Zooropa

Today my 3yrold son came to me with this disc in his hand, saying he wanted to listen to this music.  I think it is because it is purple, and purple is his favorite color this week. So we listened, and I remembered that there was a time that I loved U2, because they were weird and awesome and made progressive albums like this.  When they removed this and Pop from their resume and “re-applied for the job of best rock band in the world” they became boring to me, and I felt a little betrayed by them. Oh well. I found other artists who can give me weird, awesome music.

This guy at Stereogum wrote an excellent re-evaluation and analysis of this album last year, so now I don’t need to.

Enjoy.

32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

John 10:32-38