Punk drummers are pretty good and I think most bass players are great. I don’t need a John Myung bass line I prefer a killing joke bass line , I know they’re considered post punk . But most punk bands you can hear the bass and I enjoy
Apparently Brooke Shields is super down to earth and even was cool with South Park when they made fun of her. With all she went through as a kid, it’s a miracle she came out well adjusted.
Yeah patrice said they were kind of friends. I never thought of her much, obviously shes attractive. But knowing that she's cool and real makes me find her way more attractive now
@@Rideca74 they are not angry at him. they are laughing at him bc he has no talent and is saying that others don’t have talent. that isn’t funny to you?
Mullen is just a unique drummer. He's not overly skilled, but it's very unfair to say he "can't drum" - some people say Henry Rollins can't sing...it's subjective
@@pbaker7160 I didn't say he couldn't drum and would never say he wasn't good. He's a solid drummer that plays in a popular band. I've seen him live. He plays well for their music. The op intimated he's a chops player which isn't subjective at all. It's fairly objective if you consider the types of drummers that are chops type players. Mullen may very well be a chops type player when he's not with U2 I've just never seen any evidence for it.
This full interview was one of my favorite interviews ever. It really shows how willing rollins is to change his opinion and admit he could be wrong if he was wrong. What i mean is, rollins came into the stern compound that day in a very defensive way, but once he got in the studio and talked to howard for a few minutes, he dropped lowered his guard because he saw that stern wasn’t this “horrible monster” that he was made out to be. Rollins lightened up and was even man enough to admit he thought stern was gonna be an ass, and i really admire that in a person. I like when people are truly un-biased and aren’t attached to an idea. This was a great interview and i wish the whole thing was available on youtube again. The whole thing used to be but it got taken down since
Completely agree with your assessment here. Dead on. The full video is in fact up again :-) here you go... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n_obFRg2hHI.html
Henry's street cred depends on him being provocative, and speaking his mind, and u2, are the perfect target for him. An easy target. But in the end it's just his opinion.
Not a fan of Bono's politics, but damn.. I LOVE the first 3 U2 albums. And Edge... man, to me he is an innovator. One of my favorites. He's influenced so many guitarist. Larry Mullen is a good drummer and Adam Clayton is fine on bass and came up with a lot of bass riffs that led to a lot of great songs.
It's also really rich to hear a man who thinks so much of himself and his opinions talk that way about another man as he did Bono here. I'm not a fan of either's music, but I really can't stand Henry as a person, from what he's shown us.
Henry is the type that needs to be subdued a bit with patience as well as intelligence. If he senses you're short tempered or surface level he has zero time for you and its time to take a hike
I've always loved guys like him, just saying what they feel. Same with Mike Patton - especially that interview where he's talking and you can hear this unoriginal cacophony behind him and he stops his answer to rail against how lame Wolfmother is.
You probably didn’t listened to the more alternative radio stations. Mainstream radio never touched him. But he’s done a lot of stuff outside of music. A lot or spoken word tours around the world and an incredible amount of travel all over. He’s written something like 20 books, several travel books. He’s worth about 6 million dollars, most of that from his activities outside of music.
As for "U2", I have their 2 albums from the 90s: " Achtung Baby" and " Zooropa" , and they are experimental and actually there are good compositions, songs in these albums, including those with Johnny Cash...
@@Renniz72 Because Rollins actually isn't that great a musician. He's a provocative speaker but give me a break -- does ANYONE listen to Black Flag anymore? Dull band for guys who won't admit they crave bullying people and try to pass off being "progressive."
I have to give HR his due; he’s hilarious and Black Flag is very well regarded in punk rock circles. But let’s be honest here, has Black Flag done anything that even comes close the mind-blowing greatness of Achtung Baby?
Black Flag was highly influential on the Seattle music scene in the late-80s and early-90s. Their tour for the My War album in the Pacific Northwest was a formative experience for lots of musicians, most notably Kurt Cobain. They basically invented sludge metal. A lot of their music was very experimental at a time when hardcore punk music was pretty straightforward. Black Flag is probably your favorite band's favorite band.
His opinion that Bono is a pompous ass hat? That's true. Saying the Drummer and Bass player "can't play" is kind of stupid. As far as I know, Henry Rollins can't play any instruments and his voice is about as musical as a cement mixer.
