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U2 101 – Running to Stand Still
I often think back to when I first became interested in U2’s music. I was a student at a boarding school, and one of my classmates had a pretty extensive collection of U2 CD’s that he lent me. I was awkward as a kid, didn’t have a lot of friends, and I felt out of […]
U2 101 – Out of Control
This week, we’re going to take a look at one of the oldest and dearest U2 songs – “Out of Control”, which was, according to legend, written nearly 36 years ago, on Bono’s 18th birthday. Although the lyrics, like those of many U2 songs, are open to different interpretations based on the listener’s own experiences, […]
U2 101 – God Part II
A few weeks back, when I first started writing these in-depth looks at individual songs, fellow writer Joe Pittella (of Cup of Joe and U2 Confessional fame) mentioned that he’d like to see a breakdown done on God Part II. Knowing him, he might well have been joking, but it’s a great, under-appreciated song, and […]
U2 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 […]
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 […]
U2 101 – Whose Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses is one of the most debated songs in all of U2’s vast catalog. Even the members of the band itself seem to not be sure how to feel about it. I’ve read interviews in which Bono claimed that he felt that they “didn’t quite nail the song” and another […]
U2101 – Your Song Saved My Life
U2 has won many awards over the years. 22 Grammy awards – more than any other band in history. Brit Awards. Golden Globes. A Hall of Fame induction. The list is nearly endless, but yet, somehow, its the ones that got away, the awards that U2 didn’t win that I tend to remember the most. […]
U2101 Special Edition – We Are the People
Sometimes, a piece of music is so extraordinary that it forces the listener to do things that they would not normally do. For instance, I have had a pretty firm rule about covering only U2 songs in this series of articles, but the new song “We Are the People,” performed by Martin Garrix, Bono, and […]
U2101 – Summer Rain
Like many of you, I’m sure, I was beyond ecstatic when “Beautiful Day” came out nearly 20 years ago. I worked at a record store at the time, and I was able to order for myself a physical copy of the single as an import. I think I opened it up in the store and […]
U2101 – Love and Peace or Else
“Love and Peace or Else” is a song that I believe to be, in some respects, underrated by the band itself. I say that because the band has ignored several perfect opportunities to revive the song since the end of the Vertigo Tour, the tour that was affiliated with How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, […]