Tag Archives: War

WAR rages on

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Touring and recording keep the band busy as several prior releases are made available for digital download for the first time ►

Roger Waters tears down The Wall at Madison Square Garden

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Roger Waters’ staging of Pink Floyd’s 1979 album The Wall hit New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the first of two shows on Tuesday night, October 5th. The show was just stunning—an audio-visual masterpiece—and it is, without question, the must-see tour of the year. ►

U2: What almost became the forgettable ‘Fire’ Part 3

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After three albums all carved in a similar rocking vein, the band members knew that they were in danger of falling into a simple parody routine, becoming fatally stereotyped as a band that could do nothing more than churn out an endless stream of strident guitar rockers. Just as Brian Eno had swerved away from the preconceptions of his “rock” audience, U2 believed themselves capable of making music that would display them in a completely new light. Eno obviously agreed with them. ►

U2: What almost became the forgettable ‘Fire’ Part 2

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While their fans lapped up the “old” U2, the band members themselves were preparing to inaugurate the “new” band. After three albums recorded with producer Steve Lilywhite, they had already decided they needed a change, even before they realized that their musical ambitions, too, were shifting. Their choice of a new producer — and their persistence in recruiting him — astonished everybody. ►