A Guilty Fan
I love U2. I've said it.
It bothers me. I feel guilty, like being a fan was a shameful thing. Shouldn't I have grown-up heroes, instead of idolizing flashy celebrities? Is it normal to wonder if my life would have turned out differently if only I'd gotten tickets to see a show or two on the Joshua Tree tour? Maybe that would have been just the kick in the ass I needed.
You know how when you were fourteen and you used to listen to I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany and you would get all worked up and think that she was singing about you and that girl who used to sit at the station across from yours in Introduction to Physical Sciences? That's how I feel when I listen to U2. Not always, but still. I'm not fourteen.
Some people, they grow up and move on. Not me. I've been listening to U2 since high school. Thank God they churn out a new album every three years or so. You can imagine the dark period I suffered through in the late 90's, with Zooropa and Pop. Dark times. But we made it. And the new album is really quite good. I just hope with their return to a more classic U2 sound they're not putting conceptual bookends around their career...
Oh, I'm sorry...are you still reading this?
posted by Gart @ 2:21 PM
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I used to like Britney Spears, but I'm done with that. She sold out after the 'In The Zone' album(2003). That's just common knowledge.
Erik - You mean you don't like Britney's new song "My Perogotive"? Oh wait, wasn't that a decent Bobby Brown song back in the day?
I think I had the Bobby Brown tape with that song - I wonder what happened to it. I think this was probably one of the last tapes I bought - after that, CD's came out, and I started buying those instead. The only tape I can find these days is Dan Fogelberg - Greatest Hits. I might have swiped it from my stepdad - I always liked the song "Leader of the Band".
Josh - U2 is timeless. I must admit, I only own The Joshua Tree, and I didn't buy it until 1999, but even then, it was still a great album.
Loved your post...except for the Tiffany comment. Tiffany and Debbie Gibson...I could have gone the rest of my life without hearing about them again....My Jr. High song was "Never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley. I always imagined it being sung about me and someone in my Algebra Class.
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