Listening to U2...

[Falco Girgis]

Usually makes me feel emotional:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJCGYn_nhGQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fBj2wsimvQ

There are few bands out there like U2, REM, Gin Blossoms, (certain) Duran Duran, etc. that are able to convey emotion that well.

Maybe one day if/when I'm married, I will be able to listen to those two and not feel quite the same way.

[Kcirtap1990]

I agree completely that U2 does an amazing job feeding emotion into their music, and are a great band all around. I'm sure a shit ton of people are going to disagree with me on this, but I think two musicians that also do this very well are Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service) and Frank Turner (solo work, Million Dead). Ben Gibbard is pretty much solely Indie Rock which to those that like the genre will probably agree that his is an amazing vocalist, but those who don't will disagree. Frank Turner is Acoustic Folk Punk when solo, and Hardcore Punk when with Million Dead, his solo work is much more accessible to the average listener than Million Dead (mainly because Hardcore can be an acquired taste.)

But I think Bono, Ben Gibbard, and Frank Turner all are amazing vocalists with a lot of emotion both live and on record. But I think they are all good enough that the raw emotion of a good live performance really shines through. So, here are some live performances to check out.

Ben Gibbard:
Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires
Death Cab for Cutie - Brothers on a Hotel Bed

Frank Turner:
Frank Turner - The Ballad of Me and My Friends
Million Dead - After the Rush Hour (Best Live I could find )

Bonus! Frank Turner playing Ben Gibbard:
Frank Turner - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (The Postal Service)

[Andy K.]

I can't STAND U2, to be honest. There is only one song that I really like from them. Bono is like the biggest douchebag in the world. I don't care if he helps out Africans. I hope he gets a touch of AIDS over there, oy vey

[MarauderIIC]

I don't think AIDS really comes in varying degrees. I think it's more of like, a boolean rather than a float.

[Falco Girgis]

I don't think AIDS really comes in varying degrees. I think it's more of like, a boolean rather than a float.

!!!!

[M_D_K]

I don't think AIDS really comes in varying degrees. I think it's more of like, a boolean rather than a float.

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if(Bonno->Has(AIDS) == true)
    printf("lol!\nBonno has AIDS :)");
else
{
   TimeTillInfection -= Timer->GetDeltaTime();
}

if(TimeTillInfection <= 0)
    Bonno->Infect(AIDS); //AIDS is defined in africa.h

[MarauderIIC]

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if(Bonno->Has(HIV) == true)
    printf("lol!\nBonno will get AIDS :)");
else
   TimeTillInfection -= Timer->GetDeltaTime();

if(TimeTillInfection <= 0)
    Bonno->Infect(AIDS); //AIDS is defined in africa.h

Fix'd based on function names. =)

[M_D_K]

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if(Bonno->Has(HIV) == true)
    printf("lol!\nBonno will get AIDS :)");
else
   TimeTillInfection -= Timer->GetDeltaTime();

if(TimeTillInfection <= 0)
    Bonno->Infect(AIDS); //AIDS is defined in africa.h

Fix'd based on function names. =)

But you forgot to update Bonno->Infect() to Bonno->Infect(HIV) maybe add a second parameter to give how long before the gets full blown AIDS

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Bonno->Infect(HIV, 10); //10 in secs so I ain't waiting to long :)

of course this means that Bonno needs his own personal Timer or just pass the dT in his update function

[MarauderIIC]

I figured: he has HIV and it progresses to (he becomes infected with) AIDS after timer reaches zero? Eh, anyways =)

[M_D_K]

I figured: he has HIV and it progresses to (he becomes infected with) AIDS after timer reaches zero? Eh, anyways =)

Now I have to do a rewrite

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Bonno->Visit(AFRICA); //Bonno catches HIV progressive turns into AIDS in 10 sec
Bonno->Update(Timer->GetDeltaTime());

if(Bonno->Has(HIV) == true && Bonno->Has(AIDS) == false)
    printf("lol!\nBonno gonna have AIDS\n");
else if(Bonno->DidHave(HIV) == true && Bonno->Has(AIDS) == true)
   printf("rofl\nBonno had HIV which progressed into AIDS :)\n");
//Bonno->Infect() is a private method that Bonno->Update() calls

[Marx Chaotix]

I figured: he has HIV and it progresses to (he becomes infected with) AIDS after timer reaches zero? Eh, anyways =)

Now I have to do a rewrite

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Bonno->Visit(AFRICA); //Bonno catches HIV progressive turns into AIDS in 10 sec
Bonno->Update(Timer->GetDeltaTime());

if(Bonno->Has(HIV) == true && Bonno->Has(AIDS) == false)
    printf("lol!\nBonno gonna have AIDS\n");
else if(Bonno->DidHave(HIV) == true && Bonno->Has(AIDS) == true)
   printf("rofl\nBonno had HIV which progressed into AIDS :)\n");
//Bonno->Infect() is a private method that Bonno->Update() calls

Lol! Are you programming him aids or something?

[M_D_K]

I figured: he has HIV and it progresses to (he becomes infected with) AIDS after timer reaches zero? Eh, anyways =)

Now I have to do a rewrite

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Bonno->Visit(AFRICA); //Bonno catches HIV progressive turns into AIDS in 10 sec
Bonno->Update(Timer->GetDeltaTime());

if(Bonno->Has(HIV) == true && Bonno->Has(AIDS) == false)
    printf("lol!\nBonno gonna have AIDS\n");
else if(Bonno->DidHave(HIV) == true && Bonno->Has(AIDS) == true)
   printf("rofl\nBonno had HIV which progressed into AIDS :)\n");
//Bonno->Infect() is a private method that Bonno->Update() calls

Lol! Are you programming him aids or something?

yes