Moving on. The highlight of the whole weekend was going to HMV’s midnight opening to buy the new U2 CD, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, with some fellow U2-geeks. It was a great night. We meet up at Pitt St Mall. There were about 6 of us, Amanda (who runs these sites), Bryce, Andrew and Caroline, and Kathleen.
We went out to PJ O'Briens Irish pub in the City, (who told us that they would play U2, as they do every Saturday night. I think we were there for about two hours, and they played one U2 track, Beautiful Day).
It was great to spend an evening with another group of people; we had great fun talking about our various U2ey experiences, and other stuff. Oh yeah, there are even photos too.
So, after a great night of talking, we wandered over to HMV and waited, about 11:50ish we heard and saw signs of life, other U2 fans who were their to pick up their copy[ies] ;) along with I assume Kylie, and Gwen Stefani fans, as HMV were also opening for that CD release too. The speakers crackled into life and we heard kylie first, then my first taste of the new U2 CD, I think that it was A Man and A Woman, followed later by Vertigo, and then City of Blinding Lights. It was great fun as none of us had listened to the leaked CD, and a few had heard some as they were played on the radio, so we were trying work out between us what each song was.
We saw other customers get free posters as they bought the CD… well we got a compilation CD, that looked like it was burnt just as we walked into the store… jipped I say.
We posed for U2-Geek-type photo’s, then made our way home. Once I got home, yep I didn’t go straight to sleep; I placed CD in DiscMan and listened all the way through. Ahh yeahhh .. I absolutely loved City of Blinding Lights and Sometimes You Can't Make It ... on first listen. [A non-Duncan review, Dunc's review will follow soon...]
[Note: All photo's courtesy of Amanda].
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