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U23, Boy, October,War, Under a Blood Red Sky, The UNforgettable Fire, Wide Awake in America, The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop and The Best of 1980-1990
Under a Blood Red Sky, The Making of The Unforgettable Fire, Rattle and Hum, Actung Baby The Videos The Cameos, ZOO TV Live in Sydney, Numb, U2 Popmart Live from Mexico, The Best of 1980-1990
ZooTV
- Achtung Baby and Zooropa
What
characters does Bono use in shows?
Bono
has played three different characters on stage. They are The Fly, the
Mirrorball Man, and Mr.MacPhisto. The
Fly is supposed to represent the typical "rock star" with his black,
shiny leather clothes and his bug-eyed glasses. His excess and posing for the cameras is to make fun of the
way rock has become impersonal and fake. The
next character is the Mirrorball Man, who is a Television Evangelist.
He wears shiny, sparkling clothes that look like, what else, a disco
ball.
The
last character, who was seen in the Sydney concert, is Mr. MacPhisto, an aging
thespian/rock star. Both
theMirrorball Man and Mr. MacPhisto are representations of, if not the devil,
then very evil characters. The
Mirrorball Man was only seen in the US and MacPhisto was created for the rest of
the world. This was done because it
was felt that European and worldwide audiences would not be able to relate to
the evangelist character.
Who's
in the picture on MacPhisto's dressing table in the Sydney video?
Mario
Lanza.
Mario
Lanza was an American opera-style singer in the 1950. He had no formal training
but
sang in a light operatic style in several MGM musicals.
He was touted as "the American Caruso." In fact, Mario was a
truck driver from Philadelphia and could handle neither the stress of fame nor
MGM's insistence that he sing like Caruso but weigh only slightly more than his
leading ladies. He died of a heartattack in his mid 30's.
Bono said in an interview with Spin magazine that Mario Lanza's singing
impressed him as a child.
What
is Automatic Baby? Will there be an album?
In
January 1993, when the USA were celebrating the inauguration of Bill Clinton's
office, there were several 'Rock&Roll Inaugural Balls'. On the 20th, REM's
Michael Stipe and Mike Mills joined U2's Larry and Adam in a performance of
"One". This is recorded and some bootlegsactually include this rather
unique reunion. The union of these artists was immediately labeled 'Automatic
Baby' (as in 'Automatic for the People' and 'Achtung Baby', their latest
albums). The song has/will be released officially on various discs including the Childline disc.
Who
is Wim Wenders?
Wim
Wenders is a German movie director. He started working with U2 for his movie
called "Until The End Of The World" whose soundtrack includes the U2
song of the same name. I think Wim and the boys became friends and their meet is
probably due to the fact that the band stayed in Berlin during the recording of
Achtung Baby. However the next Wim Wenders movie, called "Faraway, So
Close" also includes the U2 song of the same name.
Wim
also directed the video for "Stay", and the images of Bono climbing up
some statue are an allusion to the movie "Faraway, So Close" which is
a follow-up to "Wings of Desire"
Wim
Wenders is the director of "The Million Dollar Hotel", which Bono
wrote the screenplay for.
Who
is Charles Bukowski?
Charles
Bukowski was an internationally famous contemporary poet and prose stylist. He
was born in Andernach, Germany, and came to the US at the age of 13. He
has published 45 volumes, both
novels and poetry. Unfortunately, Mr. Bukowski passed away a couple months ago
at the age of 74. He wrote with a very raw and honest style. A good
sampling of Bukowski's work can be
found in "Septuagenarian Stew: Stories and Poems" or "Love is a
Dog From Hell", both published
by Black Sparrow Press.
Who
is William Gibson, and what is Neuromancer?
In
case you don't know this yourself, Bono based a lot of stuff from Zooropa on
this person's work.
William
Gibson wrote a book called Neuromancer
which is about cyberspace and virtual
environments. (This might explain
the Virtuality helmet that appears on the inlay card of the Zooropa CD.)
What's
all this fuss about the 'Lemon' video?
The
video is a takeoff on an old experiment using motion photography [pat38@aol.com]
The photographer is Edward Muybridge who did hundreds of motion studies
during the late 1800's. This started as a bet between two rich guys and
Muybridge was hired to settle the
bet with his invention of a series of many still cameras set up with wire
triggers rigged to expose film as a horse ran past. The resulting set of
time-lapse prints formed the first 'photo flip
book'. He proved that a horse indeed has all four legs in the air at a
point during a run. If you look up
these photos at your local library you will see where the styling for parts of
the Lemon video came from.
