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Old 04-14-2010, 12:34 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube View Post
What's funny is I've seen charity concerts where Bono and even Freddie Mercury are paired with opera or professional singers. They sing the same thing as they duet a song...but MAN, Bono paled in comparison. He outright sucked.

By himself, he sounds amazing like he has great range and power and you think "wow, he's one of the best in the world" but wow, Bono really didn't when he performed live with a real singer.

Bono, my god. So out of tune. Pavorotti must be thinking "who is this karoke guy beside me?" Just awful.
U2 tune their instruments 1/2 step lower than standard because Bono can't hit the high notes. So it's not a real surprise that Bono couldn't compare to a trained opera singer.
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