Usually, in videos like the one that U2 made to promote their song “Electrical Storm,” I feel a strong preference for the parts of the video that show the band together performing the song. This video is the exception to that rule in that the little story of the video, which focuses on Larry, is […]
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Near the end of the promotional cycle for “All That You Can’t Leave Behind,” U2 released one final video for “Stuck in a Moment.” This video showcased the band in the studio recording the song, as well as on vacation in the south of France. There is lots of laughter and good vibes from the […]
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One of my favorite aspects of U2 is the friendship that underpins everything else that the band members do. This is especially true for watching the band perform live, where the friendship bleeds through in living color. Not only is that friendship a draw for me and other fans of the band, but watching the […]
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I will freely admit that I am not a fan of American football. It is entirely too brutal for my taste, for one thing, so when I first saw the North American version of the video for “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out of,” I didn’t know what to think. It seemed to […]
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Let me start out by saying that I was not enamored of the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie. When I met the woman who would become my wife several years after this video was released, and she happened to love that movie, we bonded over the fact that U2 had done this […]
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While not quite as excellent as the video we covered last week, Kevin Godley’s European version of the promo video for “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out of,” this week’s topic, the North American version of “Walk On” is another winning effort from U2, who found themselves on a true creative roll following […]
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Kevin Godley has directed some of U2’s best videos, from “The Sweetest Thing,” to “Numb” and the original video for “Even Better Than the Real Thing.” To this list of superior videos we can add the International version of “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of.” This video was, for me, one of […]
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Even as recently as twenty years ago, MTV and other music channels played a large role in helping to break new music and to make hits. Following the critical disaster of Pop, U2 went back to the drawing board and, as Bono phrased it on several occasions, reapplied for the job of best band in […]
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I am one of those fans who is naïve enough to believe that by immersing myself in the band’s work, their music, videos, concerts, and interviews, I can come pretty close to knowing the actual members of the band. After all, as Bono once said, (and I am paraphrasing here) If he is close to […]
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As I sit and ponder what I want to say about this week’s featured video, it occurs to me that U2’s promo video for “The Sweetest Thing” seems to be one of their most well-known and popular videos, even with very casual fans, those who hardly know the band at all. A lot of U2’s […]
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