U2 is superior to every other band in the world.

I will now attack my opponent's laughably inadequate case and rebuild mine. My opponent's points: "1. Roger Waters the lead Lyricist of Pink Floyd is a superior composter than anyone of U2. This is not just my mere opinion, Pink Floyds the Dark Side of The Moon is known for its amazing music and mind altering sounds, and on top of that it's the fourth bestselling album of all time. Pink Floyd also had The Wall another masterpiece written by Waters, it is the eleventh bestselling album of all time. " Actually, it is just your mere opinion. My opponent has criticized my case for being too opinionated, but at the same time, his case relies on very similar arguments. Also, I could easily make the argument that the Joshua Tree is also know for its amazing music and mind altering sounds, since it alters the mind of anyone who listens to it into thinking "Holy crap, this is awesome. " And finally, saying that one album is better than another based on album sales is a weak argument. Why, you ask? Last year, Adele claimed the spot of Best-Selling Artist of 2012 with nearly 4.5 million in sales, and I daresay that one thing me and my opponent agree on is that Adele belongs nowhere near the top of the list of the best music artists. "2. Pink Floyd surpasses U2 at stage performances watch Waters and Gilmour perform it live, and tell me that U2 walking around the stage is better than that. " Okay. U2 walking around on the stage is better than that. Unfortunately for Pink Floyd, though, U2 doesn't just walk around the stage. .. they dominate it. The reason U2 is such a great live act is because of the energy and raw emotion they bring to the crowd, which really shows through the music. Just listen to the crowd roar when they play the opening synthesizer notes for Where the Streets Have No Name, at any concert. For U2, it's all about the crowd. Their passion, their beautiful simplicity, and the personal connection they make with the crowd is far superior to Pink Floyd's overblown and unnecessarily complicated stage productions. "3. (Kind of mirroring my opponent here) The Dark side of the Moon This is largely regarded as one of the most renowned and remembered rock albums of all time. TDSOTM sold 45 million copies worldwide, while the Joshua tree sold a mere 25 million. " To reuse my argument from above, the number of album sales really doesn't reflect the true quality of the album. The true quality of the album is reflected in the music. The number of album sales is just based on the number of mindless sheep who bought an album for any number of reasons. However, the Joshua Tree received nearly flawless reviews from critics (professional judges of quality), receiving labels such as "a masterpiece" and "a landmark rock and roll album. " Now I will rebuild my own case. 1. U2 is absolutely unmatched in songwriting skill. My opponent said: "can any U2 song match Time, Money, Brick in the Wall part 2 in creativity I think not, U2 did not manage to do any of the innovative thing Pink Floyd did and as a result, there music did not captivate and audience like Pink Floyd could. " In creativity? Absolutely. Maybe U2's instrumentals in their early days weren't quite so innovative (in their later days, they did change things up quite a little bit and made a few albums that couldn't quite be defined into one genre), but as I mentioned before, their lyrics are pure poetry. The beautiful imagery they fill their songs with is quite creative, in fact. And as I stated before, U2's music does in fact captivate audiences (just watch any concert with Where the Streets Have No Name). 2. U2 is unparalleled in live performances. To rebuild this point would be to restate what I said while attacking my opponent's similar point, so I will simply refer to those arguments instead of writing them out again. 3. The Joshua Tree. That's it. To my statement, "The Joshua Tree. .. is the most beautiful 50 minutes of eargasm you will ever hear in your life," my opponent said, "Opinion, no evidence to support such a claim. " In reality, there is an abundance of evidence. Just look at every review of the album from any legitimate music critic (a professional judge of quality) and see that the album received nearly perfect reviews and was labeled a "masterpiece," among other things. Also, just listen to it. 'Nuff said. So, in conclusion, I have refuted my opponent's laughable attacks and re-strengthened my own, proving that while Pink Floyd is indeed a quite excellent band which belongs very high on the list of the greatest bands of all time, U2 is still superior (as it is to all other bands).