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 […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 6 – Bono’s Use of Snow In Lyrics
It’s a fact: Bono loves snow. Yes, seriously. Don’t believe me? Keep reading. “And you know it’s time to go Through the sleet and driving snow Across the fields of mourning to a light that’s in the distance.” – “A Sort of Homecoming” If this lyric is any indication, Bono has had a thing for […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation Albany and Hartford June 2-3, 2001
Almost a month after the U2 Elevation show in Columbus, Ohio, I flew up to Albany, New York on June 2nd for the U2 Elevation show at the Pepsi Arena. Although this is one of the few shows I had actual seats for, I hung out outside with folks in the GA line. I saw […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Lovin’ That Latin!
Here’s something a little different – a mellow bossa nova cover of U2’s “With or Without You.” I’m not a huge fan of this type of music – I think that it’s the kind of thing that Bono was talking about during the early 80’s, when he used to talk about “wallpaper music” – that […]
Read MoreU2 NEEDS Weird Al Yankovic …… Again!
Does anyone hold the right to be ridiculous more dear than…three time Grammy winner, Weird Al Yankovic? If you don’t think Weird Al is a comedic, musical genius, you need to reevaluate. Just last week, Mandatory Fun, Weird Al’s 14th CD, was released and immediately went to number one on the Billboard top 200 list. […]
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U2101 – Mofo
The very first time I ever listened to the Pop album, the night it came out, the song that made the biggest immediate impact on me was “Mofo”. That deep, wicked bass groove caught my attention like an electro-magnet and didn’t let go for the entire five+ minutes of the song’s duration.I think that Mofo […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #23
A good subtitle for this week’s article might be “Everything I Really Need to Know, I’ve Learned From U2”. I’ve made the statement often in my private life that U2’s career has closely followed the life of a human being – that a listener can track what it means to be a human being, through […]
Read MoreSound The Siren(s): U2 Rumors On The Loose!
Sound the alarm – I mean the Siren! So have you heard the news today? I can’t change it or make it go away. You know…the news/rumor/innuendo that U2 will/may/probably tour or release a CD in the next few months/years/decade. You have to love sensationalism. You can’t spell hyperbole without hype. In this tabloid/TMZ/reality TV […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 5
This week, we’re going to address Bono’s use of the word “sound.” It’s at least a theme in many U2 songs, if not part of the actual lyrics.
Read MoreU2 Elevation Columbus 5.7.01
The morning after the U2 Elevation show in Pittsburgh, I flew to Columbus, OH for the show at Nationwide Arena that night. My head still hurt from where I hit it in the GA line in Pittsburgh. Even though I enjoyed my first time inside the heart in Pittsburgh, being that close to the stage, […]
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