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Rattle and Hum – U2November 4th, 1988  or  iTunes Price: $11.99 Genre: Rock Released: Nov 04, 1988 Customer Ratings (214 Ratings)
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View More By U2 Our ReviewRattle and Hum represents a modest stroke for U2, which, true to the Irish band’s enormous ego and ambition, means it’s still a sprawling, overwhelming piece of work. A double album and the soundtrack to the film, Rattle and Hum features guest spots from Bob Dylan (who co-wrote “Love Rescue Me”), B.B. King (at Sun Studios in Memphis for “When Loves Comes to Town”), the Memphis horns (for “Angel of Harlem,” a tribute to Billie Holiday), a series of covers (the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter,” John Lennon’s “God” updated as “God Part II,” Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”) and essential U2 tracks cut live (“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “Pride (In the Name of Love)”) during The Joshua Tree tour that make this a potpourri of rock history updated as the band sees fit. The best moments, however, are often the simplest. The Edge’s unexpected turn at the mic for “Van Diemen’s Land,” the Brian-Eno keyboard-led impressionism of “Heartland,” Van Dyke Parks’ string arrangement finishing off “All I Want Is You” represent U2’s greatest strengths of love, inclusion and empathy.. Customer ReviewsThe Bhoys Wide Awake in America (5 stars)This, the successor to one of rock music's most hearalded albums ever, The Joshua Tree, may have never had a chance. The criticism it has received is, for the most part, undeserved I think. The problem here was in the expectations. With the world whipped into a frenzy by Joshua Tree and expecting Bono and the boys to create musical miracles and take them even higher, the band made a much different album. Rattle & Hum and the accompanying Somewhat overlooked, but has some issues (4 stars) Overall Rattle and Hum isn't bad, but its function as the soundtrack for the movie of the same name hurts its strength as an album. There are 9 studio tracks on here and 6 live tracks, as well as the really out-of-place "Freedom for My People," and basically I'll review the studio tracks in detail. The live tracks are good for the most part, including the covers of Helter Skelter and All Along the Watchtower, Bono goes on a somewha U2 is the best band in the world! (5 stars) This album is one of their better albums, the lyrics and the vocals are great. I would recommend this to any U2 fan out there. BiographyFormed: 1976 in Dublin, IrelandGenre: Rock Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s Through a combination of zealous righteousness and post-punk experimentalism, U2 became one of the most popular rock & roll bands of the '80s. They were rock & roll crusaders during an era of synthesized pop and heavy metal, equally known for their sweeping sound as for their grandiose statements about politics and religion. The Edge provided the group with a signature sound by creating sweeping sonic landscapes with his heavily processed, echoed guitars. Though the Edge's style wasn't conventional,...
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