This week, we’re covering another early gem from the “world’s biggest band,” U2, in the song “Twilight,” which was first released as the B-side on U2’s second single, Another Day, and then saw the light of day once again, with significantly different lyrics, on the Boy album. I really appreciate that U2 took the time […]
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Sometimes, if I stop to think about it, the planning and foresight that the four members of U2 showed, even from the very beginning, astounds me. It is like they knew from a very early stage in their career that they would one day be the biggest band in the world. I’ve written a little […]
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Back in the day, when U2 didn’t have enough songs to fill up an entire set-list, they would often play a couple of songs twice. “11 O’Clock Tick Tock,” “I Will Follow,” and occasionally, to both open and close a handful of shows, “The Ocean.”
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I hope that all of you in the States had a happy Thanksgiving this past week. If you are not in America, I hope that your week was pleasant and happy. I’ve been writing these U2101 articles for a while now, and to be honest, I’ve started having a bit of trouble coming up with […]
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It is no secret that Bono has a charity-minded disposition. Over the years, he and the band that he fronts have dedicated their talents to no shortage of philanthropic causes, from several iterations of Band-Aid’s “Do They Know it’s Christmas,” right up to Street Lights’ cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound,” a new release […]
Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day Dirty Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – The Jean Genie Even Better Than the […]
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Ever since “Disappearing Act” was first released, I have struggled with some of the lyrics. I like to think that I am pretty perceptive, and that I can get “deep” with the best of them, but this song has some sections that I just don’t get. That’s unfortunate too, because I think that the song […]
Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Dirty Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – […]
Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day Dirty Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – The Jean Genie Even Better Than the […]
Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow All Because of You Beautiful Day – Rain Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – The Jean Genie Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish Out of […]
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