Do you all know the super-old U2 song called “Be There”? It’s appeared on a couple bootlegs, I think. Good song.
From what I’ve been able to find, U2 finished that song in March, 1982, during a studio session with Blondie producer Jimmie Destri. I’d never heard anything about how/when the song first came to [...]
Are you in the mood for another “I wish they would get their stories straight!” post? Coolmetoo. Play along with me:
1.) Open your copy of U2 SHOW to pg. 19, where Paul McGuinness is being interviewed. Here’s the quote to note:
When I saw them in the Project I agreed to be their manager on the [...]
Reaction: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
No, it’s going well and I feel like I’m on schedule.
I’m still going through Aaron’s discography on U2Wanderer to make sure U2 Diary matches up and has all the important release dates. Did all the albums first, and I’m quite pleased with the structure I’m using for each album entry — well, [...]
I’m barely an hour into the discography-type research to make sure I have all the releases in the book, all the release dates correct, and so forth … and now this:
Aaron, whom I trust implicitly, says October was released on October 20, 1981.
U2.com says it was released in September, 1981 (see red text at top), [...]
There are certain U2 facts that have been repeated and reported enough that we assume they’re accurate. One of these is the idea that U2 signed with CBS Ireland in March, 1979. That’s mentioned in several magazine articles and other places, and up until a few moments ago it was in U2 Diary, too.
But I [...]
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