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U2 The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015
by Christine Connallon
U2 The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 Madison Square Garden New York, NY July 30, 2015 Eight sold out shows during a residency at Madison Square Garden is no small feat, even for a band of U2's stature. The four man band that formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1976 and has kept the same lineup for nearly 4 decades is still going strong, displaying staying power that only the formidable can accomplish.
Continue ReadingU2: Songs of Innocence Deluxe Edition
by Doug Collette
Given the controversy that arose around the unilateral download of U2's Songs of Innocence, it's either brave, foolish or greedy to see the issue of the album in various physical forms in such short order. Yet the group confounds even further in the way they can, when playing and singing, leave behind the posing, pomposity and lethal careerism. Thus, the prospect of unreleased material and alternate takes of tracks from the original list can't help but pique the curiosity.
Continue ReadingU2: Songs of Innocence
by Doug Collette
To accurately assess and analyze the music of U2's Songs of Innocence, it's necessary to exert a herculean effort to shunt aside issues that would otherwise camouflage a clarity of mind. It's been at least eighteen months or more that the new U2 album was supposedly imminent, so the rise and fall of expectation and anticipation leads away from, rather than closer to, a discerning eye and ear. And the recent controversy arising from the auto-appearance of the album as ...
Continue ReadingU2: Songs of Innocence
by Nenad Georgievski
These days there is no other band that can polarize both critics and audiences alike than Irish band U2. Most of the time that's because of non-musical reasons that have accumulated through the years and the internet never forgets. The band always seems to cause heated debates that swell into fever pitch. Having reinvented themselves several times during their career the most constant thing about it is the constant change. And with each new record U2 seems to be taking ...
Continue ReadingU2: Achtung Baby 20th Anniversary edition
by Nenad Georgievski
Every once in a while, a record will appear that will change the way to which music is listened, which will expand concept of music and its essence and boundless potential. A record of such importance has the ability to disrupt and shake the space-time continuum of musical history, serving as a signpost to everything that will follow afterward. One such record was U2's Achtung Baby (Island, 1991), which was hailed upon its release as a rock 'n' roll blueprint ...
Continue ReadingU2: From the Sky Down
by Nenad Georgievski
U2From the Sky DownDocumentary Partners2012Music documentaries get more viable and interesting as more and more renowned film directors grab their chance to prove themselves in the genre. Apart from ordinary documentaries that only provide biographical data or sketches, some of them serve as a modern day visual novels, delivering emotionally enriching experiences and storytelling. Music history has proven interesting and fertile ground. Twenty years ago the music world saw major changes in ...
Continue ReadingStealing Hearts At A Travelling Show: The Graphic Design of "U2"
by Nenad Georgievski
Stealing Hearts At A Travelling Show: The Graphic Design of “U2" Lisa Godson 106 Pages ISBN: 0954519302 AMP Visual 2003 Since its humble beginnings in the 1960s, the album cover has travelled a long distance from being a practical protective packaging to a miniature canvas rife with famous and iconic images. Every music collector or fan knows that whatever the media--be it vinyl, cassette or CD--the ears also have eyes. As a form ...
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