U2 has been one of my favorite bands from the very beginning. The albums, “Boy” through “The Joshua Tree,” were a major musical influence in my life. Their latest effort, “No Line on the Horizon,” came out just this last week. Have you heard it? Read the following story from the Reuters News Service, and feel free to post your own comment as to whether or not you agree.
Dirk Kirkland
KKFM Weekends
(Reuters) Irish band U2 releases its 12th studio album on Monday and while reviews are generally glowing, critics argue that lead singer Bono's dual role as rock star and campaigning "saviour" may be meddling with the music. The U2 front man has long juggled a dual career of rock superstar and high-profile campaigner, badgering world leaders and businessmen to fight everything from AIDS to poverty. There are those who feel his mission is beginning to hinder the harmony, alienating potential fans and coloring everything that U2 does. "It's becoming increasingly difficult to hear U2's music without filtering it through your feelings about the other Bono, that strident, sanctimonious swirl of idealism, agenda and ego," J. Freedom du Lac wrote in the Washington Post.
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