Why U2 is no longer my all-time favorite band
If having an all-time favorite band is childish then call me bubba (thanks Troy!) I have lived my whole life with one all-time favorite band. I lost my music virginity to U2 and we have been jealous lovers ever since. Well, until recently. The worst part is that U2 did nothing wrong. In fact, I thought U2’s latest release is one of their best in a long time. That fact plus Bono’s recent injury make what I am about to say so difficult…
I first became aware of Sleeping at Last when I accidentally stumbled across them on Pandora in 2009. I started digesting Storyboards as fast as I could. I loved it. But I also loved Ten by Pearl Jam and that does not an all-time favorite band make. Then I remember discovering they were doing something new while watching shows like Grey’s Anatomy (yes, I know.) Those tracks were so fantastic that you couldn’t pay attention to what the scene was about. But honestly, with Grey’s Anatomy it didn’t actually matter what the scene was about. That show was like Downton Abbey for people who never learned to read. It was so good!