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Sub comment - when I saw U2 on this tour in Detroit, they ended the show with Walk On. As the closing instrumental is going out, Bono does the "yell out the city's name as a form of thank-you from the band". But instead of saying "Thank you Detroit!", he just yells, "O-hi-oo! OOOO HIIII OOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!". Still one of the funniest/best things ever.
Thinking of PJ during this, too. Avocado is probably the best comparison for them. But, they only released two albums between the time that came out (2006) and Gigaton did this year. While I still worship Unthought Known from Backspacer (2009) that album has fallen off for me. And Lightning Bolt is just awful as a whole Easily their worst album. What I'm getting at is, maybe Gigaton is their second ATYCLB attempt? Because that album takes some chances at least. Not crazy chances because PJ never really was U2, Radiohead or R.E.M. But for a band together for 30 years, I can't say enough about Gigaton. ATYCLB was the start of my jumping-off point for U2. Saw them three times on that tour and last one was post-9/11 on the floor in Chicago. Just incredible. Next time I saw them on HTDAAB tour was awful. Since then, the ROI isn't there. Reading this article made me realize how little of U2s music I go back and listen to from 2000-2020. From a legacy-act standpoint, I think I may listen to less U2 of the last 20 years than damn near anyone sad to say.
The intro to Mean Streets is so amazing. I always felt it was the spiritual original instrumental soundtrack to The Terminator. Just love the intro so so much. Listened to Spanish Fly for the first time in 15 years yesterday and was just sad at how great that is too. All of their DLR albums had songs on there there that, as a young kid, I though "this doesn't fit". Looking back and re-listening, the albums were great.
All I hear when that song starts is Rod Stewart's "bringggg over some of your old Mo-town rec-ordssssss". That said, this song is much better than that one.
Bashing the Eagles may be tiring...but it's still relevant. The Eagles made some timeless (overrated) songs that our parents loved, but they are still boring as all hell (Joe Walsh not included). I still think the best thing they ever did was allow for the creation of The Blue Jean Committee documentary to exist. So at least that makes them better than Steely Dan. Sincerely, Moody in Madison
wrong photo idiots!
Yeah, if you'd told me in 2014 where Coldplay and Kanye would be in 2019 from an artist standpoint, I'd have laughed in your face. What a weird year.
We are nearly 20-years in with Coldplay and I can't believe I care about a new album of theirs as much as I do, considering how bad the last one was. Not a bad song in the lot. And in a day/age where it's hard to break a new album creatively, this "live from Jordan" gimmick was really good. And it was typical earnest Coldplay which people love or hate, but at this point, they ain't changing.
Concur. This is totally a Reveal-era sound. I love it. Very underrated album. And Stipe is right that it would have made that album too long but...Disappear, Summer Turns to High and Beachball could all have been replaced with this one. Wonder what other songs they have still locked away from the Reveal era, cuz as far as I’m concerned, Around the Sun doesn’t exist. In an alternate universe, REM went on a break from 2001-2007.
I don't like the Cage part of the tour, but I think Spoon and Beck together makes a lot of sense. Both have been around a long time; have awesome catalogs and are great life. Beck, with more commercial hits, gets the nod to headline, letting all the 'cool kids in the know' with Spoon show up for the first part and rock out. Just really wish Cage wasn't there. I want to drive to the Chicago show but no way in hell I can beat traffic there to see Spoon so...maybe next run.
You should watch Seth. Even if it's for the first 20 minutes. From the monologue to the "A Closer Look" segment, it's some of the best, sharpest nightly political commentary since The Daily Show 2002-2010.
Saw him Sunday in Milwaukee. Weather sucked and dampened the crowd and FJM went on first. That said, it's the best he and his band has ever sounded and it was the fifth time I've seen him since 2013. Just so so tight. And having a live horn section for Chateau Lobby #4 was worth the price of admission.
Beach Boys, maybe get a mention, just for Pet Sounds. The Dead...nope. They were popular but not nearly as influential. But I’ve been told I’m wrong many a time.
When Colbert comes sauntering out onto the stage, all I could think about was when Pappy O'Daniel came walking out on stage in O'Brother Where Art Thou.
Repeating ones own lyrics is something that annoys the ever-loving sh** out of me. And I just can't get past them singling "I don't wanna live like this. But I don't wanna die" again. It was the main line in Finger Back and now here. That's just lazy friggin' song writing. Bugged me when Corgan talked about "the urgency of now" in two songs on Mellon Collie too. Maybe I'm just a bit critical but Vampire Weekend is worse. Especially considering it took six years for something new and they just recycled a line.
Sounds like a b-side from Modern Guilt, covered by Karen O. I’ll take it, but the opening rig sounds like that album/era.
I just want Jon Bovi there too. https://www.nbc.com/sites/nbcunbc/files/files/images/2014/11/06/ea4b2635039c2087301abf872d05645f_cd1adcc3832022971d73e68ec5eb136c.jpg
Great. More Chicago shows. You've only played Pitchfork and Lollapalooza there already. Why not add two dates to a crap venue in a city you've played twice. Ugh. Sincerely, Mad in Milwaukee
That's the best Coldplay song since "Midnight" from Ghost Stories. Only took what....five years? More of this please.
Let's maybe hold off on who and who hasn't any "responsibility" about playing live music. As a fan of PJ, the last thing I'm going to do now is demand they carry on because they have a responsibility to do so. They all just lost one of their best friends.