360 Degrees of U2

My first exposure to U2 was in the 6th grade as I stole most of my taste in music off my older sisters CD collection. For years it didn't extend beyond The Joshua Tree, Achtung baby and a handful of bandwagon chart topping hits played on the River.. but with time and exposure ( much thanks to Matt's extensive U2 CD collection...) it has evolved into a healthy respect and enjoyment for most things produced by U2.
That healthy respect and enjoyment was blown out of the water Wednesday night when we saw them perform live at the Reliant Center here in Houston.
The show was unreal! The band's performance was insanely good with a great mix of new and classic U2 songs, blips of fan favorite covers (Beatles here comes the sun, Stand by Me, and Unchained Melody) and just enough human rights/ political agenda to leave you wholly satisfied but not nauseous. The house was completely packed and  I couldn't imagine anyone leaving disappointed and not humming the tune of Sunday Bloody Sunday for the next week!

In my opinion after seeing them live, U2 is one of the few groups still around that adaquately magnifies the traditional "oh so cool rock star persona" (please no arguments for No Doubt, Weezer or Coldplay-esque groups... although I am a fan, the discussion is completely moot until after they have an equal resume of 30+ years of great music under their belt and can still put on a concert of that magnitude) and for that reason alone U2 was worth every penny of admission price, and every minute of swollen pregnant feet and back ache I've had since Wednesdays concert. * Thank you to Darrell for the "you only live once/ get the stupid tickets" speech that resulted in Matts awesome birthday present!