In the early part of their career, U2 recorded a lot more instrumentals or nearly-instrumentals than they would in later days. I’m not really sure why that might have been…what motivated them to write and record instrumental pieces…but I can guess why they don’t do it anymore. As I have said in past articles, when […]
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I’m actually surprised that I haven’t already written about “Stranger in a Strange Land” before, as I like it quite a bit. It might be my favorite song on October…that’s hard to say, really, as a lot of that kind of thing depends on my current mood, but I am quite fond of this song. […]
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The closing song on the album October is titled, “Is That All?,” but the music that makes up that song might be most well-known, best recognized, as part of another song that U2 have actually played on recent tours. I’m talking about the introduction to the track, which, when joined with “Electric Co.” is called […]
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As a fan, I always get excited when U2 releases a new single between albums. It’s as if the band is telling us, “this song is so amazing, burning with such intensity and modernity and relevance that we can’t even wait for the next album. We have to put this out NOW.” I felt that […]
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