Comments on: U2 fans are smart

By: otkas

otkas — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:43:11 +0000

I use a lot of music in my work. Listening to music from an early age (ie from 8 years and up) creates neuron growth in the brain. I was raised on beethoven and mozart then at 13 heard A sort of Homecoming…..The directness and simplicity of how U2 play and write, can be found in the writing methods not only of Beethoven but of Kurt weil/Brecht, Schiller, and Shakespeare above all. Yes Shakespeare. Bono has understood the power of repetition in a way that would make the bard green with envy.

By: nate

nate — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:11:04 +0000

hahaha I would have thought that the Dead Heads would’ve been more to the left after all the substance abuse.

By: mkfg

mkfg — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:24:23 +0000

Without revealing too much about my mediocre SAT scores, does this mean I have to start liking Phish?

By: Emilia

Emilia — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:04:25 +0000

So now when anyone asks me what i’m listening to i can respond: U2..it’s a nerd thing..you wouldn’t understand

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:04:09 +0000

Maybe U2 fans aren’t so smart after all…good Lord.

There is no Y axis significance on this study. It is organized from top to bottom only to allow for room easy reading. The larger the “bubble” for the band, the more respondents AND the wider the span of SAT scores.

By: Farfel

Farfel — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:46:00 +0000

Breaking news: Guster is better than The Beatles.

By: irishru2

irishru2 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:42:24 +0000

I agree with Jason above. So my question is: What is the signficance of the Y axis? What is the difference between an artist that is at the top vs an artist that is at the bottom? Why are there more at the top than at the bottom?

By: Edwardo

Edwardo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:06:56 +0000

Counting Crows above Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, U2 and Bob Marley?

um lolz

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:37:54 +0000

The higher scores are to the right, not the top.

By: greentea

greentea — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:20:59 +0000

Blink 182 is up there with Kanye West. This chart is pretty accurate!