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The moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, so it must finally be time for the boys to finish up with U2 by discussing their final-to-date studio release, 2017’s “Songs of Experience.” The next episode will cover Kanye West’s “Ye.”Music (all from “Songs of Experience”): “Love is all We Have Left,” “Lights of Home,” “Get Out of Your Own Way,” “American Soul,” “The Little Things That Give You Away,” “Red Flag Day,” and “The Blackout”

The boys are finally back in town, and they’re here 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. 

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”

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”

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. Discotheque2. If God Will Send His Angels3. MOFO4. Staring at the Sun5. Gone6. Wake Up Dead Man

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”

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

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

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

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”

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

The boys tour America with U2’s 1988 studio/live combo album, “Rattle and Hum.” Jonathan can’t remember the names of the singers for AC/DC or Guns ’n Roses, and Steven accuses U2 of theft. The next episode will cover “Achtung Baby.”Intro music: “Love is Blindness” by Jack WhiteOutro music: “Sunday Bloody Sunday [Live]” from “Rattle and Hum” (film)

The boys search for the soul of America with U2’s 1987 release, “The Joshua Tree.” The next episode will cover “Rattle & Hum.”Intro/outro music: “Love is Blindness,” by Jack White

The boys try to stave off sadness while discussing Kanye West’s 2008 album, “808s & Heartbeak.” Also: movie trailer guy promotes the album and secondary benefits of Li’l Wayne. (There are some sound quality issues on this one because SOMEONE is having technical difficulties with their recording equipment; sorry about that.) The next episode will cover U2’s “The Joshua Tree.”Intro/outro music: “Overexposed” by Matt & Kim

The boys get harder, better, faster, stronger with Kanye West’s 2007 release “Graduation.” They also maybe discover the unifying theory of Kanye West music. The next episode will cover 2008’s “808s & Heartbreak.”Intro/outro music: “Overexposed,” by Matt & Kim

The boys get it together and head back to school with Kanye West’s 2005 sophomore release “Late Registration.” There’s high-end jazz, Steven hates good James Bond films, and more! The next episode will cover 2007’s “Graduation.”Intro/outro music: “Overexposed” by Matt & Kim

Hey, girl, check out the stunning conclusion (for now) to the Lady Gaga saga, 2016’s “Joanne,” with the boys. It’s also approximately our showniversary, so we start the show with a brief reflection on the best albums from our first year. Also, Steven doesn’t think singers want to make people cry.The next episode will begin our longest trek yet, through U2’s discography, with their 1980 debut, “Boy.”Thanks for sticking with us so far!Intro & outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich, from the album “Alpocalypse”

The boys try to understand modern art with Lady Gaga’s 2013 album “ArtPop.” How does pretension work? Also, Jonathan misses the obvious. The next episode will cover Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s 2014 collabo “Cheek to Cheek.”Intro/outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich

The boys learn to accept themselves for who they are with Lady Gaga’s 2011 album “Born This Way.” They stay remarkably on-topic along the way, maybe a first in show history. The next episode will cover 2013’s “ARTPOP.”Intro/outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich

What better way to celebrate the end of Prince and the Revolution in 1986 than with a “Parade”? Come for the Prince, stay for the pun battle. Plus, Steven plays another round of “what instrument is that?” Next episode we’ll be starting Lady Gaga’s studio discography, with “The Fame.”