Tuesday, November 23, 2004
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
I bought U2's new CD today. The album is excellent. I love most of the songs and find the whole album to be enjoyable. I will need a few more listens to get a better grip on what Bono is saying, but the basic theme of the album is "Love". The title comes from a question that Bono asked Michael W. Smith. Bono asked, "How do you dismantle an atomic bomb?" Smith said he didn't know. Bono said, "Love. With love."
The whole album is about love. The love between father and son, of husband and wife, and of God and man dominates this album. In fact, this album has extremely strong Christian overtones. The last song is named "Yahweh", and yes, Bono is singing to God.
The music is wonderful and varied. The vocals good. Bono is ragged in some places, but perhaps that makes the album even better. The singer of these songs is discussing love, real love, not synthethic "Sex in the City" love. Love is ragged and sometimes hurts. But it's beautiful.
And that's this album. I give it 4.5 stars out of 5. Go buy it today.
The whole album is about love. The love between father and son, of husband and wife, and of God and man dominates this album. In fact, this album has extremely strong Christian overtones. The last song is named "Yahweh", and yes, Bono is singing to God.
The music is wonderful and varied. The vocals good. Bono is ragged in some places, but perhaps that makes the album even better. The singer of these songs is discussing love, real love, not synthethic "Sex in the City" love. Love is ragged and sometimes hurts. But it's beautiful.
And that's this album. I give it 4.5 stars out of 5. Go buy it today.
// posted by BLP @ 11:08 PM 
