The videos from Songs of Innocence were somewhat unusual for U2 at the time in that there were a couple of short films that did not feature video footage of the band at all. The first short film was Aoife McArdle’s video for “Every Breaking Wave.” The second short film was Vincent Haycock’s video for […]
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Hello again, faithful readers. This week, we are discussing the promotional video that U2 released for the acoustic version of “Every Breaking Wave.” Upon initially viewing this video, I admit that I was not crazy about it. I like all the keyboards and guitars and other sounds that are evident in the original version of […]
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This week we are taking a glance at two related videos for “Every Breaking Wave.” The first of those two that we will be discussing is the short film by Aoife McArdle. Watching this short film I am reminded of my own youth–hanging out with the punks even though I wasn’t really a punk myself. […]
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Recently, I have read and heard lots of negative feedback regarding U2’s choice of “The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)” as the first single from Songs of Innocence. Apparently, there is a large subsection of the U2 fandom full of people who dislike this song. To me, it is a rocking, fun, romper-stomper of a tune, […]
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I clearly remember waking up on the day that U2’s “Invisible” was released, some seven years ago now, and immediately, eagerly going to my computer to see what goodies U2 had left for me overnight, like a kid on Christmas morning. This video thrilled me then and it still thrills me now. I’ve written in […]
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In 2013, we were in much the same position as U2 fans as what we are in today. The band had been quiet for a few years, and there was much speculation about what the next step for U2 might be, or if there would be a next step at all. Thankfully, we recently learned […]
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A couple of years into U2’s 360 Tour, which would have placed it around the sixth leg of the tour, early in 2011, the show gradually morphed into an exercise in promotion for the twentieth anniversary of Achtung Baby. Part of this shift was demonstrated by opening the shows with a new remix of “Even […]
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It used to be a very uncommon occurrence for U2 to perform a remixed version of a song from the stage. This changed famously in 2009 while U2 were on the 360 Tour. One of the highlights of that show, and the centerpiece of the set-list on that tour was a rendition of Redanka’s remix […]
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I guess it is true what they say, that everyone loves a happy ending. I have to admit that even though I like shows and movies with ambiguous, or sometimes even unhappy endings, I still can’t resist the lure of a world where everyone’s story turns out OK. It just makes me feel good. This […]
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Last week, we looked at the video for “Get On Your Boots,” a wonderful, complex video for what is probably the least-loved song in all of U2’s catalog. This week, in direct contrast, I am critiquing the video for “Magnificent,” a fantastic cracker-jack of a song with, in my opinion, a ho-hum, overly-simple video. The […]
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