![]() ![]() They are one of the biggest bands of all time, filling stadiums, but at the same time they are one of the most intimate and subtle songwriters on the planet. What I love about them is their constant ability to easily cut straight through to your heartstrings and stir emotions. U2 is all about passion and emotion, from day 1 in Ireland, it’s always been about that. You Tube will have to do, but really the DVD on a nice sized screen with a loud 5.1 mix will be even better, but start with the video on You Tube. I’ve tried to explain this video before and my words won’t do it justice, you just have to watch it. And they define the power and essence of U2. The Director Hamish Hamilton is a genius beyond compare, but what moments that were captured under his guidance and then put together just made this song magic. An amazing tour, amazing setlist, Bono was possessed by the spirit of Lennon that week and equally possessed by Mark Chapman (see the Live in Boston DVD) as “Bullet the Blue Sky” became a centerpiece to channel that energy.īut it wasn’t until the Live in Boston DVD that “With Or Without You” truly hooked it’s teeth into me. I still regret not being better prepared for that show, but within weeks the catalog was mine. Then when I saw them for the first time on, I was done. His passionate response to a 2-minute sample of “Beautiful Day” and his anticipation for the album release was enough to get me back on the bandwagon. got me psyched back up for U2 in 2000 that I paid much attention to them. I was seriously enraged.īut, it wasn’t until Jeff B. I cursed MTV when WOWY beat the Lep’s “Pour Some Sugar…” for video of the year in 1988. But the return of Def Leppard was paramount for me in 1987-88 and while my brother loved The Joshua Tree, I didn’t get in that boat. I loved Wide Awake in America, the iconic Red Rocks video for “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “New Years Day,” etc. ![]() Heck, I thought all the videos and singles released for that album were terrible. I hated, loathed, really really disliked With or Without You during The Joshua Tree era. This week’s Song of the Week is a long rambling SotW commentary as well as a review of U2’s 360 Tour in Boston, on. ![]()
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