U2 DECLARED WAR 30 YEARS AGO: 'INTHESTUDIO' FOR BREAKTHROUGH 1983 ALBUM:
Dallas, TX - MARCH 12, 2013. North American syndicated Rock radio show and website InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands explores the 30th anniversary of U2's breakthrough third album War.
U2 marched into 1983 and delivered the goods in America with two Top 10
Rock hits "New Year's Day" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday". With the help of
intense touring, a new television network, MTV, and a strong and
faithful fanbase, U2 were charting a course to rock stardom. But beyond
the obvious career breakthrough, U2 was seeking a new level of social
conscience not seen since the '60s. The all-too-close experiences in war
torn Northern Ireland gave U2 the perspective that could be amplified
to the world. Bono tells program host Redbeard in this classic
InTheStudio interview what the War record meant to U2, and how its
political tone was far from fashionable.
"I think War was a very important record for us and I think it sort
of set up the mood that led eventually to Live Aid and things like that.
It was very uncool at the time of the War album to be in any way
political or to have strong feelings on such matters."
U2 'War' /InTheStudio interview is available now to stream at: www.inthestudio.net/redbeards-blog/u2-war-30th-anniversary-2.
Jeu 14 Mar - 18:00