Continuing our coverage of the Pop album in this, the year of its twentieth anniversary, I thought that today I’d write about something a little offbeat but still related to Pop. That brings us to “North and South of the River”, a song that initially came to life in 1995, two years before the Pop […]
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This week, we’re continuing our twentieth anniversary series on Pop with a piece on what is probably the most overtly sexy song U2 has ever recorded, “If You Wear That Velvet Dress”.
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So, I finally got to attend a concert on The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour. I was impressed – U2 were fantastic (of course), and there were even a few surprises for me, despite the fact that I’ve been following along to every show of the tour as it occurred, but there were a few elements […]
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In case you’ve wondered why you haven’t gotten very many fresh “Mysterious Ways” posts in the past few months (assuming that you noticed at all), the reason is basically student teaching. For the past six months or so, I’ve been living in a coffee-induced, zombie-like haze of lesson plans, copy machines, geography units, poetry slams, […]
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In addition to being the thirtieth anniversary of U2’s first worldwide number one hit The Joshua Tree, 2017 marks another birthday – the twentieth commemoration of the release of what is probably U2’s most controversial album, Pop. Since we’ve spent the whole year up to this point celebrating The Joshua Tree, and there is, you […]
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Well, the Joshua Tree Tour 2017 is in full swing now, but I’ve written just about all I can about songs from The Joshua Tree, songs that are related to The Joshua Tree, and songs that U2 are performing on that tour, (with one exception – an unreleased gem called “The Little Things That Give […]
Read MoreChicago: Many U2 fans have heard or met Deena a long time U2 fan and dedicated Larry Mullen Jr. sent in her report from opening night Chicago. Deena Dietrich: OMG! That was amazing! Nothing will ever beat the Elevation Tour for me, but this Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour has my favorite set list with the […]
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My mother once told me that her favorite song was “MLK”. I think that this opinion has changed since then, but many years ago, when she first realized how important the band is to me and so made an attempt to familiarize herself with them, “MLK” was probably the first song that really spoke to […]
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One week after attending both U2 Rose Bowl shows (or LA shows, or Pasadena shows…whatever you prefer) – when the band has already been to two other cities and done a major TV appearance – why am I just now doing a write-up? Truthfully, because it took a solid week to recuperate. From Friday afternoon […]
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As I wrote last week, in my review of opening night, U2’s current tour has been able to come up with some surprises – things that surprised me, anyway, but I made it a point to steer clear of spoilers while the band was in rehearsals, before the tour began. One of those surprises is […]
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