U2, Wikipedia, and A Few Other Musings...

I've been meaning to respond to a number of posts on here, but I have just been busy lately. That, and when I go to sea, I don't have internet access.

Anyway... As for Wikipedia (Adam), I believe it is still a great place to start for information. I don't think it is any less accurate than some of the more established print Encyclopedias. Of course, we are probably looking for different stuff. I am mostly looking at technical articles. For bands, I typically just go straight to their website.

I think, given the large volume of information on there, they do a pretty decent job of correcting stuff when it is found to be wrong. I wouldn't use it as my prime source, but I use it all the time as my source of sources. If I am interested in a topic, first I wiki it, then I google it... So long as you know to take it with a grain of salt, it is still useful.

On to U2, I haven't really listened to the whole CD. I've more or less just listened to the previews on iTunes and I certainly can't comment on the lyrics. As I'm not a big U2 fan, I didn't even realize they had a new one coming out until Adam mentioned it. It sounds to me a lot like their older stuff, but I've pretty much thought that about all their stuff since Achtung Baby came out. I always think of the Henry Rollins routine where he talks about U2 having only one bass line and using it over and over for 20 years. That makes me laugh, but if it works, why change? One greatest hits CD is good for me. I like their cover of "The Saints are Coming." If I come across the CD somewhere, I will probably give it a spin though.

I am glad to hear that they are nice guys. That makes me like them more.

So, I've been re-reading High Fidelity the last couple of days. That book just gets better with age. I don't collect stuff with quite the zeal that I did back when I read that book for the first time, but I do have a few more life experiences and I realize what a fantastic job Hornby did in painting Rob's situation. I feel for Rob about now.

So, who has heard, and what do you think of, "Help, I'm Alive" by Metric? I never remember listening to Metric before, but that song is pretty awesome. I'm now looking forward to that album when it comes out in April. My other constant listen right now is "The '59 Sound" by Gaslight Anthem. The whole CD is great and quite a departure from their skate punk sound of "Sink or Swim." They got some E-Street band mojo in them or something.

So, that's about it for this post. I'm moving to California next week, so I'll let you guys know when I get there.