Music

Magic Music Passion

I haven’t posted in months, due to many reasons, none of which anyone probably cares much about. Recently, though, I started a new blog, which is focused on music. You see, I’ve noticed that my blog was losing focus, jumping from topic to topic. But a recurring topic was music; enough so that I thought [...]

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Songs are People Too

If you don’t recognize the reference of the title, it’s based on a song from the old Wonderama TV show, “Kids are People Too”. Since the latest U2 album was leaked (and subsequently released), there’s been a remarkable reaction, which has me thinking again about something that I’ve always found curious. The range of opinions [...]

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U2 – No Line on the Horizon – Review

Five years ago, I jumped the gun, and declared U2′s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” a great album, and a potential classic. Looking back now, although it’s still an album full of some amazing pop songs, my susceptibility to hyperbole got the best of me. I let the emotions of unexpected success at the [...]

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Female Vocalist Popularity — Industry or Personal Trend?

I was reviewing my list of album addictions since 1990, and although I’ve had a hunch that I’ve been leaning towards female vocalists over the past several years, I didn’t realize how strongly that leaning was until now. Here’s a female / male count comparison list, by year, color-coded for dramatic effect. Bands with a [...]

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Album Addictions

A huge passion of mine is music. Listening… and since 2001, playing. I started learning the guitar when I turned 40, and although I’m still not very good, I picked up enough to enjoy it a lot, and play several times a week. No audience (maybe my wife), but just for my own personal enjoyment. [...]

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P.S. 22 Sings for Tori Amos

Every so often, we all accidentally come across something incredibly inspirational and touching when we least expect it, and it makes us stop and reevaluate things. I was surfing YouTube looking for some new Tori Amos videos, when I came across some videos created by a music teacher named Gregg from P.S. 22 in NYC. [...]

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Tegan & Sara – The Con

Those who really know me know that my second favorite band is Tegan & Sara (even people who don’t know me know my favorite band). So one release I’ve been looking forward to this year is their latest — The Con. So Jealous, released in 2004, is one of my all time favorites, and what [...]

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U2 Setlist Boredom — We’re Missing The Point

There has been a lot of talk about the Vertigo Tour setlists so far, maybe too much talk… As someone pointed out in this thread, the only people who really care much about the setlist from day to day are the bootleg traders. It’s the experience that counts. Since more people than ever are now [...]

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U2 Live MP3 Naming Conventions

*** Edited based on my comment below. *** I used to have this on my site, so I’m reproducing it here due to all the arguments about naming since recordings began circulating for the tour. Remember one VERY IMPORTANT FACT — if we all start creating our own names for a specific recording, we will [...]

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U2 Opener Audio Released in Record Time!

Isn’t technology wonderful? Not 12 hours after the 3/28 show ended that hundreds of fans around the world who weren’t there got to hear a 4.5 star (out of 5) audience recording of it! And last tour I thought that a one week delay was good! Makes me wonder a bit if U2 fans are [...]

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U2 Tour Starting Tonight

So, obviously something is wrong with me. I’m sitting here refreshing http://atu2.com over and over, waiting for the play-by-play of the first show of the tour, as if I’m going to be able to hear it! U2 fans are a funny breed. And we’re VERY impatient. Where are the bootlegs for tonight already??? Ok, the [...]

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