Some of you might have taken a look at that title, accusing U2 of “weirdness” and thought “he’s finally lost the little bit of his mind that he was holding to” but hear me out, and I think I can bring you around to my way of thinking. First of all, let’s talk about what […]
Read MoreU2101 – New Year’s Day
If you weren’t expecting this, you should have been. What other song could I write about today – “today” being January first – but “New Year’s Day“?
Read MoreWhy U2? # 44 – They Never Disappoint.
Leonard Cohen. Daniel Lanois. The Smashing Pumpkins. Bloodhound Gang. U2. Several artists whose output I normally enjoy a great deal have released new music in 2014, and all of them except for U2 disappointed me. Of course, an argument could be made that since my passion for U2 exceeds that which I feel for those […]
Read MoreU2101 – U2’s Christmas Songs
Since we’re smack dab in the middle of the year-ending Christmas/New Year’s holiday combo week, I felt that I’d be remiss if I didn’t cover U2’s contributions to the annals of Christmas music.
Read MoreWhy U2? #43 – Beating the Odds
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about all the things that have happened over the years, all the reasons for there to never have been a U2, or for the band to no longer continue. To start with, when the band initially formed none of the guys really knew how to play their instruments.
Read MoreWhy U2? #42 – Love
In the debate about who the greatest band of all time is, one widely-held opinion (other than U2, which we all know to be the correct answer to that question ;P) is that The Beatles belong at the top of the rock n roll heap.
Read MoreU2101: Numb
After the excitement of last week’s tour announcement and the accompanying ticket sales, not too much went on with our boys this week, so I thought it would be a good time to continue my U2101 series.
Read MoreWhy U2? #41 – Giving Everything Their All
My wife said something to me earlier tonight that really got me thinking. She said that U2 “put it all on the line, every time.” I think that’s true, and it made me think of something similar that Bono once said about the band’s attitude toward playing live, which is that every night is like […]
Read MoreThe Week in U2 11/29 – 12/05
It’s been an exciting week for U2 fans, starting on Monday when U2, minus Bono and plus a couple of special guests, performed in New York for World Aids Day.
Read MoreWhy U2? – # 40 – Humor
I often hear U2 criticized as being humorless, which is a complaint that I never got. I suppose, to someone who’s only ever seen the cover to The Joshua Tree and nothing else from the band, those four guys look mighty serious, but that’s far worse than simply judging a book by its cover. Judging […]
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