Unlike any other current performing band, people who have an opinion of the band U2 either love 'em or hate 'em.
The latter group is of interest for the following inquiry. Those who strongly dislike the band often say, "I used to enjoy U2's music before 'The Joshua Tree,' but now the new music is too commercial.' This group of people who I will call the anti-U2-ers, oftentimes admit to not listening to entire U2 albums; rather, they have heard the "new" songs from "Pop" on the radio and have seen the accompanying videos on MTV.
Attention 'POP-Mart' shoppers!: U2 has plenty of tricks and treats in store for fans at Silverdome tonight
Quick question: What consists of piano, bass and drums, comes from North Carolina and rocks harder than 99 percent of live acts on the road today?
The answer is Ben Folds Five, one of the most talented and original bands existing in the post-alternative wasteland that is today's music industry. By using the piano as lead instrument and not being afraid to play many different styles of music, Ben Folds Five produces some of the most exciting songs currently being made.Trio Ben Folds Five doesn't play by numbers
If you're bent on seeing a movie that's about China, but aren't down with the Dalai Lama, then "Red Corner" is the movie for you.
Otherwise, steer clear.
Gere paints himself into poor, shallow 'Corner'
Steven Bizub remembers when a friend first pitched him the idea for a campus pops orchestra. The proposed orchestra, he recalled, was to be entirely student-run, play a wide variety of works and debut in the Michigan Theater.
"I have to say I thought he had really lofty aspirations for a while," said Bizub, now a School of Music senior and music director of the Michigan Pops Orchestra, which opens its third season this Saturday. "People would come to the Michigan Theater and pay to hear us? I knew what the music scene was like.Michigan Pops Orchestra brings eclectic tunes to Power Center
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