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Music QotW: Summer Concert

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:05:16 -0400

What's the best summer concert you've ever attended?
U2 at Slane Castle on 8/25/2001.

My brother Joe and I went with 80,000 of our closest friends. LOL

The funniest thing was a small band called Coldplay opened up for U2 and played right before the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

U2 slane

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Music QotW: The Most Money I'd Spend on a Concert Ticket...

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:02:23 -0400

What is the most money you'd ever spend on a concert ticket?
Ok, so to see U2 at Slane Castle in Ireland in 2001 I had to book through a tour company that only sold the concert tickets as a package deal that included airfare and hotel.

Does that count?! LOL

Would I do it again?! In a second!!

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U2, U2, U2 !

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:14:00 -0500

In recent years U2 have been smart enough to release or re-release new material just in time for Christmas Shopping!

This year is no different. U2 are re-releasing a Remastered Version of JOSHUA TREE. This Tuesday 11/20! It's on my wishlist, but not sure what version. SUPER DELUXE seems like the best bet!!! Heee heee! : )

These are some other November releases that made it under the Christmas tree in years past:

- Elevation 2001: Live From Boston.............Released on 11/23/01

- The Best of 1990-2000..............................Released on 11/12/02

- U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle..........Released on 11/18/03

- How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb...........Released on 11/22/04

- Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago...............Released on 11/15/05

- U218 Singles................................................Released on 11/21/06

One can only hope that their next studio album is released in time for Christmas 2008!!!!

Listening to 'Where the Streets Have No Name' now off of the original Joshua Tree on iTunes..finishing laundry in the dryer and promising this is my last post for the day! (But it may be a record!!) : )

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QotD: This One Goes To 11

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:11:03 -0400

What's the best music documentary or concert film you've seen?

U2 at Slane Castle of course! Every time I see that castle on the DVD I get goosebumps!!!

U2 Slane Castle

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Vox Hunt: Music - Set List

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:54:01 -0400

Show us a set list from a show you saw.

U2 at Slane Castle on 8/25/01! (The same answer two days in a row VOX!)

Opening Act(s): Festival lineup includes Relish, JJ72, Kelis, Coldplay, and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Main Set: Elevation, Beautiful Day, Until the End of the World, New Year's Day, Kite, A Sort of Homecoming, I Will Follow, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Wake Up Dead Man, Stuck in a Moment, In A Little While, Dancing in the Moonlight, Desire, Staring at the Sun, Bad / Yellow / 40, Where the Streets Have No Name, Mysterious Ways, Pride

Encore(s): Bullet the Blue Sky, With or Without You, One / When Will I See You Again, Walk On / Hallelujah

Comments: U2 plays the Slane Festival for the first time since opening for Thin Lizzy 20 years ago. 'A Sort of Homecoming' is an early surprise, and makes its first live appearance since June 27, 1987, when U2 played a homecoming show in Dublin's Croke Park. A snippet of Coldplay's 'Yellow' is included at during Bad. An image of Bob Hewson is shown on the screens during 'One' and Bono adds a bit of 'When Will I See You Again'.

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Vox Hunt: Music - Ticket Stub

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:59:02 -0400

Show us a ticket stub from a great concert you saw.

U2 at Slane Castle on 8/25/01!

U2 Slane Castle ticket

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Vox Hunt: Music + Memory

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:49:35 -0400

Audio: Share a song that evokes a powerful memory.
Submitted by MalieKai.

No question it has to be 'Where the Streets have No Name' off of the Joshua Tree. Brings me back to 1987 every time. Whenever I hear the opening notes I still to this day get goosebumps! When U2 played it during the halftime of Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 I was crying like a baby.

I think the best performance of it though was at Slane Castle.

U2 - Streets from Slane

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QotD: My Current Top 10

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:26:40 -0400

What are your top 10 most-played songs currently?

Well, according to my iPod Top 25 Most played they are:

All I Want Is You............................U2 Live from Slane Castle

Where the Streets Have No Name....U2 also from Slane

Boston...........................................Augustana

Dancing Queen...............................Abba

This Years Love..............................David Gray

Gravity............................................Coldplay

S.O.S.............................................Rhianna

No Frontiers....................................The Corrs

Fix You...........................................Coldplay

Wherever You Will Go......................The Calling

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QotD: Thanks for the Memories

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:07:42 -0400

What are the 10 most memorable music performances you've seen? (Remember, "memorable" may not be good.)
Submitted by Bill.

U2 slane

I'm just going to go with the number one. U2. Slane Castle. August 25th 2001.

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