Even before they could play their instruments, U2 had passion. In some early reviews that were published in NME magazine, our guys were even made fun of for this fact. I don’t remember the exact words, but some snarky writer wrote something like “U2 believes that the quality is directly proportionate to the passion.”, as […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – To Mix or Not to Mix
Today, we continue on from the precedent we set last week by looking at a few more remixes, this time of the unofficial variety. First up is Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto remix of “Daddy’s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car” (DGPFYCC). This one exists in a kind of grey area between official and not, mostly because […]
Read MoreU2101 – Almost Unreleased
Recently, I wrote about the flurry of activity that always seems to accompany a new release from U2. Nearly a decade ago (holy cow!) U2 celebrated the release of their eleventh LP How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (HTDAAB) with another release, The poorly named Complete U2 digital set from iTunes. One of my personal […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #26 – It Ain’t Easy Being A World Famous Rock Star
It’s been a long time since the last U2 record. No Line on the Horizon was out in the first quarter of 2009, more than five years ago. Since then, we’ve gotten a couple of pretty great fan-club releases, the massive (or not, depending on what version you bought) Achtung Baby reissue set, and a […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Remixes VS Covers
Sometimes, it’s difficult to know exactly where to draw the line between “covers” and “remixes”. I often see the two used interchangeably online, (which irks me no end), but the truth is that there really is a bit of a grey area between the two. Generally speaking, a cover is when one artist remakes another […]
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U2101 – October
Like most fans that I know, October is probably my least favorite U2 album. That’s not to say that I don’t like it, though – I think that it would be fair to say that it simply has less music on it that i adore than any of the other U2 albums. A few of […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #25 – The New U2 Album Release, And My U2 Freak Flag
I know that it’s a ways off yet – the fact is that we don’t even know for sure how far off it really is – but it seems like the release of U2’s looooong-awaited thirteenth long-player is finally starting to kinda sorta, maybe, hopefully, get close. I’m already so excited that I can’t stand […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Flipping the Script
I’m gonna flip the script a little bit today and talk about a few of my favorite covers by U2. Number one has to be their version of “Unchained Melody”, from the “All I Want is You” single. Now, full disclosure up front, the source of this song was the very first U2 single that […]
Read MoreU2101 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
I usually like to discuss older tracks in these articles – songs that have appeared on multiple tours, normally with several different arrangements. That said, I also have to follow my must, and today, I can’t get “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” out of my head, so I’m just gonna give […]
Read MoreWhy U2 – Reason #24
I’ll admit that products with the U2 name on them have been somewhat sparse over the last little while. Over the past 38 some odd years, U2 have been responsible for at least semi-regular releases, many of which have come in a plethora of formats and variations, giving collectors like myself a whole lot to […]
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