U2 VS. FAB 4

My congratulations to Edward Carroll, who in a single letter managed not only to belittle the opinions of U2 critic Evan Marlowe, but disparage the Calendar’s letter-printing process as well (Calendar Letters, May 17).

The Calendar, Mr. Carroll, chose to print Marlowe’s letter not because it contained “wit” (one of his so-called necessities for a letter). Humor is certainly not the issue here. When one tries to compare a band such as U2 to the Beatles, I laugh not.

The Beatles did not just make rock history--they were rock history. Their innovative and inspiring music has helped them to accumulate hundreds of thousands of devoted fans over two decades. Two decades.

The “progressively improving” music of U2, however, draws me further and further into a deep sleep with each successive album. These men are not even happy, much less inspiring! It seems that all they can croon about is political corruption. In the ‘60s, one of the most volatile political periods, the Beatles seemed to find a whole lot more to sing about. How one can say that U2 comes even slightly close to achieving the greatness the Beatles did is truly beyond me.

Perhaps Carroll ought to dust off “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” once again and give it a spin. It might be a little bit old, but its superior music will last far beyond U2’s demise.

J. LOWELL

Woodland Hills