U Talkin’ U2 To Me? - U Talkin’ U2 To Me? - Slowin’ It Down with Phoebe Robinson and Andy Daly

Episode Date: April 4, 2018

Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens) and Andy Daly (Review) join Adam Scott Aukerman to discuss all things U2. Phoebe talks about the first time she heard U2, meeting her boyfriend at a U2 concert, and the gift she received from Bono. Then, Andy talks about his very specific U2 daydream, the first time he heard U2, and his experience with the U2 website. Plus, they share their Top U2 Songs and rankings. This episode is brought to you by Leesa (www.leesa.com/U2) and The Wine Down Podcast.

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We haven't done an episode since November. And I have to say hello to my co-host because, by the way, this is Scott. I haven't seen him since November. What's up, bro? Hey. Welcome to the pod. You know him from the sequel to Big Little Lies. These lies keep getting bigger and yet somehow smaller and more little.

Yep. Just tiny, tiny, big, tiny, tiny, tiny lies. Tiny, huge lies. Honey, I shrunk the lies. Oh, no. I wonder what that machine would look like in the garage, huh? Please welcome, please welcome to the show, my co-host. I haven't seen him in so long. Scott is here. Hello. Hey, Scott. Listen, it's crazy that, see, here's the thing is that we haven't

done an episode of You Talking U2 to me since November, you said? Since November, yeah. November 29th or something? Wait, what did we talk about in November? We talked about Songs of Experience, my dear boy. So that's the last time we did this. But since then, we've done another one, but I haven't seen this Scott since. We should get specific here.

Yeah, I mean, we, the hosts of You Talking U2 to Me, have not seen each other. Since November. Since November, yes. And I'm fascinated with your life, what's going on with you. Yeah. Well, I mean, but we have seen each other just as hosts of a different podcast. I don't know what you're talking about. You sound, frankly, insane right now.

Okay. You sound legitimately like I need to intervene somehow, call your loved ones, possibly get you committed on a 5150. Oh, I don't know what that is, but... Wait, 5150? Is this an episode of... I don't know what that is.

The Talking Van Halen V. Me? Oh, yeah, I think it is. Hey, everyone. This is Scott. And this is Scott. And welcome to The Talkin' Van Halen V. Me, the comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things Van Halen. This is good rock and roll music. Welcome, Scott, to the show.

Hello, Scott. Oh, man, it's been a while. You want to talk a little VH, a little Van Halen? I'd love to. So 5150, let's start at 5150. Let's start at 5150, where every good Van Halen fan should start. Well, yeah, it is the best Van Halen album. Mm-hmm. Starts with Good Enough, I believe, track one.

I believe, if I remember correctly, the record cover is of a very muscular man. Very attractive man. Yeah, with little shorts on. Little tiny shorts, and that would be enough for me, but he's holding a big ball as well, and that's what really sold me. He's holding a big ball, but the ball is it appears to have split open. Well, I mean, that's just gravy to me. That's icing on the cake.

Well, no, there's no gravy coming out of the giant ball. There's no gravy. There's no gravy coming out of his balls. Isn't it weird that it starts with the song Good Enough? Wouldn't you say, like, excellent? Yeah, I know. For the new, introducing this new version of the band.

New version. You got Van Hagar. That's good enough. That's fine. But they were good enough. In fact, they were great, Scott, because Van Hagar, as some people like to call them, went around the world and rocked the socks off of millions of fans. And you know when they did it? Right now. them went around the world and rocked the socks off of millions of fans.

And you know when they did it? Right now. Oh, my God. Right? Now? Scott, why don't you just finish what you started? Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. You know where I think they went to in Around the World was Panama. Oh, you know what?

I got to jump. I got to get out of here. You're leaving? All right. Well, you know what? I got to jump. I got to get out of here. You're leaving? All right. Well, that's the end of the episode. See you next time. Goodbye. Bye.

Bye. Good ep. Yeah. Yeah. Very, very good ep. When it comes to that show. Yeah. That's one of the better eps

of that show one of the best ones of a series which has one episode yes also one of the worst which hey probably the worst

I'll take I'll take the hit you know what I'll take the hit it was the best it was the worst hey that sounds like one of my favorite books

is this an episode of that sounds like one of my favorite books I think it might be. Hey everyone, this is Scott. And this is Scott. And we're just talking about what things that might be episode might sound like the name of a book that might sound like a name of a book. Okay. And you know, Scott, you know what's really trippy? Yeah. Can you just go down this road with me for a little bit? Okay, hey, hand me a tablet of E here for a second. Okay, why don't you take the blue pill?

I'm not talking about, oh, please don't take the red pill. I'll be Lawrence Fishburne, you be Keanu, and I'm going to take you on a little trip. All right, here we go, through the rabbit hole here. Oh, I just love Alice in Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland. That sounds like it could be I just love Alice in Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland. That sounds like it could be a book. Alice in Wonderland. You know what, that could be-

That's almost like a book. Maybe it would be like just a new take on Alice in Wonderland, if that makes sense. Like where she doesn't meet anyone. Yeah, it's just her wandering. Just her wandering around going, hey, wasn't the man just here? You know what else?

You know, if you, oh, what I was man just here? You know what else? You know, if you, oh, what I was going to say, though, this super trippy, is if you really think about it, it's like, anything sounds like

the title of a book, if that makes sense. Okay, try me. Anything. Like, I'm... Just come up with, like, a random collection of words,

maybe phrases, and I'll tell you if it sounds like a book. My glasses tell you if it sounds like a book. My glasses are red. That sounds like a book. Yeah. Okay, now you do one. You do one.

Okay. Just random words. A Tale of Two Cities. Sounds like a book. Sounds like a book. See? It's easy. It's easy if you do it.

All right, everyone. We'll see you next time. Thanks. Bye. Goodbye. Goodbye. Great ep. I'm coming out of the gate hot saying it is a great ep.

Not even a good ep. And I'm just agreeing because I don't want to go on the record officially as – You want to do this off the record? On background? That would be great. All right. What do you think of that episode? I thought it was fine.

Okay. But I can't go on the record as having even an opinion about it. I'm just going to agree with you. But off the record, yeah, it was fine. Why can't you go on the record? I just can't. I can't right now. I can't put myself out there and just start.

Are you in a sort of tenuous place in your career or something? I'm in a tough spot, just financially. What's going on? Financially? It's a financial problem. What's going on? What's going on? Financially? It's a financial problem. What's going on? I know you were having those problems at the house. I still have the problems at the house.

The house is a big problem. Yeah. You were trying to build a basement on top of your house? Trying to dig a basement, and then after it's dug under the house, and we lay the cement, we put it in the pool table. You were going to transfer it. I was going to put it on top of the house and it's ended up being a real money pit. Literally.

Yeah. But also I'm trying to remake the money pit. Oh, you are? Yeah. And I want to shoot it in this space. I've always seen you as like a shittier Tom Hanks. Yeah, yeah, I know. And that's why I want to make a movie.

Because the money pit, not a great movie. I want to make a shittier version of it. Why don't you start with one of his good films and make a shittier version? Then maybe you would sort of even out. I'm remaking only this and The Man with One Red Shoe. Oh, no. How are you remaking The Man with One Red Shoe? I've never seen it, but I'm going to remake it.

Is it going to be 90 minutes of just one shot of you with one shoe on? I'm going to put on one red shoe and just kind of take it from there. All right. Sounds okay. Okay. All right. Sounds okay. Okay. All right. Anyway. Back on the record?

Back on the record. Hey, Adam, so what'd you think of that? Uh, mm-hmm. Okay, fine, fine, fine. Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine. Fine.

Fine. So we were just talking about movies. Hey, wait a minute. Oh. Is this an episode of I Love Films? I believe it might be. Hey everyone, welcome to I Love Films. This is Scott. And this is

Scott. And we're talking about, look, let's be frank, we're not talking about movies. We were just talking about movies earlier. You can be Frank. I'm going to be Gary. But we're talking about films here. Films, not movies. Films, classic films. What's the last film that you saw, Adam? Like a real film. Like a real film. I'm not talking about popcorn flicks.

Sure. Where it's like, hey, pop up the Jiffy Pop here and let's Netflix and chill. You know what? You can keep it. I'm going to go to the movie theater. Netflix and go fuck yourself. Yeah, exactly. I'm going to go to the theater. I'm going to go to the movie theater. Go fuck yourself. Yeah, exactly. I'm going to go to the theater. I'm going to lay down a few bucks. I'm going to buy out the entire

theater. The entire theater. And I'm going to go there by myself. By myself. And I'm going to watch a film. A film. A film. That's right. And if that's not available, I'll tell you one thing. If I ever am traveling around and I can't find a theater that's showing a film.

Forget it. You know what I'll do? What I do instead is just going to watch a movie or reading a book. I'll open up a Wikipedia page of a great film. Oh, yeah, and just read that. And just read the random trivia about it. I would rather do that than go see The Avengers 75 or however many there are by now. I also, I'll sometimes just go around and try to find my local Kodak.

Yeah. And I'll just ask to smell the celluloid. Oh, I love the smell of film. Oh, film. Good film. Good film that's been emulsified. Fresh, fresh film. Fresh film.

Right after it comes out of the factory in China. Right out of it. And I don't even put it in a dark room either. No, no, no. I just unspool it and I ruin it. Just smell it. Just smell it and expose it. And I ruin great directors' films.

Yeah, right after they shoot a really complicated, expensive shot, just expose the film. Just expose it to the light and say, hmm, I love films. I wish I could have. If I had a time machine, I'd go back in time. And fuck King Kong. And the set of Jaws. And also I would fuck King Kong. Oh, that's you too.

Okay. No, I would go to the sets of those movies and expose all their films. Expose all of their films. And that way we're all at a level playing field. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Because they're too good. Those films are way too good.

All right. We'll see you next time on I Love Film. Bye. Good F. I think, you know, it's interesting. It ran out of steam at the end a little. Well, I think that's a different part. Because usually we do the podcast I Love Films.

Sure. I believe that may have been I Love Film. Is it I Love Film or I Love Films? I think that one was probably I Love Film. Okay. So that was the first inaugural and only episode of I Love Film. Interesting. I wonder if there's an I Love Film.

Yes, there is. There is. Okay. But we're not going to hear from that right now. Yes, there is. There is. Okay. But we're not going to hear from that right now. I think we might. We might? Hey, everyone. This is Scott.

And this is Scott. And this is I Love I Love Film. We're talking about how much we love I Love Film. Man, you know, that podcast is terrific. It's only one episode, but a good one. And you know what they really focus in on and what they really, really get off on, if I can use that expression? Oh, man. And it's okay because, like, film is sexual, or at least I love film is sexual.

Listening to I love film, it really turns me on. It gives me the biggest bone zone. What do you mean? I'm talking this part of my body. Yeah, I'm pointing at my boner. Yeah, is what I call the bone zone. Oh, like the whole zone. The whole zone is just in gore relegated to your bone. It's filled with blood. You know how when your boner I understand. It gets hard, it fills up with blood and if you were to even give it the tiniest pinprick it would explode. It would explode in

a big blood balloon type of explosion. Yeah, I know. And that's why you should never stick it in anything. Never never pop the bone balloon is what we're doing. Never pop the bone balloon ever. Alright, that. Never pop the bone balloon ever. All right, that's been I Love, I Love Film.

Goodbye. Goodbye. Good app. Today we're talking about U2. We haven't talked about them in a minute, I got to say. Well, it's been since November, which you said earlier. It's been since November. So why don't we just fucking move on? We have a big, I gotta say. Well, it's been since November, which you said earlier. It's been since November. We have a big, big show here.

We have a couple of guests coming up on the show. It's exciting. I would say maybe we're dipping back into the old YouTube mailbag here. Ooh. Just like as an excuse to have two incredible guests.

Yeah, I don't know what you mean by that. You might be right about Yeah, I don't know what you mean by that. You might be right about it. I don't know what you mean about it. What, dipping into the YouTube mailbag? Yeah, I literally am lost on that. I want to be on the same page, so please explain yourself. You know how we keep just all of the fan mail we get for the YouTube show? We do, yeah.

Next to us while we record. I tell you, we get so much you talking U2 to me fan mail. You ever seen that film Miracle on 34th Street? Wait a minute, is this an episode of I Love Film? I believe it is. Hey everyone, this is Scott.

And this is Scott. And we're back with our second episode of I Love Film. Yeah, hey. You ever seen it? I love film. Film. Sometimes a film can be sort of fanciful and include fantasy elements, yet it transcends them to be a really good film.

Yeah. Scott, if I can just jump in here, I think what you're trying to say is that no matter how fantastical the film might be, there are enough grounded elements to really pull us in. Take a great film like Star Wars. Star Wars. Right? You're watching Star Wars. They're zooming around. Lasers. Lasers. Beep, beep, beep, beep. Robots.

Robots. And you're like... And aliens and people in devil's masks. Creatures. You name it. It's in there. So much. Literally, you name anything and it'll be in Star Wars. A laser gun. In there. Shoes.

In there. Liquids. In there. Star Wars to me is the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog of films. It has everything in there. Absolutely. Absolutely. Everything in there.

Yeah. So sometimes you'll be watching something like that and you'll be like, is this a film or is this a popcorn movie? I don't even know. Should I walk out? Should I throw my drink at the screen in disgust and walk out? What should I do? But something like Star Wars, it does.

