I noticed something in “So Cruel” tonight that I’d never noticed before – a kind of sliding click right before the main drum track kicks in. It sounds like drum sticks, but I’m not sure exactly what’s being done with them, The exact sound isn’t really the point anyway. The point is that it’s amazing […]
Read MoreHey U2 Fans, It’s No Longer 1991!
I am declaring that music is no longer subjective! That’s right, Matial Law has been declared. Curfews are in effect. I am the John Lithgow to your Kevin Bacon’s Footloose. When The Edge said, “If you don’t like U2 music, you’re not trying hard enough,” he was addressing the haters. I’m talking to the fans […]
Read MoreU2101 This is Where You Can Reach Me Now
After a couple of weeks to absorb the new album, I think I can safely say that my least favorite cut is probably “This is Where You Can Reach Me Now”, the band’s nod to their childhood heroes The Clash. I’ve never admitted this out loud before, but if I were being honest, I’d have […]
Read MoreWhy U2 #31 – The Case of the Controversial Covers
During this past week, U2 revealed the cover artwork for the upcoming retail release of Songs of Innocence. My first thought was “What are they thinking?”. If you haven’t seen it, the image is a touching picture of Larry and his 18 year old son, the former’s arms wrapped around the latter’s waist, with his […]
Read MoreWhy U2? #30 – U2’s Reactions to Criticism
A hot topic of conversation lately has been the backlash against U2 and Apple following the free release of Songs of Innocence. Of course, this is far from the first (or worst) time the band have been the focus of some negativity, and one thing that I really admire about the band is the way […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Why All the Hate?
This week, I wanted to “cover” one particular aspect of the last week’s events – namely, the irrational reaction that some people have had to being given a free copy of the new U2 album. You’d think that nothing would surprise me at this point, but I have to confess that I was once again […]
Read MoreU2101 – The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
The last few albums released by the band have all been introduced to the world via a first single that tried to strike a balance between sing-along hooks and buzzsaw guitar rock. The first example of this came about back in 2004 when How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb was launched with “Vertigo”. Vertigo may […]
Read MoreU2’s deal with Apple, and why some people went Bananas
I’m sure everyone has stumbled across some negativity towards the recent release of Songs Of Innocence for free on iTunes. This is my interpretation of what happened. So U2 and Apple made a deal. Apple will pay U2 a lump sum of money (reportedly $100m), in order to buy the rights to give Songs Of […]
Read MoreSongs of Innocence – the U2Radio Review
I form relationships with albums much like I do with people. Some of my most enduring friendships are with folks who I knew for weeks or even months before we struck up a friendship. Some of my favorite albums were the same way – they took a while to grow on me before I really […]
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