@@pbaker7160 you’ll never understand and that’s ok. If everyone was a cookie cut out of each other I’d move to a worthless barren and inhospitable place like mars.. or New Jersey.
@pbaker: I have a terrible speaking voice despite years of speech therapy early on. I cannot sing. When people have insisted that I sing along quietly to the National Anthem, they regret it! Henry Rollins is aware that Al Green and Mahalia Jackson could sing, and that he could not. I like to listen to Tom Waits songs. Bob Dylan never had a good voice, it just got much worse. The “Oscar the Grouch” or “Cookie Monster” vocals of “black metal” are grating and yet somehow fascinating in moderation. Not everyone is Beverly Sills or Tom Jones. And that doesn’t matter to me. I do like meaningful lyrics though! I like phrasing and timing and context. I’ll take Rollins. And that leaves more U2 purchases available for you. We’re both happy!
Ive been a U2 fan since 1988. Love them but Henry is right in this interview. Pop was the last album where U2 took a risk. Since then, they played it safe with thier music. Resulting in the music getting more boring and predictable. There are a handful.of songs they have written since 2000 that I feel are genuinely good. Invisible, Red Flag Day, Every Breaking Wave but no where near as good as the 80s and 90s. Even Zooropa has some great stuff.on it.
While I agree with most of what you said, I think No Line In the Horizon was their last risky record. There was a ton of experimentation on that record. Songs of Innocence had some fantastic tunes on it but it wasn't risky. Their last album is really not up to u2's consistently high standard, it was really disappointing.
Thats life, most people have a short glorius blaze followed by a drawn out demise. Go back in time 40 years, none of those artists have remained consistanly good, even the so called legends. As if Rollins can claim he's any different.
That's every huge band. There isn't one band that's been around for 40 plus years whose back 20 is as intense or ground breaking as the front 20. It just isn't possible. Rock and Roll is a young man's game. Besides, it's hard to be pissed off when you've got near abouts a billion dollars in the bank like Bono does. You can say what you want about U2, they've been around since 78. First album in 80. And still with the original line up and Bono married to the same woman. Not too many bands can say that. And, their live shows are still second to none.
@garibaldi54: Cash and Bowie put out salient message material late in their lives, their music living on from early to late. Neither was a flash in the pan. Neither lip synced their way to brief international acclaim. People can grasp that their lives are draining away, and perhaps utilize that last dying sunlight to paint a brilliant portrait of their vision. Please don’t tag financial success - ticket sales, download purchases, wearable concert swag buys - as meters of meaningfulness! In two decades people will look up Henry Rollins and U2 in “Who’s Who in Rock Music, 1990 - 2030.” There will be mention of the has-beens. One entry will state “seminal,” “important early,” “coarse and abrasive,” “opinionated and not of even good voice.” The other entry will read, “one of the biggest bands of its era,” “put out a vast number of frequently similar, but likable songs which were popular at karaoke bars, especially after 2-4-1 Happy Hour.” So be it.
U2's earlier music was much better. It was way less sappy and sad, and more Punk and upbeat! They played their guitars in a unique, yet also traditional fashion and that gave them a different sound. Early U2 gets too much hate while later U2 gets sucked off.
I agree with him on U2 new stuff sucks but joshua tree album is a classic. are people still playing black flags stuff?i listen to with or without you this morning on the radio. also calling bono self obsessed yet he called his band "henry rollins band" the only person who's self obsessed is henry rollins. and saying the band members can't play their instruments coming from a guy who can't play a instrument not even a triangle is kinda funny to me.
@jellyboy: Henry Rollins has stated that he knows what his voice is and is not capable of. His band was Rollins Band, as in he was in a band for which he was the frontman and leader/employer. How is the naming relevant to ego, marketing, name recognition, recollection in the record racks, etc.? Eponymous band names haven’t anything to do with quality or salient points. Cher, Van Halen, Dokken, Johnny Cash, Eno, Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, JRV, Ted Nugent, Barry Manilow, OPETH, Les Claypool, Quattro, Roger Walters, Robert Palmer, Suzi and The Banshees, Tim McGraw, Perry Farell, Pharrell, X, Bonham, Tina Turner, Tori Amos, Janis Ian, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, K.C. and The Sunshine Band, OZZY, Dick Dale…. I don’t have to like or not like anyone or anything because they are not marketed as or performing as The Electric Light Orchestra, The Beatles, The Bangles, Peter Frampton is perfectly equal as a performer/band name as QUEEN or Alice Cooper, Lynard Skynard, Alice In Chains, Cinderella, XTC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, RUSH, YES, The Cramps, Suicide Commandos (who played a dance at my high school back “then”…), Husker Du, The Replacements, The Wailers, Chameleon, Dare Force, Savage Aural Hotbed, Harsh Reality, All the Pretty Horses, Autonomy, Flat Atom, IMPALER, or Def Leppart. What’s in a name??
