Tag: U2
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Episode 1559: U2’s ‘War’ Turns 40
February 28th is the 40th anniversary of U2’s ‘War’ album and we take a look back at this classic record.
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Episode 1269: Holiday Song Countdown – 5, 4, 3 …
We enter the top five of our holiday song countdown, the results of a listener poll. Some of those listeners joined us on Zoom to comment on their selections.
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Episode 1259: Guest Episode – U2 B-sides
Mike Wagner and “Echo Park Jimmy” Petrillo fill in for Jim & Patrick and discuss U2’s amazing B-sides from the 1980s.
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Episode 1086: Fan Mail – Pete Townshend, 1981 Albums
We address listener correspondence about episodes on Pete Townshend and 1981 sophomore albums. Thanks to Sean Smith, Jeff from New Hampshire, Jim Osborne, Craig Rosen and Mark Neese.
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Episode 1060: 1981 Sophomore Albums – Pretenders, U2, Teardrop Explodes, Echo & the Bunnymen
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. In a follow-up to an earlier episode, we discuss four sophomore albums released in 1981: “Pretenders II,” “October” by U2, “Wilder” by the Teardrop Explodes and “Heaven Up Here” by Echo & the Bunnymen.
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Episode 969: 1980 Debut Albums
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We discuss debut albums that came out in 1980, including those by Pretenders, Echo & the Bunnymen, U2, Half Japanese, Huey Lewis and the News, Kurtis Blow and Jim Carroll Band.
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Episode 933: Fan Mail – 1991
We respond to some listener correspondence about an episode from March 30th on albums from 1991.
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Episode 886: 1987 – Prince, U2, R.E.M., Replacements
Mike Wagner, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We discuss great albums of 1987, including U2’s “The Joshua Tree,” R.E.M.’s “Document,” Prince’s “Sign o’ the Times” and the Replacements’ “Pleased to Meet Me.”
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Episode 824: 1991 – R.E.M., Matthew Sweet, U2
Noah Crane, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We discuss three big albums from 1991: R.E.M.’s “Out of Time,” Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend” and U2’s “Achtung Baby.”
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Episode 796: Fan Mail – 1984, ‘Country Music,’ Tool, Durand Jones and the Indications
We open the mailbag way up and address listener correspondence about Ken Burns’ “Country Music,” albums from 1984, Tool and the discovery of Durand Jones and the Indications.