Abstract
U2’s significant career far exceeds that of most average successful rock bands, with a prolific output of thirteen well-received studio albums and a sometimes relentless touring schedule. The band is famous for uniquely drawing together music, art, faith, and activism, all within a lucrative career that has given each of these elements an unusual degree of social and cultural resonance. Broad-minded musically and intellectually, U2’soutput is thematically rich, addressing a slew of topics, from questions of faith to anxieties about commercialism to outright political statements.
With one of the largest fan bases in the history of rock music, U2 and their work require contextualization and exploration. In U2: Rock ’n’ Roll to Change the World, Timothy D. Neufeld takes up this challenge. Neufeld explores U2’s move from the youthful idealism of a band barely able to play instruments through its many phases of artistic expression and cultural engagement to its employment of faith and activism as a foundation for its success. This book outlines how U2 reshaped the very musical and even political culture that had originally shaped it, demonstrating through close readings of its musical work the dynamic interplay of artistic expression and social engagement.
Schlagworte
Music activism U2 Christian rock Dublin Edge Ireland Irish music Bono British bands British music popular music music biography music history and criticism- 111–140 6 New Horizons 111–140
- 141–160 7 Faith and Art 141–160
- 161–194 8 Social Engagement 161–194
- 195–200 Further Reading 195–200
- 201–204 Further Listening 201–204
- 205–210 Index 205–210
- 211–211 About the Author 211–211
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- „... collectionincluding the Bay City Rollers’ “Bye Bye Baby,” a Beach Boys medley,INNOCENCE AND IDEALISM 25and Peter ...” „... Ramones for the impact eachband left on U2’s formative years.INNOCENCE AND IDEALISM 27If there is a formal ...” „... magazine’s founders was Steve Averill,INNOCENCE AND IDEALISM 29close friend and consultant for the band. For ...”
- „... xiiiAcknowledgments xxxvIntroduction xxxix1 Growing Up in Ireland 12 Innocence and Idealism 233 Into the Arms of ...” „... and culture shape one another.The trajectory of this book moves from the youthful idealism of aband ...” „... of hope and idealism, U2’soptimistic spirit compelled the members to seek out and offer alterna-tives ...”
- „... debut studio album reflects on the innocence and idealism ofadolescence. It was well received and ...”
- „... by idealism and adrenaline. Morespecifically, Bono recalls the pain of losing his mother, as well as ...” „... deeply inspirational.Several songs in particular demonstrated both the lofty idealism andthe ambitious ...”
- „... coming decade:The sixties was a period where idealism ruled, and I’m proud ofidealism. I think it was ...”