It pulls you in. You know why? Why? Because there are characters we care about. And how do they get that done? There's a grounding element. There's a grounding element. There's something you can really relate to.

The Wookie. You relate to the large creature. And that gets you in there. It's like a dog, yes. It's like a big dog. I think we all know. Like a big, wet dog. We've all had that day where we are.

We've all had a big, wet dog in our life. Yes. Where we're like, are you my dog, or are you Chewbacca? Exactly. And we get confused. We've all had that day. We've all had a big wet dog in our life. Yes. Where we're like, are you my dog or are you Chewbacca? Exactly. And we get confused. We've all had that day. But what I'm talking about now is Miracle on 34th Street. You know that scene where they dump the mail onto that dude from I Love Lucy?

That's right. He took a break from I Love Lucy and he's playing the judge. Sure. And they dump it all and everyone's like, oh my God, you're Santa Claus. I want a Nintendo. Yeah. I've never seen it.

Oh. All right, well this has been I Love Film. Bye. Bye. Anyway, you know how good at, by the way, number two.

They're really racking them up. You know how they're dumping all the mail out? I haven't seen it. I didn't see that movie. It's good. You should see it. It starts with, I'll tell you one thing. If you're on Thanksgiving, if you're like, should I watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Right. Just pop in Miracle on 34th Street because it starts with that. And then you also get to see a film at the same time. It's like a time saver. I saw that part of the film. Wait, you turned it off right after that? No, I think maybe I did see the whole thing or I saw... You turned it off right as they

came in with mail? Yeah, I was like, I think I smell a mail bag scene coming on here. I got to get the fuck out of here. Is that what you said to your children? Yep. Sorry, kids. Dad's got to get the fuck out of here.

Mailbags coming. Anyway, that's what it's like here, you talking to you too, man. We get a lot of mail and we get a lot of requests. We get a lot of requests for guests. I think that's where you're going with it. We get a lot of requests for guests

and we have two guests coming up that have been requested several times. Is this an episode of requests for guests? I think it might be. Be our guest. Be our guest. Put ourselves to the test.

Hey everyone, this is Scott. And this is Scott. And this is requests for guests. Hey guys. And we get a lot of this is Requests for Guests. Hey guys. And we get a lot of requests for guests. Oh man, we get requests all the time for a variety of things, but primarily... Guests. Guests, requests for guests. Nate, let's list some of the guests that we've been requested to have on this show. Or not on this show, because we never get any requests for guests for this show.

No, not this show. It's ironic, isn't it? Not this show. No, but for the U2 show, we get a lot of requests for guests. All the time. But an actual request for a guest on requests for guests? Yeah, who would you like to have on this show? On this show?

Oh, man. I would love, let's see. You know who I'd like to have? Is Richard Attenborough. Richard Attenborough. Yes. From the Jurassic Park himself. The Jurassic Park series.

He directed one of my- He directed Jurassic Park. Did you know that? Yes. Well, he directed that movie. Every scene that he's in- He directed those scenes. You can hear him saying action at the top and cut at the end.

But also, anytime you see an actor in a movie, if they're in a scene, that means they directed that scene. That scene, yeah. in a movie if they're in a scene that means they directed that scene that scene yeah and anytime you can tell

when you're gonna go to a different angle because the actor will say go to camera two oh yeah you can always hear that you can always hear it in every film

every single time go to camera two now back to one and they snap their fingers like that they snap their fingers just like Timothy Busfield in Studio 60

Studio 60 alright we'll see you next time thanks bye bye in Studio 60. Studio 60. All right. We'll see you next time. Thanks. Bye. Bye. We have a lot of requests for guests. It feels good being back on YouTube, by the way. Yeah, it's a different air in here.

It's like, it's sexy suddenly. We here. It's like it's sexy suddenly. It smells like leather. We've been talking about college rock for a while, and it smells like leather and like ball sweat. Yeah, it smells like leather balls. It smells like leathery leather balls. You know what it smells like? It smells like, I have to say, it also smells like love.

Wow. you know, U2, there's a lot of love in their music. Do you think that if U2, what if Bonobos were to

gather the U2 fam around on Christmas Eve? Yeah. I have to imagine they spend Christmas Eve and Christmas together, don't you think? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know, and it's like, jing, jing, jing, jing, jing, jing. Hey, did Santa get any mail? If he does, I'm gonna get the fuck out of here. Yep. And he says to Thed, she says, he says, hey, you know what? On the next record, I don't want to do any songs about love. I just

want to do songs about food. Yeah. And we'll call it You food Yeah Do you think I think that That happens probably every year And then Fedge Would naturally

Just say No No No No man No No our biggest hits have been about love Love

It's all love And then Bonobos of course At that point He's like What the fuck am I thinking? Yeah. I do this every year. Every year.

Every year I say this to you and you always talk me down. I see the fruitcake on the table. I'm like, let's write an anthem about that. Let's sing something, Anna, because I have so many songs. Yeah. Thanks for talking me down, Fedge. Yeah. And then they go off and they cut a classic.

Fart. Fart. Anyway, we have some great guests coming up, but we do have to take a break. Before that, let's take a break, and when we come back, this is exciting. A little later on the show, we're going to have TV's Andy Daly from the review show. Do you like that show? That's one of my favorite shows. He's going to be here a little later.

He's going to tell us he has an interesting story about U2's website. Really? Yeah. But before that, when we come back, we'll have Phoebe Robinson of Two Dope Queens. Very exciting. Very big U2 fan. She will be here with us when we come back.

Right after this, this is you talking U2 to me. We'll be right back. All right. I have a series of questions to ask you. This is like the Turing test or that test they give in a Blade Runner to see if you're an Android or not. All right. Do your palms sweat at the sight of a lengthy wine list? Do your eyes glaze over when people start talking about tannins?

Those are the only questions I have. Okay, you might be an android if you answered yes or if you start sweating profusely. No, look, wine. Wine. It's scary. It's snooty. It's difficult to talk about without sounding like a jerk or stupid, right? Not anymore. Get this. There's a new podcast about wine with our good buddy, comedian Ben Schwartz. You know him as a frequent guest on the Comedy Bang Bang TV show as well as podcast.

He has, look, he's a wine novice. Okay, he didn't know the first thing about wine. Trust me, I was on this show. He's not incredibly bright, not only about wine, but about other topics. He teamed up with The Wine Dialogues to create this podcast called The Wine Down. That's right, a new podcast that makes learning about wine fun. In each episode, Ben and a guest comedian, and may I say, I am the guest comedian on the first episode. It was such an honor. I got there and Ben said, you know, you know how he talks. You know, you're going to be probably the guest on the third episode. Oh, it's good to be here. And instead, my episode was so good they made it the first episode. That's

what I'm assuming. I didn't talk to him or check with him about that, but I get the feeling that's what happened. But each episode, Ben and a guest comedian, they sit down with a wine expert. We had a great wine expert that we asked all sorts of annoying questions to, including, I believe, if Santa Claus were to drink wine, which wine would he drink? And he answered them seriously. were to drink wine, which wine would he drink? And he answered them seriously. We ask all the questions that you have been too afraid to ask. Listen along as we taste wine. That was a great part of it. We share toasts. We crack jokes. And you can get this in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you choose to listen. The Wine Dialogues is a project of the William Hill Estate Winery. Welcome back.

From father to son. Daddy and little boy, that is. This is you talking U2 to me. Wait, just real quick. Originally it was Boy Da Boots. Boy Da Boots, then it was Boy Da... Breaking... Breaking Wave?

From Boy Da Waves. Breaking. Breaking. Waves, yeah. And then we got Boy Do Best Thing. No, because it's not Breaking The Waves. Breaking. Breaking. Waves, yeah. And then we got Boy Do Best Thing. No, because it's not Breaking the Waves. What is this song called? Every Breaking Wave.

Every Breaking Wave. Right. Every Breaking Wave. So it wasn't Songs of Innocence. It was Breaking Waves. What? Why is this important right now? I don't know.

You're the one who's just apologizing to our guests for wasting time. Oh, my God. Okay. All right. All right. Okay. All right. We're back.

We have a very special guest here. And I tell you, when we started doing this show, I heard a lot from a lot of people saying, oh, you got to get Phoebe on, you got to get Phoebe on, you got to get Phoebe on. Yeah. And actually, when we were going to do Bonnaroo a year ago or two years ago, we were talking about you being on it then, but we ended up not being able to go to Bonnaroo. So I'm so happy that you're here in LA. I also have to say, the whole time we've had the podcast, my wife, Naomi, the whole time was like,

Phoebe Robinson loves you too. You have to ask her to be on. And I was like, I'm not going to ask her to be on the show. This is the most interest she's ever taken in our podcast, by the way. She's never listened to it, but she wants you to be on.

So this is a huge... Tell her, say, hey, boo. Yeah, yeah. Huge get. Please welcome Phoebe Robinson. Hello. Oh, goodness. Thank you for having me on. Oh, my God. Thank you. Thank you for, boo. Yeah, yeah. Huge get. Please welcome Phoebe Robinson. Hello. Oh, goodness. Thank you for having me on.

Oh, my God. Thank you. Thank you for being on. This is exciting. Truly, truly exciting. When we have a guest on, there, you know, so many questions come to mind. Like, oh, man, what do we talk to Phoebe about? I mean, you two has been around for, I don't even know how long.

Like, three years? Oh, 35 years. Yeah. So much we could talk about. Did you say three years? I thought it was three years. I thought it was three years. I'm sorry. I'm stupid. I thought they had started three years ago.

It's okay. It's okay. Just take a step back. Just take a step back. Shake it off. Okay, shake it off. Do they sing Shake It Off? Yes. You do.

Great. But I think we need to start with just the basics. And when I say the basics, I need to know when did you first hear of U2? I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, so I think maybe when I was 13. 13 years old. Are you comfortable saying what year that is? Yeah. Well, I'm 33,. 13 years old. Are you comfortable saying what year that is? Yeah,

well, I'm 33, so 20 years ago. 20 years ago today. Yeah. Sergeant Pepper told the band to play. U2 does that song.

So this was, this was around the all that you can't leave behind era or maybe a little bit. We're talking 98. 98. Yeah,

so this was pop. Pop. Which I did not, I was not fully aware of pop at the time, which I think was good because that's not a great entry into the band is pre-pop. Yeah, so this was pop, which I did not, I was not fully aware of pop at the time, which I think was good because that's not a great entry into the band. You don't like village people send-ups? Yeah, that's a, you know, I'm going to buy it on vinyl, but I'm also like, you shouldn't buy this on vinyl.

You're never going to listen to it. But they get my money. But, yeah, I used to, like, listen to. Do you remember the first time you to do you do you remember the first time you heard of you do you remember the first song do you remember yeah i don't know it's probably like a classic rock station maybe so maybe like um maybe it was pride that might have been the first one or still haven't found one yeah one of those two yeah yeah and i just fully like loved it and i knew that no one my age or skin color loved this.

Right, right. But I was like, I'm going to just deep dive into it. Yeah. There it is. You're 13 years old. This comes on. Yeah. So it just kind of like hit you in that place where you're like,

wow, this is interesting. This is unlike anything else that I'm listening to. Is it just different sounding? Yeah, because I was super into Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston. I heard you too, and I was like, oh, this is totally different, and I really love this. Did you like any rock music at that point, or were you mainly into pop? Yeah, I mean, I did.

I listened to like the police and like i think i was starting to listen to a little zeppelin so it wasn't like i never heard um any rock music but something about you two just like really got my pre-puberty self so fully invested i've been obsessed do you think that listening to U2 was the thing that caused that puby period to start? Yes. I felt like one of my eggs dropped, and I was like, oh. Uh-oh. Period.

Here we go. It's happening. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's how I do. So you got into them in like 98. So then a year and a half later when All That You Can't Leave Behind comes out, it must have been a huge, you're like, oh my God.

Yeah. And because suddenly they're celebrated all over the planet again. Yeah, and I was like, I got that album and I was so excited

and it's like, I got the CD so I was memorizing the lyrics. I was so into it and I was trying to beg my parents to let me go to a concert. They wouldn't take me to a concert. That and Spice Girls,

they refused to take me to concerts. They refused to take you to concerts? Yeah, they were like, we don't want to go. And I was like, but it's not for you. And they were like,

we don't want to go. So you had this. Ah, bummer. Would they take you to any concert? No concerts. They were like, we don't want to do it. They're great parents.

That's not a great first story to tell about your parents. Tell us a good one. Anything. Doesn't have to be U2 related. They're great. They help pay off my student loans. That's good. Would they do that for anyone?

Like us? Sure. How much do you owe? Because I still have really... I don't know why. I've just never... I've always ignored it. Well, you know what? We'll both get Phoebe's parents' info after this.

Philip and Octavia, they will hook you up. Okay. Which one's which? Who's your dad? Who's your mom? My dad is Octavia. Okay, great. Now, I spent some time in Cleveland the past couple years.

Nice. And I really loved it. What were you doing there? I was working there as an actor. Were you doing the movie where you showed your real penis? No. I was doing, well, I always try and sneak it in somewhere. Were you doing the movie where you showed your real penis? No. I was doing – well, I always try and sneak it in somewhere.

