The first time I visited Chicago was for the U.S. opener of the 360 Tour in September of 2009. U2 played two back-to-back shows at Soldier Field. The first show was my favorite because it was opening night and everything was new to me. More importantly, that 360 Tour Opener in Chicago on September 12th […]
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 […]
Read MoreThe Miracle (of The Hype)
Attention U2ers: the following is not a track-by-track review of Songs Of Innocence, because, who cares what someone else thinks of an album, that’s like someone coming to your door, telling you what you should think of your favorite colour. This is just me thinking out loud about these new 11 songs I have been […]
Read MoreU2 and Apple – In Case You Missed It (with Live version of The Miracle)
So who saw that coming? Not this guy, that’s for sure. For those of you who aren’t in the know, U2 just released their long-awaited (and I do mean LONG) 13th studio album “Songs Of Innocence” for free on iTunes. This Earth-shattering announcement followed immediately after a simply awesome performance of new song “The Miracle […]
Read MoreWhy U2 #28 – U2 and Technology
I’ve always loved the way U2 have been interested in technology. Back in the early ’90’s, the band used technology to set a new benchmark in tour hardware with the ZooTV tour and the multiple screens it took advantage of. The Pop*Mart tour of 1997 utilized the largest video screen ever assembled, while the most […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 10 – Bono and Apple, Inc.
Since Apple is on the mind of every U2 fan this week, this is the perfect time to address Bono’s thoughts on the brand with a few quotes. Interestingly, the first Google result for the search term “Apple Red” is not a red apple. Indeed, it’s the page that the Apple brand has devoted to […]
Read MoreEnd of Elevation (1st leg) – Jersey June 21-22, 2001
The last two shows of the first leg of U2’s Elevation Tour on June 21 and 22 were simply magnificent. I couldn’t have asked for a better ending. Little did I know the third leg would get even better. Stay tuned. For the first show, we’ll call it Jersey1, I drove up to New Jersey […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – More Remixes
Today I want to talk about a few of my favorite official U2 remixes. I do so as part of a series of articles titled “Covering U2” despite the fact that remixes are not and never shall be the same thing as covers. In this sense, the term “covering” refers to the second definition provided […]
Read MoreU2 and Apple teaming up on September 9th, not so fast
Today the twitter-verse sort of exploded a wee bit with news of a possible U2 & Apple get together on September 9th. It all started with Bryan MacDonald’s tweet stating that the new U2 album will be “pre loaded” on the new iPhone 6, and we should expect an onslaught of promotion with a playing […]
Read MoreU2101 – Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
With the recent news about U2 recording a video in Dublin, I couldn’t help but be reminded of a previous video which was filmed in that fair city, and so I decided to write about “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own” (SYCMIOYO) for today’s article. SYCMIOYO was first mentioned (to me, anyway) in […]
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