Sad stuff.
I’m thinking about the sad recent news story of the British soldiers tortured by Russia with Abba on repeat (amongst other horrid stuff)
I’m so so on REM. Some really great songs. One of my pals is a REM and U2 super fan. I always tease about what I feel is their shitty last decade (or 3 for U2).
But I’m no hater
Wow, yeah nice song Party girl… Thing is, I grew up listening to U2 and R.E.M. Lived from album to album, and both have had great runs. Especially REM, with like 7 classic albums one after the other. But I also was a huge U2 fan, even paying 50 then Dutch guilders (like 20 euro) for a bootleg tape from a concert. Lousy sound quality of course lol.
But I can fully understand that for people that don’t have that emotional connection, there is less interest in these bands.
Now I mostly listen to their older albums. U2 had the brains to work with Brian Eno, so their album Unforgettable Fire is still one of my favourites of all time. But of the 80s bands these days I more often listen to for example Talk Talk, Prefab Sprout, and then I love the Simple Minds album New Gold Dream.
Yeah my U2 fanboy friend - well that’s not nice lol - is also a big fan. I wasn’t aware of much except don’t you forget about me.
He loves this “synth classic,” with some allegedly danceable songs and some groovy bass and also some experimental stuff (2 songs have guest keyboard solos by herbie hancock himself). Can’t argue with Herbie ever. Maybe you guys are onto something.
Lol I should meet your friend… 
Both songs are from New Gold Dream, probably my favourite album of all time. Yes, that’s quite a statement!
I remember when this came out and I listened to it - it was so completely different in terms of sound. And it has always had up until now a timeless quality, never really in fashion, and hence always in fashion. Plus one of the best bass players of all time.
Simple Minds never really recovered from making this - like U2 they became massively popular and massively annoying. Though I do listen to Street Fighting Years once in a while.
Unfortunately I was too young to really experience these guys in real time. I would have really loved going out when this came out, eg in New York clubs. He a fan too?
Yes but he prefers the crooners and sings that way himself. Elvis Costello also.
This is really nice… I often listen to a French radio station called Radio Fip, which is where I discovered his songs.
I had the amazing luck to catch him live in Berlin this summer at a fairly small venue - a tiny announcement in the music section of the local city mag, not even a featured weekend event (WUT!). Almost missed it!
He was fantastic, his guitarist & drummer were ridiculously talented as well.
If I could go back in time, I would’ve been at the Shane castle in Ireland for the U2 Go Home tour. Waving my hands in the air. Loved it when Bono brought up the fact that their parents gave them 200 or 250 pounds to get started. And his father and Edge’s father were drinking buddies. That’s putting it mildly. Helluva show. I have no idea what they’re up to nowadays and really don’t care.
well, I’m just not really into new wave but I have a soft spot for some of the better glam kind of rock from the 70s.
And yeah U2 is ok, but for Ireland, I’m with the Irish and my heart is with Rory.
Rory Gallagher crowned Ireland’s greatest musician in poll (planetradio.co.uk)
And looking forward to the 2023 sequel! David St Hubbins reminds me of Ian Hunter!
Anyone here seen the Gus van Sant film?
Some ancient review of her I read long ago memorably for me called Sade the “sultry songbird.” She’s a lot more than that. Still I didn’t check that box in the columbia record and tape club card.
Negative. I’d like to.
OK, trivia time, name this rocker checking out a new Beatles album at Record Mart in Philadelphia on the day of its release, June 1st, 1967.
