![]() So how do you start pinning down this often angry, always argumentative, absolutely restless, sometimes sprawling and curiously contradictory hybrid of an album that – it should go without saying – is the most ambitious record U2 have yet released?Ĭould I suggest it concerns George Bush's – no, sorry – his handlers' opinions of Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA" and Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock pledge of allegiance Jimmy Swaggart and the broadcasting "Towers Of Steel" where "Belief goes on and on" U2's allergy to Levi's commercials and every record executive guilty of stonewashing spontaneous human imperfection out of the recording process Heaven and the art of rock'n'roll motor-cycle maintenance the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation of the ailing body of rock history that even they sometimes nightmarishly fear may revive as Frankenstein with a Fender their own special American edition of The Crane Bag, Christ at Harlem's Apollo Theatre or The Confessions Of a Cedarwood Road Soul Singer a desperate attempt to ward off the touring hazards of delinquency, boredom and the redecoration of hotel bedrooms their own Irish emigrant's letter from America – a post-graduate thesis a collective two fingers to Albert Goldman the absolutely vital distinction between a blindman's cane and a sheet-stain and finally, the moment in which U2 don't so much just trust their instincts as recover, exercise and learn from them – as if they feared those faculties could be emasculated by disuse – by exploring beyond "Bullet The Blue Sky" to fall into (and sometimes recoil from) the arms of America, an embrace that finds them simultaneously blinded, liberated and fixated by the myths they wrestle with?Īmong other things. Page rendered in: 0.Originally published in Hot Press in October 1988. #Bullet the blue sky live rattle and hum licenseLyrics are transcribed as heard and are presented here under a provisional license by Universal Music, granted in 2005. The discography, news and video entries are copyright U2Songs and should not be reused in any form without permission, all images in the discography are scanned / generated by U2Songs from original sources and also should not be used without permission. The information presented within these pages is accurate to the best of our knowledge but is based upon information provided by other fans, research into individual items and several books, and U2 Songs takes no responsibility for any problems resulting from use of the material as presented within. This website is an informational resource for private use only and is not affiliated with U2, their management company, their record label or any related bodies. All images are copyright their respective designers. U2 - “Rattle and Hum” Album (Original Release).U2 - “Rattle and Hum Flight Case” Promotional Release.U2 - “The Kiosk Collection (Spanish Edition)” Album Collection.U2 - “Japan SHM-CD Collection” Collection.U2 - “Rattle and Hum” Remastered Album (2017 Master).It was performed by U2 on at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ. The writing credits for this song are: Words by Bono. It first appeared on the "Rattle and Hum" Album - U2, in 1988. I feel a long way from the hills of San SalvadorĪnd the rain pours through a gaping wound Well the God I believe in isn’t short of cash, mister In the next room I hear some woman scream out that her lover’sĪnd I can’t tell the difference between ABC news, Hill StreetĪnd a preacher on the old time gospel hour So I’m back in my hotel room with John Coltrane and the We turn the key and slowly unlock the doorĪnd through the walls we hear the city groan Through the valleys and the quiet city street You plant a demon seed, you raise a flower of fireĪcross the mud huts where the children sleep Jacob wrestled the angel and the angel was overcome In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum I see the face of fear running scared in the valley below See them driving nails into the souls on the tree of pain In the howling wind comes a stinging rain ![]()
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