"This is the story of U2, in their own words and pictures." I just finished this book the other night and it is
definently one of the greatest little history books
written of the band that I have read. The pictures
alone are awesome. The book shows pictures of
childhood, births, weddings, concerts it is very, very cool.
I recommend everyone, even those who just own
The Joshua Tree, add this book to their collection!
4 comments:
Way awesome. I wonder if I could check it out at the library . . . I just don't know if I can afford the $40. Jake just said that makes me just a "fan" and not a "superfan" but we'll see. Maybe one of these days . . .
Or you can get it on Half.com for $20….
true. tempting.
The bio was fabulous. The type is kind of hard to read on the colored pages, which makes me think they really meant it as more of an art piece, but that didn't stop me!
You really get a sense of Bono's personality throughout the narrative, especially since he's the most long-winded of the four. It was great to get such an insight into the history of the band. I still feel that they're pretty humble, given how big the band has gotten, and I look forward to any offering they have to make in the future, though after 30 years of music, I'm happy to have as much U2 music as I do.
The pictures are great–-it's fun to see how little Larry Mullen Jr. has changed, or how much The Edge has–-but the stories really put it over the top. My favorite is when Bono talks about playing a concert in Tempe, AZ. The mood in Arizona was less than civil-rights oriented at the time and the governor was doing his best to block making MLK Day an official holiday. Bono got some serious hate mail from a racist person–-serious enough that the FBI was involved and concerned. The racist said that he had a ticket to the concert and would shoot Bono if he sang "Pride (In the Name of Love)." Bono refused to be intimidated and chose to sing it anyway. He said he just closed his eyes and sang, and when he opened them, Adam was standing in front of him. To me that shows the depth of friendship and love the band members have for each other.
The relationship with each other and their love of God (most of them) makes their music so appealing and soul-stirring to me. I went into the book reading as a fan of the music, but now I'm a fan of the band themselves.
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