European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse U2 the fir and the fury by Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer h. The passion the Seal and the glory the stadium Shook with the musical heroic ism of social consciousness unabashed sensuality and devout fan worship when Rock n Roll s warriors the Irish band u2 came to town. Get ready for the number one group cd the world exhorted bluesman . King who is opening for u2 around the world As he closed a 40-minute set last week in their first West German show. You Are going to make them Happy Aren t you the noisy perspiring crowd squeezed into Dortmund s westfalen Halle needed no urging. Thousands already had demonstrated their Devotion to u2 two months ago by snapping up All the tickets for the three Dortmund shows in one Day. Have you Ever seen u2?" asked the army truck Driver who would identify himself Only As incognito you Haven Toh baby you re in for one great show this is the sixth time i be seen u2." it would be hard for anyone to live up either to King and incognito s rhetoric or to the fevered anticipation that swept the crowd in a human wave before u2 s Entrance. But in the 1980s, u2 s blend of peace oriented politics romanticism jangling anthems and a bit of Irish Blarney Are an unbeatable musical combination for a generation that needs a few heroes in Dortmund however Singer Bono s voice ragged irom heavy touring was not up to Par. My voice is not Strong tonight. But your voice is sing for me he said at the beginning of still Haven t found what i m looking for there was Little creative improvisation on stage photo tots so if Al Zoi lung 12 Lead Singer Bono front teams up with bluesman . King in Dortmund wast Germany. What you hear on the albums was exactly what you got. Nevertheless there is no denying the Power or the roots Rock majesty of a live u2 performance. The boys from Dublin Bono guitarist the Edge bassist Larry Mullen or. And drummer Adam Clayton Wear the mantles of working class heroes Well. It showed in Bono s affectionate greetings to fans who jumped on stage to clutch him and in his willingness to let them share the stage a kiss and Lor Ono his guitar for a Lew moments you re All Irish tonight " Bono shouted Midway through the 1-hour, 40-minute concert. U2 is Best known for its political diatribes such As in new year s Day. Sunday bloody sunday or Bullet the Blue sky but it s the love songs like with or without you and All i want is you in which u2 reveals unparalleled sophistication unfortunately those truly erotic ballads took the hit of Bono s voice problems losing the subtleties of his insinuating Low pitched vocals in the plus column u2 scored highest with desire fired up by the Edge s percussive guitar and with love comes to town on which they were joined by King Bono could have been talking about the concert when he said near show s end eighty nine was not such a Boring year after All a lot of Good things happened " Prince the scandalous sex suite although Advance word built it up As the Riskiest release of Prince s career the scandalous sex suite turns out to be fairly flaccid. Presented in three sections the crime the passion and the rapture the suite is supposed to represent the course of a seduction with Prince playing the male Lead and Kim Basinger his Paramour. Taken As an extrapolation on scandalous a song from the Batman album it is an interesting enough piece of work particularly Prince s guitar Solo during the rapture but Basinger s gasps and grunts seem More silly than scintillating while Prince himself is actually More salacious in the flip Side offering sex arabian Prince brother Arab new York rap May boast about being hard Core but los Angeles rap from tee to to tone Loc is usually just Plain hard with the arabian Prince that Edge is kept carefully sheathed As a result his brother Arab does t bum Rush the listener bul sneaks up from behind As much As let the Good times poll for instance concerns Itsell with the ill realm enl of afro americans by the police it seems More powerful because of its Low key delivery likewise she s gof a big posse. Which is less about a violent what s not we at s Point by implying conflict and building tension through the lumbering Bass heavy Groove. Sabroso Havana hits after the United states broke diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro in 1959, the Only Contact with the afro cuban tradition most americans have had has been through the Salsa scene in new York and Miami. But As Sabroso Havana hits makes Plain the music scene in Cuba has t lain dormant. Although there is no such thing As Salsa per be in Cuba son Montuno Cuba s preferred dance beat makes for a tasty substitute whether through the percussion and brass blare of Al son de Nicaragua by chem or the synthesizer heavy sound of Anda Ven y Mue Vete by los Van Van. There s enough imagination and vitality in this sampling to leave almost any listener hungry for More by . Considine. The Baltimore Sun Santa s Busy making his list. Have you made yours yet be sure to include children s Christmas books available at savings o 25% off or More on your list for this Christmas. You la find such popular characters As frosty the snowman and Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer and Many others available in colouring books pop up books stencils books & tapes magic slates Story treasures and other children s Christmas titles at a stars and stripes Bookstore near you. Make sure you be added children s Christmas books from your stars and stripes Bookstore to your list and remember. They re All available at savings of 25% off or Morel wednesday december 20, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17
