Posted in Deluxe/Redux Reviews

U2 / Achtung Baby (Super Deluxe “B-sides & Bonus Tracks” Disc)(Archives, 2011)

Real-time review of Disc 5 of the Super Deluxe version of the Achtung, Baby reissue (related: the review of the Kindergarten disc). Ready … set …LADY WITH THE SPINNING HEADThis is not a random choice for the opening track. As Edge has noted, this…

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Posted in Deluxe/Redux Reviews

U2 / Achtung, Baby (Super Deluxe Disc 6: Kindergarten – Alternative Achtung Baby)

Achtung, y’all! In what may be some extended coverage of the reissue of U2’s Achtung, Baby, let’s start with the one audio disc in the Super Deluxe set that is 100% totally unheard by fans until now. This “Kindergarten” or “Baby” disc…

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Real-Time Review: Peter Gabriel / Scratch My Back (Archives, 2010)

First heard and written in the same 53 minutes. Overall, a good purchase, a concept with some potential pitfalls that Gabriel largely avoids. He’s smart to put the emphasis on his voice while also giving it less to compete with (nothing…

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