So if you really look in these two movies, you'll see it. One was My Blind Brother and then the other one is Little Evil, a Netflix movie. But I stayed in – Didn't hear about those on the Academy Awards those years. In Tremont. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's cool. That's a cool city. Have you gone to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Yeah, I went there. How big is that place? Is it like the size of a Denny's or is it bigger? It's pretty big. Yeah, it's like six floors of stuff. But like six Denny's stacked on top of each other? I would say so. Yeah, it was like six, seven Denny's.

Scott measures every building by Denny's Scott measures I measured them by Red Robin so that's what got it got unlimited building is like eight Red Robin seven Denny's yeah okay got it do you remember the first record that you bought was it that was it that particular record all that you can't leave behind you know what I think I might have – I think I bought – I think it was Unforgettable Fire first. Oh, okay. And then Joshua Tree. Because Pride was on there.

Yeah, yeah. And then – so, okay. Do you remember where you bought it or is that all lost to you? I don't know. It was like an FYE. What is FYE? What is that? For your entertainment?

Yeah. They used to have them in like malls everywhere. So that's like where I got – I think that's where I got those two CDs. Weirdly, I think I did go to an FYE in Cleveland because I would just go to the mall and walk around. Really weird. The mall is one of the best parts of Cleveland, for sure. Now there's a Grove-like mall on the outskirts of town,

and I would drive out there and go walk around. Do you know what I'm talking about? Why are you walking around the mall, Adam? You're a movie star. When you're on location and if you have a day off and you have nothing to do, so you just take your per diem to the mall. That's what I did. What's your per diem?

How much are you getting on these movies? I don't know. When I shot a movie in Serbia, I shot one with Vanessa Bayer. We would go to the mall. This is recent. Yeah, we shopped at Zara. That's what we did. Every time we had time off, we're like, let's go to zara right i went to i would buy it i bought a sweater purely

out of boredom at american eagle yeah have you ever worn it i do i wear it all the time and i get compliments on it and i'm like it's fucking american eagle can you believe this um so you bought those two records first. So you got Unforgettable Fire, then Joshua Tree. These are classics. These are what you hear on classic rock. And you're listening to classic rock at the time, like Zeppelin and

things like that. Yeah, for sure. Are your friends into it at all? I mean, not really. This was like, I don't know, early aughts, late 90s, when R&B was like, really? You had Aaliyah, all that stuff. It was like, I don't know, early aughts, late 90s, when R&B was like really. You had Aaliyah, all that stuff was really. The Thong song is right around the corner. It's huge.

Oh, and Destiny's Child was just kind of coming out. Name one Destiny's Child song. Survivor. Thank you very much. Okay. I love that song. That's a great song. Because of the TV show Survivor?

Yes. I'm a big fan predominantly. Because of the TV show Survivor? Yes. I'm a big fan of Survivor, the TV show. I saw you on the season finale this last year. Yeah, I was there. Yeah, I know you were there. Wait, was I on TV? Oh, maybe I just saw you post a picture like a big dumbass. I didn't.

Did I? I saw, I knew you were there. Oh, I did. So you must have. No, you're right, I did. I go to the finale whenever I can. Hey, I watch them too. But we weren't on TV.

But yes, the television program and the Destiny's Child song, both terrific. Great songs. What about the band Survivor? Who does? I mean, I love them. They're my favorite. I like them more than R.E.M. or YouTube. Why are we doing this show?

I don't know. So your friends are not into them.E.M. or U2. Why are we doing this show? I don't know. So your friends are not into them. No, no. But are you into that music as well? Yeah, I'm kind of like all over the place. That's cool. That's interesting that you were into R&B and then like classic rock and U2 and stuff.

What about Octoon Baby? Did that come later? That did come later. And I like love that. I think that did come later and i like love that i think that and joshua treated like the top don't we're gonna get we're gonna get this later we're gonna get your rankings later jumped ahead um so so it uh uh do you remember seeing a video and seeing what they look like uh at any point and you're like oh that's what they look like yeah that makes sense or were you like what no i think i think the first video i wouldn't be that shocked um but uh i think it was with or without you and i was like oh he's like the bottle's like low-key hot i was like because

he's wearing a vest with no uh t-shirt yeah i was like he's holding a guitar i'm like that's cool that's low-key because it seems to me in that video, it's just like, I'm hot. Look at this. But low-key hot. I feel like Tom Hiddleston is low-key hot. Uh-huh. Sure. He plays low-key in The Avengers.

Low-key hot. Oh, my God. But what do you mean by low-key hot? Just like, you know. Like a creeper. No, no, no. Bubbling under is what I'm trying to say? No, it's more like I was like, oh, okay.

I didn't notice that he was like a good-looking person. Because like at the time, like when I was early teens, I was like super into Ricky Martin. Like that was great. By the way, my wife used to talk about when we first got together in 99, Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin. I was like, you like Ricky Martin. Like your section. And she would always be like, oh, no, I'm just a fan of his music. I'm like, name one other song.

That song was huge. Oh, my God. Remember how big that song was? And so I was like, Ricky Martin was like, he's a super hot dude. But then I saw Bono. So Bono was in the friend zone for a while. And then you saw With or Without You. With or Without You. Yeah. And I was like, all right a super hot dude. So Bono was in the friend zone for a while and then you saw With or Without You. Yeah, and I was like, alright, slide into

my DMs. I was like, oh, he's an attractive dude. Do you still find him attractive? Yeah, I met him twice. Yes, we're going to talk about that, yes. He's a good looking guy. Should we jump to that or do we still need more background? Whatever. I mean, you do whatever.

Well, what about after Octoon? Because what was, Zoropa came next. And then I got that. Adam, by the way, is going to ask you about every album. I like what, you know what I do genuinely find interesting? Is when someone discovers a band, what direction do you go? Do you go back and go to the beginning, or do you just carry on and then discover all that later?

Yeah, so I carried on Zoropa. I was like, this is tight. And I got Pop, and I was like. Dicey. Okay, yeah. I was like, but you know what? We all got to take risks. They went for it.

We talked about it on this show. That actually, I was really into that record. No, like genuinely? Because I was really into like the Chemical Brothers and you know Prodigy and all that kind of stuff so I was like alright yeah

good for you too for staying staying current it felt rushed it feels rushed the production's bad we've made I have on

on a previous episode on the poop episode I have made my alternate track listing of that using some remixes some different

tracks and stuff like that. Like North and South of the River and stuff. That's a great song, by the way. Why wouldn't they put that on the record? It's so weird. Oh, well, you guys. I'm a crazy person. I'm a truly crazy person. In what way?

So my boyfriend is going on the road May 3rd and months ago, he's like, yeah, I like you too, fine, whatever. And so I was like, well, I'm going to get his tickets opening night for their next tour. And he was like, okay, I don't have a choice in this. I guess I'm going. So we're flying to Tulsa, Oklahoma two days before he's going to be on the road for like nine months. For the tour opener, which is like at the beginning of May, right?

Yeah, May 2nd. So we're flying in May 1st. Wow. We're going to be in some like Doubletree Hotel or some shit. And then we're going to go see the concert May 2nd. And then he's like leaving me to go to like Seattle for like a month. That's cool. That's a great boyfriend.

Yeah, he's really like we're looking at like the flights. There's no direct flights. Of course not. Because he lives in Portland, right? He lives in Portland, and I live in New York. And so, yeah. But we met at a U2 concert. You met at a U2 concert?

Yes. Let's talk about that. Which one? Yes. Okay, so we met June 29th because he's a tour manager for the Lumineers, and they were opening for U2. Of what year, by the way? Last year. Last year? by the way? Last year.

Last year? Oh okay. Last year. It was eight months. Oh so the Joshua Tree tour. Yeah the Joshua Tree tour and I was like I'm going to try

and go this tour like as much as I can because I have money now and that's what I'm spending it on. So I saw them six times last summer. Whoa.

I know. I'm very proud of myself for that. That's cool. Where did you see them? Where did you see them? Where did you see them? What cities? I saw them

L.A. L.A. It's not O-lay. O-lay! I saw them in I saw them O-lay in the heart of Mexico. I saw them in L.A.,

Boston, Bonnaroo, twice in New York. What's the sixth time? What is that sixth time? I can't remember. San Diego.

No. Lodi. And did the shows vary or was it pretty set? They would change up the last few songs usually, right? Did I ask you a question? No. Jesus. I will say, so the early parts of the tour, every time I see them, I always get nervous the first show.

I see the tours, I'm like, what's the set list going to be? Like, I get very anxious. And so they did one. They closed with one, obviously. And then they did. Two. They did the little things. You like that one.

Then they did the little things that give you away. You like that one. Then they did the little things that give you away. It's a genuine laugh. That was a good one. I like that one. Good, too. But then after one, they did the little things that give you away, and it's like you can't – you close with one. Yeah.

So they were trying to do that for a while, and then by the end they sort of stopped that. I think we saw them close with little things you give away at the Rose Bowl. I feel like they played something after it, though. No. They definitely played. In L.A., they did that? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It was cool. I mean, we had those great pit seats, so we just ran up to the little tiny stage and just... And our wives made fun of us. Yes, they did. Oh my god, new song. And by the way, they filmed us doing it and laughed about it. That's really cute. But I really like that song. But you're right. It's not the closing. Oh, my God, new song. By the way, they filmed us doing it and laughed about it. That's really cute. But I really like that song.

But you're right. It's not the closest. So tell us, though, about meeting your boyfriend. Yeah, so Nila, who's in The Lumineers, invited me because she likes 2 Dope Queens. And she's like, this is a way that we can be friends. You'll come to a YouTube concert. I'm like, girl, I'm already going five times. But yes, I will go a sixth time for free.

And so I go with my friend Michelle Buteau, and we're driving to MetLife. Michelle Buteau, great comedian. Hilarious. And we're driving to MetLife. It took us three hours to get to MetLife. The traffic was truly horrific. Dang. We ended up picking up these two white people on the side of the highway who were trying

to go to the concert. And Michelle's like, how do you know that they're going to the concert? I'm like, what are we all doing? We're like trying to go to the concert. And Michelle's like, how do you know that they're going to the concert? I'm like. White people. Look around. I'm like, what are we all doing? We're like the only brown people doing this. So.

By the way, what is the percentage do you think when you're in the crowd? Do you feel it? Do you feel like, oh my gosh, there is. Yeah. Is it like 99.9%? Yes. Usually when I go to a U2 concert, the only people of color there are the people who work at the venue.

Oh, that's interesting. And then it's like me. And maybe like some old black guy that you're like, all right. Maybe he's narrating it or something like, well, U2 had a good show. It's like Morgan Freeman. U2 is, it's very white music. It's very white. It's so white.

And so I kept texting with my boyfriend. Not at the time, but now. Sure. Meaning you were texting him because he was your contact. He was going to get us in. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right, right, right. And so we were so late.

So you kind of knew him before? I never met him. But Nila was like, text him, and he'll get you. And I was like, all right, cool. So I text this dude. And we finally get – it took us three hours to get to MetLife and then an hour was like, all right, cool. So I text this dude and we finally get, it took us three hours to get to MetLife and then an hour

to find parking. And so I text him and I was like, what time is U2 going on? He's like, I don't know, like maybe five minutes, like you're super late.

So then I'm in like. By the way, not even, hey, what time are the Lumineers going? Yeah, the person,

the band you're involved with. No, but I already found, I missed it. They almost missed opening for them because the traffic was so bad. found, I missed it. They almost missed opening for them because the traffic was so bad. So then I book it.

I start like running around the stadium and try to like get to the tour manager. And so then I see him and he's like a white guy in a suit. So I was like, oh, I'm assuming that's the tour manager. So then he's like six hours here. He's like, hi, nice to meet you.

I was like, no, I've been stuck in a car for four hours. You're giving me a hug. So I just like grab him and force him to hug me. I'm fully so not interested in him as a person. I'm like, where are my friends? Help me find my friends.

I'm here to see the shit. I was so rude to him. And he was just like, who is this fucking crazy lady? And then I got invited to the U2 after party. Where the Lumineers open, you're like, okay, fuck them. And so I go to the U2 after party

and he kept texting me on the way there and I was like, Michelle, why is this guy texting me? I don't want to talk. Like, what is this? And she's like,

he likes you. And I was like, oh. It didn't register to me because I never get when someone likes me. So I was like, why is this didn't register to me because I never get when someone likes me. So I was like, why is this guy leaving the fuck alone? So was he at the after party?

Yeah, he was at the after party. He told me he was going to come to the after party. And I was like, all right, cool, whatever. Was that a normal occurrence that he goes to the after party? Or was he hoping to see you? He later told me that he wasn't going to go to the after party. But then he heard that I was going. Cool.

What about the Lumineers after party? What happened to that party? It's like just those janitors. Sweeping up around him. Old black guy. Well, you two is great today. This party is hopping. So I was like trying to make out with him.

Didn't happen. Trying to make out with him that night? And it didn't happen. No, because I was like, I'm never going to see this guy again. He lives in Portland. He's a tour manager.

I have zero interest in dating anyone. Why is that? Because I come out like a long-term relationship and I was trying to date when I was out here working on a TV show.