I have seen Rollins Band a few times back in the day open for much better acts. To sit there and say Larry can't drum, and for any musician to rip on Sting just proves they don't know what they're doing. You're just making noises. Sting write in modes, he is very clever with key changes. I can't recall a Black Flag or Rollins Band song that even come close to the worst song Sting wrote.
@@timkingsemail Saw them in 2005 (Melbourne, Australia) and they were a true tour de force. Playing obscure B side instrumentals alongside the hits (and no Don't You Forget About Me) which was a bonus. When they were on, they were mighty !
A good handshake I respect that quote. Fact if in a dark room and unable to identify from friend and foe, the only way to know one can use handshakes to determine. Hence the Freemasom handshake in the dark.
He can eat Bono all day for all I care. U2 has some good songs, and way more talent than Rollins. But since Bono is so pretentious and has become so overly-political he's turned into a complete douche, so I don't care about Rollins talking shit about him (though what he said about their rhythm section is pretty much true). However, Sting has way more talent in a pimple forming on his ass than this Rollins will ever have! Sting is a fantastic bassist, singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and producer. Rollins is a punk rock (i.e. sloppy musician) singer. I mean, if he could even play bass, guitar, or drums on a sloppy punk rock level that would be one thing, but he can't. A punk rock singer has about as much musical talent as a rapper. I mean, him talking shit about sting is an absolute joke!
@@tomminor5317 an average person could give their opinion and it could be the same as Rollins opinion. You don’t have to be a musician to judge another persons music and give your opinion. It’s not like Rollins said he’s way better than sting or brought any type of comparison that involved himself into his point. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if he think sting and U2 sucks he has a right to think that.
I’m not the biggest U2 fan. But saying that their rhythm section sucks really shows what a one dimensional musician Henry Rollins is and why he is limited to yelling into a microphone and not much else. I did actually like that Rollins Band album a lot because of the guys he had in his band. But if you know anything about musicianship, you know that Larry Mullins and Adam Clayton are a rock solid ace fucking rhythm section who hold that shit down. That’s all you need from a rhythm section. And Edge has written endless memorable riffs.
He’s spot on about U2 and sting. You want to change the world go do it they have enough money to help people but they only put out songs about change and put it right in the bank
See, that’s the problem with a lot of punk guys is they don’t actually understand music and what constitutes good playing, they just rather be angry at show how cool they are by not liking popular things. Anybody who thinks just because they don’t like something they have to put it down and if they don’t like it, it must be terrible is not someone who has a good grasp of actual art.
I don't agree with all of Rollins' opinions by a long shot. But if you listen to some of his interviews or read some of his writing when he talks about jazz, I'd say he understands music and what constitutes good playing. I think he just has a default mode of "going for the kill" in regards to stuff he doesn't like...music or otherwise.
I disagree. U2 is hit or miss for me. Some of their songs I think are great, and others not. Mostly, I think it stems from a trend that it's cool to hate on U2. And the more they're hated, the more people feel guilty for liking them. I challenge that. U2 was a band that had a unique sound - like them or not. I don't like the Edge as a person - he seems pretentious to me, and so does Bono at times - but there are worse people in the world to hate. I like Henry Rollins, but he's one to talk when he starts in on Sting - someone who can actually sing, and Henry can't sing - he's admitted to that.
Im not a fan of Bono but I cant name a single song by Henry Rollins. From 1980 to 1995 u2 were a great band..after that fair enough although they still occasionally come out with a decent tune
@@marky1974 The Fly, Vertigo, Bullet The Blue Sky, I Will Follow, Beautiful Day, The Electric Co, Street Mission, The Fool, Lemon, Discoteque and others are great. Some others tho are not quite it. I feel ya
I like Jon Bon Jovi. In social activism, he's the real deal. Bono is a pompous ass. U2 hasn't done anything of note since Reagan was President. I liked the Police but Sting is a tired, self-righteous holy bore.
