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U2's Bono was one of the few real rock heroes of the 1980s, leading the Irish band to international recognition with a charged, political approach...
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HeadphonesLOCATION: Bed , TexasYEAR: 2008TAGS: HeadphonesPUBLISHED: October 6, 2008I had a sleepless night. Wanting to pass the time I plugged my headphones into my laptop and listened to How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb all the way through. This is an album I've heard at least a hundred times. On the occasional times I listen to a high quality (i.e. not MP3) version of a U2 song through headphones, it's like hearing it for the first time again. Vertigo and Miracle Drug sounded amazing. I heard all the little intracasies that Brian Eno throws into the mix, I heard the pinging of Edge's guitar, the gravel in Bono's voice. Then City of Blinding Lights (COBL) reminded me why listening to U2 through any thing but headphones or an amazing sound system can really detract from the experience. The song starts as a swell, edges pulsing riff transferring from left to right in what becomes a dizzying spiral. When it doesn't seem like you could add any more depth to the song, Adam punches a hole in the melody with his droning bass. Amazing... Hearing COBL through headphones was kind of like rediscovering U2. I made sure to listen to more albums through headphones so that I wasn't missing anything. Most albums sound amazingly better. The older albums don't gain as much from the clarity. Surprisingly, my favorite version of Achtung Baby is the beat up 15 year old tape in my car. The static and wavering audio levels add something to the mix...
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