It was just like awful. It was like going to bumble a bunch of horrible websites. So I was like, fuck it. I'm not going to try dating anyone.

Adam and I have never been on a dating website so we don't know. It's great. We don't know what horrible websites. So I was like, fuck it. I'm not going to try dating. Adam and I have never been on a dating website, so we don't know. It's great. We don't know what they're like. I did it recently for a magazine thing, and I was horrified. It's terrible. I had no idea. Yeah, it's crazy. It's a lot.

You went on a dating site for a magazine? What's a GQ? A magazine? It was for Vanity Fair. What's this magazine? Maybe they'd allow me to go on a dating website as well. Where you handle, you do someone's Tinder for them

oh that's cute for like half an hour and you oh wow do the messaging with them and so I did that and I couldn't believe

how insane it was and how forward people were yeah it's really intense a lot of dick jokes and I'm like what is this yeah

so I was like oh I'm gonna try it I hate dick jokes me too gross we don't do them on this show we don't allow it we don't allow it and I'm like, what is this? So I was like, oh, I'm going to try it. I hate dick jokes. Me too. Gross. We don't do them on this show.

We don't allow it. We don't allow it. Ugh. So this drunk girl started talking to me, and she's being kind of physical, so she punched me. What? Jesus.

In the shoulder. I was like, shut up, but punched me super hard, and he came over and rescued me, and I was like, oh, this guy's like really cute. And he had to like go because he had to like work, whatever. And so he's like, but if you're ever in Portland, let me know. It would be nice to see you.

And I'm like, I'm not fucking coming to Portland to see you. Three weeks later, I'm like on a flight to Portland. Really? Because you guys had been talking back and forth since then? We went like a week. I waited a week until after we met because I was like I kept thinking about him. So I truly like hit him up on Instagram. Wow. And I just like started talking to him and we've been talking like truly every single day since.

Nice. I love it. I love hearing that kind of story. Yeah, he's a cutie. Nice. And the Lumineers are going to be out there on tour coming to a town near you. Is he like the tour manager of a bunch of different bands too?

Yeah, so now he's getting ready to go out with Nico Case. Oh, cool. She's a great friend of Comedy Bang Bang. Yeah. So he works a lot. Great. And he's very accepting of my obsession with U2.

He's really nice about it. So he must have seen them so many times on that tour as well. Yeah, that's why he's done. He's like, I'm done. nice about it. So he must have seen them so many times on that tour as well. Yeah. That's why he's done. He's like, I'm done. I did it. And I'm like, nope, we got to go.

So we're going to go in Tulsa. And then U2's playing in Copenhagen the day after my birthday in September. So I'm like, we're now flying to Copenhagen for this. And he was like, okay. So he's going to hang out in Copenhagen. That's cool. That's great. Yeah.

Okay So he's gonna Wow Hang out in Copenhagen That's cool That's great Yeah So Speaking of the new record

And the tour That you're gonna go see Songs of Experience What do you think? That was our last episode And we talked about What we think about it I love that

Where are you at? I think it's their best album Since All That You Can't Leave Behind Whoa Yeah It's really I think it's really solid beginning to end. It's maybe one or two songs too long.

Which ones would you cut? Hold on. Let me look at my phone because every time I always just skip it because I'm like, I don't need to hear this right now. Interesting because I like them all, but let's hear which one.

I like them all, but I prefer a nice and tight album. It's interesting. I have not listened to that record. You had me until you said album. Record? Record? Is that better?

No. You had me at nice and tight. I don't like dick jokes, but vagina jokes. You know that Beck just did a version of Lights of Home? Yes. Is it good? I haven't heard it. I was looking for it, but it wasn't on sale yet

when it was announced. I want to listen. Okay. It's not The Showman, is it? Which every time I hear that song, I get a little scared because I think it says The Snowman. I think it's all about Mr. Police.

That's so scary. I left you all the clues. No, so I have the deluxe edition, which is also part of it. Yeah, yeah. But Book of Your Heart, I'm like – I don't even remember it. But that's not a proper album song, right?

Okay, let me go to the original. The 13 true tracks. Yes, yes, yes. First we have Love Is All We Have Left. Great song, great song. I have a small story about that we can talk about in a second. Well, why? Let's talk about it now.

Oh, so I met bono at bonnaroo yeah and uh so i jessica and i got invited to like this red dinner uh red is the charity that bono yeah yeah yeah in the news lately i think but probably not go ahead and so they, well, Bono might be at this dinner. I was like, all right, cool. So I was like, I'm going to dress up and kind of look like a babe because I want to look great the first time I meet Bono. He wasn't there. Do you dress up like Bono?

He got that vest. Babe Bono. The big wide-brimmed. Like Joshua Tree era. Like thigh-high leather boots that are, like, not flattering. No, I—so anyway, long story short, he didn't show up to the— Dinner. The dinner.

Got invited to go to the sound check. Super cool. And so— Sound check? Yeah. Was it awesome? It was so great. What did they do?

They basically ran through the— Check one, two. Check one, two. Sibilance. They basically ran through, like Check one, two. Check one, two. Sibilance. They basically ran through the whole show. The whole show? Wow. I mean, they skipped some songs, obviously, but the Shadow Man stuff they saw on the Joshua

Tree tour, they did that. Oh, wow. Kind of real quick. Like, okay, so then I'll do this and blah, blah, blah. Do they go through the entire song? They did part of it. They did Vertical a few times. And so you guys see like the cool like visuals with it.

It was like really tight. It was super cool. Are you one of the only people there? Yeah. Or is there like a lot? And I was like way in the back. So they like did not see us. But so I left and my friend who got me into it

used to be their tour manager for a number of years. And she was like, oh, I bumped in the bottle. I told him that you like dressed up for him. And she was like, oh, I bumped into Bono. I told him that you, like, dressed up for him. And he was like, well, send me, have her send you a picture of what she was wearing. And I was like, Bono, Bon Bon, this is getting lit. This is so nuts. We are escalating the situation here. And so I was like, this is truly nuts.

But sure, like, drunkly went back to my hotel and, like, Jessica was taking pictures of me in my dress. And so we send them over to him. That's my favorite part of the story. You guys in a hotel room and Jessica taking pictures of you in a dress. We're both drunk. Most of the pictures are fucking god awful. And so when I meet him the next day, he's, like, so nice and lovely and really supportive. And I was like, oh, my God, I love you so nice and lovely and really supportive and I was like oh my god

I love you so much it's really nice and then he was like oh I have I have a present for you and I'm thinking it's like a U2 t-shirt

and I love oh man that's the one thing he wouldn't give us I remember that your episode why didn't he give you guys t-shirts

fucking bullshit they gave us everything but everything but the fucking t-shirt yeah he gave us like so much shit and then he's like oh by the way we're out of t-shirt. Yeah, he gave us like so much shit. And then he's like, oh, by the way, we're out of t-shirts.

This motherfucker. Well, he said that they were going to give us t-shirts, but Larry said no t-shirts for these guys. Fucking Larry. Yeah. Larry. Larry Mullen Sr.'s son. So then he was like, so I did like a little painting for you. And I was like, what?

So he reaches for his iPad and he took the picture I sent him and he did the lyrics to Love Is All We Have Left. That's insane. Yeah. That's so crazy. Do you mind if I take a look? Yeah, please. That's so awesome. And he like drew in my afro and I was like, he's respecting black culture too.

It was like such a tight moment. This is fucking cool. Have you posted this online? I have not yet. You have not. Do you want to post it with this episode, or do you not? I'm not sure yet. Okay, you'll keep it private.

That's fine. Yeah, because it's such a, like— It's so cool. It's so personal. I understand that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is— But it's very cool.

I want to take a look. I want to— I want to get on. Asshole, give it to me. You got me. It's usually me you got me it's usually lately it's been me getting you but yeah

that was so that song like means so much that's so cool it's a beautiful song it's a great song and that's

amazing yeah but it's so yeah I love that song a lot but let me go back to the album okay

right right right sorry okay so after that we have this is making me want to listen to this record Sorry. Okay, so after that we have Lights of Home. This is making me want to listen to this record. I haven't listened to it in a while. Lights of Home is great. It's nice and like crunchy. Yeah, it's good, right?

It feels like Jack White-ish a little. And Chaim helped them write that one. Oh, cool. Chaim! Chaim! Chaim Spartacus A little bit of bluesy

This is light to home You know what they could cut What's that? Love is bigger than anything in its way Love is bigger than anything in its way It feels very

One Republic and I think the least you can from One Republic. Yeah, Teddy Ruxpin. Wait, can we hear that one? Yeah. It's fine.

It's just, like, not my fave. Mm-hmm. I mean, I'll— Ooh. Oh, I really like this. Oh. I was like, you know my side. I like it, but I think it's—

One Republic. I think it's a B-side. Interesting. This is a B-side. I don't know. Oh, I like this, but I think it's a B-side. Interesting. This is a B-side. I don't know. Oh, I like this one a lot. I think on tour, you're going to come around on it, because I bet they play it. And it's going to be epic.

Maybe I'm being too. I feel like I know what you're saying. Oh, cut to you in the back. Take a picture of me. Like, I feel like that song is all, I see what you're saying, but I think the melody is just a little too good and the chorus is a little too catchy to throw it into a B-side. Okay, that's fair.

But it's interesting when you say it sounds really One Republic because I don't know if I know exactly what that is, but I think I know what you mean. You ever hear that Timbaland One Republic song? Yeah, I know. I just don't know them as a reference totally, but I know I've heard those songs. I think that dude from One Republic is lucky

that they never really had a huge hit where people can go, ah, this sounds too much like them in a way. But didn't he help them produce the previous record? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't know. So that's the one. I get what you're saying.

That's the one you're not gonna, but I. I like, I don't love. I love Landlady. I'm like, that's a, I think it's a very beautiful song. Interesting. It's like a really like sweet,

like I'm gonna take a time out, throw a shout out to Wifey, and I'm like, that's tight. That's cool, right? That's like really nice. That's like very pretty. This is landlady. His voice sounds really nice here. This is one I have not gotten into.

I like the sentiment. I like the lyrics of this. Yeah. I need to like kind of get into this one. Yeah. She's the landlady of, over him, you know? Yeah. It's like a cool way

to think about marriage. Yeah. You know? Like, I do it with Cool Up. Like, every month, first of the month,

she bugs me, she pounds on my door. She's like, you haven't paid the rent yet, you motherfucker. I'm like, hello, Jack. You just gotta give me

a couple more days. I know I'm three months behind. It's a great way to think about life. But I think this is a phenomenal album, and I think live it's a great way to think about life but I think this is a phenomenal album and I think live it's gonna be great is Landlady your favorite song on the record?

you know what no what do you got? I think top three Red Flag Day insane song it's so good get out your own way

I really like it feels so good when I'm like riding on the treadmill and I'm hearing that song and I think Lights of Home it is such a

badass song yeah and I you don't hear them being like badass a lot these days and so I really those are my top three. It's a big album.

I'm just, on our episode about this album, we said that so many times. It's like a stone cold classic. Yeah, so many times. Have you noticed that Lights of Home is like a close cousin to Gone? Oh, I didn't even think about that. Listen to them back to back.

I don't mean back to back with Jessica or anything. I just mean the songs. Although you can. I could just force her to be in a room with me. She'd be like, can I leave? I've heard you talk about this on your show. She's not quite there with you on U2, right? She doesn't quite get it.

And I'm like – and I forced her to go to the first New York show with me. And she did. And she was like, okay, this is actually a really good concert. See, isn't it cool? When you bring someone that's not into U2 to a U2 show, it's always like, oh, wow. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, that was pretty amazing.

Well, even Kulop and Naomi, who, and I've talked about it on this show, Kulop went to the All That You Can't Leave Behind tour with me. It was like, this is one of the best shows I've ever seen. But they get sick of us talking about U2 a lot, but they went to it with the Rose Bowl, and they were like, yeah! She came with me to see R.E.M. like 12 times. Wait a minute, wait a minute. Wow.

Is this an episode of Are You Talking REM? I think it might be. From chronic to collapse, town and into now, respectively, that is, this is Are You Talking REM? The comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things R.E.M.

This is good rock and roll music. And want to welcome to the show, this is Scott, this over here is Scott. Scott. And we're talking R.E.M. today. We have a special guest here. We have Phoebe Robinson. Hey, Phoebe.

Hi, guys. You're the first. We have a special guest here. We have Phoebe Robinson. Hey, Phoebe. Hi, guys. You're the first guest on this episode of this show. We've had a guest on the show before. No, not yet. Considering when this is released. Right, you're right. You're our first guest on Are You Talking REM? Very first one.

I'm so excited. What do you think of REM? You know. When did you first hear of REM? You know, when I was so excited. What do you think of R.E.M.? You know. When did you first hear of R.E.M.? You know, when I was a teen. Yeah? MTV. You know, I don't listen to them a lot.

What do you think? But Losing My Religion, great song. Okay. Everybody Hurts. You ever hurt? Well, everybody does. Oh, that's all right. I'm sorry.

Stupid question. But I think they're awesome. I think they're great. I think you would get, if you took a deep dive, you would get into it. If you like U2, you would get into it. I will say I went on Apple Music, not to product place, but I did. Do you have a sponsorship with them? And just totally like total honesty.