What
does Vorsprung durch Technik mean in Zooropa?
It
is a German phrase meaning roughly "lead by/through technology." A
more elegant translation is "A step ahead through technology." It was
an advertising slogan used by a German car company, Volkswagen or Audi, just
like many of the other phrases in the song.
Passengers
?
In
1995 U2 and Brian Eno collaborated to produce an album of
"soundtracks," songs and instrumentals for motion pictures.
A few of the movies described in the linear notes actually exist.
The rest likely are the result of large quantities of demon alcohol.
Grammy
Awards
1987:
Best Album Joshua Tree; Best Rock Group Vocal Joshua Tree
1988:
Best Rock Group Performance - Desire; Best Music Video, Short Form - Where the
Streets Have No Name
1992:
Best Rock Group Performance - AB
1993:
Best Alternative Album - Zooropa
1994:
Best Music Video, Long Form - ZooTV
Live From Sydney
MTV
Awards
1985
Nominated:
Best Group Video Pride
1987
Nominated:
Best Video, Best Group Video, Best Overall Performance,Best Director, Best
Editing, Best Cinematography - WOWY
Won:
Viewer's Choice WOWY
1988
Nominated:
Best Video, Best Group - WTSHNN, ISHFWILF
Best
Concept ISHFWILF
Best
Stage Performance - WTSHNN
Won:
Best Video From a Film - WLCTT
1992
Nominated:
Best Group, Best Editing - EBTTRT
Won:
Best Special Effects - EBTTRT
1994
Nominated:
Best Video MTV Europe - Stay
Rolling
Stone Magazine
Rolling
Stone Magazine's Music Awards are given annually, based on a readers poll and a
critics poll. The top 5 picks are listed for each category, but I've only listed
U2 wins here. If you want to see
each U2 placing in the awards, check out U2: The Rolling Stones Files.
Readers
Picks - Band of the Year
Best
Performance at Live Aid
Critics
Picks - Band of the Year
1987
Readers
Picks
Artist
of the Year
Best
Album JT
Best
Single - WOWY [Streets and Still Haven't Found came in 2nd & 3rd]
Best
Band
Best
Male Singer Bono
Best
Producer - Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Best
Songwriter Bono
Best
Video - Streets [WOWY was #2]
Best
Album Cover JT
Best
Live Performance
Best
Guitartist - The Edge
Best
Bass Player - Adam Clayton
Best
Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.
Sexiest
Male Rock Artist - Bono
Critics
Picks
Artist
of the Year
Best
Band
Best
Producer Daniel Lanois
Best
Guitarist - The Edge
1988
Readers
Picks
Artist
of the Year
Best
Album - R&H
Best
Single Desire
Best
Band
Best
Male Singer Bono
Best
Songwriter Bono
Best
Video Desire
Best
Album Cover - R&H
Best
Bass Player - Adam Clayton
Best
Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.
1991
Critics
Picks
Comeback
of the Year
Best
Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.
1992
Readers
Picks
Best
Single One
Best
Band
Best
Male Singer
Artist
of the Year
Best
Album - AB
Best
Songwriter Bono
Best
Album Cover AB
Sexiest
Male Artist Bono
Best
Tour ZooTV
Best
Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.
Comeback
of the Year
Critics
Picks
Best
Band [tied w/REM]
Best
Tour ZooTV
Worst
Tour -ZooTV
Other
Awards
Under
construction.
The
Measure of Success?
Strictly
looking at the numbers, in the US the band's ZooTV tour was the 4th highest
grossing of all time. The 1987 JT
tour is in 13th place.
1985:
18th highest of the year, 30 cities
1987:
Top grossing, 79 shows in 50 cities
1992:
Top grossing, 73 shows in 61 cities
Injured
in the cause
Think
touring is easy? HA!
How
did Bono get that scar on his chin?
During
the rehearsals for the JT tour, Bono fell while carrying a light up some stairs
on stage. I believe this was in
Arizona, but I'm not positive so I'll look it up. I have heard Bono say in
an interview that the scar got him a lot of sympathy during the tour.
How
did Bono break his arm?
