AltWeeklies Wire
And the Grammy Goes To...new
Last year's music brought some truly great moments, but you wouldn't know it from this year's Grammys. Here are my picks and misses for some of the top categories to be telecast Jan. 31.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Scully |
01-28-2010 |
Commentary
U2's 'Unforgettable Fire' Documents an Early Shift in the Band's Soundnew
Best considered as a warm-up for U2's next album, the classic The Joshua Tree, 1984's The Unforgettable Fire finds the quartet retreating from the overt commerciality of War and, with the help of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, gradually shifting to a more ambient sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-10-2009 |
Reviews
The Sound Sucks at Cowboys Stadium -- but the Bands Aren't Helping Mattersnew
Here's the thing: In the wake of all the original excitement over the enormodome out in Arlington, a funny thing's started popping up: discontent.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
10-26-2009 |
Music
U2's 'No Line on the Horizon'new
No Line on the Horizon follows big, time-tested U2 themes--The Edge's crystalline guitars against Bono's lyrics of love and hope.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
03-12-2009 |
Reviews
Remembering U2's Breakoutnew
Long since resigned to the coffee tables of khaki families or wedged on shelves next to the Bible and The Da Vinci Code, it's easy to forget the widescreen impact of U2's 1987 world-altering breakout.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
11-29-2007 |
Reviews
Live To Tellnew
Traditional thinking goes that young artists are supposed to forget the past while older ones such as Madonna are seemingly bound by it, and once they venture outside of their fans' comfort zones, they plummet into obscurity.
Miami New Times |
Jean Carey |
01-10-2006 |
Music
Perhaps the Band Should Find Some New Hobbiesnew
U2 may not have the power to change the world with its music, but it still has the power of its celebrity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: U2
George W. Bush's Anti-War Anthems
The president's unknowing collaboration with a critic produces Bush-bashing with a beat you can dance to.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-25-2005 |
Politics
Rock's Minimalist Master: The Expansive Influence of Brian Enonew
From his first conceptual recording in 1965 -- the slowed-down sound of a metal lamp stand being struck overdubbed with a friend reading a poem -- to his new Another Day on Earth, Brian Eno has had an amazing run as a composer, musician, producer, and sonic artist.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
07-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
World Leaders Pretendnew
U2 has gone from the band that mattered most to arguably the most irrelevant.
Phoenix New Times |
Joe Watson |
04-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Face of Rock and Rollnew
The aesthetic of Generation X's music and clothing, the entire culture, is represented in posters for rock 'n' roll gigs, coauthor Dennis King says.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
After Elevation, Vertigonew
Even after 25 years, there's still no rock band like U2.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
11-29-2004 |
Reviews
Soulful and Sweet Enoughnew
The arrival of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb highlights U2's diminishing skills -- both the "diminishing" and the "skills." A complete deconstruction, with help from Mom.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
11-22-2004 |
Reviews
The Jazz Tortoise: Charlie Hunter Simplifies the Equationnew
Hunter has a reputation as an absolute monster live. There's a killer instinct within him that comes out in a stage setting, despite his penchant for laid-back grooves.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
