R.E.M. Live 1995, U2 Live 2005 and Howl Owl Howl Live 2025 E106

A fast-moving tour through concerts, songs, and stories that still echo: REM’s 1995 blowout, U2’s 2005 highs, a supergroup surprise with Darius Rucker, Mike Mills, and Steve Gorman and how a ballad helped change maritime safety. We end with a spirited look at 80s alt gems and one notorious number-one.

• deep dive into REM’s 1995 Omni shows and rare covers
• U2’s 2005 setlist peaks, “Miss Sarajevo,” and a proposal during “One”
• Howl Owl Howl live review with Darius Rucker, Mike Mills, Steve Gorman
• airport chat about McCartney, Rod Stewart, and a Rick Astley ritual
• Gordon Lightfoot’s Edmund Fitzgerald and Great Lakes safety changes
• 70s–80s track talk: KC, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cure, Oingo Boingo, Big Audio Dynamite
• hot take on Starship’s "We Built This City"

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