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Even when U2 deigned to give the crowd such beloved relics as "With or Without You" and "Running to Stand Still," the hollowness of their performance and the almost begrudging acknowledgement of their history weighed heavy in the darkness surrounding Bono's spotlight...
Throughout the concert, however, Bono refrained from becoming any more serious than the music required. His Zoo TV performance did not include any of his infamous political preaching or social sermons...
...separate stage in the crowd also gave intimacy to the enormous arena production. Donning a black flak jacket and Zoo TV cap, Bono stood alone on the smaller stage during "Bullet the Blue Sky," delivering his short, explosive attack on Central American civil war in military commando style...
Though many critics and fans might welcome the change, Bono's new light-hearted attitude and pop-star posing seemed disturbingly incongruous with the heavy emotional quality of The Joshua Tree material. Bono almost began to reveal his social consciousness in his introduction to "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," but he carefully maintained the superficial Zoo TV front as he stated what he wanted to find: "An honest president, an end to this depression and a better TV station...
...service. Soon after World War II, he joined the old-line Wall Street law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. For decades, his partners have been granting him leaves so that he can devote long, unbillable hours to difficult tasks. His career is a monument to the concept of pro bono publico. As compensation for his current assignment, he has asked...