Topic: Backstage
Sonntag, 19. September 2004
observer.guardian.co.uk: For more than 25 years, U2 have pushed the boundaries of live performance in spectacular fashion. In an exclusive extract from the first authorised account of the band's touring history, Michael Bracewell explores the tensions between music, theatre and technology that produce such memorable and emotional shows.1979, at the Dandelion Market beside Dublin's Gaiety Green flea market, an up-and-coming local band called U2 played an outdoor concert to a largely teenage audiencewho were unable to see them when they played at the neighbouring, licensed, McGonagle's club. And in this little scrap of history, perhaps, can be found the beginnings of U2's founding attitude towards live performance. [
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Mittwoch, 15. September 2004
mercurynews.com: Even though he only nibbled on artisan bread and sipped a Diet Coke, Bono of U2 caused quite a commotion when he walked into the bar area of Il Fornaio in Palo Alto for lunch with his manager on Sept. 4.
A bridal party was just concluding, and when the women spotted the rock star, they went nutso. Bono was gracious as he signed autographs, posed for photos and gave out hugs. [ more]
A bridal party was just concluding, and when the women spotted the rock star, they went nutso. Bono was gracious as he signed autographs, posed for photos and gave out hugs. [
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Samstag, 11. September 2004
rollingstone.com: U2 looked bigger than they ever were intended," Anton Corbijn has said of the photos he took for the cover of the band's fifth album, The Joshua Tree. "I never realized the pictures would work out the way they did, where I think they look stronger, really, than any other band in the world." [ more]
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Mittwoch, 1. September 2004
abc.net.au: "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle". It's one of the most famous slogans in the world. A TV ad attributes the line to Bono. Eoin Cameron and lots of others are certain the phrase was coined by American feminist Gloria Steinem. We talk to the eminent but unassuming Australian who actually deserves the credit.
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Donnerstag, 26. August 2004
hellomagazine.com: Unlike fellow Irish talents such as Samuel Beckett and James Joyce, who decamped to pastures new after finding success, U2 have remained true to their Dublin roots. They have also survived more than 20 years together and remain close friends. [ more]
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Sonntag, 22. August 2004
azcentral.com: While the epic nature of U2's musical landscape is what first catches the ear, it's also the compelling themes that make the songs stick with the listener.
1. "Where the Streets Have No Name" / "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" 1987. It's a bit of a cheat to list two songs, but the tunes from "The Joshua Tree" have always seemed to be closely connected expressions of spiritual search.
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1. "Where the Streets Have No Name" / "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" 1987. It's a bit of a cheat to list two songs, but the tunes from "The Joshua Tree" have always seemed to be closely connected expressions of spiritual search.
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Samstag, 21. August 2004
azcentral.com: "It's one of the most banal couplets I've ever heard," Bono says sheepishly about the words he wrote for one of U2's best-known songs. " 'I want to run, I want to hide....' That's not very interesting, but you know what? People don't hear the couplets when we play the song.
"They hear something else in the music. They hear a band talking about a special place, a better place, and asking if the audience wants to go there with them."
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"They hear something else in the music. They hear a band talking about a special place, a better place, and asking if the audience wants to go there with them."
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Montag, 9. August 2004
contactmusic.com: Bono has revealed the reason why U2's songs are often so emotive - because he uses lyrics from passionate speeches he has written.
The Irish rocker admits the group's lyrics are often culled from things he's written to address causes he supports. [ more]
The Irish rocker admits the group's lyrics are often culled from things he's written to address causes he supports. [
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Freitag, 9. Juli 2004
u2.com: ... And they're not running to stand still anymore.
Contrary to recent reports, U2.Com are happy to underline that Ballymun, in the north of Dublin - close to the hearts of both Larry and Bono - is in better shape than ever.
One recent online story about 'U2's Dublin' described the area, immortalised in the band's 1986 song Running To Stand Still, as 'bad'. [ more]
Contrary to recent reports, U2.Com are happy to underline that Ballymun, in the north of Dublin - close to the hearts of both Larry and Bono - is in better shape than ever.
One recent online story about 'U2's Dublin' described the area, immortalised in the band's 1986 song Running To Stand Still, as 'bad'. [
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Donnerstag, 1. Juli 2004
interference.com: Nearly every night of the ZooTV tours, a dancer would emerge from the stage during "Mysterious Ways" to tempt Bono. The belly dancer has since become an important image in U2's history, thanks to both the video for "Mysterious Ways" and the tour.
But that U2 had a belly dancer tour at all with them was something of a fluke, it may never had happened if not for Christina Petro, a young dancer from Florida who took a chance and became the first ZooTV belly dancer. [ more]
But that U2 had a belly dancer tour at all with them was something of a fluke, it may never had happened if not for Christina Petro, a young dancer from Florida who took a chance and became the first ZooTV belly dancer. [
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