81 million! Let that number soak in for a minute….81 million people have experienced Songs of Innocence so far. The three U2 haters worldwide will scoff at that number claiming victory because the number isn’t a gazillion or that blah, blah, blah, whatever other drivel they can imagine to validate their pathetic lives. 81 million! […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 15 – “An Experimental Character”
Songs of Innocence is officially one month old, and this week in Bono news has been rich with quotations from our favorite front man. So rather than devoting any more time to trying to figure out how “This is Where You Can Reach Me Now” is a tribute to The Clash, let’s analyze a couple […]
Read MoreThe Five U2 Lyrics On My Horizon!
For almost a month now, I’ve been telling anybody & everybody who will listen & a few who won’t, how unbelievable SOI is. I’ve listed my reasons why, the number one being that I feel it is U2’s best work lyrically. Period! Today, I share with you the top 5 lyrics that have taken this […]
Read MoreU2101 – Volcano
Someone requested that I write about “Volcano” for this week’s U2 101, and I always do my best to meet requests, so here goes. There’s been a fair amount of talk about “Volcano” since the album came out, and a lot of that has been recommending the song for a future single release. I can […]
Read MoreWhy U2 #32 – Where To Next?
While I was driving home from my day job tonight, my iPhone randomly chose to play the following three songs for me, in this order: “Cedarwood Road”, “The Fly”, and “Mofo”. It struck me as the last of the three was playing that each of the three songs transported me to a very different location […]
Read MoreU2’s Most Uncomfortable Song!
It’s time to talk about the elephant in the U2 room, and that’s “Sleep Like a Baby Tonight“. Is there any other song off the new CD that makes you more uncomfortable than SLABT? One of the problems is that it’s so good – I love it and hate it at the same time, if […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 14 – Bono Gets Personal on “Song for Someone”
Bono has been quite open about the transparency of Songs of Innocence; if there’s one point he wants to emphasize, it’s that this is the most personal U2 album to date. Although “Iris,” “Cedarwood Road” and “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)” are great examples of that, one song that I feel isn’t getting its due […]
Read MoreHey U2 Fans, It’s No Longer 1991!
I am declaring that music is no longer subjective! That’s right, Matial Law has been declared. Curfews are in effect. I am the John Lithgow to your Kevin Bacon’s Footloose. When The Edge said, “If you don’t like U2 music, you’re not trying hard enough,” he was addressing the haters. I’m talking to the fans […]
Read MoreU2101 This is Where You Can Reach Me Now
After a couple of weeks to absorb the new album, I think I can safely say that my least favorite cut is probably “This is Where You Can Reach Me Now”, the band’s nod to their childhood heroes The Clash. I’ve never admitted this out loud before, but if I were being honest, I’d have […]
Read MoreWhy U2 #31 – The Case of the Controversial Covers
During this past week, U2 revealed the cover artwork for the upcoming retail release of Songs of Innocence. My first thought was “What are they thinking?”. If you haven’t seen it, the image is a touching picture of Larry and his 18 year old son, the former’s arms wrapped around the latter’s waist, with his […]
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