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I don’t know if any of you all were on Murmurs, Ethan Kaplan’s R.E.M. message board, but apparently today it turned 25 years old. Except it didn’t, because it closed in 2014. Reading some of Ethan’s and others’ reflections today made me realize how grateful I was that this little corner of the...

https://www.u2.com/news/title/were-in-a-place-called-vertigo/ Chicago 2005 is streaming for 48 hours from Saturday. This show is interesting: - The light curtains were not their best presentation idea. - Stories for Boys snippet in Vertigo is awesome, I’ve no idea why this one doesn’t come...

So far, the three streaming shows we’ve had (E&I, Zoo TV Sydney, Elevation Slane Castle) have all been previously released shows. I realize that’s all we’re likely to get, but suspending disbelief for a moment, what’s the thing you’d most like to see? In the realm of the impossible, I’d like...

https://www.u2.com/news/title/next-up-live-from-slane-castle I assume unlike Sydney this won’t have a different mix, but that’s fine as the original mix is good. I haven’t sat and watched that show in at least a decade, looking forward to seeing it again (and probably replacing the copy in my...

https://www.u2.com/news/title/ready-for-the-laughing-gas- If you’ve never seen Zoo TV from Sydney... watch it on YouTube. But next weekend, you can also watch it on u2.com. I’ve long been baffled by the way none of their old concert films are available on streaming services (or even to buy...

I tracked down a copy of Edge’s Picks recently, having not been a fan club member that year. I’m floored - this is brilliant, and for some reason sounds much better than U22 (I like that collection, but it’s not a great mix). 360 was one of their least successful tours as a “concept,” and the...

All of us are different, so I'm sure mine is not particularly unique. But "the thing" which got me into U2 was: - on a now defunct U.S. cable channel called Trio, in 2003 they broadcast a 30 minute special on the Best Of 1990-2000, which included clips of Sydney '93, Mexico '98, and Boston '01...

Forgive me if this is a dupe but I didn't see a thread anywhere on this topic. An interesting Record Store Day release this year. The Europa EP tracklisting: SIDE A: 1. Love Is All We Have Left (eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Intro / Chaplin Speech) New Year’s Day ‘Live’ (Dublin 5th November 2018...

The vinyl issue brought this album to mind recently (I don't have it, but it brought the album to mind) and I listened to it straight through for the first time since probably 2010. A couple of things stood out: 1. The weak link on the album is Bono. Specifically, Bono's lyrics. I was surprised...

Overall, I'm pleased to have a film of their most coherent show since Elevation, and the band certainly rose to the occasion. But watching it a second time, I'm struck by the director's refusal to shoot the big obvious moments in the show as big obvious moments, specifically - - the bulb toss in...

The show was spectacular in person, I can't wait to relive it on film. Any idea where they might be filming this time? The O2 might be good but it seems like it'd make more sense to film something in the summer for a q4 release.

Does anyone else hear "My Mistake" in the title track? Just Bono's little vocal "woah", but it's so close to the Enz song it makes me wonder if he ever got into their music. Now back to your regularly scheduled fawning over the album (well deserved, I think). T

So this might totally be me, but I was listening to Farewell to the World the other day and couldn't help but see the similarity between Crowded House's "Private Universe" and U2's Acrobat... the electric guitar sounds, the melody, especially around the "but I won't let go..." part. Wasn't...

So I was listening to WITS last week when the lyric suddenly "clicked" with me for the first time... if it's not how anyone else interprets it, that's totally fine, but I find it entirely possible for the "window in the skies" to be salvation... The shackles are undone The bullets quit the...

...for the first time right now, and I must say, this blows every official release since Popmart Mexico to pieces. It's absolutely brilliant. THIS is how the Vertigo tour should go down in history. Brilliant band performance...Bono's a little shaky in pieces but his enthusiasm makes up for it...

You know what I'd like to see in a stadium? This show. 1. City of Blinding Lights 2. Vertigo 3. Elevation 4. Electric Co 5. Electrical Storm 6. Crumbs From Your Table 7. One 8. Miracle Drug 9. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 10. Love and Peace or Else 11. Sunday Bloody Sunday 12...

How close is Vertigo to being the tour with the biggest total number of songs played? I think not counting kareoke, it has to be close if not winning.

I'm listening to the Zooropa album for the first time right now. Wow, I love it (I'm up to Lemon at the moment, but it's all been pretty great so far). T

For reasons I didn't ever figure out, a radio station near where I live played a large chunk of Achtung Baby yesterday afternoon...and a few of their choices looked a little wierd...the songlist went Mysterious Ways Even Better Than The Real Thing Until the End of the World Tryin To Throw Your...

(Here, look, not an appreciation/ranking/game thread) What was the Magness act like? I've got u2live sitting here and it doesn't really explain much apart from the fake u2 members with giant heads (and a giant cigarette, apparently)....what was this act? Was it a good idea? Also...how did...

Ok...assuming they go the route they have on the other two DVDs and cut a song or two, which songs do you think will make the DVD? Here's a list of the songs played over the two filmed nights: City Vertigo/Stories Elevation Electric Co An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart Beautiful Day New Years Day...

I was thinking about this yesterday (it's summer break and I don't have a lot to do :-)) - hearing a full band "40" at the end of the show would be something really special that they haven't done in a long time. However, hearing Bad to close the show will always be phenomenal. I have come to the...

After rewatching Boston....I'm kinda in two minds. Slane is, in my opinion, one of the best concerts by any band ever. It's simply amazing. However, as a whole concert DVD package...I think Boston encapsulates more of the things that made Elevation so cool...the house lights being up during the...