There’s nothing like being part of history. It seems like anytime someone finds out that I’m a U2 fan, they want to tear the band down, and it’s true that U2 don’t have a lot of high-charting singles in the US where I live. I even read occasionally where some celebrity, like Noel Gallagher, has […]
Read MoreNotable Shows – Honolulu ’06
This week’s notable show comes from the Vertigo Tour. It’s last show, in fact, which took place on the 9th of December, 2006, in the beautiful state of Hawaii. I remember the atmosphere as being one of celebration – The Vertigo tour had been fraught from the beginning, with several postponements, controversies over ticket sales, […]
Read MoreU2 101 – Staring at the Sun
Of course, like all U2 fans, my mind is on the ongoing saga concerning the long-awaited 13th album. Is it delayed, or isn’t it? What if it never comes out – does that mean the band will never tour again? I don’t need to rehash the whole painful debacle for you, but it did get […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #3
#3 – If you’re paying attention, you can really get to know them. A week or so ago, I was prepping for the Oscars by reviewing some of U2’s award show appearances, and while I was watching Bono’ acceptance speech for Album of the Year at the ’88 Grammys, I was moved by some of […]
Read MoreNotable Shows – Dublin ’85
This week’s notable show is U2’s first headlining show in a stadium, from Dublin’s Croke Park, on the 29th of June, 1985. Thinking back to that time, almost 30 years ago, it’s hard to believe that there was a time when U2 were not the global force that they are now. That’s kind of what […]
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U2 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 MoreWhy U2? – Reason #2
#2 – They never repeat themselves. My mom isn’t what I’d consider a U2 fan, but she’s kind enough to keep up with the band because she knows how important they are to me. The last time we spoke, about a week or so ago, she mentioned to me that she’s always amazed at U2’s […]
Read MoreSurprises from the Academy Awards
Two surprising developments concerning U2 tonight from the Academy Awards. The first, and most pleasant of the two, was the acoustic arrangement of Ordinary Love, after Bono indicated a couple of weeks ago that the Oscars performance would be different from that performed on the Tonight Show. My guess is that the Tonight Show performance […]
Read MoreU2’s History with Award Shows.
This weekend, U2 are once again hoping to fill that Oscar shaped hole in their award cabinet at the 86th annual Academy Awards, in Hollywood, USA. The last time our guys were up for an Oscar was 11 years ago, when U2’s “The Hands That Built America” lost to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”. As far as […]
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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