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Rattle And Hum by U2: Not old enough for Blues too young for Electronica

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:22:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author silktempest - U2 had continuously tried to embrace the roots of deep America when the Grunge tide brought a noticeable Americana influence from an alternative standpoint to Pop culture. U2 played "ambient" Rock with 1984 Unforgettable Fire and brought post-Punk to the...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Wide Awake in America, U2 Attempts to Rattle and Hum at the Same Time

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:50:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pantagruel - It's the mid-1980's, you've been a critical darling your entire career, and you've just hit commercial paydirt. What is your next move? If you are Bruce Springsteen you follow it up with a career spanning 5 record live album. If you are U2 you do...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Angel in Devil's Shoes, Salvation in the Blues

Sun, 18 Jan 2004 04:10:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author divad23 - When I first set out to review all of U2's albums, I honestly didn't realize how difficult it would be. I know I've said that in almost every U2 review thus far, but as I moved away from their techno-influenced 90's output into their 80's heyday...

Rattle And Hum by U2: The Pride and the Power of U2

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:44:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - "All I've got is a red guitar, three chords, and the truth," Bono sings. On another occasion, the U2 frontman said, "There's so much power in that E chord going through an amplifier. The sound is just...red." That spirit guides "Rattle and Hum" more...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Pick this up....if you're not short on cash.

Tue, 18 Mar 2003 22:18:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hawkbee - Whatever critics say about Pop, Rattle and Hum was U2's most panned album, regarded as egotistical, assuming, and just plain bad in most circles. It was U2's response to those who said they were too serious, and it didn't go over...

Rattle And Hum by U2: the end of an era

Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:02:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author duke101 - This was never a particularly sucessful album, at least by U2 standards. This was due to several factors: that many just saw this album as an attempt to capitalize on the massive popularity of "The Joshua Tree," that there seemed no point to release a...

Rattle And Hum by U2: U2 on Tour

Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:29:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cawthon777 - “Charles Manson stole this song from the Beatles…we’re stealing it back.” – Bono

So begins U2’s 1988 release, Rattle and Hum, as Ireland’s biggest export performs an adrenaline-driven rendition of ‘Helter Skelter’. The CD continues with the...

Rattle And Hum by U2: U2 Can "Rattle and Hum"

Mon, 2 Jul 2001 16:02:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lambchops - Yeah, okay. I'm a bit partial to this album. But, think of it this way. Why would I do a review unless I had a strong opinion about an album? Well, "Rattle and Hum" released in 1988 is my absolute favorite U2 album hands down. I realize that there...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Like a preacher stealing hearts at a travelling show

Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:22:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - This 72-minute album was actually the first U2 album I owned, simply because it was at the used CD store. For some reason (and I blame my parents, as all good children should) I didn't know U2 until about 1996-97. Then I started hanging out with a...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Shows diversity.

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 04:13:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RayneStorm - Until I borrowed this CD from a room-mate, I had never been a U2 fan. I had never given their music a chance as I always thought of them as being too commercial. Once I started listening to this CD, it became one of my favourites, and probably one of...

Rattle And Hum by U2: U2 flirts with American roots and more.

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:16:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thevoid99 - After the huge success of "The Joshua Tree", the band got a lot of praise for the album and it won a Grammy for Album of the Year. The bad thing that happened to the success of that album was that it boosted the band's ego and they tried to...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Greatest Hits and then some??

Mon, 2 Oct 2000 02:41:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkerouac - For the life of me I don't know why I took my time in reviewing this album, it being one of the cornerstones in my collection. If I had to pick ten cd's to take with me on any trip I'm thinking this would definitely be one. I first discovered this album...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Edge Defined

Wed, 19 Apr 2000 03:12:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Adam444 - U2 is the greatest band of all time!

Yes, a bold statement, but I believe those who have heard their music will agree. I know when I am driving in my car and U2 comes on the radio a calmness comes over me, I turn the radio up, and I am in...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Raw or Polished? That's the question...

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:56:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flyingdutchman - The Story

An almost desert road, round midnight. Me and a colleague, returning home with the van after what we call a remote job, 70 mile ride. The drone of the engine, Jimi's "Red House" and a tasty-tricky-cigarette :) for...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Not the Best, But it Has It's Moments

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 18:49:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Rattle and Hum by U2 shows a period of the band where they really were just too full of themselves, and a period where they were obviously confused about whether to be a band at all anymore. The success of the incredible album, "The Joshua...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Uneven album has nuggets for fans

Sat, 18 Dec 1999 05:25:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ColinP - All right, everyone loves to dump on "Rattle and Hum," but how can you blame them? Where do we start? B.B. King showing Bono how much the U2 singer still has to learn about being a performer on "When Loves Comes to Town?" The...

Rattle And Hum by U2: Best ever

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:35:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stressed111 - I first learned about U2 while staying at my uncles for a summer many years ago.Someone had given him the Rattle and Hum video as a gift and that was all he watched every night for two weeks.At first I could'nt stand hearing it.They were not from my...