U2101 – No Line on the Horizon

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

It isn’t often that the members of U2 feel so moved by a single song, or like a song so much, that they choose to name their album after that song. It’s happened, of course, but now that I think about it, in most of those circumstances, it wasn’t so much that the band were […]

U2101 – Yahweh

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

I often get asked how I can claim to be an atheist, as I do, and still be obsessed with a “Christian” band, like U2. In response, I first explain that I don’t think of U2 as a Christian band. Sure, they have some songs that talk about God, but I’ve always thought of that […]

U2101 – Get On Your Boots

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

I expect this to be one of the least traffic-generating articles that I’ve written for U2Radio.com, simply because I don’t expect the topic of the article to draw many readers. “Get On Your Boots” is probably the most hated U2 song that I can think of, and I think that that is a shame. Let […]

U2101 – Fast Cars

June 24, 2019June 25, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

Whenever U2 puts anything out for purchase, I make it a habit to at least buy the biggest, most elaborate, (most expensive) format available so as to not miss anything that is being made available as part of that release. Sometimes, if funds are available, I also buy copies of other formats, too. I’m certain […]

U2101 – Grace

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 broadswordLeave a Comment

As I think about my personal history with the song “Grace,” the first thing that comes to mind is an anecdote from about eighteen years ago. I was sitting in line before my first general admission show, a concert at Rupp Arena for U2’s stop in Lexington, Kentucky on the Elevation Tour. The topic of […]