U2101 – She’s a Mystery to Me

October 7, 2019October 6, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

One of my favorite Bono collaborations ever comes in the form of a song that he and Edge wrote for Roy Orbison to sing back in the late 80s, “She’s a Mystery to Me.” surprisingly enough, Bono actually produced Roy’s recording of the song, and U2’s frontman even played guitar on the track! Bono has […]

U2101 Special Edition – Skyscrapers

September 28, 2019September 30, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

I don’t usually write about solo tracks from members of U2 or tracks that don’t include contributions by the whole band, but this week, I couldn’t help my self. The long-awaited Bono collaboration with Swizz Beatz and Kanye West, a song titled “Skyscrapers,” finally saw the light of day when it leaked to YouTube late […]

U2 rumored to be working on a new album

September 25, 2019 voxxLeave a Comment

The Irish band are busy preparing for the next leg of The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 but have reportedly began work on a new album. It’s news that could go some way to quashing any notion of the group potentially retiring with Bono previously hinting that U2 could look to wind things down. According to […]

U2101 – Flower Child

September 23, 2019September 22, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

I remember reading in BIll Flanagan’s superb book U2 at the End of the World that, when they are in the studio, U2 has a tendency to revisit the moods or feelings of everything they have ever recorded. Sometimes, it is easy to pick out where this has happened, kind of like how “One Step […]

U2101 – Can’t Help Falling in Love

September 9, 2019September 8, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

There’s a thin but definite delineation between recordings by U2 and solo work by a member of that band. Some times, that line gets a little blurry, such as with the topic of this week’s article, Bono’s cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” This song began its journey into U2’s discography when Bono recorded […]