why U2 could never have been one of my favourite bands
it hit me last night as i was falling asleep, completely out of nowhere, and i couldn't get to sleep because of it. (weird, i know.)
all of my favourite bands have an album that reminds me of every season. let's go to the evidence:
depeche mode:
winter: violator, black celebration
spring: construction time again, songs of faith and devotion
summer: music for the masses
fall: some great reward
the the:
winter: dusk
spring: nakedself
summer: soul mining
fall: mind bomb
pet shop boys:
winter: nightlife
spring: please
summer: very, introspective
fall: behaviour
peter gabriel:
winter: us
spring: so
summer: iii
fall: up
coil:
winter: musick to play in the dark volume 1, black antlers
spring: musick to play in the dark volume 2
summer: love's secret domain, stolen and contaminated songs
fall: astral disaster, remote viewer
and so on. now then, let's do U2:
winter:
spring: the joshua tree
summer: achtung baby, zooropa, pop
fall: the unforgettable fire
there's a hole there...and a really important one at that. winter might be my favourite season how can i possibly love a band that never made a "winter" album? if i squint my eyes - er, ears - i can maybe wedge in warin that position, but i think that's mostly due to the video for "new year's day".
(though even if i had loved U2 ever, i'd feel pretty dirty about it considering the crap they've done over the past ten years. musically and otherwise.)
Originally published at this is.
all of my favourite bands have an album that reminds me of every season. let's go to the evidence:
depeche mode:
winter: violator, black celebration
spring: construction time again, songs of faith and devotion
summer: music for the masses
fall: some great reward
the the:
winter: dusk
spring: nakedself
summer: soul mining
fall: mind bomb
pet shop boys:
winter: nightlife
spring: please
summer: very, introspective
fall: behaviour
peter gabriel:
winter: us
spring: so
summer: iii
fall: up
coil:
winter: musick to play in the dark volume 1, black antlers
spring: musick to play in the dark volume 2
summer: love's secret domain, stolen and contaminated songs
fall: astral disaster, remote viewer
and so on. now then, let's do U2:
winter:
spring: the joshua tree
summer: achtung baby, zooropa, pop
fall: the unforgettable fire
there's a hole there...and a really important one at that. winter might be my favourite season how can i possibly love a band that never made a "winter" album? if i squint my eyes - er, ears - i can maybe wedge in warin that position, but i think that's mostly due to the video for "new year's day".
(though even if i had loved U2 ever, i'd feel pretty dirty about it considering the crap they've done over the past ten years. musically and otherwise.)
Originally published at this is.