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. […]
Read MoreU2 was on Later …. With Jools Holland this evening for a live show which featured the first live performance of “Volcano” (which opened the showed) and “Every Breaking Wave”. You can download the mp3’s and watch the performance below. On the show broadcast on Friday, they play ‘Volcano’, ‘Every Breaking Wave’ […]
Read MoreI thought that for our U2101 chat this week, we might do something a little different, and talk about a few of the songs that U2 have played live but which have never seen an official release. It hasn’t happened too often in their long career – it seems that the band prefer to rely […]
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