Confessions of a Fanboy

It didn’t take long for my #1 Album of 2007 to get dusted off in 2008!
I bought a lot of music at the end of ‘07 and wondered if that combined with a serious Beatles obsession would cause Shadows and Cracks to get sent to the bench. I have my answer.
After spending the morning […]

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I thought when Coldplay first hit the scene they might want to be the next Radiohead. I think I was wrong on that. They want to be U2.
First you had the video to the first single from X&Y, “Speed of Sound.” The visuals in that video had strong similarities to those on […]

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How’s this for weird for you? I listened to The Joshua Tree this morning (technically, I skipped “Bullet the Blue Sky” because I’m so tired of that song) after listening to Passengers. I listened to a few random tracks after that and then wound up listening to Machines of Loving Grace’s Concentration. […]

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After spending 90 odd minutes talking about U2 on the B-Sides Concept Album program the other night, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised I was overtaken by the urge to listen to them.
I just got done listening to Passengers again. If you’re not savvy to Passengers, you’re not alone. It’s a U2 album […]

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Welcome to the Buyer’s Remorse column for 2007. I called my shot and named my Top 10 Albums of the Year, and already I’m pissed about all the great records I didn’t get to mention. Fortunately there’s an easy remedy for that. In no particular order (unless otherwise noted), here are a […]

Filed under: Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, George Harrison, Joe Satriani, Tom Petty, U2 | 5 Comments »

I just realized something: the end of U2’s “Walk On” has a lot in common with Pink Floyd’s “Eclipse!” Guess what I’m off to listen to now?

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I’ve been AWOL for a couple days because TheWifeToWhomI’mMarried and I have exchanged a couple of early Christmas gifts. One of my gifts was Season 1 of Dexter. Hence, the AWOL-ness. We watched the entire season over Saturday and Sunday.
We now return to our regularly-scheduled Fanboy programming…
I’ve just wrapped the last of […]

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Those of you who listened to the first episode of the B-Sides Concept Album are probably wondering how we could maintain all the Springsteen talk for so long.
I won’t pretend to speak for Saleski or Iguana Glen, but I can answer that for myself. Stamina, baby!
11 and I have been known to have conversations […]

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Is it just me, or is “Running to Stand Still” the most incredible moment on The Joshua Tree?
The first time I listened to this album — only a few years ago — I had in my head this song would be another U2 anthem a la “Where The Streets Have No Name.” I didn’t […]

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I spent this weekend with family and it went better than you might expect. We had family in from out of town and it’s been great. The one downside of all of this, and it’s a small one considering how well things have otherwise gone, is in the work department. I got […]

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