U2 - “Songs of Innocence”

The boys are finally back in town, and they’re hear to discuss U2’s surprise 2014 release/mandatory Apple gift “Songs of Innocence.” The next episode will cover “Songs of Experience.”

Music (all by U2 and from “Songs of Innocence”): “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone),” “Iris (Hold Me Close),” “Raised by Wolves,” “Sleep Like a Baby Tonight,” and “This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now”

Side notes:
1. My computer ate the “No Line on the Horizon” episode; we talk about it briefly at the start of this episode. 2. We are aware of the sound quality. Steps are being taken—only 1 more episode sounding like this, and it should drastically improve. Please accept management’s apologies, and this fruit basket. 

U2 - “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”

The boys try to demilitarize rock-n-roll with U2’s 2004 album “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.” Come for the music discussion, stay for the Robert Rodriguez oeuvre digression. The next episode will cover “No Line on the Horizon.”

Music (all by U2 and from “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”): “Vertigo”; “Miracle Drug”; “Sometimes You Can’t Make it on Your Own”; “Original of the Species”; “Love and Peace or Else”; “Crumbs from Your Table”; “One Step Closer”; “Fast Cars”; and “Yahweh”

U2 - "All That You Can’t Leave Behind"

The boys take inventory with U2’s 2001 album “All That You Can’t Leave Behind.” Jonathan wants to rearrange things for the band, and Steven gets hot and bothered about Tomb Raider. The next episode will cover “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.”

Music (all by U2 and from this album): “Elevation”; “Beautiful Day”; “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”; “Walk On”; “Kite”; and “Grace”

U2 - “Pop”

The boys dig into U2’s 1997 album “Pop,” and Jonathan gets confused. The next episode will cover “All That You Can’t Leave Behind.”

All music by U2 & from “Pop”
1. Discotheque
2. If God Will Send His Angels
3. MOFO
4. Staring at the Sun
5. Gone
6. Wake Up Dead Man

Kanye West - “The Life of Pablo”

The boys’ time with Kanye comes to an end for now, with his 2016 album “The Life of Pablo.” So many questions, so few answers. The next episode will cover U2’s “Pop.”

Music (all from “The Life of Pablo”): “Waves,” “Ultralight Beam,” “Father Stretch My Hands,” and “I Love Kanye”

Kanye West - “Yeezus”

The boys question deity with Kanye West’s 2013 album “Yeezus.” Jonathan gets political, Steven gets doubtful, and everyone has questions for Kanye. The next episode will cover “The Life of Pablo.”

Intro/outro: “Runaway,” by Ramin Djawadi

Jay-Z & Kanye West - “Watch the Throne”

If you escaped what the boys escaped you’d be listening to Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Watch the Throne” (2011), too. This episode has it all: bragging! Social awareness! Diagnosis! Memory problems! James Brown samples! The next episode will cover “Yeezus.”

Intro/outro: “Runaway,” by Ramin Djawadi

Kanye West - “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

The boys check out arguably the peak of Kanye West’s career thus far (though one of them disagrees about that, incorrectly), 2010’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” Also, John Wick 2 for some reason and Jonathan learns some startling news about Bon Iver. The next episode will cover the Jay-Z/Kanye hot collabo, “Watch the Throne.”

Intro/outro music: “Overexposed,” by Matt & Kim

U2 - “Zooropa”

There comes a time in every music fan’s life when they must listen to U2’s 1993 album “Zooropa.” The boys have Opinions™ and are united in a way never before seen on this show. The next episode will cover Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”

Music (all by U2 & from “Zooropa”):
“Zooropa”
“Numb”
“Stay (So Far Away, So Close)”
“Dirty Day”
“The Wanderer”

U2 - “Achtung Baby”

The boys enter the dark middle chapter of U2 with their 1991 album “Achtung Baby.” Also: capes, leather pants, and the meaning of love. The next episode will cover “Zooropa.”

Intro/outro music: “Love is Blindness,” by Jack White