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Maybe you understood U2 to be vaguely spiritual or quasi-Christian-but-who-really-knows. Listen to these songs again, and reconsider.
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The band’s most recent concert in New Jersey featured a lot of platitudes and politicizing, and not enough musicianship.
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Here are the highlights of Bono’s New Year’s Day letter, including love for his wife, for America, and worries that he may never play guitar again.
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Live Aid and its famous Christmas song aren’t just qualitatively lame. They’re ineffective and condescending.
The Art Of The Mix(tape)
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