tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post8997923407986398662..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The U2 CountdownAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-72299181818133574162013-01-03T23:09:09.449-08:002013-01-03T23:09:09.449-08:00Rusty: If there's something that needs to be d...Rusty: If there's something that needs to be drowned out, I'm certainly not getting any writing accomplished. Just not gonna happen.<br /><br />What I really like to do is listen to music while I'm painting. Of course, I haven't done any painting in a few years now :(Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5633476497843637482013-01-03T19:50:57.537-08:002013-01-03T19:50:57.537-08:00Well, I only write with music on if I need to drow...Well, I only write with music on if I need to drown out other things. But I think music if like reading. It needs to be appreciated when possible. I don't want to have it on while I'm doing other things. I remember when I used to put on headphones, lay in the floor, and do nothing but listen. That was awesome. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-32548353744457509162013-01-03T14:46:08.912-08:002013-01-03T14:46:08.912-08:00Rusty: I should listen to more, too, but I can'...Rusty: I should listen to more, too, but I can't have anything on when I'm writing, so that take out a lot of time when I could have music on.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-92029233339531834422013-01-03T12:37:58.392-08:002013-01-03T12:37:58.392-08:00YouTube changed the Internet forever too. Odd how ...YouTube changed the Internet forever too. Odd how their names sound so similar. <br /><br />I like U2, but was more like Alex with my Pantera or similar bands. These days I don't listen to much music at all. Kinda sad really. I like music. I should listen more. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-710104512581688212012-12-31T15:10:38.490-08:002012-12-31T15:10:38.490-08:00Winopants: I think I had half of Achtung Baby on m...Winopants: I think I had half of Achtung Baby on my list. I just wish they'd put out a new album. I think it's time.<br /><br />Alex: Beautiful Day's a great song; it was on my list.<br />You, too!<br /><br />G_G: Thanks!<br /><br />M.J.: Yeah, it's great. And there are some live versions that are just fantabulous.<br /><br />Briane: I'm pretty sure the version of "Bad" I linked is from the Chicago concert.<br />I have heard their cover of "Everlasting Love," and I like it; I have it somewhere, even; I just like Unchained more.<br />And I agree with you there for sure. The fact that they reinvent themselves from time to time is what makes them so great and keeps their music alive.<br /><br />Callie: heh We have those kids of jokes around here, too.<br /><br />Anne: That's awesome! I've never seen them in concert. It's a huge issue for me.<br /><br />Michael: Greatest album ever!<br /><br />JKIR,F: Some of the changes they've made were to get away from some of the political stuff. Bono said something like, "I can't even take a piss without someone taking it as a political statement," so they had to change, which is what lead to Achtung Baby.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-86719748755327488352012-12-31T10:21:41.503-08:002012-12-31T10:21:41.503-08:00Great music fo' sho!!! Saw them in concert and...Great music fo' sho!!! Saw them in concert and they were a little too political for me but talented nonetheless.Just Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-30146715879694622282012-12-31T10:14:05.584-08:002012-12-31T10:14:05.584-08:00I agree with everything you say about U2. I have b...I agree with everything you say about U2. I have been in love with them ever since the Joshua Tree and that's the one album from that generation that still gets a lot of playtime when I'm sitting around.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36802795577130352482012-12-31T10:06:58.526-08:002012-12-31T10:06:58.526-08:00They do have great lyrical content and as Irishman...They do have great lyrical content and as Irishman they better! I saw them in concert way, way back and Los Lobos was to be their opening act. Los Lobos got stuck at the airport and couldn't make it on time. None of us knew this. <br /><br />It was past opening time for the show when this Country and Western band took the stage. We were all confused, but they were good. I was in the third row and after a little while I thought something looked familiar about the singer. It was Bono! Eventually the whole crowd figured it out and it was splendid. After they played a full set of country music, they explained what happened. Changed clothes then came back and gave us a full 2 hour show. It was the Joshua Tree tour. Fabulous it was!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55667395698763769582012-12-31T09:48:32.959-08:002012-12-31T09:48:32.959-08:00I do like U2. The young man and I have an ongoing ...I do like U2. The young man and I have an ongoing joke about U2.<br /><br />1: I love you.<br />2: I love U2.<br />1: Well, they're all right.Callie Leuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535505792102190920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-17699376720365684232012-12-31T09:22:35.995-08:002012-12-31T09:22:35.995-08:00A lot of these I haven't heard, so I'll be...A lot of these I haven't heard, so I'll be checking them out today.<br /><br />I used to have a bootleg live album of a U2 concert from Chicago where they did "Bad" and had this great introduction about the song. That's how I grew to love that song. The album version is okay but that live version gave me goosebumps. <br /><br />Have you heard their cover of "Everlasting Love?" It's pretty good, too. <br /><br />What I like best about U2 is that they don't rest on their laurels. They could've kept on putting out Joshua-Tree-esque stuff for years, and coasted, but they took it in a variety of different directions. Not always successfully, but at least they kept trying to be creative. I ranked them as one of the best rock bands ever, a while back, and I more or less agree with everything you said here. Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-90101201668831240742012-12-31T08:16:45.856-08:002012-12-31T08:16:45.856-08:00With Or Without You all the way.
I've never h...With Or Without You all the way.<br /><br />I've never heard their cover of Unchained Melody before but I'm going to go track it down and give it a listen.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-15890571482453240512012-12-31T07:54:48.645-08:002012-12-31T07:54:48.645-08:00Great post and You definitely picked some nice son...Great post and You definitely picked some nice song choices from U2! Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-11255945865422780492012-12-31T06:34:15.477-08:002012-12-31T06:34:15.477-08:00Was never a U2 fan. (That's right, throw your ...Was never a U2 fan. (That's right, throw your U2 CDs at me - I'll wing my Pantera and In Flames discs right back at you.) But I do like Beautiful Day and can play it on my guitar.<br />Have a great New Year's Eve - see you on the other side.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74691058752446136512012-12-31T05:13:50.581-08:002012-12-31T05:13:50.581-08:00In God's Country, from the Joshua Tree and Ult...In God's Country, from the Joshua Tree and Ultraviolet Light from Achtung baby. Lemon from Zooropa.<br />I love the way U2's music still makes me dream.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com