I borrowed the audiobook from the library and what you said about "the duality of the Bono Experience" 100% applies to the book as well. I found the first half a lot more interesting than the second. I wish there had been more about the actual songwriting/making process. There's a bit of that but not enough, in my opinion. I think I was able to get through the audiobook a lot faster than if I'd read it visually. Bono's narration is nice and his writing can get rambly, so I think listening to it is a more enjoyable experience, plus you can have it on while doing something else. However, one downside of the audio is that Bono does some phenomenally cringe impressions of his famous friends, i.e. Bill Clinton.
Ha. Our general tastes are still pretty wildly divergent. But we can agree on U2! And whatever that freaky disco music thing was from a couple weeks back.
I feel every bit of your election news anxiety -- love your Steve Kornacki drawing - laughed out loud!! And Washoe county is in my state - and very important to us keeping our Latina Senator - Catherine Cortez Masto - I'm going to cry if the trumpy Adam Laxalt beats her- there's no comparison!!!!
My immediate reaction to your U2 top 20 was to wonder why Pride wasn’t higher on the list. Then I remembered that there’s a big difference between a list of favorite songs and a list of the songs you most feel like listening to. I don’t need to hear With Or Without You again anytime soon, for example, but that shouldn’t be a deciding factor in a good list. It would be nice to be able to go back in time and rate every song based on how you felt about it after a handful of listens, to give each a fair assessment.
Yeah, any list of "songs that have meant the most to me over the span of my life" is always going to differ from "songs I would most like to hear right now, today". I think I try to split the difference. It's an imperfect science.
I borrowed the audiobook from the library and what you said about "the duality of the Bono Experience" 100% applies to the book as well. I found the first half a lot more interesting than the second. I wish there had been more about the actual songwriting/making process. There's a bit of that but not enough, in my opinion. I think I was able to get through the audiobook a lot faster than if I'd read it visually. Bono's narration is nice and his writing can get rambly, so I think listening to it is a more enjoyable experience, plus you can have it on while doing something else. However, one downside of the audio is that Bono does some phenomenally cringe impressions of his famous friends, i.e. Bill Clinton.
Yeah, I've heard audiobook is the way to go. He has a great speaking voice and an Irish soul, so that tracks.
Ha. Our general tastes are still pretty wildly divergent. But we can agree on U2! And whatever that freaky disco music thing was from a couple weeks back.
I feel every bit of your election news anxiety -- love your Steve Kornacki drawing - laughed out loud!! And Washoe county is in my state - and very important to us keeping our Latina Senator - Catherine Cortez Masto - I'm going to cry if the trumpy Adam Laxalt beats her- there's no comparison!!!!
Well, things are looking up on that front, from what I can decipher. Fingers crossed.
My immediate reaction to your U2 top 20 was to wonder why Pride wasn’t higher on the list. Then I remembered that there’s a big difference between a list of favorite songs and a list of the songs you most feel like listening to. I don’t need to hear With Or Without You again anytime soon, for example, but that shouldn’t be a deciding factor in a good list. It would be nice to be able to go back in time and rate every song based on how you felt about it after a handful of listens, to give each a fair assessment.
Yeah, any list of "songs that have meant the most to me over the span of my life" is always going to differ from "songs I would most like to hear right now, today". I think I try to split the difference. It's an imperfect science.
Your U2 list is strangely close to what would probably be my U2 list if I made one. That's kinda surprising!!
Mind meld complete.