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Sonntag, 14. November 2004
timecanada.com: Making records has always been misery for U2. But on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, they rediscovered the secret: Fusion [arrow more]


profil.at: Die irische Band U2 veröffentlicht nach vier Jahren Pause ihr neues Album „How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb“: ein weiterer verzweifelter Versuch, mit der belastenden eigenen Vergangenheit fertig zu werden.

Wir werden dem Monster den Rücken brechen“, singt Bono Vox in „Love and Peace or Else“. Es ist die beste Nummer auf „How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb“, dem neuen U2-Album, das kommende Woche erscheint. Natürlich spricht Bono von Liebe und Frieden oder sonst was, aber es ist nicht ganz falsch, wenn man die Zeilen auf die Situation der irischen Band bezieht. Wir werden dem Monster den Rücken brechen, das könnte auch heißen: Als Stadionrocker wollen wir nicht alt werden. [arrow more]


sundayherald.com: U2 have been recording artists for longer than Elvis. They’ve sold 125 million records and their influence extends beyond pop to politics. Earlier this year their latest album was nicked. But, says Adrian Deevoy, all’s well that ends well for the world’s biggest band celebrating 25 years of holy rock’n’roll [arrow more]


msnbc.msn.com: Ignore the iPod commercial—U2 has not morphed into a hipster rave outfit for dreadlock-flipping twentysomethings. For one thing, they already tried that with 1993's "Lemon" (and it was). And anyhow, why change course when you're the biggest band in the world? [arrow more]


timesonline.co.uk: In the small hours of last Tuesday morning, Paul McGuinness stood at the end of the long counter at the Village bar in Wexford Street, Dublin, glass in one hand, wide grin on his face. Not even news that bootleg copies of the new U2 album were appearing on the internet could dampen the spirits of their manager.
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nytimes.com: Through the windows of Hanover Quay, the rehearsal and recording studio that U2 has called HQ for the last two decades, streetlights made rippling patterns on the Liffey, the river that runs through Dublin, matching the shimmering overtones coming from the Edge's guitars as the band ran through songs from its new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (Interscope). [arrow more]


u2.com: U2, Elvis, The Beatles, Bob Marley and Madonna were inducted as Founder Members into the UK Music Hall of Fame on Thursday. [arrow more]


 
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