U2十大经典瞬间~~~10 classic U2 moments

Perhaps more than any other, U2's performance of its song "Bad" (from
"The Unforgettable Fire") at Live Aid in the summer of 1985 [pictured]
convinced the world that they were one of the best live bands in the
world. The quartet ended up extending the song to nearly 14 minutes as
Bono spotted and then had security rescue 15-year-old audience member
Kal Khalique who was being crushed by the surging crowd. Bono hugged and
danced with the girl before returning to the stage, incorporating bits
of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" and "Sympathy for the Devil" as
well as Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" before winding up their
performance to massive applause.



After the massive worldwide success of "The Joshua Tree," U2 released a
documentary of the experience which actually threatened the future of
the group. Directed by young filmmaker Phil Joanou, "Rattle & Hum"
documented the band's experience touring "The Joshua Tree" in America; a
companion double album captured the band's live performances and new
studio recordings, including a duet with B.B. King on "When Love Comes
to Town." U2 found itself criticized for being dour and pompous,
with their "young foreigners in America" shtick dismissed as naïve and
self-serving. The negative reaction would put cracks in the band's
self-confidence.

Prior to releasing "The Fly," U2 was not a staple on the playlists of
the Goth and industrial clubs I frequented in the early '90s. But "The
Fly," the lead-off single to the band's 1991 album "Achtung Baby," was
quite unlike anything they had released before. The uptempo, danceable
track showed the influence of the industrial music of which The Edge and
Bono were fans, and Bono's voice wavered between a falsetto and a
processed whisper. The accompanying video also gave birth to Bono's
sunglasses-wearing rock star persona which would crop up on the
accompanying Zoo TV tour.



Depending on your outlook, the PopMart Tour (1997-1998) was either the height or
nadir of U2's '90s excess. The band's management booked stadiums around
the world before their new album was even done, resulting in their
having to turn in a record ("Pop") which they felt still required
another month's work. The subsequent tour was a satire of consumerism
and featured a single golden arch as well as a giant mirror-ball lemon
from which the band would emerge... that is when it was working. (The
band members occasionally found themselves trapped inside when the prop
malfunctioned, which it often did.)

Whatever credibility U2 lost with their oversized stage spectacles of the 1990s
was regained with a single performance in February 2002 seen by nearly
89 million people. The 36th annual Super Bowl's half-time show featured
the band performing their uplifting hit single "Beautiful Day" before
launching into "MLK" and "Where the Streets Have No Name" as the names
of 9/11 victims scrolled up a backdrop behind them. Bono concluded the
performance by opening his jacket to reveal the American flag sewn into
the lining. In 2009, SI.com, the online hub of "Sports Illustrated,"
ranked it the best halftime performance ever.

He cheered the election of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in 2004,
even calling Canada "clever" for its forward-thinking AIDS policies and
its investment in foreign aid. But just a year later Bono was singing a
different tune, calling Martin out on failed campaign promises.
Promising to be "the biggest pain in his ass" back in 2003 if Martin did
not follow through on his vow to donate $100 million in foreign aid,
Bono made good on his pledge in 2005 by giving out Martin's phone number
during a Vancouver concert on the band's Vertigo tour, jamming the
Parliament switchboards for hours with the resulting calls.

Bono has admitted that in the wake of the success of "The Joshua Tree," U2
was the biggest band in the world but not the best. They decided to
address that problem by reinventing themselves on the "Achtung Baby"
album. That process is documented by "An Inconvenient Truth" director
Davis Guggenheim [pictured here with Bono and The Edge] in "From the Sky
Down." Combining archival footage, animations and new interviews and
performances, the film documents the value of that album in terms of the
band's evolution and was the opening night gala at this year's Toronto
International Film Festival. The band was in attendance but did not
perform as was rumoured.
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您就这么理解吧。我估计LZ发的U2是一个组合之类的。

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