I recall the day I brought home my purchase of the CD single for “Pride (In the Name of Love),” and how excited I was to hear the B-sides, two songs titled “Boomerang,” parts 1 and 2. I was a little disappointed when I put the disc in and listened, only to discover that the […]
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I sat down at my computer today to write my weekly article with absolutely no idea of what I wanted to write about. That happens fairly often, actually, so it’s no big deal. Normally, something occurs to me pretty quickly, but today was different. I sat here for forty-five minutes with a completely blank mind. […]
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I have mixed feelings about the album The Unforgettable Fire. On one hand, my all-time favorite song is on this album, in “Bad,” but on the other hand, I also think that the only tracks that U2 has ever recorded that sound dated are on the same album. I don’t care much for the inclusion of […]
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In the early part of their career, U2 recorded a lot more instrumentals or nearly-instrumentals than they would in later days. I’m not really sure why that might have been…what motivated them to write and record instrumental pieces…but I can guess why they don’t do it anymore. As I have said in past articles, when […]
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