Comments on: U2 – No Line on the Horizon http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/04/06/u2-no-line-on-the-horizon/ Musings on movies, television, music and more Thu, 31 May 2012 12:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Clay http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/04/06/u2-no-line-on-the-horizon/#comment-2553 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:19:03 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3945#comment-2553 That’s because Dana isn’t a U2 fan and I’m not a big enough fan to be evangelical about them.

I bet ‘Joe Music Listener’ doesn’t have a favorite Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello or Ben Folds song, but you have all three because you were exposed to them through us.

]]> By: Amy http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/04/06/u2-no-line-on-the-horizon/#comment-2552 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:58:17 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3945#comment-2552 I’m not surprised I didn’t know they had a new album coming out. I just wonder why I don’t have a suggestion when you ask me to (insert favorite song here)

]]> By: Clay http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/04/06/u2-no-line-on-the-horizon/#comment-2550 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:45:41 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3945#comment-2550 I think it just means you’re not a music fan the way you’re a movie fan.

You know when Martin Scorsese has a new movie out, even if you have no plans to see it. But you probably don’t even know when some of your favorite artists are coming out with new albums.

]]> By: Amy http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/04/06/u2-no-line-on-the-horizon/#comment-2549 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:42:48 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=3945#comment-2549 What if you have no favorite to insert in the blank provided above? How is that I have managed to be aware (vaguely or otherwise) of this band since at least the day you started incessantly playing The Joshua Tree yet have never formed a strong opinion about any of their music.

I like Bono. I like his look, his voice, his involvement in the whole “BandAid” spectacle. I LOVED his introduction of Bob Marley into the Hall of Fame and found myself smitten with his ability to use words, regardless of my desire to hear him sing them, from that point on. Looking for that introduction (“Prophet. Soul rebel. Rastaman. Herbsman. Wildman. A natural, mystic man. Lady’s man. Island man. Family man. Rita’s man. Soccer man. Showman. Shaman. Human. Jamaican!” was the part I best remembered) just now, I found great introductions he gave for Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen. Clearly I was not alone in wanting this man to become the defacto master of every ceremony.

Still, I wouldn’t know they had a new album out if not for your blog, and I wouldn’t care. What’s up with that?

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