We are now officially in the age of Songs of Experience. That era began this last Wednesday when U2 streamed a video of themselves in Amsterdam playing the brand new song “The Blackout” on Facebook. This is not the article for my review of the song – I’m saving that for the official release of […]
Read MoreU2 rocks out as it readies post-Trump album
NEW YORK (AFP) – U2 on Wednesday (Aug 30) rocked out on a guitar-charging first track of its upcoming album, which the Irish rock legends had largely finished last year but revisited following Donald Trump’s shock election victory. In the first taste of its upcoming album Songs Of Experience, the band released The Blackout, a […]
Read MoreU2 to release new album on December 1
U2 have revealed when they’ll release their new album – and it’s just in time for Christmas. ‘Songs of Experience’, the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2014’s smash hit ‘Songs of Innocence’, will be released on December 1. The record will launch on World Aids Day in conjunction with Project Red, the fundraising charity Bono set […]
Read MoreU2 Spotlight – Getting Ready For A New Album
One of my favorite things about being a U2 fan is the build-up to the release of a new album. Well, it seems that it’s about that time once again as, over the past week, we’ve had the beginnings of stirrings of promotional material for Songs of Experience.
Read MoreU2101 Special Edition – Opening Night of The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
I usually make it a habit to write these articles on one specific song or a group of songs that share a common element, but today, I thought that I’d do something different. For the past several months, since the beginning of the year, really, we’ve been building up to the opening night of Joshua […]
Read MoreU2101 – Looking Back and Ahead
So it seems that U2’s Innocence + Experience Tour is done and over with, at least for now. “What’s next for the band” is the question on all our hearts and minds, so I thought that today I’d take a stab at playing fortune teller and try to guess what the next little bit of […]
Read MoreNew Album From U2 Expected To Come Out Next Year
New Album Of U2 Expected To Come Out Next Year While ‘Songs Of Experience’ May Be Available On iTunes After their successful tour to promote their “Songs of Innocence + Experience Tour” album this year, U2 is said to come up with a new record next year. Entertainment Weekly revealed that Bono has confirmed the […]
Read MoreVERY EPIC!?
Not just Epic….VERY EPIC! That is what the king of hyperbole is calling U2’s next CD, Songs of Experience…VERY EPIC! Let’s add that to the list of catch paraphrases that Bono has used for past U2 releases, such as: “It’s an experiment in experimentation” for Pop to “Emmmm, we’re not too sure how this will […]
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