SCATTER POINTS #1: Mid/Late Octoberish
10/20: Black Eyed Peas & U2
This past Tuesday I was finally able to fulfill a long standing music wish. The first CD I ever remember going to purchase was U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind back in 2000 and ever since then they have been one of my favorite bands. It was a long 9-year wait to see them live, but it absolutely lived up to my expectations. They played an epic two and a half hour set, on the biggest stage ever built, and ran through just about all of their hits. It was easily one of the best shows I've ever been to.
U2 Setlist:
1. Breathe
2. Get On Your Boots
3. Magnificent
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Beautiful Day
6. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
7. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
8. No Line On The Horizon, Elevation
9. In A Little While, Unknown Caller
10. Until The End Of The World
11. The Unforgettable Fire
12. City Of Blinding Lights
13. Vertigo
14. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
15. Sunday Bloody Sunday
16. MLK
17. Walk On
Encore 1:
18. One
19. Where The Streets Have No Name
Encore 2:
20. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
21. With Or Without You
22. Moment of Surrender
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ONE-SENTENCE REVIEWS:
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
Rating: 68/100
Five-years after Green Day's American Idiot opus, the American punksters return with an album is only for those with a long standing loyalty to the band, and even then don't expect to hear anything you haven't heard before.
High-Point Track: "East Jesus Nowhere"
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Rating: 83/100
While it is both louder and noisier than the band's debut, Veckatimest is one of the more interesting records of the year, blending pop sensibilities and harmonies not unlike Pet Sounds era Beach Boys, with the twist of modern distortion and sonic exploration.
High Point Track: "Cheerleader"
T.I. - King
Rating: 75/100
Clearly inferior to last years Paper Trail, this is an album that hints at greatness to come and although it is often lacking strong lyrical content, it offers it's fair share of truly original and memorable tracks.
High Point Track: "You Know Who"
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Rating 81/100
This album is f***ing strange, but stick with it and after each listen the pieces will start to come together and add up to a true album experience in the most classic sense of the format.
High Point Track: "The Ego's Last Stand"
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Rating 79/100
Despite a being fun, memorable and genuinely classic pop album, Off The Wall proves just how far MJ was able to take both his music and the entire pop genre in the span of four years with this album's incomparable predecessor Thriller.
High Point Track: "Burn This Disco Out"
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2 comments:
"The first CD I ever remember going to purchase..."
This is confusing to me. Is this the first CD you purchased? Or the first U2 CD you purchased? If the former: I don't believe that you went to buy your first CD only 9 years ago.
I remember acquiring CDs before that but that was the first time I actively went out to purchase a specific CD. There were others that I got before that but they all just sort of fell into my lap. That was the first time I asked my parents to take me somewhere so I could get a one. Also, I was a late bloomer in terms of music purchasing so yeah it seems strange, but it's true.
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