Is U2’s new album Songs of Experience the most human Bono has been in a while? The creation of Songs of Experience, U2’s 14th album, began around the time of Bono’s “high-energy bicycle accident” in November, 2014. His injuries to his shoulder and upper arm were so serious he feared he would never play guitar […]
Read MoreA new U2 album is not the earth-shattering event it might once have been. The biggest talking point around 2014’s Songs of Innocence was that it was bunged, unsought, onto the hard drives of 300 million iTunes users — the music forgotten in the ensuing furore. With Songs of Experience, it is therefore understandable that […]
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I know that some people first downloaded and heard this song a couple of weeks back when it was available for a short time from U2.com. I intentionally put off listening to it, though, because I didn’t want to hear any more of Songs of Experience before the new album was released.
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Some of you might have expected me to write this article a few weeks ago, when U2 launched the Songs of Experience promotional era with that video of a live performance from Amsterdam of “The Blackout,” but I decided at that time to hold off on covering the song until a studio version was officially […]
Read MoreOpening Act(s): None Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday Pride (In the Name of Love) Gift – Get Out of Your Own Way You’re the Best Thing About Me Beautiful Day – Starman Elevation Vertigo – Rebel Rebel One – Invisible Get Out of Your Own Way Remarks: U2 performed tonight in Trafalgar Square in front of […]
Read MoreNew York City: You can never please all your fans all of the time. However, U2 has done a stellar job of keeping their fans on board with their musical swings. Not this time. U2 fans from around the world have been checking in with disappointment from “verify” ticket master process to the few singles […]
Read MoreNew York City: New song, new album, new tour… and the launch of the Verified Fan initiative to keep tickets out of the hands of scalpers and bots. There’s a lot of breaking U2 news today – read on for the complete lowdown. #U2eiTour #U2SongsofExperience Songs of Experience, the band’s hotly anticipated 14th studio album, […]
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I was at school, on a break between classes, this past week when I happened to look online on my iPhone and I discovered that there had been some U2 action.
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With just over a month until Songs of Experience’s predicted release date, as we are awaiting confirmation of that date and a few other details, I’m still excited about “You’re the Best Thing About Me.” The first single from U2’s forthcoming album has sustained me through all the weeks of wondering about Songs of Experience. […]
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So, during this past week, we finally got some information on Songs of Experience. U2songs.com has been continuously blowing my mind this summer with their coverage of the ongoing saga of U2’s forthcoming album, and they dropped some new info yesterday that totally made my week.
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