Word: u2
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...U2 is the most important band in the world ((MUSIC, April 27)). With their songs, these musicians convey a sense of justice and evoke a wholesome feeling in the hearts and minds of their listeners...
...music of U2 embodies a trend that differs markedly from the mood of the songs of the 1960s. Although philanthropy remains the general theme of the lyrics, the composers have abandoned their anti-Establishment tone and given way to a more humanitarian sentiment. Hunger, war and apathy are out; food, peace and empathy...
...your writer serious about U2's social statements? Can he really hear the "moral imperatives" above the turbid screaming and screeching? Great musicians have made political statements with their music, which was not stylized through the gimmickry of electronics...
...last adults are beginning to recognize the integrity and morality that rock groups are trying to show us. U2 reaches its audience in a way that no organized church can ever hope to achieve...
Their latest album just hit No. 1, their concert tour is the hottest since Springsteen' s, but U2' s blitz has an impact all its own. They have "great songs and great heart," and more: these four musicians from Ireland also draw crowds with their lyrical insistence that rock and social commitment are inseparable. As one of their songs puts it, there are "new dreams tonight." See MUSIC...