Fifteen years ago, the members of U2 celebrated their thirtieth anniversary in the band. That was a big deal, especially when one considers that the same four guys have been in the band all along…there haven’t been personnel changes like one finds in other bands with long-lasting careers, such as the Rolling Stones or Pink […]
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This has got to be one of the most creative and innovative music videos that I have ever seen. I am talking about the first video for U2’s “Window in the Skies,” which was released in 2006. The concept of the video is kind of an all-star concert involving many of the greatest musicians of […]
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2005 was a bit of a messed up year, especially for those unfortunate souls living in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Hurricane Katrina landed that year, and to many observers, it seemed that the federal government was not very concerned with trying to help the victims of that natural disaster. It should come as no surprise […]
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This week, we are taking a look at the videos for what Bono has called “the best song on the album,” (“the album” being “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”). That song is “Original of the Species,” and the band made two videos for the song. The two videos are related in that they both […]
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Before I get into the meat of this week’s article, I just want to leave a quick note to say “happy birthday” to my personal hero, the best front-man in the land, Bono. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get into it. The range of years from 2004-2005 was a good time to […]
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There are three variations of the video for the second single, “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” from U2’s eleventh album, “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.” All three of these videos used some of the same video footage, and two of them are, in fact, extremely similar — with only some changes […]
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If you are a regular reader of my posts, it should come as no surprise that this week we are discussing my absolute favorite music video ever made, U2’s promotional video for “All Because of You.” There is just SO much energy and excitement oozing out of every frame of this video, I can’t help […]
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Today, we are taking a look at what was technically the first video for U2’s 2004 single “Vertigo.” This video was filmed in U2’s Hanover Quay rehearsal space and studio. There are a quite a few things that I enjoy about this video and one simple thing that almost ruins it for me. I’ll start […]
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U2’s main video for “Vertigo” was, as far as I can recall, the first U2 video to feature heavy use of computer generated images. The video was directed by the duo of Alex Courtes and Martin Fougerol. U2 would go on to work with Mr. Courtes several times after “Vertigo” on subsequent videos, and the […]
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I know that I usually rave about videos that showcase the band performing their song, but this one, U2’s video for “The Hands That Built America,” might be the exception to that trend for me, as I am simply not crazy about this video. More specifically, it is the audio here that I am not […]
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