U2
The newfound superstardom of U2 shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Like Bruce Springsteen before them, U2 have slowly built a devoted following by playing powerful, soul-searching rock and appealing to very human concerns. Last year, band members Bono (vocals), The Edge (guitar), Larry Mullen (drums) and Adam Clayton (bass) acted out their frustrations with the dark side of humanity by spearheading the Amnesty International tour.
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U2
The newfound superstardom of U2 shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Like Bruce Springsteen before them, U2 have slowly built a devoted following by playing powerful, soul-searching rock and appealing to very human concerns. Last year, band members Bono (vocals), The Edge (guitar), Larry Mullen (drums) and Adam Clayton (bass) acted out their frustrations with the dark side of humanity by spearheading the Amnesty International tour. And Bono wrote and sang the raw “Silver And Gold" with Rolling Stones’ guitarists Keith Richards and Ron Wood for Little Steven’s Artists Against Apartheid project.
But perhaps what many fans find most appealing about U2 is the band’s tendency to break down the barriers between themselves and their audience. On the group’s last U.S. tour Bono regularly pulled audience members up on stage with him to play guitar. In U2’s current shows, in support of the new The Joshua Tree album, the band brings people up to dance, ala the Boss. Any band that shows this much concern for their listeners is not likely to lose their popularity very soon.
