Like most of you fellow U2 fans who are reading this, I go through phases in my U2 listening. There are some songs, for instance, that I just get in a mood for sometimes.
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U2101 – The Book of Your Heart
With Valentine’s Day this week, I thought that it would be appropriate to cover one of the love songs from U2’s latest album. I chose the bonus track “The Book of Your Heart,” which is only available on the deluxe edition of Songs of Experience. As I said, it is a love song, but it […]
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U2101 – 13 (There is a Light)
Of the many references, both subtle and overt, to Songs of Innocence that can be found on Songs of Experience, the one that I think I enjoy the most is probably found in “13 (There is a Light).”
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U2101 – The Little Things That Give You Away
When U2 debuted “The Little Things That Give You Away” in Vancouver this past May, I wasn’t sure what to think of it at first. I thought that the piano during the first half of the song was a little predictable and formulaic, and I didn’t get immediately what the lyric was about.
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U2101 – Summer of Love
One of my favorite guitar parts on the new album is the recurring riff that appears in “Summer of Love.” It’s chill and beautiful and melodic and serves as a great counterpoint to Bono’s vocal on the chorus, peaking in a high note just as the singer’s voice drops. It is a deceptively sophisticated piece […]
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U2101 – Landlady
Last week, I wrote about “Red Flag Day,” a song that I only came to appreciate after a few listens. This week, I’m writing about a song that I have a similar relationship with — that is, one that didn’t bowl me over with my first listen, but one that I have come to love […]
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U2101 – Red Flag Day
I confess. On the first listen-through of Songs of Experience, I thought that “Red F lag Day” was the weakest song on the album. I didn’t really enjoy the song, and I was a little disappointed. I didn’t feel that the song was bad, exactly, it just didn’t measure up to the high standards that […]
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U2101 – Love is All We Have Left
As I sit down at my computer desk to write this article, it has been 2018 on the east coast, where I live, for less than fifteen minutes. Of course, new beginnings are on my mind, so I thought it would be appropriate to write about the latest new beginning in U2’s world, the opening […]
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U2101 – The Showman (Little More Better)
This week, I’m continuing my series on U2’s Songs of Experience. I’m going to write articles on each of the songs from that album, but for the first few articles following the release of the album, I’m focusing on the songs that most impressed me on my first listen of U2’s newest release.
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U2101 – Love is Bigger Than Anything in its Way
I really had a hard time deciding what to write about this week. I knew that I wanted to cover a song from U2’s new album Songs of Experience, but there are so many tracks on that album that I genuinely love that I had trouble narrowing it down to just one song to talk […]
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