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An old U2 Performance from Live Aid

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by ajoseph, Jul 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM.

  1. wgbgator

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    When I read their synopsis of "electronic elements" meets "jam band" I was expecting a lot worse. For the most part it seemed like music you'd put on for ambiance or something.
     
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    Rick Beato is fantastic. One of the best YT channels out there
     
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    Yeah, I totally don't get the U2 blowback. Baffling. I love the fact that they're still together. ACDC (sans Malcolm, RIP), Stones (minus Watts), Springsteen n E St (minus Clemens)... Aerosmith, ZZ Top (minus Rocky Hill), the Who... very few bands stick together for as long as U2 has.

    ...and i love me some Edge. Bono's vocals might fuel the songs, but the Edge's guitar grounds the music, and give it their industrial feel.

    Funny thing--one of my kids is a big U2 fan--whats funny, is that while we both like U2, our tastes in U2 songs differ vastly. He favors the hits that Bono powers; i much prefer the songs (mostly not hits) where Edge's guitar features more prominently, and gives the song its feel.
     
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  4. 92gator

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    ^^^side note/PS: (can't tell him or any of my kids this, and when I told my wife, it effectively killed it for me, as my wife refused to share the soundtrack with other women, but....): Joshua Tree is the best CD to have sex to. Don't take my word for it--put it the test.
     
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    Is that venue in Ft. Collins? Silverthorne? It kinda reminds of the lake there near your condo.
     
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    Only two things come from TX? Steers & . . . . . . . squares?
     
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  7. wgbgator

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    Its all fun and games until you finish and your lady starts belting out "I still havent found what I'm looking for"
     
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    He could always answer with this if she tries to leave...


    I'll see myself out
     
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