The Innocence + Experience Opening Night as seen via social media. Setlist: The Miracle (Of Joe Ramone) Out Of Control Vertigo I Will Follow Iris 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 Desire The Sweetest Thing […]
Read MoreThe Troubles; On the threshold of a new U2 tour
In a little over 48 hours U2 will be coming out on stage in Vancouver to a throng of fans from all over the world. Many fans have traveled thousands of miles to take in the opening night of the Innocence + Experience tour. The run up to opening night hasn’t gone without its troubles, […]
Read MoreU2101: California (There is No End to Love)
I remember my first listen-through of Songs of Innocence. After the amazing opening combo of “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)” and “Every Breaking Wave”, I was already in love with the album. When I heard the opening refrain of “California (There is No End to Love)”, with its obvious Beach Boys reference, though, I didn’t […]
Read MoreU2101 – Raised By Wolves
Like a lot of great U2 songs, “Raised By Wolves” doesn’t explicitly spell out an exact meaning. Rather, it allows itself to be interpreted a variety of different ways, depending on the listener and what’s going on in their life at the time. According to the Songs of Innocence liner notes, the song was written […]
Read MoreWhat Song Will U2 Open With?
With the tour now less than ten weeks away, one question that’s been on my mind lately is “What song will they open with?”
Read MoreThe State of the U2 Address – The Build-up to The Innocence + Experience Tour
Things have been quiet in U2-land lately as the band gear up for their Innocence + Experience World tour, which opens on May 14th in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. That’s just about ten and a half weeks off as I write this, and there a couple of questions concerning the tour on […]
Read MoreU2 SetList Turned Upside Down
So what if I like to sometimes stir the U2 pot? Spice things up by turning up the heat, and watch things boil, spilling over the brim. I did such a thing this past week on Twitter and F.B. What I am about to tell you is nothing new or something that hasn’t been discussed amongst U2 […]
Read MoreThrowback Thursday!
Name me a less productive work day in World History than last Thursday…..YOU CAN’T. The Great Depression here in America back in the 1930’s looked like the early 90’s compared to last Thursday. I mean, was anyone doing any work? I don’t even know if I was at work, it’s all one giant, big blur. […]
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