He
didn't. He popped part of his
collarbone out of socket at RFK
stadium in Washington, DC when he fell on a wet stage. Unfortunately, this was
not properly diagnosed until a week later in Boston. He had to wear a brace and sling for the remainder of the US
tour and could not play guitar. He later said at a press conference that
"the others find it a real pleasure" that he couldn't play in concert.
In
reference to Bono's shoulder dislocation in 1987, I was at their 9/29/87 concert
at Madison Square Garden in NYC and Bono most definitely played guitar for a
couple of songs in the latter part of the concert. He made a show of ripping off the sling and said something to
the effect of how he wasn't supposed to be playing, but that he was going to do
it anyway. He did look like he was
in pain a little while he was playing though.
This concert was about ten days after he suffered his injury.
7'/12':
Do They Know It's Christmas (Mercury, Dec 84)
Notes:
With Bono and Adam, among the huge number stars who recorded this to raise money
for Ethiopia.
Artists
United Against Apartheid
7'/12':
SunCity (EMI, Nov 85)
Notes:
Bono sings on the track "Sun City" and also plays "Silver &
Gold" (written by himself), together with Rolling Stones Keith Richards
and Ron Wood.
Various
Greenpeace
Rainbow Warriors (1989)
"Pride
(In the Name of Love)"
Various
Earthrise
(1990)
"I
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Various
Peace
Together (1993)
"Satellite
of Love" U2 with Lou Reed
Various
The
Bridges of Hope (1999)
The
track "Heroine" is sung by Sinead O'Connor, and Larry plays the drums.
Also released as a single (7'/12')
Jah
Wobble - LP:SnakeCharmer (Island, Apr83)
Edge
plays the guitar on the tracks "Snake Charmer", and "Hold On To
Your Love". The latter was also written by the Man himself!
Clannad
- LP: Macalla (RCA, Nov 85)
Bono
sings with Maire O'Brennan on the track "In A Lifetime",
also released as a single.
T-Bone
Burnett - LP: Behind The Trap Door (Demon, Nov 85)
Bono
co-wrote "Having A Wonderful Time"
Paul
Brady LP
Back
To The Centre (MCA, Apr 86): Larry
plays the drums on the track "Airwaves"
Christy
Moore - 7': Let's Make It Work (??? 1986)
Larry
plays the drums.
Robbie
Robertson - LP: Robbie Robertson (Geffen 1987)
U2
plays "Sweet Fire Of Love" and "Testimony"
Various
Artists - LP: A Very Special Christmas (A&M, Oct 1987)
Charity
record. U2 plays the song "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)", by
Phil Spector.
T-Bone
Burnett - LP: Talking Animals (CBS, May 1988)
Bono
co-wrote "Purple Heart".
Folkways
- LP: A Vision Shared (CBS, October 1988)
A
tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly. U2 plays "Jesus Christ", by
Woody Guthrie.
Roy
Orbison - LP: Mistery Girl (Virgin, Jan 1989)
Bono
wrote "She's A Mystery To Me", produced it with The Edge. Also
released as a single (7'/12')
Melissa
Ethridge - LP: Brave & Crazy (Island, Oct 1989)
Bono
plays the harmonica on "Royal Station".
Daniel
Lanois - LP: Acadie (Opal, 1989)
Larry
and Adam play on "Still Water" and "Jolie Louise". Bono
sings background on "Still Water."
The
Call - LP: Red Moon (MCA Records, 1990)
Bono
sings backup on "What's Happened to You."
Neville
Brothers - LP: Brother's Keeper (A&M, 1990)
Bono
and Cyril Neville co-wrote "Jah Love".
Various
Artists - LP: Red Hot & Blue (EMI 1991)
A
tribute to Cole Porter, to raise money for the AIDS research. U2 plays
"Night And Day" (Wim Wenders directed the video, too)
Bono,
Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer - LP: In The Name Of The Father(Island 1994)
Original movie soundtrack. There's also a CD-single with the title track, with
guest vocalist Sinead O'Connor.
Flyer
- Nancy Griffith (1994)
Adam
and Larry play on 4 tracks - These Days in an Open Book, Don't forget about Me
(also remixed by Larry); On Grafton Street (also remixed by Larry); This Heart
(also remixed by Larry).
Larry
contributed to 'Put 'em under pressure' by the Irish National Soccer Team, for
the world championships in Italy, 1990.
Original
Soundtracks 1 - Passengers
Brian
Eno, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jnr, with Luciano Pavarotti,
Howie B, Holi