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Believing and Beseeching
Not sure how I missed this, but I did. U2 just remastered and released How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb in celebration of its 20th anniversary. And it also shared a number of unreleased singles from that window of time. … Continue reading
A Song to End the Season
Today is Pentecost Sunday, which marks the arrival of the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts and brings an end to the not-so-ordinary part of the church calendar. Here’s a song that didn’t make the cut for U2’s All … Continue reading
On Ascension Day
In the Eastertide narrative, today marks Ascension Day, forty days after Jesus’ resurrection and ten days before Pentecost. Erik Varden reflects well on the day in Entering the Twofold Mystery when, using Luke’s account of the moment in the book … Continue reading
Christmastide’s End
The twelve days of Christmas are coming to an end. And while I do have some reflections on the season, I thought I’d share one more song clip before the clock marks the end of the first day of the … Continue reading
“You Can Only Take So Much”
“Walk On” has been one of my favorite U2 songs for two decades now. So it was a bit of a surprise when I came across this recent rendition of the song by Bono and the Edge and heard the … Continue reading
Songs When Together
So it’s an hour before midnight, and we’re headed back to the classroom tomorrow. We’ll have 4x as many students on campus as we did just prior to break, so it’s a new version of uncharted territory. I’m thinking about … Continue reading
Like Yesterday, but with Better Resolution
Looks like U2 will be dropping more goodies between now and the 20th anniversary re-release of All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Here’s a cleaned up clip of the band performing “Beautiful Day” from Boston in 2001. The heart-shaped stage … Continue reading
Unstuck
The music is wonderful. The framing, though, of the porch and the house is oddly picturesque. It’s a nice blend of things, particularly since it’s a great U2 song in general.
Crashing Again (or Staircase Serenade)
Maybe someone should start a blog recording every time someone records U2 performing “Every Breaking Wave.” It’s a great song that captures something vital about the human experience that showcases the musical and vocal talents of the band well. And … Continue reading
Every Breaking Wave Again
I’ve been holding onto this one for a while, if only because I keep planning on doing a “best of Songs of Innocence and Experience” list. This is one of my favorites, for sure. You kind of get the sense … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 