It may not seem like it now, fifteen years and several albums later, but All That You Can’t Leave Behind was a very important album for U2. After the perceived failure of Pop, U2 needed a critical and commercial success in a serious way to not only get themselves back in the good graces of […]
Read MoreOctober 25, 2015 – London, England – O2 Arena
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) The Electric Co. Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Elevation Sweetest Thing Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky Zooropa […]
Read MoreAnother Brick from the Wall?!
Disclaimer: I’m not a collectable guy and now that we have that tidbit out of the way, a simple question: ARE YOU PEOPLE ON DOPE? Seriously, are you smoking the pipe? It’s a F*CKING WALL! Apparently, part of the dismantled wall from the infamous Windmill Lane, where U2 rehearsed, will be auctioned off for charity […]
Read MoreU2101 – City of Blinding Lights
Whenever I think of the song “City of Blinding Lights”, I can’t help but think of the “surprise” concert that U2 put on beneath the Brooklyn Bridge back in 2004. To celebrate the North American release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 paraded through the city of New York on the back of […]
Read MoreOctober 18, 2015 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Out Of Control Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Desire Party Girl Angel Of Harlem Every Breaking Wave October Bullet […]
Read MoreMerry X-MAS!?
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. When Dallas Schoo throws tidbits of a possible new U2 release by Christmas, I AM THAT SEAGULL and will follow his words into any sea, ocean, tributary, puddle or bathtub with a leaky faucet. Even the hint […]
Read MoreOctober 17, 2015 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) The Electric Co. Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Elevation Sweetest Thing Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 18: Switching it Up for Europe
If you listen to as many shows as possible online – and let’s be honest, we all are – then you pretty much have the script memorized by now. On the U.S. leg, you knew when to pipe in and say, “Don’t shoot; I’m an American. I can’t breathe.” You knew (a little) about Bono’s […]
Read MoreOctober 14, 2015 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Out Of Control Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Desire Angel Of Harlem Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue […]
Read MoreVERY EPIC!?
Not just Epic….VERY EPIC! That is what the king of hyperbole is calling U2’s next CD, Songs of Experience…VERY EPIC! Let’s add that to the list of catch paraphrases that Bono has used for past U2 releases, such as: “It’s an experiment in experimentation” for Pop to “Emmmm, we’re not too sure how this will […]
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