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“If I could through myself, set your spirit free…”
U2 plays ‘Bad’ in Pittsburgh. Filmed from the point of view of the man they dedicate it to on the night, and wrote it for all those years ago. I’d somehow rather wish they’d kept the mystery alive, but it’s … Continue reading
Crowd sourced concert videos
Preview of a Multicam DVD project for U2′s Hannover concert. Fanmade concert videos generally do a better job of conveying the atmosphere at shows than official product. High five the crowd.
Boy Falls From the Sky for real this time
“The city conducts a symphony, the search through shit for melody, a single scrap of dignity, in the junkyard of humanity, on the burning rubble and the sulphur sky, we look for clues yeah, you and I…” – Bono * … Continue reading
U2 in Frankfurt and Hannover, August 2010
Posted via email from Caroline 25 years I’ve been following this band and every time I think ‘ok, that’s enough’, they’ll come and surprise me. Miraculously coming back on the road some 10 weeks after Bono’s spinal surgery seems to … Continue reading
And then we were ten
Reposted from U2log.com Ten years ago, you hadn’t heard of blogging. It was before weblogs were even called blogs, before permalinks and Adsense, before people who have never run a community started calling themselves ‘social media experts’. Maybe you weren’t … Continue reading
My 175-word No Line on the Horizon review
As published on atu2.com Whatever they say to hype their albums about reinventing themselves, going back to their roots, incorporating dance or electronica, U2 always end up sounding like U2. I wouldn’t have it any other way. But I can … Continue reading
Spotifying my favourite U2-songs
I used Spotify to generate a playlist of my favourite U2 songs. Boy The Electric Co 11 o’clock tick tock An Cat Dubh October Tomorrow War Seconds Surrender New Year’s Day The Unforgettable Fire The Unforgettable Fire Indian Summer Sky … Continue reading
Order on the Horizon
Thought I’d put the songs on U2′s No Line on the Horizon in order of favourites. This was harder than I thought. I’ll Go Crazy, Breathe and Stand up comedy are all competing for the honour of being my least … Continue reading
My very short No Line on the Horizon review
I love 9 out of 11 songs. HUH?
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