Recent content by bw in dc

This list is so fluid depending on mood. But right now... Walk On - "America: Tribute to Heroes" video version - the best version I've ever heard of that song...very spiritual... Sort of Homecoming - "Wide Awake if America" version...I travel a lot and always think about that song when I land...

This is starting too much like the Pop Tour with the band's decision to carve out "Bad". If this is a permanent decision for the tour then the tour is already running on one less cylinder. Not playing "Bad" tragic.

this week. I'm not sure if this was posted, but I have noticed the HTDAAB has climbed from #54 to #39 this week on Billboard's album rankings. Fifteen spots is a pretty nice move. It's my guess the upcoming tour has created momentum. Perhaps even some boost from the HoFame induction and the...

U2 doesn't need the money and I don't think they are compelled by their record deal to complete albums in certain time periods by certain dates. It seems they continue to chase their passion of making moving, beautiful music. And what seems very tangible to me is that U2 seem to enjoy that chase...

If there is a God, may it be Yahweh. ;)

I always though U2 were more of a fan of Springsteen than Springsteen a fan of U2.

New disc - "Miracle Drug", especially with the situation surrounding Edge's daughter. I think this song now takes on a different meaning. I also look forward to "Crumbs", "Yahweh", and, even though I doubt it makes the rotation, "Man and a Woman". I've seen U2 over 20 times live. In a perfect...

Jick - I'm curious as to why you continue to misspell your name. The "d" is only four letters to the left of the "j" on your keyboard. ;)

Quietly, and with less fanfare, Bill Gates is one of the world's greatest philanthropists. Not discounting Bono's contributions, and not even mentioning that Gates will end-up leaving 99% of his wealth to a myriad of humanitarian causes, but Gates deserves as much props as anyone.

Green Day losing to Ray Charles was almost as bad as U2 losing to the sound track for "O Brother Where Art Thou". What a travesy that was... That still pisses me off. And so did the Edge, at the time, when he stood up and applauded. I thought that was very phony...

I'd give serious consideration to The Who, The Police, and Zeppelin.

Leukemia has a pretty high success rate if caught early. Let's hope that that is the case for the Edge's family.

Can someone please explain to me why it's objective to call a performance poor, but non-objective to call a performance good? I could have sworn in all of my schooling that an objective opinion works both ways...

Aside from the overdose of keyboards, I thought the band played beautifully. Bono was very focused. Stand ovation concerns? Who gives a flyin' f-ck. I stood up and applauded; and thanked my wife for putting our children to bed so I could enjoy the magic of U2 live. I don't want cookie-cutter...

Jick's premise presupposes, stupidly, that there is this vast U2 audience that was laying low before they purchased HTDAAB to see how U2 handled the demand for concert tickets. That's quite a stretch, and patently absurd. Think about it - Mullen's letter was directed to core U2 fans on one...