Recent content by Irvine511

I think it's time we finally started talking about Universal Basic DoorDash.

I fully support student protesters about all issues -- be heard, young folks! Even if I think you're wrong! Or right! But, also, part of being a revolutionary is sometimes getting arrested and being organized enough to know how you are going to eat, drink, and pee when you occupy a building...

counterpoint: he sounded quite amazing at The Beacon. the fullness of his youth is gone, but could he have sung Torna a Surriento like that at 27? poor jon bon. it is rough.

evil MAGA puppy murderer and incompetent dog owner Gov. Noem posted a follow-up on Twitter to try and shift the narrative about murdering the puppy and watching her get dragged (hopefully into a gravel pit herself) is giving me life today.

i mean, this is the party of trophy hunters and yet also being terrified of setting foot in cities, so i guess she felt her audience would revel in shooting a 14 month old puppy who wasn't of any use to her because it means she's like tough or something.

and Trump has been farting through the whole thing. really.

it does look like a 2004-era screen saver. maybe there's a big, clear rolling ball?

so Bono cringe, but that version is a Top 5 21st century U2 moment. it may not be the best song on ATYCLB (although it might be) but it is the most important song to that record, it's the central idea being put forward: through life, comes death; through death, comes life. there's a shadow...

the early 90s was about rock and heaviness and being depressed and on heroin. by the mid/late-1990s, with the economy roaring and general peace and prosperity, kids just wanted to have fun again. hence, MMMBop (which is actually a flawless pop masterpiece). and to sound like the old man i've...

i don't even understand what she's saying. "you failed to fully protect me from these people, so i'm going to stop you from preventing them from actually killing me."

i think, for U2, it's less that they don't like the songs and music and more that that period opened them up to a lot of embarrassment -- the poorly rated TV special, the half-empty stadiums, the Vegas show, the fact that they probably realized that they really do need to put in the work to pull...

at the time I thought this should have been the single right after SATS since it has that sad U2 ache thing that only they can do and they got exactly right with "one." it isn't "one," but I think it's emotional and sometimes captivating with genuinely bonkers lyrics and the single version is...

MLK is more like Gandhi or Jesus as a lyrical reference, not OJ or Michael Jackson but for me, it's the actual music i don't like very much on Playboy and sounds the most dated

i think the election is going to be mostly about abortion

my earlier post is more about why the album didn't work in the way that they wanted it to, and everyone's individual takes are all valid, especially as non-casual U2 fans. i think Discotheque is a mess on the album and got better live, but for me, it's more "boots" than "vertigo" in terms of a...