Since in my last article I wrote about a song that was co-written by the legendary Bob Dylan, I thought that it was appropriate to discuss another Bob Dylan contribution this week. I’m talking about a song that was written by the master wordsmith, (although his version is not the most widely known), “All Along […]
Read MoreU2 101 – God Part II
A few weeks back, when I first started writing these in-depth looks at individual songs, fellow writer Joe Pittella (of Cup of Joe and U2 Confessional fame) mentioned that he’d like to see a breakdown done on God Part II. Knowing him, he might well have been joking, but it’s a great, under-appreciated song, and […]
Read MoreU2 101 – One Tree Hill
This week’s U2 101 article is on the fan favorite track One Tree Hill, and is in response to a request from reader Brent. I think that most of us are aware of how this song came to be, but for any latecomers, I’ll give a quick rundown of it’s origins. While the band were […]
Read MoreNotable Shows – Osaka ’89
Up for discussion today is the last show from the first leg of the Lovetown tour, December 1st, 1989, in Osaka Japan. For some reason, I’ve been listening to a lot of Lovetown shows lately. I think it’s probably because of the variations in setlist from show to show. With a tour not too far […]
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