I thought that I would take a break this week from reliving the Elevation Tour to reminisce about the 360 Tour that started five years ago this week. I did not go to the opening show in Barcelona, but I did go to the U.S. opener in Chicago in 2009. No Line on the Horizon was released […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Reggae
It’s funny how one thing leads to another. Recently, I wrote about Daniel Lanois’ cover of U2’s “Thank You”, and writing about that got me on a Daniel Lanois kick that’s still going strong. Earlier today, I was listening to his Black Dub project’s debut album, which contains several references to reggae music, both subtle […]
Read MoreBono & “The Interview!”
Lights go down, it’s dark – because there’s no freaking electricity! North Korea – try to name a more f***ed up country on Earth than North Korea…You can’t! Yes, they’re doing the atomic bomb and they want you to sing along, but most North Korean citizens can’t because 99% of the population are starving. Besides, […]
Read MoreU2101 – Slow Dancing
As I matured in my U2 fandom, there was a period of transition from collecting albums to hunting down more obscure tracks, like one-offs for soundtracks and collaborations with other artists. One of my favorite discoveries from this period was the 1993 B-side, from the Stay single, “Slow Dancing“, which was originally written by Bono […]
Read MoreAUDIO: U2 360 Tour Camp Nou show opening night, 5 Years Later
Has it been 5 years since the kick off of the U2 360 tour? Yes, it has been 5 long years. Today is that anniversary of the Camp Nou show on June 30th 2009 where U2 played to some 90,000 Spanish fans in Barcelona. U2 performed 22 songs that night and introduced us to the “Space Station” which included the […]
Read MoreWhy U2 – Reason #19
Like most obsessive fans, I get a thrill out of discovering hidden factoids or messages left by the object of my obsession – in this case, U2. Fortunately, they seem perfectly happy to oblige my willingness to pore over every note and pixel by providing lots of odd little bits for me to find – […]
Read MoreU2 Gets Dirty!
Did you know that today, June 29th is International Mud Day? Of course you didn’t, you have a life. “Compromise, it’s not a dirty word!” Bono 2001. When the king of wishful thinking tells the world that compromise is not a dirty word, the world better clean up their act and listen. Bono knows a […]
Read MoreDublin Summer Pilgrimage
Summer is upon us and, unusually, the weather in Dublin has been fantastic. This is a welcome development as the annual Dublin pilgrimage of U2 fans has begun. Year after year they descend upon Dublin in their droves all with one question “Where’s Bono House?” In previous years I was only vaguely aware of this […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation Tacoma 4.12.01
The U2 show in Tacoma on April 12, 2001 marked a lot of firsts for me. It was my first time visiting Seattle, my first real GA experience and my first time seeing P.J. Harvey open (I would see her 13 more times). I had a friend in Seattle, so I flew out Easter weekend […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – The Early Birds
Today I wanted to discuss a couple of U2 covers where the other artist actually got to the song before U2 did. Roy Orbison’s “She’s a Mystery to Me”, written by Bono and Edge, produced by Bono, and even featuring some simple guitar from our favorite front-man, is a perfect example. The song was originally […]
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