JasonVanderhill

I became a fan of U2 right after the wave of public opinion had turned against U2 during Rattle and Hum. Part of the joy of discovery for me was tracking down all the singles and B-sides, and the Joshua Tree B-sides were a big part of that love. Truth be told, I also played Wide Awake in America on repeat perhaps more than any other U2 album. And although I may be jumping ahead with Rattle and Hum content, I wanted to mention these points on the chance that they might get a mention in the next episode. First, I loved the album, partly because it was SO LONG! AND I loved the B-sides, and even the movie, (minus a bit of the pretense, though I was young and impressionable enough to absorb it all). I really did love the remixes of God Part II (which I think predicted some of the forthcoming sound of Achtung Baby) and the Desire Hollywood Remix was crazy (but I still thought it was fun!). But the one thing I loved the most was the video to All I Want Is You. Perhaps this video should get it's own I LOVE FILMS segment?! The circus, the unrequited love, the cameos of the band in the video, the sweeping cinematic style, which according to wikipedia, was shot by Meiert Avis (though I would have guessed it was Anton Corbijn). Speaking of Anton, he is also one of the major reasons why I loved U2 so much; his photographic imagery was such an integral component of the band's image, I'd consider him the fifth member of the band (though that's traditionally been Paul McGuinness). My biggest regret is that they didn't include the video to All I Want is You at the end of the Rattle and Hum film, but I realize now it had not yet been shot (release date of the movie was November 1988, and the video was shot in April 1989.) Well, I hope I don't get banned for chatting slightly off topic, or ahead of topic, but if this does get deleted, I suppose I could add my comments to the next episode! Thanks for your podcast series! Superfun to listen to!