tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post5724072176923873547..comments2023-11-17T00:07:33.896-08:00Comments on March Sadness 2016: First Round Matchup: U2 vs LOWUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-25193232051147215242016-03-09T06:10:30.683-08:002016-03-09T06:10:30.683-08:00They all are. Also: the memory of Passengers! The ...They all are. Also: the memory of Passengers! The Chris Gaines of mid-90s bombastic rock. Oh, that was actually Chris Gaines.Anderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162102610439637214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-48240319289933528962016-03-09T06:05:32.435-08:002016-03-09T06:05:32.435-08:00The shiny black leather vest is sad, though. The shiny black leather vest is sad, though. BlogSlothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286657614256259879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-54078050621266098072016-03-09T05:52:13.113-08:002016-03-09T05:52:13.113-08:00Hey, Delta Bravos, the U2 song must be taken in it...Hey, Delta Bravos, the U2 song must be taken in its original context, Joshua Tree, often voted by most any interested Christian as a top ten Christian album of all time. (And you thought Christian Rock was an oxymoron) The album is a true argument for what an album actually is (look up "album" kids;" it’s there in the dusty bin alongside phone cord and human dignity), much in the way of Fleetwood Mac, Bowie, Spock's Beard, and so on), albums that were never simply collections of songs, but rather linked stories, an opera, etc. “With or Without You” is one spiritual in the hymnal, Joshua Tree, alongside “Trip Through Your Wires” or “In God’s Country,” and so on. Many of Joshua Tree’s songs are slightly altered bible verses. It’s a Christian album. And therefore this entry is not a truly sad song. The song is one parable of a larger narrative. True, sadness exists in the core of the Christian faith, but most Christians don’t wallow in that sadness, or even spend too much serious time on the subject. They are much more likely to celebrate the natural conclusion to a failed world, to sin, to man as fallen—the rising, to exist “Where the Streets Have No Names.”<br />Since I’m no dumbass politician, offering up this problem without offering a solution, I’d say any song off Songs of Innocence might work, since it was SPAM, a force-feeding, and basically buckled any integrity the band once had. (Apple even had to give a step-by-step guide to us to remove the fucking thing from our devices.) <br />But seriously, the saddest (and one of the best, period) U2 song is one you’ve never heard of. You know why? Because you suck.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuyAPwAg0oU<br />BlogSlothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286657614256259879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-65228375083461144742016-03-08T19:42:49.610-08:002016-03-08T19:42:49.610-08:00The Committee had a Bedhead song in an earlier ver...The Committee had a Bedhead song in an earlier version of the bracket; they were edged out at the last minute and the committee member responsible for its inclusion was shamed somewhat for it. I agree with you though that Low has had a remarkably varied career thus far, especially for a band initially pegged as really only doing the one thing: they've actually done a lot within that sound. Have you seen their (awesome) video for Try to Sleep? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgc0I0zsYs ... damn John Stamos is a beautiful man. Anderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162102610439637214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-60639626530455673982016-03-08T19:40:35.886-08:002016-03-08T19:40:35.886-08:00this is a real aside, especially since Low is crus...this is a real aside, especially since Low is crushing U2 in a shocking turn of events here, and if that lasts, it'll be a great upset here, but in my memory of the Super Bowl, it seems like more often than not those who perform at the half aren't American. Actually that's not true, looking at the wikipedia page for this which is super worth your time. The list gets weird real fast. Lots of Gloria Estefan. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy? What in the shit?Anderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162102610439637214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-26883195493273471732016-03-08T18:27:33.032-08:002016-03-08T18:27:33.032-08:00As good as that U2 jam is (maybe not as good as Pr...As good as that U2 jam is (maybe not as good as Pride, and doesn't offer the nostalgia of the Boy album for me), I voted for Low on this one (for sadness factor alone)--I remember that concert at Knox too. Low is the only "slowcore" band that has stayed powerful for me all these years. I think they're more than bands like Bedhead or Codeine. They've got some complexity and they've reinvented their sound a few times over the decades. LBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727239078097507164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-10266159890846456202016-03-08T18:18:14.572-08:002016-03-08T18:18:14.572-08:00Those devastating ghostly harmonies, man. #lowforl...Those devastating ghostly harmonies, man. #lowforlifeAli Rachel Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046581711218929023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-31772892897737983692016-03-08T13:35:59.572-08:002016-03-08T13:35:59.572-08:00This is the first time I've actually seen Bono...This is the first time I've actually seen Bono without his sunglasses and never noticed he looks a little bit like John D'Agata. Still, I feel like no one who played Super Bowl halftime should win at sadness. tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406860847305669454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-14497309594477649442016-03-08T13:26:44.425-08:002016-03-08T13:26:44.425-08:00Low is aptly named, okay? I voted for U2 on this,...Low is aptly named, okay? I voted for U2 on this, resisting the urge to punish them for their commercial sins, but it was by a hair. (And maybe I forgot how hot he was in that video...but that's not why I voted!)Moo Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449387228310691035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697219816427349669.post-59918104861080358992016-03-08T10:05:39.631-08:002016-03-08T10:05:39.631-08:00I just powered up my PalmPilot personal digital as...I just powered up my PalmPilot personal digital assistant and discovered that “With or Without You” has been automatically loaded onto the device, which really cramps my style because that one audio file is like half the storage capacity. Now a clip of Bono shouting “Whooooaaa-oh-oh-oh” plays when I launch the Memo Pad, more or less inhibiting my willingness to write or do much of anything besides wallow in sentimentality, and there is a low-res wallpaper graphic of the faux leather vest he wore in the video. The Calc application also snowcrashes. Did I ask for this?<br /><br />More to the point, I'm voting for Low this round. They are champions of raw, minimal emotion: fragile harmony, narrative complexity (perhaps I disagree with the committee on this one), delicate strings, and nary a kick drum. It's true that the hedgehog knows only one good one, and that's OK. It may be out of scope for this tournament, but there are also some winning tracks on Low's Things We Lost in the Fire, such as “Like a Forest” and “Laser Beam.”<br /><br />If Sinead O’Connor were substituted for Bono, à la the Heroine soundtrack she performs with the Edge, then I might recast my ballot.<br /><br />https://youtu.be/Ex8-f02X-AEKenneth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419559471567343465noreply@blogger.com