EP. 13 — U Talkin’ U2 To Me? – No Line on the Horizon

Get on your boots this week as Adam Scott Aukerman get deep into U2’s twelfth studio album No Line on the Horizon for the whole episode. They’ll talk about the aborted Rick Rubin sessions, the sessions with Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, how U2’s “Get On Your Boots” sounds exactly like The Escape Club’s “Wild, Wild West,” their experiences with the record, the U2 360° Tour, and U2’s 2009 Grammys performance. Plus, they break down Billy Joel’s recent performance at the Hollywood Bowl.

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EP. 98 — U Springin’ Springsteen On My Bean? – Letter to You

In the season finale of U Springin’ Springsteen On My Bean, Adam Scott Aukerman go through Springo’s twentieth studio album, Letter to You—an album about death and aging that was partially inspired by the passing of Bruce’s former bandmate George Theiss.

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January 15, 2024

EP. 97 — U Springin’ Springsteen On My Bean? – Western Stars

Adam Scott Aukerman squeak out an ep on Springo’s nineteenth studio album, Western Stars—an album heavily influenced by 1970s SoCal pop music. But first, the Scotts gab about novelizations of movies, complimentary restaurant chips, and weird beards.

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EP. 96 — U Springin’ Springsteen On My Bean? – High Hopes

Scott and Scott go track by track through Springo’s eighteenth studio album, High Hopes (as well as the following American Beauty EP), a collection of older songs, cover songs and outtakes that Da Boss still considers one of his proper records.

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