So while I’m still thinking about U2 a lot, here’s an expression of my love for them in dream setlist form. It’s funny, I always considered myself more of an “Achtung, Baby” girl than a “Joshua Tree” devotee. Apparently not in concert form. Anyway, I think this touches on most of the band’s incarnations without [...]
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September 15, 2009
Still dreaming out loud
I lived in a self-imposed U2 news embargo during the European leg of the band’s current tour. Oh, I’d seen photos of the giant claw-like stage – they were hard to miss – but otherwise I managed pretty easily to avoid setlist news and other items of spoiler-like import.
I don’t know why I should have. [...]
August 2, 2009
A sort of U2-logy*
If great art is meant to seem effortless, then U2 must not create great art. Most of the notable songs in the band’s canon are clearly meticulous creations designed to arouse a particular emotion, sometimes wistfulness but often euphoria, an elusive one to pin down in three minutes. For such a lofty goal, the band [...]
November 21, 2008
Thunder Bloat
I don’t know how a songwriter well into the autumn of his life can stay relevant, or if he cares to. Regardless, Bruce Springsteen has unfurled an unlikely assault of albums in the last five years, suggesting he’s bursting with some kind of creative vigor. I considered myself very lucky when I started running through [...]
