I’ve written a lot in the past about some of U2’s more obscure gems, deep album tracks like “Running to Stand Still” or “Electric Co.”, but today I want to celebrate one of U2’s best-known songs, “Vertigo”, from 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (HTDAAB) album. “Vertigo” is, in my experience, one of those […]
Read MoreWhy U2 – Reason #18
U2 are frequently referred to as “The Biggest Band in the World”, and I suppose that the meaning of that phrase is open to interpretation, but at the end of the day, I’m not sure how true it is. “Best Band in the World”, sure. All day, every day, but “biggest”? I think that it […]
Read MoreBono Meets 2 Bishops, a Queen & King!
Checkmated! For decades, U2 has been playing chess, while most of the music world has been playing checkers. Bono’s love for the game of chess is well documented. Knowing Bono’s love for the abstract, loving chess should be no surprise to anyone. Although I know how to play chess, I’m not very good at it […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation Charlotte 3.29.01 – my 1st GA show
A few days after the opening shows in Florida, I flew to Charlotte on March 29, 2001 for the third show on U2’s Elevation Tour. It was on my way home to Baltimore. This show was my first U2 GA (General Admission) show. It was assigned seats for the previous two tours, ZooTv and Popmart. […]
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Covering U2 – Luka Bloom and Dream Theater
Most U2 fans are at least familiar with who Christy Moore is, due to the handful of collaborations between him and the band (The Ballad of Ronnie Drew, North and South of the River, etc) but I suspect that fewer of us are as familiar with Christy’s younger brother Luka Bloom. Luka recorded a cover […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 2: U2 Codas
The next installment in my 12-part series on Bonoisms (at this point, I’m determined to stretch it that far) will focus on Bono’s use of codas. According to an online source I didn’t get the name of (thanks, unnamed source!), a coda is a concluding passage of a song that forms an addition to the […]
Read MoreU2101 – Electric Co.
If you don’t know, “Electric Co.” was originally recorded and released back in 1980 for inclusion on U2’s debut album, Boy. Bono has explained the song by saying that it’s about a friend of his who suffered from some mental problems and was subjected to electric convulsive therapy, which, in Bono’s view “made him worse.” […]
Read MoreWhy U2 – Reason #17
When U2 first started out toward their goal of world domination, they weren’t very good. That’s not a dig at the band, it’s an honest fact supported by opinions from the band themselves as well as others, closely related to the band both then and now. They worked long and hard to get to the […]
Read MoreU2’s The First Time…Again.
Sure I can pick you up at the mall, I’ll be right there. Let me get the door for you. As soon as I put my seatbelt on, we can head out. I know we just met, but you look so incredibly hot! I hope you don’t think I’m being too forward, but should we […]
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Larry Mullen the hugger
Yes, that’s right. Not Larry Mullen the drummer, but Larry Mullen the hugger. To hug is to clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace. And a Deena Dishes on LARRYhugger is someone who enjoys hugging, and who hugs as often as possible. U2’s supposedly shyest, least public member, the one […]
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