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...Chieftans or D'Danan if you want to getinto the Irish spirit this St. Patrick's Day. Orif you want rock with an Irish edge and reallyrics, try U2...
...fever broke when I was about 14. I think it was when Sheena Easton's "Sugar Walls" came out, and I liked it. Madonna and "Like a Virgin," then U2, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin... Satan's music, and I didn't care. I stopped yelling at movies where unmarried people would kiss; I even cheered when Loretta and Tony slept together in Moonstruck. What was happening...
Priest=Aura is a mediocre effort from a band whose greatest work may be behind it. At its best, The Church combines interesting lyrics, a radio-ready melody and a dreaminess. At its worst, it sounds like U2 slogging through molasses, without catchy riffs and athletic vocal performances...
...spacy chords. Evanescent melodies float seamlessly between songs of love, temptation, loose political parable and tight personal confession. The notes credit all songs to the band collectively -- lead singer Bono of late had taken a separate credit for lyrics -- and Achtung Baby does sound more cohesive than anything else U2 has done. Tunes like The Fly are restless, even reckless, with invention, and the band can write ravishing, slightly eerie romances like Mysterious Ways better than anyone else who can fill a stadium with cheering fans. There's a lot indeed to be cheered on Achtung Baby. And celebrated...
MUSIC In the much anticipated Achtung Baby, U2 gets back its edge...