chuckrh

That Boston DVD is one of my favorite concert DVDs. I wish I would have seen them during the Elevation tour- but never saw them, until the 2017 Joshua Tree anniversary tour. Definitely glad I spent the dough to see that show - well worth it.

 

During 80's and 90's I never had a real desire to catch them live - I do remember the wife and I talking about seeing them during the Elevation tour, though. 

That Joshua Tree show was amazing. Just as good was the 360 show, at least the night I saw. I go way back with U2. I'm about the same age as them, so lot of common ground musically. They played a tiny bar in Seattle between Boy & October (famously, the handwritten lyrics for October got stolen here). I was 20 & couldn't get in due to liquor laws at the time. I made up for it on the War tour. Saw them in a 2000 seat theater. For a long time I kind of went back & forth on them in direct correlation to the amount Bono talked, haha. I think my favorite show was the arena Zoo TV show with Pixies opening but its close. They definitely have the stadium spectacle down, performance & sound-wise. Even the Stones lifted some concepts from them like the small stage in the crowd.

RIP

stunner:

the metal!

I just got turned on to this one and I thought a lot of folks who frequent this message board would love some earnest Americana in the vein of Jason Isbell and Ryan Adams when he dealt in this genre.

 

https://snappylittlenumbers.bandcamp.com/album/we-could-be

https://open.spotify.com/album/6uaGkk0S7rcr289GoAlazN

 

Full disclosure, this record is on the same label as my band's, and my dear friend runs the operation. I don't actually know Seth as he's a Canadian, and I don't know how to communicate with people who are that polite.

all it takes is a little molson's to grease the wheels, eh?

Lou bummed a cigarette from me that tour. 

Another great one gone.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53539989

Still no new dates for the March 2020 shows in Seattle. I'm assuming there are some other dates from that time that haven't been rescheduled either. Taking a long time.

It was just announced yesterday that Seattle area schools are going to all online in the fall. Could have classrooms later but the way things are right now it doesn't make sense.