Do you have a sponsorship? And if so, how much do they pay you? Because I know right before the show you were like, hey, if there's any way we could like somehow talk about Apple Music at some point during the show. Like no biggie. No biggie if this could come up somehow. I do work with them.

They pay me $75,000 a year. Fuck, really? It's really good. So I just go into music centric podcast and I go you know I was listening to Apple Music

the other day wow it works that's it that's like all you have to do you guys can get into it and then we each get 75 grand

as well because we just kind of converse with you about it so we all get involved okay got it yeah yeah but we also

they sort of own part of our lives? Yeah, I mean, they're definitely involved in all your business endeavors now. Oh, shit, okay. Do they hear us talking about that first Macintosh computer that was a triangle? Yeah. So REM, yay or nay? Fine.

All right, we'll see you next time. We hope that you found what you've been looking for goodbye really good ep it was exciting to have I was worried they were off for a week but snuck back in

now I'm really curious about how we're going to label the – I really am. So you two – you've met Bono twice though. Twice. What is the other time? Second time I went home for 4th of July and my sister was like – Independence Day as they call it sometimes.

Yeah, sister-in-law was, I don't know, seven months pregnant and she'd never seen YouTube before. So she, okay, so let's break this down. She's, her due date is probably

September 4th-ish and she had sex in approximately November. Yeah. Now that we break it down, I'm so glad I know what's the sex calendar now. Do you think it was Thanksgiving?

Like, I'm so thankful for you. I'm so thankful for you. Let's get together. They had pumpkin pie and they were like, let's go. Okay. So July 4th. So we went to a concert because she had never seen them live before. And I was like, you're going to love this.

So we were hanging out and just like the, what's like the little like room where they let you like get drinks or whatever yeah it was the whatever tent right they called it the desert tent yeah desert yeah yeah yeah remember we were there Adam yes yeah and so someone on his staff texted me was like hey Bono just wants to say hi again are you around and I'm like who's gonna say no to that so I was like yeah let's go what city is this that? So I was like, yeah, let's go. What city is this, by the way? Cleveland. Okay, see, here's the problem.

We went to the Rose Bowl, and it's filled with superstars. Laura took us back there to talk to him, and there's Chris Martin, there's Jimmy Kimmel, all these people, and we're embarrassed to go up and talk to them. And Laura's like, well, no, he wants to talk to you because he likes you guys. You should go up and we're like, we don't want to bother. But if we were in Cleveland, you'd be like, guys, come back, please. Yeah, you got to go to a B city.

No shade to Cleveland, but you got to be in that kind of city. And so then we just like chatted and he was like so nice to Liz and he was just like so lovely. He drew something on my purse, like a little self-portrait of me. Oh, so cool.

He's so sweet and nice. And it was just like really cool and wonderful. And we like took pictures. And he's like, wait, this picture, the lighting's not great. Let's take some more pictures so you can get like the right picture. And this is before the show. This is before the show. So then you're watching the show.

You're like, he was just like hanging out with them. He was just like critiquing the light on the pictures. That's so cool. He's so nice. I hope I get to see him again on this tour, but I don't want to. Well, who knows? Adam, are we going to go to this tour? I think we should.

We should go see a show together somewhere. Should we go to a B-City somewhere? Let's go to Tulsa. Go to Tulsa. Well, maybe we'll go to Tulsa. I don't know. But that would be great. We do need to take a break because we need to get to our next guest.

But you're going to stick around, Phoebe, right? Of course. Because we want to talk. You made us a list of your top 10 U2 songs and also you've ranked all the albums as well. All of the albums? All the albums. That's exciting.

All right, so let's take a break. When we come back, Andy Daly will be here. We'll be right back with you talking U2 to me after this. Yes. Good news. Good news. Good news. Good news, news watchers. Hey, listen to this good news. Extra, extra good news told about on podcast. Listen to this. Our good friends Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher, we all know them. We all love them. Indisputable facts. They just brought their stand-up show, Put Your Hands Together, a classic stand-up show.

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They record Put Your Hands Together live in front of an audience at the UCB Theater over there in L.A., and it's like being at a live stand-up show, but it's like if you're a blind person listening to it. Is that the best description for their show? I don't know. It's in your ears. It's brought to you wherever you live. You don't have to live at the UCB theater, although if you can do it, go ahead. And whatever you're doing, you can listen to it. Have you ever gone to a standup show at your work? You can do it. They have featured guests like Bob Odenkirk, Jenny Slate, Hannibal Buress, as well as earwool favorites like, although those people are earwool favorites, not sure why we're separating them. But we have earwool favorites like Paul F. Tompkins and Joe Firestone, heir to the Firestone fortune.

You can listen and subscribe right now on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows how does it glow hey welcome back. This is you talking to you too to me. Scott and Scott, we're here with Phoebe Robinson of Two Dope Queens, which is still streaming on HBO, Go and HBO Now and everything, right? People can watch it. It's a great show. I really enjoy it. Thank you. It is time to get to our next guest, though.

And this is another person that has been thoroughly requested oh yeah for this show yes a lot of people always saying you gotta have Andy on because first of all you've done you two related characters on comedy bang bang my other podcast that's true but you also

have and then you did an episode on Lauren Lapkus's podcast yeah of you talking, what was it? You talking you two to me two? Yeah, something like that. Yeah. Oh, that's awesome. I'll tell you why.

Because one day- By the way, Andy Daly is here. Fine. One day, I'm driving around town. I'm just daydreaming, as you do, driving around town. I love daydreaming. Oh, sorry. Go ahead.

I like night dreaming. I swore off that. That's where I prefer to do it. I like night dreaming. I swore off that. I stopped night dreaming. You stopped night dreaming? And it's changed my life. What do you do when you sleep? Wait a minute. Are you sleeping?

No. Okay, this is bad. You stopped sleeping. No, I'm under anesthesia for eight hours. Wait, are you in a medically induced coma for eight hours every night? I'm in a twilight and I'm getting things done. Okay. You're at home working, doing things, but you're in a twilight and I'm getting things done. Okay. You're at home working, doing

things, but you're in a twilight. I'm in an anesthetic twilight. So technically you could be operated on, but also getting stuff done. And sometimes I am. Okay. Well, I was daydreaming, and I was imagining myself on a podcast in a room just like this, talking

about you two in depth, having an in-depth conversation about U2. And I thought, but when will that ever happen? What a dumb thing to daydream about today. Someone told me that you wanted to start your own show before this show. Not really, no. You just wanted to talk about them. I just wanted to talk about U2 on a podcast.

Isn't that crazy? There should be three people hosting this show. Today we have four people. From now on, whenever we do episodes of the U2 show, it has to be us four. But this is the crazy – now here's where it gets crazy. Later that night, I don't know why I was at Earwolf so late, but I was, and I was leaving, and you were sitting in a room all by yourself waiting for Adam Scott to come here. For the very first episode ever of you talking U2 to me.

And I said, what are you doing here so late? And you were like, Adam Scott called me and wanted to do a podcast about U2, and so we're going to do one tonight. And I was like, and I said to you in a very serious voice, I said, I would like to be on that podcast. Yes, yes. Because a daydream had come true. How long ago he asked to be on the show.

I can't believe we, I mean, it's been like a few years. I know, and we tried to fit. I think I asked you on a very specific time, and you couldn't come that night. I think that's right, yes. So it's not us just not asking you. That is so crazy. Isn't that weird? It's really weird.

So you're a big, big fan of U2. From a long way back. A long time. And I have so many questions running through my mind. But I think the one maybe that comes to mind first is probably, when did you first hear of U2? Well, I'll tell you. That's a good first question. My brother is three years older than me, and he heard I Will Follow on the radio and bought Boy.

So he was like an ultra early adopter. And this is in 1980? 1980, yeah. Whoa. And what radio station is this? Where are you from? I'm from northern New Jersey, and there was a radio station that broadcast out of Long Island City. You don't talk like a typical New Jersey guy.

No. You have like – how would I describe your sort of dialect? Just like, you know, dorky asshole? Well, that's what I'm going for. And I'm very surprised to hear that. Even in casual conversation, I'm pulling it off. Because usually when you think of like a New Jersey accent, it's like, Tony Soprano. Hey, have you seen my show Sopranos?

Get a meatballs. Yes, but I was from an affluent community. Oh, sure, sure, sure. We simply didn't speak. Oh, okay. So this is a class thing. That's what it is, yes. I'm not from the streets.

Anyway. So in 1980, he hears – On a radio station that we could only sometimes get from Long Island City in Queens. And he – yeah, he heard that song and bought – boy. He flips his wig. He flips his wig. that song and bought boy he flips his wig he flips his wig and i heard the first three u2 albums through the wall of his room and was like kind of yeah okay but then are you hearing jerking off sounds as well i was hearing all kinds of things i had to block out some things so did you think

like i love that song i will follow where the lyrics are i'm coming i'm coming i'm coming listen i don't remember it as clearly as you do where the lyrics are, uh, uh, uh, I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming. Listen, I don't remember it as clearly as you do. But he wouldn't share these records with you. No, sometimes I'd wander into his room, like particularly because I got more interested, like October I was very interested in. I really liked Gloria. And then I got more interested in war.

But the Unforgettable Fire was the one that blew my mind entirely. How old were you when 1985 Unforgettable Fire comes out? 14. You were 14. So we're very similar in age. Yeah. I say that to anyone who's younger than me. We're very similar.

It was the first album that I bought on my own and then my brother got tickets and I got to go April 14th, 1985 at the Brendan Byrne Arena to see that concert. You're 14 years old

and your parents? You must have been. Yeah. So psyched. I can't even tell you. Why did your brother think to invite you to this? Because

that album had obviously changed my rearranged my DNA. How did it affect you like that? Because that album had obviously changed my, rearranged my DNA. How did it affect you like that? I just never stopped listening to it. I listened to it all the time. I talked about it all the time. And I had to get my hands on any

merchandise, any available. Or any magazine they were on. Every magazine. And I would find like Hot Press, you know, like I would track things down. Are you talking about like a Panini Press? No, Hot Press is a magazine in Ireland that talks about U2 all the time. So you would have to spend like $14 on a magazine. To get a chip from Ireland.

Yeah. And I bought every pin that they had at my local record store. So how many record stores are local to you at this point? One. Just one. And what was it called? Ridgewood Books and Records. Ridgewood Books and Records. Ridgewood Books and Records.

Is it still around? No. Okay, so Ridgewood Books and Records is the only store that is within driving distance or biking distance? Biking distance. Biking distance, okay. So Scott and I have talked about this a lot on the show

that back when U2 was coming up and even REM was coming up, there was no internet or anything, so getting information about the bands you liked was like a whole journey you had to take. They were so much more mysterious. So say you liked the band Journey. Yeah. Great example.

Or Survivor. Are you going to learn? Or Survivor. But I'll tell you, I think that worked to U2's advantage in those days. Yes. Because they were – there was a mystique about U2. There was something mysterious and European.

I mean, the album art for Unforgettable Fire is very cloudy and it's very mysterious and there's this dilapidated castle and to me,

that was much, that was very interesting. More interesting than what they became later where it's like, we're a bunch of comedians. You know what I mean? What do you think

of Mac Fisto? I appreciated Mac Fisto, actually. He made his return recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live about a year ago. Oh, I was not aware of that. Oh, yeah. I love Mac Fisto.

I did. To me, it was just, it was as good as when, remember when Monty Python did the parrot sketch on SNL 20 years later? Oh, yeah, that was really good. Ouch.

Yeah. So, so this is incredible. Your brother is so kind, I guess. Yes, that was kind. That's really cool. Because he's at this point 17 or so. Yeah, right.

He didn't want to bring his 14-year-old brother. Yeah, I mean, this is a rock show when you're 17. I remember I went to Echo and the Bunnymen and New Order and Gene Loves Jezebel in 1985 or 86. And just me and my friend just, like, looking for chicks the entire time. You know what I mean? But that's, like, what it was like back then. No, I was so into it. Yeah, yeah.

And what else can I tell you? We took a family trip to Ireland that year by coincidence. Really? I just spent the entire time looking for the band members. Yeah, of course. They are – Because I'm going to find – they're going to be walking down the street. But they do live there, right?

And they do – Did you go to Dublin? Yeah, we went to Dublin. Did you go find their recording studio and everything? No, I wasn't – I was 14. Yeah, you don't have my own at all. And there's no internet, so you don't know where it is. I don't know where Windmill Lane is. Nowadays on my own at all. And there's no internet, so you don't know where it is.

I don't know where Windmill Lane is. Nowadays, you could look up their tour dates and be like, oh no, they're in Cleveland or whatever. Talking to Phoebe Robinson and the tour manager of the Lumineers. On this day, of course, they're not in Ireland. But back then, it could be,

well, maybe I'll get lucky. Exactly. How amazing would that have been if you just wandered into a pub and there's bonobos just sitting there? It would have broken my brain. Yeah. Yeah. Wow.

So you got into Unforgettable Fire. How did you feel like a couple years later when they burst open to the world? Not great. Yeah. So I saw them. I also saw them at the Amnesty International concert at Giant Stadium. Is that the one with the police as well? Yes, yes.

