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I've had a look at bringing it closer to a decent standard. I'm glad to see that only one two of my edits were reverted. The article is still way too long, particularly the lead. Not everything needs to be mentioned in the article, which is why we have summary style. Not every album needs to be mentioned in the lead. Phrases like "new musical direction" have a comic effect which takes away from the article's encyclopedic tone and should be kept out. John (talk) 22:19, 23 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'm of the opinion that arena rock is not really a genre (regardless of what the Wikipedia article says), it's more of a status assigned to bands that reach a certain level of popularity as a live act and a description of their performance style. I don't know how you discern a song playing on the radio as being arena rock vs. not. We can certainly add more about the descriptor in the Musical style section, since many critics describe them that way, but I would be against putting it as a genre in the infobox. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk•contributions) 18:45, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hello Y2kcrazyjoker4, my name is Vlad Bușilă and I live from Galati. And Guys I wish that U2 plays also blues rock, art rock and punk rock (early) for three genres. Please added genres. But first, U2 plays also punk rock. But I know that infobox has enough; the genre discussion clearly covers this with detailed prose later on, doesn't need to be repeated at the top. But I wish that. Just please added modify blues rock, art rock and punk rock (early), pretty please. Can you please? I promise. ~2025-32216-30 (talk) 14:19, 3 January 2026 (UTC)Reply
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