“The drummer can’t drum” Sunday Bloody Sunday. One of the most iconic drum parts of all time. “The bass player can’t play” With Or Without You. One of the most iconic bass lines of all time. “The guitarist has one riff” Where The Streets Have No Name. One of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time. He referenced the song When I Look At The World. Which is just a random album track that U2 have never played live. Good one Henry! Let’s revisit this in 50 years and see if Henry Rollins music is more relevant than U2’s. His jealousy is quite delicious. 😂
Lol this mindset does not envy U2. Btw the bass line in with or without you for example, is VERY generic and has probably been used in millions of songs. Its more about right time right place and money makers. I like U2 old stuff, but my rebellious streak was more in line with 80’s punk. And then we all grow old like Henry and realize life is short and most of everything no longer matters the end😂
U2 was a band that used to make people feel. They were awesome, caring, they love one another. I haven’t listened to them since 1999 about, but for my money they were one of the greatest bands ever. That said, Rollins was spot on about Ween, and his spoken word and books have been part of my entire adult life since I was 16, so I count him as one of the greats. Just not in musical form. Rollins band was crap even live. I only saw them because they played right before Ween at a festival.
@Scott Smith pushing against what?? The fact that he is right?? U2 career should have ended after achtung. That was it. And that is a fact that even a Bono fan boy like you can't disagree.
Love Rollins. Amazing career, fascinating human ambassador and observer of life. Sorry, but Simple Minds is an amazing band, even if their music isn't for you. Also, if we're being honest, while he is a tremendous artist, his post-BF music speaks for itself.
@citylights8678I also like Rollins and enjoy the Rollins band, but him in BF is totally overrated. Keith Morris & Greg Ginn are what made the black flag songs and sound. Henry largely just covered what they invented. And he did it well, but people who don’t know the history think he’s some god who is the head and creator of the band.
you have to be on a little higher spiritual level to appriciate and understand U2 's music , something that is not needed for punk or Rollins angry ranting blabbing . oi oi oi punks not dead ,.... because it was never alive
@@snezakovic I respect your opinion, but if you consider yourself a fan of U2 you should know that they were heavenly influenced by 1st wave Punk bands.
I still enjoy U2's music but when I finally saw them in concert it was a bit underwhelming. Bono is very preachy about his politics. Which I get since most of their songs have a political lean to them. But he also did some weird performance art type thing about him selling out and not being Irish enough or something. IDK it was very weird. They still sounded great but it's not something I would want to sit through again. Concert's are supposed to be fun. And when I am paying 300-500 bucks for a seat at your show I don't want to leave going omg the world is a horrible place and so am I.
Boo-hoo. Such a sense of entitlement. If you were really so surprised that Bono was liberal, then you were never really "listening" to U2's music in the first place.
If you're looking for the tiktok sound *"The drummer can't drum, the bass player can't play, the guitar player has one riff. The singer is this utter buffoon"* it's at 1:11
I like Henry and his "brutal honesty", but that just means he'll tell you what he's really thinking, not necessarily that what he's saying is correct. (although I also find Bono to be exhausting)
Because black flag was soooo much better. Everything he said about u2 could also be said about him and black flag. And the edge has more than one riff. Working with delay is an evil mistress. One slight mistake and it repeats 😅
I am a fan of U2, and at this stage in their career, of course, it would be adult-oriented music because their fanbase is north of 50. There's a reason Rollins doesn't do music anymore, and that's because the angry old man schtick would be incredibly embarrassing.
@@triggered8556, no, this can't understand good music, that's why he doesn't have any song to remember, he wouldn't write anything good, never, just like the U2 haters, bunch of people with a short ear for music.
As a black flag purist I went through a long faze of not liking Henry...the older I get and the more interviews I see the more I relate to the guy. ... he's also a brilliant author... He writes in rant. It's clear and to the point. No fluff.
exactly hes always ranting even when he sometimes contradicts himself its just his perspective which you can see why he was the vocalist for an angry punk band. but hes brilliant like you said, has incredible insight into certain things, just take his opinion with a grain of salt if it pisses you off!
Henry was a different person back then (in 2001). He would never say those same things today as he said then. He has become too "nice" and "weak" as he put it. I used to respect his honesty and bluntness and not caring if people liked him. He sold out a long time ago.
