U2

U2 Conquered U.S. With Noise, Risks, Poetry, Says Producer Eno

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Its anthemic template, crafted in 1984 with the assistance of co-producer Brian Eno, came three years before The Joshua Tree, which took the Irish band "from heroes to superstars," according to Rolling Stone magazine, and sold 25 million copies.

Published Tue, Nov 3

Alive at 33

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The coda at the end of the show, the shadowy suit of lights, mimes our hidden story of fatigue, futility, and emptiness. Maybe it also says something more oblique about U2’s life as rock stars – certainly critique of the Pop Life is not new to their work. I don’t know.

Published Tue, Nov 3

Live review: U2's 360 Tour at the Rose Bowl | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times

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I usually don't link reviews or general U2 news, but I'll make an exception for this commentary on last night's performance at the Rose Bowl. Though marred by the contemporary civil-religion assumption that there is of necessity a conflict between the spiritual and the physical, the pie...

Published Sat, Oct 24

Las Vegas setlist, 23/10

source: U2gigs.com

Today, U2 performed in Las Vegas, returning to Sam Boyd Stadium for the first time since they infamously began Popmart there on 25 April 1997. This time around, not a single Pop song showed up in the setlist. The setlist was identical to that played in Norman and Phoenix; consequently, this i...

Published Sat, Oct 24

COOL FRENCH U2 SITE – http://www.suckingrockandroll.com/ CHECK IT OUT

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Source: http://www.suckingrockandroll.com/ “Sucking rock n roll….” – “Mofo”, Pop (1997) “The songs in your head are now on my mind, you put me on pause I’m trying to rewind and replay…” – “NLOTH”, NLOTH (2009) Posted in U2 NOTICIAS/U2 NEWS

Published Tue, Sep 29

Spirituality in Pop Music

source: Examiner.com

Her voice may be an acquired taste in the Natalie Merchant sort of way, but her songwriting and sincerity is a constant in the band's catalog. Drowning Man - U2: "40" or Yahweh may seem like a more obvious choice from this venerable Irish quartet, ...

Published Sat, Apr 11

Opinion: Look Past Bono's Pomp To Appreciate New U2

source: Tampa Tribune

It couples the grandeur of "The Joshua Tree" with the experimentalism of "Achtung Baby" and is, to say the least, far better than one tends to expect from a band of U2's Bono, predictably, tosses a few lyrical roadblocks that threaten to but don't ... Rolling Stone - MTV.com

Published Tue, Mar 3

Opinion: No Limits on the Horizon for U2 « Obsessions of a Pop Culture Nerd

source: Obsessions of a Pop Culture Nerd

No Limits on the Horizon for U2 March 1, 2009 · No Comments So, U2’s got a new album coming out Tuesday. I’m excited, having been a fan since 1980. But when it came to doing a review, I knew the best person for the job would be one of my writers, Debbie DeNice, the resident U2 expert. I’m telling you—s...

Published Sun, Mar 1