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Songs of Innocence

Tech 

What’s this about Microsoft forcing users to adopt Spotify?

October 1, 2022September 30, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Microsoft, Songs of Innocence, Spotify, U2, Windows 10, Windows 11

If there’s one thing computer users hate it’s being told what applications to use or being forced to use apps

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Music News 

And Now, A Totally Unsubstantiated U2 Rumour That Will Probably Annoy a Lot of People

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 Alan Cross 15 Comments Apple, Songs of Innocence, U2, WWDC

U2 and Apple thought they were doing a nice thing when they made the Songs of Innocence album automatically free

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Music News 

So About That New U2 Album… Wait–What?

January 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Live Nation, New Album, Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, U2

Aha! You’d forgotten that U2 had promised to follow up Songs of Innocence with a companion album, hadn’t you? Then

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Music News 

Insight To U2’s Innocence+Experience Tour

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Innocence + Experience Tour, Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, stage, U2

With the tour starting May 14, The New York Times was given some impressive access to the rehearsal space and

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Music News 

Has U2 Reached Rolling Stones Territory of Irrelevance?

April 22, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Innocence + Experience Tour, Irrelevance, Songs of Innocence, U2

Look, I’m a fan of both U2 and the Stones, but there comes a time when a group reaches a

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Music News 

U2 is Rehearsing for Their World Tour in Vancouver. Here’s Audio Proof.

April 16, 2015April 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Songs of Innocence, Tour, U2

Sounds from inside the Pacific Coliseum.

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Music News 

Bono ‘Battling’ To Be Ready For Tour

February 26, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bono, Edge, Innocence and Experience, May, Songs of Innocence, U2, Vancouver

As the months pass, Bono has struggled to repair himself for the upcoming May 14th kick-off of the Innocence +

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Guest Blog 

U2: The Relevancy of Relevancy

January 27, 2015January 26, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 7 Comments Adam Clayton, Bono, Edge, Innocence and Experience Tour, Larry Mullen, relevance, Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, U2

I realize this may upset a few of the hardcore fans of U2. I happen to be one of them.

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Recommended Music 

Here’s a New Version of U2’s “Every Breaking Wave”

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Songs of Innocence, U2

It’s a stripped-down version of the recording that appears on Songs of Innocence and is closer to the arrangement the

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Music News 

U2 – Films of Innocence

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Films of Innocence, Songs of Innocence, U2, Video, videos

U2 is releasing Films of Innocence on iTunes on Tuesday, December 9th. FOI is a collections of videos for all

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Controversy 

Rolling Stone Names U2’s Songs of Innocence “Album of the Year.” Um…

December 2, 2014 Alan Cross 7 Comments Rolling Stone, Songs of Innocence, U2

Don’t get me wrong. I like Songs of Innocence. If you look beyond all the detritus surrounding the way it

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