Affirmations. And I was disappointed. This is how dumb I was at that time. That Sting didn't wear like a bumblebee outfit? No, it was advertised. Well, that, of course, I'm disappointed. But it was advertised as a Sting set. And then he comes out and is only doing police songs?

You were upset. I was like, what the fuck is this? You wanted strictly Sting set and then he comes out and is only doing police songs? You were upset. I was like, what the fuck is this? You wanted strictly Sting songs? I just wanted Dream of the Blue Turtles. Dream of the Blue Turtles was his only record at the time. You're like, where's Branford Marsalis? I was furious. I was like, it's seriously all gonna be

police songs? This is insane because I love the police and then I liked, I really did. Dream of the Blue Turtles. I love that album. That's liked I really did Dream of the Blue Turtles I love that album that's a great album but it was it was so exciting that he was back with the police though

but that band he put together for Dream of the Blue Turtles was great and that that drummer Bring on the Night that live record

it's amazing oh my god I had a videotape Bring on the Night I had a videotape of that police that Amnesty concert that I watch over

and over and over again. And I used to watch like Stuart Copeland's drumming style. You know how he like, he holds the drums in this weird, insane way. And he's, oh man, I used to watch that all the time. Naomi was Stuart Copeland's assistant for a while. What? Whoa. I didn't know that.

That's cool. Every week you seem to be dropping these weird new facts that I have no idea. And this is why we do the show. I love hearing that. Facts about each other. How long does she work for him? I think like maybe a couple of years, maybe a little less. Did it ever come up that he was on tour with the police during an amnesty show

and there was one little asshole out there going, get the fuck off the stage? The Dream of the Blue Turtles, correct me if I'm wrong, it was like leftover police songs. Oh, was it? Well, it was done with a... Like he wrote them, but... It was done with a jazz ensemble.

Yeah, with a jazz ensemble. Right, but the songs themselves. That's interesting. I didn't know that. I bought a brown leather jacket with fringe coming off the sleeve. Like a George Michael from Take Me to the Edge of Heaven?

No, like a Bono at the Conspiracy of Hope concert. Same jacket, just different references. And so, yeah. But then, yeah, Joshua Tree comes out, and I felt that it was such a pander to America. Really? Okay.

This is so controversial. Yeah? Well, look. That's nuts. That's what I am. That's crazy. So do you still feel that way? Wow.

Kind of. And then, of course, they're on Time Magazine, and my parents subscribe to Time Magazine. So the day that came to the house, it's not a happy day. My favorite band is on the cover of fucking Time Magazine, my parents' magazine. Which my parents? Yeah. Interesting. I was bummed.

Wow. I was pretty bummed. That's crazy. I was bummed wow I was pretty bummed that's crazy and there are songs

on that album that I love but I really felt like oh this was my band like there's no Europe in this European band exactly

right it's now Americana and we've talked on this show about how I'm a bigger perhaps fan of art rock European

mystery U2 in a way yes I don't mean mystery the guy from The Pickup Artist. I didn't think of that, too. Although I am a fan of his. That was a great reach.

That was a great, excellent reach. So I actually see what you're saying because— Yeah, I know how important it was to Bono to really break big in America, and I felt like this was a pretty naked attempt to say, like, we're into American music. Right. Wow. So you didn't think their songwriting was breaking open. You thought they were just focusing it on a market.

Yes. Also, are you not a fan of the influences that they're embracing, like Dylan? I was not a fan of, like, Bob Dylan at the time. Yeah, I didn't care about any of that Americana stuff. Exactly. So Rattle and Hum must have driven you crazy. Yeah, it did. Did you go see the movie?

I'm sure I went and saw the movie right away. And did it drive you crazy? Yeah, I was disappointed. Although, now at that point, I'm becoming a bit of a contrarian in the other direction because people are hating on them so much that now I'm feeling a little defensive of my guys. So how many people would have to like you two for you to be comfortable with? Yes, it's a very delicate formula.

It's got to be a really specific. You got to go back to Unforgettable Fire Days. This is like the Piper algorithm or something. Yeah, they're filling arenas. But no Time Magazine. Yes, yes, yes.

So, so, so, and we're going to get to your ranking as well of their records, but Octoon Baby, are you back in with them?

Couldn't be more back in. Because now it's European and weird again. Now it's European and weird again. Yeah, yeah. Were you in the Stone Roses

at all or anything like that? No. What other music? Happy Mondays. Happy Mondays, great. Baggy trousers. Yeah. And so,

Zoropa. I had something else to say. Zoropa, yes. Sorry to interrupt you by saying Zoropa. No, no, no. That's another point I wanted to make.

I forget what it was. It was about the Europe-ness of the Belkis. About, yeah, no. That's another point I wanted to make. I forget what it was. It was about the Europe-ness of the bell. About who cares. Well, it was definitely back with Octoon Babies. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I loved Zuroppa. And I still love Zuroppa. I still love Zuroppa.

I'm a big fan of Zuroppa. Yeah. Did you go see, how many times have you seen them? So I went to see them on the Joshua Tree Tour. Bing. Yeah, yeah. I was like, eh. And then.

So you were not impressed by that show? No. What did you think about that spotlight he shined out at everybody? It was kind of bright. And they didn't close

with 40, which I felt was a betrayal. What did they close with? You had some staunch. Yeah, I did, I did. You were betrayed. I did, I did. You're like a Christian

who's like- Yeah. Hardline, if it's not written in the Bible, it's not. You were betrayed. I did. You're like a Christian who's like hardline. If it's not written in the Bible, it's not. Because you had gotten Wide Awake in America, of course. That's my favorite. Love that. Love Wide Awake in America. That version of bad is like the best.

It's ironic because it's really good. Yes. Yeah, weird, right? It's kind of trippy. Yeah. So you've seen them on Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree. Yeah. In college, our college radio station had a contest to like put up a – it was an art project.

Like do an art project and you can win tickets to the Zoo TV Arena Tour. Whoa. And a friend of mine is a wonderful artist and he knew that I was a big U2 fan. And so he made a gigantic, like 12 foot long mural. That was the U2 and the Pogues arranged like the last supper with Jesus in the,

with Bono as Jesus in the middle. Jesus Christ. And he hung it on his house and people complained like the radio station got all these complaints about it. And did he win because of the complaints? Yes, and we got to take a limousine to Albany, and it was the best seats I've ever had for any concert for all the Trabants up in the state.

It was like— Are you comfortable saying this guy's name? Is he still— Ted Cormie. Ted Cormie. Is he still an artist? Yes, and a filmmaker too, I believe. Oh, my gosh.

He's amazing. And that was such an incredible tour. It was great and I am sure it was the only time that I ever got fucking hammered for a U2 concert

and I regret it because you were not it was fuzzy or something it was fuzzy this happened to me at Springsteen

when I saw him at South by Southwest it's a mistake yeah getting drunk at a concert is kind of a fun idea actually it's happened

to me at Springsteen twice when I think about it so we got like seats next to Springsteen's family because the head of South by Southwest, as a thank you to me, gave me these incredible seats in this small theater at South by Southwest to see Springsteen. And then I got hammered. So the last third of the show, I don't really remember all that much. Oh, no. really remember all that much. I have a very clear image of a moment when Larry is turning a Trabant around because

he's responsible for turning the car into its next lighting cue for some fucking reason. Responsible for that and not getting our t-shirts. Well, he's very tight with the dollar. And he looks at the edge and I know that they shared a look about what an idiot I was being. I know that. Really? Because what were you doing? I was just being a drunken fucking idiot trying to get their attention.

You're like, hey! Don't want to hear from me. And my seats were so good. Whoa. So were you near like the ramp that goes out into the middle of the arena? I don't know that there was a ramp. This was the arena tour for Zoo TV. Was there a ramp?

They had a thing and they went out and played – Oh, yeah. Trying to throw your arms around the world. Yeah. Oh, no. I was up to the stage. That's cool. Yeah.

Right. Wow. That's incredible. So have you seen them since then? Yes. I saw the All That You Can't Leave Behind or the Elevation Tour. That's my favorite. You didn't see Pop Mart?

I saw the Elevation Tour. I did. I saw that at Giant Stadium. I saw Pop Mart as well. I did. I had terrible seats at Giant Stadium and then it was like, all right. Yeah. And then, well, and then I saw them at the forum for the Songs of Innocence tour.

That was one of the worst. Whoa, really? No, only for me. That tour is great. Only for me because I stupidly bought tickets not realizing that I bought them behind the stage. Oh, okay. This happened to me on the Rose Bowl 360 tour. Oh, that sucks.

360? Nah. More like 270 and fuck you to the other 90. I can't believe it when they sell tickets behind the stage. It sucks. I did not know. I thought I had done it. And so to show up at the show and get to your seats and go, oh. Yeah, that's a bad feeling.

That was a bummer. And I brought my wife who is like not a big fan. And it's one of your only nights out because you have kids. Well, and she said to me at some point, like in the lead up to the concert, she goes, you know, this is going to be a good chance to get some of my knitting done. And I heard it, but it didn't get all the way in. I didn't really think about what that meant. Can I tell you something? She better step off.

Get some knitting done. So she literally did some knitting during the concert. I mean, she's multitasking. Now that I think about it, it's not that bad. But it's not inappropriate for behind the stage. I was going to say. The mood back there is like, I'm not really here. I have a pretty good view of people who are having a good time.

Also, it's muddy sound back there, too. The sound was not good, and my ears rang for like three days because it was so fucking loud. That's terrible when it's like muddy sound, and three days later, you're like, God damn it. I have to say, that sounds like something that would happen to you on review. Getting to the show and you are behind the stage. Realizing I've made multiple errors. Review, of course, a classic television show starring Andy Daly. So now tell me about, because you were telling me this story the other day.

Tell me about your experience, pardon the pun, of you with the YouTube website. Okay. So, partly informed by this experience of my last time seeing them, I was like, I didn't want to have that happen again. So, I went and checked out. Did you sign up for their membership? Yes, I fucking did. Okay. I love YouTube, but it's fucking bullshit.

Oh, I heard about this. Oh, I heard about this. Yes, okay. I heard about this. What happened to you, Andy? Well, I went over to YouTube.com just a while ago. I was like, what's up with YouTube? They got to have an album coming out soon, right? What's going on?

And then I see this solicitation to join something. I did not know what I was joining or what it meant for me, but I think I had a vague notion that it meant I was going to get first dibs on tickets this time around. And that sounded good. Did it say that? Or was it just hinted at? I think it does.

I think it does. I think it must have said that. It says, yeah, like you get like an exclusive into the ticket master. Pre-sale. Yes. Pre-sale thing. And everything. Plus like access to some merchandise that other people are not going to be able to buy

or whatever. And so I was like, okay. But it was $85. to be able to buy or whatever. And so I was like, okay. But it was $85. And I don't know if you've ever had this experience of I'm taking out my credit card and I'm thinking, why am I doing this? Why am I giving you $285?

They have a lot. They have a lot of dollars. They've taken a lot of my dollars over the years. They've taken Bucco Dolores from all of us. I was like, I don't know why I'm doing this, but I am doing it and I'm punching in all the numbers

and it's happening, but I don't, why am I doing this? And then, because Review is a great show, but you only made how many episodes?

We made 22 episodes over five years. And you get paid by the episode. Yes, that's correct. Not by the year. That's correct. You're not on salary

all those years. Yeah, I don don't i can't afford this you're doing an average of 4.5 episodes a year jeez i don't want to think about it that way but uh it's always nice if scott's really crystallized so and then yeah an email arrives telling me that i'm now if I wake up at a specific hour, I can be in the pool to be the first people to get the tickets. If you wake up at a specific hour. So for $85, you got an email giving you an assignment. Yes.

To wait – you got basically an alarm on you. And now that's when I discovered that the one and only show that they had scheduled for Los Angeles is the day of my daughter's sixth birthday. I was like, well, I can't even fucking go. Yeah. I can't even go. Now they had scheduled another show, though. Well, now I learned that like literally two days ago.

That they scheduled another show. They didn't even send you a second email? I think they did, but after that experience, I was like, I'm not looking at these emails anymore. Did you end up buying tickets or no? No, I just a couple days ago was like, and it felt so similar to my experience of buying the behind the stage tickets that I got PTSD. Because I was like, there's expensive tickets and they don't look great where they are. I may yet do it.

So hold on, hold on. So there is another day that is not your daughter's sixth birthday. That they are doing a show. Yes. And are you interested in going to that show? Hold on, hold on. So there is another day that is not your daughter's sixth birthday. Mm-hmm. That they are doing a show. Yes. And are you interested in going to that show? Yes. Because I have a surprise for you.

We did not buy you tickets. No, but I will say. I was 100% sure that was going to go the other way. I've never been so sure of anything in my life. Me too. I was like, this is a magical moment. I will tell you this. I will try to get you into that show, Andy.

Don't, because you've already spent 80. We'll go to that show. Oh, let's do that. Let's go to that show. And if you're in town, you're coming with us. I want to go to the show. For sure. Because you've spent 85.

And let me ask you a real question. Okay, yes. Do you think Bonobos, Fedge, Larry Mullen Sr.'s son, and Adam Clay, 2,000 pounds, do you think that they owe you $85? In my heart, I feel that they do. Now, yeah, I was going to ask, did you get the $85 back? No. It's out the door.

