Here’s Half An Essay on U2 – When They Can Be Bothered Trying Again Maybe I’ll Bother To Try Finish What I Want To Say About Them

The very first album I purchased was The Joshua Tree. I bought it when it came out (1987) in the throbbing metropolis of Hastings. Purchased on cassette tape. I couldn’t wait to get home and start mowing the lawns, with side one in my Walkman – as I trimmed the edges after and swept up, I’d flip over to side two. Back then, listening to U2 seemed purpos…