The U2 Reader: Four Decades in the Media

by Hank Bordowitz

This superb collection of writings by various authors and journalists (including Dave Marsh, Salman Rushdie, Billy Corgan, with an introduction by John Swenson) cpvers the U2 story through 2002. U2 began as a Dublin garage band to playing in front of one of the largest audiences in the world at the 2002 Super Bowl. Bordowitz said, "U2 is the last rock band that matters. I suspect U2 will be the last superstar rock band, because the whole music business is about to downsize." These Irish rockers were influenced by punk's raw energy, but they immediately distinguished themselves from their post punk peers with a huge, soaring sound--centered on "the Edge’s" reverb-laden guitar playing, and "Bono’s" sensuous vocals.

577 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 13, 2022