Once you have the membership, it's gone. So it's a membership of their fan club or just this ticket thing? Basically, the membership is so you can get early access to tickets. And they'll like, so I renew every year. Oh, man. Yes. I'm complaining about a one-time payment. Yes, I'm nuts.

What are the benefits that you get out of it? None. Okay. They'll be like, oh, here's benefits that you get out of it? None! Okay. They'll be like, oh, here's like, you know, the singles from the Joshua Tree. And you can, meaning you can buy that. You can buy it, but if you have the membership, you like get it for free.

Do you? Oh, wait, really? I remember I actually did that like seven years ago or something and got that Octoon Baby remixed, some weird- Yeah, they have fan club CDs and stuff that theyoon Baby remixed some weird... Yeah, they have fan club CDs and stuff that they send out. But it's all stuff that eventually came out anyway. But I have not received any of these free things.

Right. Here's my... It's not free either because it's $85. Well, yeah. Me and Adam are going to make this pledge to you. We want to try to get you into this show, the one you can go to. We're going to try. We're going to make this pledge to you. Oh, boy. We want to try to get you into this show, the one you can go to. We're going to try.

We want to try. We're going to make an attempt. But more than that, we're going to try to get your $85 back. Oh, that would be great. We're not going to give you $85 because that's not – you know what I mean? What would that get you? No, it's a – yeah. It's an empty gesture.

It has to be from you to the organization. It has to be from you to we want to get you the $85. If it helps for those guys to know, I am probably going to turn around and spend it on them

again in one way or another. Right, exactly. I feel like it would help. In fact, you should just add like $15, $20, just give them that

because one ticket will cost probably like $105. Right, right, exactly. Uh-huh, yeah. So that's our first view. Oh, sure, I'd be happy if that $85 was put Uh-huh, yes. So that's our first year. Oh, sure, I'd be happy if that $85 was put toward a ticket.

Okay. So that's coming up, I think, in May, next month. Do you remember which day is your, are you comfortable saying which day is your daughter's birthday? Absolutely. She should be flooded with gifts. Oh, good. Which day would that be?

May the 15th is her birthday, so May the 16th I can go to that show. May the 15th is her birthday, and yes, they are playing the 16th, so that's the one that we'll try to go to. Oh, boy. That'll be fun. And Phoebe, if you're here, I would love to be there with you as well. I'm going to look into this, because why not?

That would be super fun. Oh, my God, that would be great. May 16th? May 16th. A Wednesday. Oh, my gosh. That's hump day. Oh, my gosh. I don't have anything. You can do it? Really? Awesome. Yeah, I don't have anything. Let's try to get this done. Oh, gosh. I don't have anything. You can do it? Really? Awesome. Yeah, I don't have anything. Let's try to get this done. Oh, boy, oh, boy.

All right. So before we get to the end of the show, as promised, we do want to hear from you guys a couple lists that we have. We want to hear top U2 songs, and we also want to hear your rankings. Which do you want to start with? Do you want to start with top U2 songs, or do also want to hear your rankings. Which do you want to start with? Do you want to start with top U2 songs, or do you want to start with the ranking? I think songs. Sure. That would be interesting.

Okay. All right. So do you want to alternate back and forth? Yeah. We'll go 10 to 1. Count down. Sure. Although, Phoebe, you were saying that you did not rank them.

I got scared assigning numbers to their songs. Okay. I get scared of ghosts. Everyone gets scared of things. Don't worry. I don't know. I just don't. I can't, like, commit.

Right. So is it in a particular order? It's just a grouping. Okay. Well, let's talk about yours will be a grouping, but you are prepared to go 10 to 1. Yes, but. You do 10 to 1. But I will stipulate that this, it was very, very difficult to do this.

It's hard. It's very, very difficult to do this. It's hard. It's very, very hard. It's so hard. Okay. I can't even explain my criteria. Okay, great. Let's start with Phoebe. What's in your grouping?

Okay. Should I just list all the songs? No, just go one at a time. Okay. That would make more sense. Okay. And don't say them all simultaneously. That's the other part.

I assumed one at a time. I have Even Better Than The Real Thing. Even Better Than The Real Thing from the album Octoon Baby. Is that correct? Yes. That's a great song. Yeah. Great song.

I also kind of like the remix. Oh, okay. Slightly better than they do in concert. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Even Better Than The Real Thing.

The like clubby one? Yeah, the like clubby one. Interesting. Do you remember what that mix is titled? Don't they all have like Necromancer mix or something like that? Yeah, let me look it up. Hold on. That's okay.

No, I can do it. No, look it up while Andy goes to it. Okay, Andy, what's your number 10? I remember that video really blew my mind. That's so good. Oh, yeah. Number 10. One.

One. Also from Octoon Baby. Wow, this is going to be a terrific list if 10 is number one. Is one. It's going to be a weird list. Number 10 is a weird list. Let me guess, number nine is two. That made you laugh before.

That's a terrific joke. That's a real score. All right, Phoebe, what do you got? I got I Will Follow I Will Follow Oh I love it Maybe in my I know I did my top ten

So I don't even know I think it probably is It probably was in my top ten I love that song I Will Follow How do you follow that? Well By saying what your

Number nine song is Like a song Like a song Wait what? Okay Wait a minute What's that from? That's a curve ball

That's a reach That's from War. Hold on. Let's hear a few reaches. I have quite a few reaches. Hold on. Yeah, no, I agree. We want to hear a little bit of Like a Song. Hold on.

Because this is a deeper cut. Oh, I love this. Yeah, when we did the War episode, every single song is my favorite. Listen to these drums. Yes. I know we say that all the time. I to these drums. Yes. I know we say that all the time, but I know.

Yeah. Amazing. Yeah. Yeah, this is fucking great. So good. This is fucking great. Oh, this is a great song. Yes.

Okay. All right. That's tight. I like that. I wish that they recorded drums like this still. You know what? I will co-sign that.

Yeah. Larry is not as... Steve Lilly was. He's not as utilized. I wish they recorded a record like this still. You know what? I will co-sign that. Yeah. Larry is not as Steve Lilly-wise. He's not as utilized. I wish they recorded a record like this. The new record's great, but it's also like

where you can just hear you can hear guitars, drum and bass, and singing. Yeah. You know, and not all the bleeps and blops.

I know, that's what makes people like listening to music. Bleeps and blops. Bleeps and blops. All right, Phoebe, what do you got next? You know,

be a little crazy with this one. Spanish Eyes. Spanish Eyes. I love Spanish Eyes. It's such a great song. It's a great song. It's a B-side. It's a B-side.

B-side. Yeah, hold on, hold on. Let me see if I have it. Hold on. I love that song so much. A Joshua Tree B-side, right? Yeah. Hold on.

Let's see if we have it just to, because, yeah, Spanish Eyes. I remember getting this on vinyl on the single back when it came out

let's hear a little bit of Spanish Eyes still haven't found what I'm looking for yeah right oh yeah it's a good song

putting a B-side on the top 10 I like it I was being a little edgy with that one but I love this song so much. It's a very unforgettable, fiery song. Yeah.

This is my era. Yeah. This is as good as anything on Joshua Tree, I think. It's a little sloppy in a good way. Yeah. Yeah, you see why they didn't put it on. Yeah. Because it's a little...

It's like sloppy seconds sometimes. Yes, yes. Yeah. Hang on. Yeah, I love that. All right. Andy, what's your number eight, correct? Number eight.

Coming in at number eight. I Will Follow. I Will Follow. So very, very close to each other. I like that. Okay. Okay, great. Phoebe, what else do you have on your list?

I got one. One? Okay. You got to put that on there. You got to be on there. Classic. I mean, it was played at the wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix. It was in the comic when they got married.

Gross. Beautiful. They're're gonna make it they didn't remember when Guns N' Roses used to cover it on the Use Your Illusion tour really

yeah wait seriously I don't know about that like right in 92 or something like right after the Octoon Baby

came out Guns N' Roses would play it like weird yeah I know they were buddies for a little while speaking of Guns N' Roses would play it. Weird. They were buddies for a little while. Speaking of Guns N' Roses and U2, remember when the Black Eyed Peas sang Sweet Child of Mine?

I do remember that. I think we left to go to the merch stand. I wasn't with you. I was with Doug Benson. Oh, I was with Naomi and whoever we were with. I can't remember. We were like

this is we gotta go we gotta go I gotta go take a shit right now alright Andy number seven number seven

In God's Country In God's Country love it played fucking great song played in the credits of Three Kings

Three Kings yeah which was like I always liked it and knew it because I listened to that album a lot, but I was, it made me sort of go like, oh, this is a jam. Rattle and Hum is what made me love this song. I was like, oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah, the live version.

That's good. So now you didn't really like this record when it came out, but it's in your top ten. And there's another Joshua Tree song in my top ten. But there are so many songs on Joshua Tree that I don't like. Okay. The singles that were overplayed. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Right. Okay. Okay, Phoebe, what do you got? Lemon. Lemon! Lemon! I'm being crazy with my choices, but I love it. It's such a good song.

Let's play Lemon. Lemon's great. It's such a good song. I don't know if I have Lemon here on the iPod I'm so sorry do I not have it?

I worked at a gym at that time and they played Lemon all the time and it spoiled it for me but it is I loved it the first hundred times I heard it

that record reminds me of such a specific time you know when there's like records that do that? Ryan says he has it. What do you got?

Let's hear a little bit of Lemon. Ryan, come on, man. You were pointing at it like, put me in, coach. I got it. And then you're like, oh, no, I don't have it. Yeah, there it is.

You can really hear the Brian Eno backing vocals on this. I went to the Video Music Awards the year that The Edge came out and performed in a chair by himself. He performed Dumb. Oh, that's cool. Those songs are about his nuts, right? Yes. Dumb nuts.

Okay. All right. What's, yes, Andy, number six, right? One Tree Hill. Oh, yes. One Tree Hill. That's the other song from Unforgettable Fire. No, that's Joshua Tree. Sorry, Joshua Tree.

Really interesting. So One Tree Hill. It's a beautiful song. It is. How about when they played that at the Joshua Tree tour this past summer I love what they they like dropped

at a key yeah yeah yeah and that Red Hill Mining Town was amazing too with the the horn Salvation Army

yeah yeah yeah so good did you go to that I did not I was still recovering from the still didn't like that record oh man

still recovering from the previous concert the Time Magazine from the behind the didn't like that record. Oh, man. Still recovering from the previous concert. The Time Magazine. I like that throughout Andy's history with U2, he holds grudges. Wow. Love it.

Okay, Phoebe, what do you got next? Okay, so this is when it starts to get... By the way, you're wearing a U2 t-shirt, which I had not... My boyfriend's like, you should wear it tonight. And I was like, is not because you're my boyfriend's like you should wear it tonight and I was like is it too much and he's like

just wear it no way it's perfect okay good okay so this is where it started to get a little tricky but so

can I do like a tie yeah oh of course okay so I want to have tied stay and bad

because I love both of them so eagerly great songs yeah stay and bad because I love both of them so equally great songs yeah stay and bad why don't you stay great songs

now which version of bad because Adams on record is only really liking the Wide Awake in America no I mean

but just thinking it's vastly superior I think it's vastly superior yeah I would say it is better than the Apple version. So much more energy and clarity. So when he asks a question like that, it's a trick question because he has an answer that he wants you to say.

Exactly. Okay, Andy, what is it? Stay is phenomenal. It's so beautiful. I remember sort of sleeping on that record and being like yeah it's a little weirder or whatever

and then hearing that somewhere and just going oh that's an amazing song yeah it's beautiful alright Andy what do you have for number five

Elevation oh yeah good song great live song here's a problem Tomb Raider okay came out a couple of weeks ago

oh okay alright Elevation is not in it. Elevation is nowhere to be found in this movie. This is an oversight. Really fucking weird. That was the best opening of a show ever was when- Them walking out with house lights up.

House lights up. They start playing that, and then right after the bridge, all the lights go out. That still is one of the best shows I've ever seen. I got to see, I was in the studio when they played that song on Saturday Night Live. Oh! With Val Kilmer. Yeah, with Val Kilmer. Wow.

What were you doing on Saturday Night Live? I never thought you were talented enough to be there. No, I was not. I was definitively ruled not talented enough to be there at one particular time. Didn't you audition for Friends? I did, as a fact. Horatio Sands knew

that I was a big U2 fan. Oh, and he invited you? Oh, that's great. Was that the one where Amy was crying and his old friend Amy was crying during that? That was such an amazing performance.

It was. All right, Phoebe, what's next? Okay, you might not like the rest of my list because there's going to be a lot of songs. A lot of newer stuff? A lot of songs. No, from Josh? No, just in general.

I call it Josh. From JJ? I'm going to say Mysterious Ways. Mysterious Ways. It's a great song. It's all right. It's all right. It's a great song.

It's all right. All right, number four for you, Andy? Here comes a crazy curveball. Oh, boy. The Fly Lounge Mix. What? Whoa. Let's hear the lounge mix again.

That goes with Spanish Eyes as a true curveball. Ryan, can you find the lounge mix of The Fly? I do not have it on my phone. It was a B-side of The Fly. I bet I have it. I don't know if we have the adapter for you, Phoebe. Yeah. That's the only problem.

