U2 by U2

Author: U2 (Musical group)
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007196687
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
"I always thought the job was to be as great as you could be." - Bono This is the story of U2, in their own words and pictures.

U2 Show

Author: Diana Scrimgeour
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780752873930
Category : Rock concerts
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Underpinning the popularity of U2 is their passion for touring. For the first time the band has agreed to allow a book on this vital part of their creative energy to be published. Photographs are hand-picked from their archive.

U2 at the End of the World

Author: Bill Flanagan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780553408065
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 480

Book Description

U2

Author: Brian Boyd
Publisher: Carlton Books
ISBN: 9781787390898
Category : Rock groups
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The ultimate celebration of U2 for the band's fans--with two great books in one Cowritten by Brian Boyd, a leading music journalist and close associate of U2, and Niall Stokes, editor of Ireland's legendary Hot Press magazine, U2 Songs + Experience recounts the band's incredible career and analyzes the songs from all their studio albums. Along with a discussion of the influences, inspiration, and origins of U2's immensely popular music, this volume covers the group's rise from its roots in post-punk and its socially and politically conscious music. Iconic and rare photographs showcase posters, backstage passes, classic flyers, and other rock memorabilia. Material compiled from U2 Experience and U2: The Stories Behind the Songs.

U2 and Philosophy

Author: Mark A. Wrathall
Publisher: Open Court
ISBN: 0812698134
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Is it possible to be a committed Christian and a rock superstar? Can political activists make good music? Do hugely successful rock bands really care about AIDS and poverty in Africa, or is it just another image-enhancing schtick? U2 and Philosophy ponders these and other seeming dichotomies in the career of the Irish supergroup. For over two decades, U2 has been one of the biggest acts in rock music. They’ve produced over a dozen platinum and multiplatinum records and won 15 Grammy Awards. Critics everywhere have praised the band’s thoughtful, complex lyrics and the artistry of their music. At the same time, Bono, the group’s lead singer, has dedicated himself to political and social causes, blurring the line between rock star and respected statesman. Offering fresh insight into the band’s music and activism, these thought-provoking essays allows fans to discover philosophy through the eyes of U2, and rediscover U2 through the eyes of philosophers.

The U2 Reader

Author: Hank Bordowitz
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780634038327
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
Collects more than seventy U2 articles, interviews, and reviews spanning 1978-2002, arranged by theme including the early days, stardom, experiment and backlash, touring, albums, video and film, politics, spirituality, and business matters, and includes comments from old friends and from peers such as Billy Corgan, Moby, and Salman Rushdie.

U2

Author: Peter Williams
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 9780517572146
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Tells the behind the scenes story of an Irish rock and roll band in America.

Exploring U2

Author: Scott D. Calhoun
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810881578
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Exploring U2: Is This Rock 'n' Roll? features new writing in the growing field of U2 studies. In keeping with U2's own efforts to remove barriers that have long prevented dialogue for understanding and improving the human experience, this collection of essays covers such disciplines as literature, music, philosophy, and theology.

U2: A Diary

Author: Matt McGee
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 0857127438
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 936

Book Description
This new and updated edition of U2 A Diary brings U2s story up to date with information about the band’s ground-breaking film, U2 3D, recording sessions for No Line on the Horizon and the story of how the album was leaked online twice before its official release, the U2 360 world tour and Bono’s back injury that forced an entire leg to be postponed and the band’s struggles to decide how to follow No Line on the Horizon and the 360 Tour with new material. Here is the complete history of U2 told exactly as it happened in day-by-day diary format. As well as following the mid-1970's birth of the band to the present day in journal form, U2: A Diary also includes new revelations and fresh insights into key moments of U2's development. Through interviews and extensive research, author Matt McGee sheds light on stories. Fully illustrated with pictures spanning the bands career, this is a fanatically detailed account of a legendary group's life!

One Step Closer

Author: Christian Scharen
Publisher: Brazos Press
ISBN: 1587431696
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Examines how the music of U2 points seekers to God through their lyrics and lives.