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...found a little rhythm in the second half,” Murphy said, “and we did what we had to do to win the game...
...indispensable wisdom of the rhythm section was proved most recently during the making of U2's new album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. For all its success, U2 has never enjoyed making records, largely because the force and diversity of the band members' personalities, combined with their politeness and respect for one another, turns the process into something slow, sloppy and complicated--like democracy. There was hope, though, in October 2003, when the group gathered in Dublin to give a close listen to songs that Bono, 44, and the Edge, 43, believed were ready for release. "All we needed...
...overall effect is initially amusing—I was reminded of a laser show, as white light flashes across the space, lingering in some places for several seconds while erupting in a brusque and syncopated rhythm in others...
...nine-minute opener, “SZ2,” exemplifies this musical heterogeneity—after beginning with a background of quietly moody lo-fi strings, a heavily compressed guitar enters and begins to accumulate a steady rhythm that becomes set off by the inclusion of a tambourine and emerging discordant notes. The mood is abruptly shattered by an amazing intrusion of loud beating drums and heavily distorted guitar at 5:10. The groove that is created is shattered twice more in the song, as it switches gears to an extremely rapid drum beat accompanied by rock guitar...
...found a little rhythm in the second half,” Murphy said, “and we did what we had to do to win the game...