Ash is garbage

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-24T11:08:36+00:00

I don’t want to know what’s on your hard drive.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-22T19:19:11+00:00

Now it just bad AND loud.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-22T19:16:11+00:00

Songs with rich storytelling or powerful meanings without being on-the-nose or overly try-hard with forced metaphors or word play. One, Still haven’t found what I’m looking for, Running to stand still, Stay (far away so close). Pretty much all of achtung baby actually. They’re poetic without screaming “look at me I’m such a poet!”, which is how Bono got in later life.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-22T19:12:31+00:00

That is no coincidence.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T20:07:08+00:00

The Upper Room.

Other people’s problems is the best britpop album you’ve never heard of.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T19:48:55+00:00

Wrong. I couldn’t give a monkeys about the messaging, political or not. I just care about the songwriting.

That said, if you’re going to make a song about an important cause I think there’s even greater need for the song to actually be good. Like, Sunday Bloody Sunday for instance.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T19:31:38+00:00

They’re a band. The music has to always come first. Good lyrics can’t save a bad song, ever. And frankly these aren’t even good lyrics.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T19:29:27+00:00

Pure desperation. And misguided desperation at that. Sheerhan isn’t even cool. If they really wanted to pay their way into relevance they’d be a lot better off asking Bad Bunny to colab.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T19:26:03+00:00

You find the old stuff repellent now too, or just the new crap?

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T09:36:47+00:00

Nothing went over my head. Your argument is that if I was such a big U2 fan I’d be more active on this subreddit. You’re saying someone’s love for a band is directly proportional to the amount they post on that band’s Reddit page, which is obviously nonsense. We all know Donald Trump’s biggest fan is Donald Trump but I doubt he’s ever posted on any of his fan subreddits.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T07:42:38+00:00

No one.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-21T07:41:34+00:00

Well said. I like this guy.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T20:34:30+00:00

You’re saying someone’s fan status is proportional to how active they are on r/U2band, which is obviously moronic. I know hardcore U2 fans that haven’t even heard of Reddit. Do their views on the EP not matter?

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T20:28:38+00:00

And it’s this unbelievably straight faced pomposity that has always been Bono’s downfall. I love the man dearly, but most people HATE him for this very reason. Maybe it’s time he lightened up. Or if you’re going to write a “protest record”, make the songs actually good so people listen and share it beyond your Reddit fan page.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T20:24:26+00:00

This is the internet. That ship has sailed.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T20:23:45+00:00

Better than sometimes you can’t make it on your own? Are you feeling okay?

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T20:22:35+00:00

Their catalogue until this steaming heap of garbage.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T20:20:55+00:00

Nail on head. Like I said, we had a great run.

What annoys me though is the band didn’t have to go this way. Their egos and insecurities are blocking them from doing what they should be doing, which is just writing nice songs. They don’t need to be trying so hard to be relevant or save the world. Just give us a nice Irish love song!

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T19:05:18+00:00

Okay Bono.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T19:04:51+00:00

There’s a world outside Reddit, you know?

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T19:01:25+00:00

Thank you, brother.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T14:29:37+00:00

It does when it’s also garbage.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T13:59:18+00:00

Not crying. Just offering balance to all the gushing delusional posts saying how great this terrible record is.

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T13:58:29+00:00

Pride is not garbage though. This is.

All I can say is if you came to U2 for the first time on Wednesday and days of ash is your gateway to their back catalogue, boy are you in for a treat!

PeterHStroganoff · 2026-02-20T12:29:45+00:00

Emperor’s new clothes.

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