C'mon buddy….

Was that the one with "I'm Afraid of Americans"? Liked that one.

I'm actually your father. Unless it's the Russian guy. Or the dude with the pencil-thin moustache. Who remembers?

I feel like we actually talked about this on another thread a while back. If it wasn't with you, I've definitely brought this up before.

Just youtubed Every Breaking Wave. Didn't remember that one specifically, but I'd definitely put it towards the top of their 21st century work.

Bits and pieces. I suppose I should give it another go, but pretty much everything I've heard out of U2 this century bleeds together for me.

Pop got a bad rep at the time (which has stuck with it, unfortunately), but the great tragedy of that album is that it's lukewarm reception killed the band's adventurous streak.

I revisited this album a few months ago in a fit of nostalgia, and while I do admire/agree with some of the band's politics, the album hasn't aged too well. It's interesting they talk about their love of Pop here, because the album sounds less like a 1997 pop record than what a group of anarcho-punks thought pop…

Hold you in his arms, man you can taste his poutine

To their credit, the did end up reconsidering Race Wars, their annual day of soapbox derbies, shuttle runs, and canoeing.

But she's from Canada, so you don't know her.

Does it ever? I seem to recall the gossip sites saying she had turned him on to her SoCal megachurch during his career rehabilitation. Eh, he wouldn't be the first kid to find Jesus on his way back to America's good graces.

Going along with this, didn't she also turn him towards born-again Christianity?

To be fair, most of Hollywood at least attempts to keep up a vague pretense.

Snap judgement: Ewwwwww.

I find it interesting that Michael Johnson spoke out about Wayde van Nierkerk being the IAAF favorite, then the first linked article at the bottom of the story is about Wayde van Nierkerk breaking his 17 year old record...

The Johnny Cash version from the Unearthed box set is as good as you'd imagine it would be.

"I hear you singin' in the wire, I can hear you through the whine,
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line"

Huh, doesn’t it usually take until the Houston article?

Or London Calling.