Remember how exciting it was when the fly, when that single came out? Yes. You were like, what the fuck is this? Yeah. This reminds me of Larry's drums these days. Yeah. Where it's like all that weird echo on the snare. Yeah.

But I like the way that's invisible. I love the way his drums sound there. I heard that he fucked up his hands and that coincided with their getting a little more electronic. Is that a rumor?

He hurt his hand, how? No, it's not a rumor. By drumming, he has required multiple surgeries on his hands. I don't know. That's the thing. I think he also has maybe back stuff. Have you noticed that in country? Yeah. I would imagine. He has the heavy

padded back thing. I have even a weirder thing to bring up. This is one of your favorites, Tom? This is really weird. This being in the top five is truly nuts. Well, maybe you're

right. Maybe you're right. I haven't listened to it in a while. This is about to get good. This is a lot like the numb things on

the edge. This is nuts. It's about to get good. Here we go. Now it's getting good. Anyway, it's been a

while since I listened to this one. I remember this. Yeah. Because I had all the singles and stuff. All right. Maybe I'll rethink.

I have some runners up I could bump up. Some good memories. That's okay. I was driving up to San Luis Obispo to meet up with my girlfriend, I think. I was like 18 or 19, and I had the recording of the fly I got from holding a tape recorder up to the TV when the videos came on

MTV and I listened to it over and over again it sounded like shit alright Phoebe

what's next this is number three well I mean you didn't rank them I know but I want to

you sort of did though okay because you tied a couple yeah it's like three basically Sunday Bloody Sunday obviously Sunday Bloody Sunday You didn't rank them. I know, but I want to. You sort of did, though. Okay, because you tied a couple. Yeah, it's like three, basically. Sunday, Bloody Sunday, obviously.

Sunday, Bloody Sunday. It's just such a great. Classic, yeah. Incredible. I mean, one of the most iconic drum riffs. It's so good. Of all time. You should have gone to this last tour, because that's how they started the show.

It was Sunday, Bloody Sunday? It was incredible. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it was crazy. But you were still a little too pissed off at the boys. At the knitting situation. Yeah.

You're pissed off at your wife? That's a joke. All right, Andy, you're at number three? Here comes another crazy curveball that I might regret. No regrets. I didn't realize that this was what I was doing here. But number three Three Sunrises

Three Sunrises is a great song from Wide Awake in America I don't remember that I need to hear that It's like a B-side It is Let's see if we

It's just nothing from Unforgettable Fire which is your seminal record of theirs Hold on That is true That's a good point Let's see if I can find it

Three Sunrises. Brian, do you have it or no? Yeah. Sorry. God. Oh, I love this song. Yeah, it's good, right? Oh, this song is great.

Spirit of the night. Yeah, this is rad. Yeah. It's in the sun. This was like the studio track on Wide Awake America. Yeah, there were two studio tracks. And when it kicks in too, it's great. They could do no wrong in this period for me. Yeah.

What if they murdered someone? It depends. Who are you talking about? They would have had a good reason. What if they murdered Martin Luther King? And that's why they wrote that song. Yeah, this is cool. Yeah, this is great. I love this. Yeah, this is a great song.

That's a great choice, Andy. Thank you. That's excellent. All right. Phoebe, what do you got? This is number two? Dose. Number two.

Pride. Pride. Pride. Yeah. That's my number one, but that's definitively my number one. My favorite version, though, the Rattle and Hum version, the live version on there. It's fucking great. Sing. So good.

In the name of Martin Luther King Jr. Sing. That is good. What do you got? My number two is the live a sort of homecoming from wide awake in america okay so you love

wide awake in america that is great I do I do I do version of that it's really good wow could you put that on too I wonder if that

is your number one from wide awake in america we'll find out we'll find out if I'm guessing things right on the next episode alright Phoebe are we at number one for you?

Yes, Streets. Streets with no name. Okay, all right. And then Andy, was I right? I shit you not, my number one is Live Bad from Wide Awake. Wow, so good. Did you watch him on Live Aid? Yes.

You did? I sure did. Live on television, yeah. I sat in front of the TV that whole day. Did you imagine that you were that girl he brought up out of the audience? I've been imagining that I was her ever since. Did you guys ever see, they put out a VHS tape. It was like a documentary, the making of the Unforgettable Fire album.

And it had videos on it for those Wide Awaken America songs. Really? Yeah, it's really, really good. Oh, interesting. And it's mostly a making of the song Pride, but then there are – It's really interesting. I saw the – At Slade and Castle.

In terms of, like, making of things, I think Adam, when we were doing this show earlier, sent me that, the one, the Actung Baby making of, where it's just, like, them endlessly dicking around in Germany. Oh, really? Making versions upon versions upon versions of, where it's just like them endlessly dicking around in Germany. Oh, really? Making versions upon versions upon versions of like one.

Oh, yeah, they have the audio of Bono like shouting out the chord changes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But then there's also that Davis Guggenheim documentary.

That's the one I'm thinking of. Like 20 year anniversary of Actoon Baby or something. That's the one I'm thinking of. That was really good. Favorite video, Phoebe, you ever see?

Oh, we have to rank the albums. Yeah. We're getting late. Okay, let's rank the albums. All right. We don't have to go back and forth, back and forth. Phoebe, hit us with all of the albums ranked in order from worst to last. Okay, worst.

Worst to best, sorry. No line. No line. Okay, that's fair. Yeah. I think that's fair. It's not my worst. Yeah. Pop. Po line. Okay, that's fair. Yeah. I think that's fair. I would, it's not my worst. Yeah.

Pop. Poop. Yeah. Boy. Boy. Interesting. I really, they're early, like, artsy. Too post-punk?

Yeah, I was like, I can't. I'm with you on that. October. You like October better than Boy. That's interesting is that a bad call it's not a bad call it's just interesting

because they have less iconic songs on October like you know it's just maybe I should flip I kind of grouped them together

it's like they're like the same don't let us peer pressure you although it's interesting that you're letting us says something about you okay

Songs of Innocence yeah mine would be I love that record you know I'm gonna flip it Something about you. Okay. Songs of Innocence. Yeah, mine would be... I love that record. You know, I'm going to flip it. I'm going to do... Wow. This is incredible.

I'm going to do How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Nine. And then eight is Songs of Innocence. How to Dismantle is my least favorite. Go on. Rattle and Hum. Rattle and Hum. Songs of Experience. Okay. All on. Rattle and Hum. Rattle and Hum. Songs of Experience.

Okay. All That You Can't Leave Behind. Mm-hmm. Zeropa. Mm-hmm. War. Mm-hmm. Where are we now?

We have how many left? Three left. Three left. Then Two is Unforgettable Fire, and then Tied for First is Joshua and Octane Baby. Tied for First. So you like those two equally. I like how different they sound. I think they both have

an incredible amount of hits on them. Change music, both of them. They're undeniable. Alright. This is a great, great list. I think my list is a little crazy. Okay. Starting with worst going down. Yes, but it starts off just being very rude.

So it's just, you're like worst is Joshua Tree. It's very rude. So number one for you is just that fly remix. That's all it is. Over and over and over again

for an hour. Just that one song. All right, so your bottom. Look, it's very rude. And this is partly because I have not.

It is going to be Joshua Tree. Yeah, right? I think it's going to be Joshua Tree. No, no, no. Joshua Tree. No, no, no. I'm not that. You're not that rude. I'm very fair to Joshua Tree.

Okay. I haven't paid an enormous amount of attention to the more recent albums, which is why I have a three-way tie for last place between How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, No Line on the Horizon, and Songs of Experience. Okay, Songs of Experience, Andy. It deserves more attention. It's really good.

It is really good. I mean, I've heard it many times, but I haven't played it. No judgment on these lists. No judgment on these lists. Next is Songs of Innocence. Again, still being rude. Number 11, Rattle and Hum. Okay.

Number 10, Pop. Okay. Number nine, All That You Can't Leave Behind. Wow. Okay. Low ranking on that one. Low ranking on that one. Then comes Passengers. Not a YouTube ranking on that one. Low ranking on that one. Then comes Passengers.

Not a YouTube. Oh, interesting. Oh, I forgot to put Passengers on. That's okay. No problem. That's a great. Where would you have put it? I would put it above Rattle and Hum.

You would? Yeah. You like it better than Rattle and Hum? Yeah. All right. Very good. All right. Then comes Zoropa.

Then comes the Joshua Tree. Okay. Then comes October. Whoa. Whoa. Wow. I'm sure a lot of like memories wrapped up in October for you. Of your brother masturbating.

Yeah, but you know what? I'm coming. I am. Is it really that what? I'm coming! I am coming! I'm coming! I'm coming! Andy, I'm coming! Partly because of the lack of hits on that album, I can revisit it. You are such a fucking contrarian.

This is making you laugh so hard. But the hits, I'm so tired of the hits. But none of the- I can put on October, and these are not songs that I've heard too many times. That's true. That is a good point. But none of these songs are in your top 10. I know.

I know, I know. Okay, go on. Then comes war. Then comes war. In my opinion, front to back, their most consistent record. Boy is going to be your number one, I'm calling. Oh, no. No, no.

Never mind. Never mind. Well, number three is Octung Baby. Okay. Nice. Okay. Number two is Boy. And number one is That Unforgettable Fire.

That's my number one as well. Yes. So we are very similar in that regard. That's the best. Okay. I did not put on Under a Blood Red Sky or Wide Awake in America. I didn't think that. Yeah, Wide Awake in America, though, where would that be?

That would probably be number two. Is that your, really? Yeah, I really love that so much. Those four songs are just great. Amazing. Yeah. Wow. These are really interesting lists.

Hmm. And really interesting people. What do you make of my list? My taste is closer to Phoebe's. Oh, cool. Because I would probably put No Line as their least great or no Pop well they're very similar and they're kind of

mediocre they're great songs on both but there's just something kind of just sitting there about both of those records I'm probably in between you two maybe I'm a little closer to Andy but at the same time I

I would bump up some of their later work much better than you I gotta be a little more I gotta maybe listen yeah it sounds like maybe you just have a

cause Atomic Bomb for me would be very Atomic Bomb though is my least favorite I love that record is he your top five oh really

that's my least favorite album it is I know I know I don't remember it doing much for me. It's a good album. I don't like it for some reason.

I don't know why. It's got some great songs on it. You love that baby's head and how it smells. I love it. I love that song. That song makes me cry. I know, I know.

You're like... As does the one towards the end. It's like the eighth song or something and it's... What was the eighth song or something and it's what um

what was it it was a single but like a year after the album came out is it uh not Crumbs From Your Table

which is a great song Crumbs From Your Table but uh great song yeah original of the species oh that song makes me

oh yeah that cool music video they did with their faces yeah yeah yeah that's a video they did with their faces. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's a good song. That song. I couldn't pick it out of a lineup.

Well, it's impossible to put a song in a lineup, so. Try it. Try it. I'll put lists of albums in a lineup. Okay. We should get some pictures of these, too. Oh, yeah. As well, although Chef Kevin is out there just not doing anything.

All right, well, this is interesting. So to sum up, if you guys had anything to say about U2, just generally, feelings on U2, we're about to end the show, what you hope is going to happen. Phoebe, as a fan, what do you want them to do next? I mean, obviously they're doing the tour. The tour. But what would you like to see you two do? As a fan, this is purely just fan service.

Your ultimate idea of like, oh, man, it would be so awesome if they did such and such. I think they need to strip it back. Strip it back. Yeah. Because I feel like back in the day, they really did try and play with sound and now they're kind of like not. And I think they're forgetting that part of themselves. So I really want them to either like do something that's really like acoustic

heavy. Songwriting. Yeah. And then it's really just like the four of them. Okay. Yeah. Cause like, even though I love songs of experience, you can tell

they're producers. It's a big sound, as we say. I mean, there's a lot going on in them. Like that B-side on No Line on the Horizon, they have that live in the studio version of the song No Line on the Horizon that's so fucking cool. We were talking while you

were taking a squirt, though. I love No Line on the Horizon. The studio version of it. Me too but I prefer the just raw. You prefer raw dogging it. Andy, what other than getting your $85 back what could you two do?

What would you, fan service, what would you like to see them do? I'd like to hear something more experimental and weird. One of the things that I appreciate so much about Passengers is that you don't know when or whether the lyrics are going to come in. You know what I mean? Yeah, it's not traditional songwriting. It's not traditional songwriting. I would love to hear some extremely untraditional songwriting from you two.

Very interesting. I love that. Very interesting. I agree with that. All right, guys. Well, we should try to see the show on May 16th. If you're at that show here, I believe it's at the Forum. Is that right?

If you're at that show and you see the four of us together, we did it. And if you're wearing a You Talkin' U2 to Me t-shirt, we will nod at you and go, oh, cool. When you point at it, as has happened many times. We're just about out of time. Adam, what do you think? I think this might be the best episode of you talking you too

to me. This was fun. I had a lot of fun. Like if I was making a list right now, this would be right down at the very bottom. I had a lot of fun. Thank you guys so much. I know this is a late night too, but this is one of the later ones we've done. So I appreciate you guys coming late. My pleasure.

Thank you for being here, you guys. This is terrific. This is our pleasure to have you. And we'll be back next week with you talking U2 to me, right? Yeah, of course. We're just back on the train, baby. All right.

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