Artist: Bono

The year is 1991. You’ve just bought the new U2 record. You sit back and relax, expecting to hear The Edge’s trademark chiming guitar and Bono's soulful vocals. Within the opening 10 seconds of “Zoo Station”, you think your speakers must be broken. The sound coming out is distorted and abrasive. A heavily electronic voice comes in, slyly saying, “I’m ready. I’m ready for the laughing gas. I’m ready for what’s next." You just took your first steps into Achtung Baby . The Irish rockers’ seventh studio album was a miraculous [...]

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While "Achtung Baby" still retains its brilliance, I am not sure for whom the Super Deluxe Edition is intended.

Il y a bien une chose qui est sûr: Coldplay est un véritable colosse, un mammouth dans le marché du disque où se bataille des coléoptères. Et on peut le comprendre et admettre que ça ne tombe pas du ciel lorsqu’on repense aux très bons œufs qu’ils ont pondus, tel que Parachutes ou A Rush Of Blood To The Head . Mais là c’est différent et pour vous parler de leur dernier opus nommé Mylo Xyloto , je vais les nommer bêtement et simplement U2 . Oui c’est vrai, c’est [...]

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Let’s straighten one thing out: U2 are awful, and no song attests to this more conclusively than Zoo Station off '91's Achtung Baby. Kicking off with Gang of Four-esque ominous promise that points to something good, it swiftly explodes into a cacophony of could-only-be-fucking-U2 melody (bad), laden with The Edge’s favourite (only?) trick: GUITAR FXXXX. Bono’s voice then proceeds to swim through yet another murky effect as he performs his own favourite (only?) trick: raising his voice in an uplifting manner at the end of every word. An obligatory “ooh” delivered in a gut-wrenching falsetto attempts to add depth to [...]

• Nine Inch Nails - Zoo Station (U2 Cover)

Let’s straighten one thing out: U2 are awful, and no song attests to this more conclusively than Zoo Station off '91's Achtung Baby. Kicking off with Gang of Four-esque ominous promise that points to something good, it swiftly explodes into a cacophony of could-only-be-fucking-U2 melody (bad), laden with The Edge’s favourite (only?) trick: GUITAR FXXXX. Bono’s voice then proceeds to swim through yet another murky effect as he performs his own favourite (only?) trick: raising his voice in an uplifting manner at the end of every word. An obligatory “ooh” delivered in a gut-wrenching falsetto attempts to add depth to [...]

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It's hard to believe that it's been a full eleven years since Chris Martin walked through the rain on the beach and delighted everyone with his simple ode to a women not named Gwyneth. That track of course, was Yellow and started the English band Coldplay on a steady rise to the top of the charts. Arguably one of the biggest bands in the world, Coldplay are now back with their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto. Having not really paid attention to the band since A Rush of Blood to the Head , I decided to [...]

This weekend, the William J. Clinton Foundation hosted an anniversary celebration at L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl that Slick Willie himself made a playlist for . The show was capped by a 40-minute performance by U22s Bono and The Edge after short performances from the likes of Usher and Lady Gaga. Watch the entire set, which features a decidedly un-Marilyn-Monroe-like singing of "Happy Birthday" to the former president. Read More...

Lady Gaga is one of the most famous people on the planet right now, and was invited to perform at a birthday gala honoring former US President Bill Clinton . Gaga known for her theatrics and insane stage performances didn't disappoint. She changed lyrics to some of her songs to include Clinton and his family, made sexual innuendos and dropped an F-Bomb in front of Clinton, wife Hillary, and daughter Chelsea. At the beginning of her performance of 'You [...]

Twenty years ago, Bono described Achtung Baby as "the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree" while Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that "stripped-down and defying its old formulas, U2 has given itself a fighting chance for the 1990's." The album won a Grammy® Award for Best Rock Performance and became one of the most significant records of the nineties and of U2 's career. To mark twenty years since [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Fox When we heard ' The Simpsons ' was on the verge of cancellation, we started reminiscing about all the rockers and rappers that have appeared on the show throughout its 23-season existence. With that in mind, we decided to compile this list of our favorite musician cameos, and here's hoping to many more now that the show has been renewed . [...]

There's been a bit of squawking over the refusal of Clearcast to clear Bono and co's One advert to be shown on the television. Clearcast have explained they had no choice : We have been unable to clear this ad to date as we believe it is currently in breach of Rule 7 of the BCAP Code, which is itself based on the provisions of Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003. This imposes a blanket prohibition on “political” advertising on television and it is OFCOM who have retained responsibility for applying these rules. If an advertiser [...]

The loss of Steve Jobs is a bit of a shame; a man who ran a technology company and was a force for good in design has died, cruelly early. Bono has been so moved he felt the need to reach for bombastic overstatement: In a world littered with dull objects, he brought the beauty of clean lines and clear thought. This rhyme of intellect and intuition could be applied to a wide range of subjects from the US education system, to sculpture, to the fight against HIV/AIDS where his support of (RED) [...]

Bono is worried about the musical legacy of the band U2, whose singer he is, will leave behind. U2 singer fears the band will go into posterity as 'very good', not 'exceptional'. Bono is concerned that U2 will be remembered as a band 'very good', not 'exceptional', despite the global success the band had, announces contactmusic.com. Rockers from U2 have released a documentary film, "Down From The Sky”, which focuses attention on these efforts to deal with negative criticism the band has received for their sixth album," Rattle and Hum”. Although they became one of the [...]

Italian superstar Zucchero has officially released his celebrated album Chocabeck in the US (iTunes / Amazon). The album was co-produced with Don Was (the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan) and Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen), and Bono, Iggy Pop and Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears all contributed English lyrics. Zucchero Releases North American Edition of Chocabeck + Tour Dates Zucchero explained in a recent interview [...]

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For the first time since they appeared (somewhat) together on the cover of Time 's Most Influential People In The World issue last year, Lady Gaga and Bill Clinton are making headlines again. This time it's for a special Hollywood Bowl gig being staged to celebrate the work the William J. Clinton Foundation — an organization Clinton founded after his presidency — has done over the past decade. The benefit concert will be broadcast live on Yahoo, and, aside from Gaga, also features Spider-Man [...]

U2 , una de las bandas más grandes del rock que siguen tocando y realizando producciones con millones de fanáticos en todo el mundo, lanzará un álbum de covers para celebrar los 20 años de Achtung Baby que, para muchos, se trató de uno de los mejores álbumes de la agrupación. Bono explicó en una conferencia de prensa que realizó en Toronto que el proyecto está siendo llevado adelante por la revista de música británica Q y que en el disco aparecerán canciones como [...]

You're taking a stroll through Boston Public Garden. You stop to acknowledge the fingerpicking fellow busking nearby, maybe throw him a dollar, and then you realize — surprise! It's Bruce Springsteen. Well-known rockers rarely take to busking, since they don't have much need for petty cash, but impromptu public jams from Bruce and other musicians are always appreciated. We've gathered some noteworthy street sessions after the cut. Bruce Springsteen After borrowing a guitar and going Humpty Dumpty on a wall, Springsteen [...]