U2's Achtung Baby: Meditations on Love in the Shadow of the Fall (33 1/3)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826427847 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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I told Bono, rather sceptically, that I had met a man who theorised that Achtung Baby was a metaphor for the fall of man and had just given a lecture on 'the conservative voice in U2'. "Stephen Catanzarite takes his readers ona metaphysical trip with Achtung BabyThe book reads like a well-written thesis, and Catanzarite isknowledgeable both musically and theologically. Ambitious, no? A lesser album would collapse under suchponderings, but U2's Achtung Babyis a "heavy mother," to quote the band's ever-quotable lead vocalist.And The Edge lists "betrayal" among the album's chief preoccupations,so bringing it all back home to Adam and Eve's betrayal of God does work. He quotes the exquisite apocalypse of Yeats' poem "The SecondComing," but relates it not to chaos in wartime but to breakdowns inpersonal relationships. There are references to Neil Young,L
Stephen Catanzarite takes a close look at what many consider to be U2's most fully formed album through the prisms of religion, politics, spirituality, and culture, illuminating its previously unexplored depths, arguing that it's a concept album about love and the fall of man.
A Smart and Soulful Contemplation of a Musical Milestone Tim Ogline Just lovely compelling explorations of each track with the attendant subtleties and nuances of the joy and heartache of love as Stephen Catanzarite leads the reader through this lyrical meditation of "Achtung Baby." Gripping metaphorical character sketches and beautiful turns of phrases as well as poetic discourse on instrumentation make this wonderful little book a worthy companion to this landmark album.. Not what you think it is. If I could give this trash less than a star, I would. I had no idea this book has very little, if nothing to do with U2 or the album. This is just a thinly veiled venture to make the author sound intelligent and get his theories on life out there via U2 fans.. Clifton said An Athiest's Perspective. This is the first book of the An Athiest's Perspective This is the first book of the 33 1/3 series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t. An Athiest's Perspective This is the first book of the 33 1/3 series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t. 1/An Athiest's Perspective This is the first book of the 33 1/3 series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t. series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U"An Athiest's Perspective" according to Clifton. This is the first book of the An Athiest's Perspective This is the first book of the 33 1/3 series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t. An Athiest's Perspective This is the first book of the 33 1/3 series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t. 1/An Athiest's Perspective This is the first book of the 33 1/3 series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t. series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t. , this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out t