- Hardcover: 536 pages
- Publisher: Delacorte Pr (Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593036263
- ISBN-13: 978-0593036266
- ASIN: 0385311540
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 15.5 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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- #39 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Styles > Rock & Pop > Singers & Groups > U2
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The most intimate and appreciative biography of the mega rock band U2 to date--by the author to whom the band gave complete access.
When U2 took the stage for their three-year Zoo TV world tour in 1991, Bill Flanagan was there--in the bus, on the plane, in the recording studio and well after hours with the biggest rock band in the world. A tour that began to support the hugely successful Achtung Baby record and ended with a second, even more successful record, Zooropa, took U2 to the far reaches of the world, playing to over a hundred sold-out arenas in over forty cities.
U2 At The End Of The World takes you on the world tour and drops you off at the cultural intersection where rock stars meet politicians; where writers, directors, and models all wind up backstage with U2. You're there when the band meets Bill Clinton in a Chicago hotel room; when Salman Rushdie comes out of hiding to join the band onstage at Wembley Arena in London; when Frank Sinatra and Bono record their famous duet, "I've Got You Under My Skin." And finally, when the band performs their last Zoo TV concert in Tokyo in 1993 and nearly collapses from physical and mental exhaustion, you are there with them waiting for the end of the world. Augmented with sleek photos by renowned photographer Anton Corbijn, U2 At The End Of The World is the most definitive book on the band to date.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
When U2 took the stage for their three-year Zoo TV world tour in 1991, Bill Flanagan was there--in the bus, on the plane, in the recording studio and well after hours with the biggest rock band in the world. A tour that began to support the hugely successful Achtung Baby record and ended with a second, even more successful record, Zooropa, took U2 to the far reaches of the world, playing to over a hundred sold-out arenas in over forty cities.
U2 At The End Of The World takes you on the world tour and drops you off at the cultural intersection where rock stars meet politicians; where writers, directors, and models all wind up backstage with U2. You're there when the band meets Bill Clinton in a Chicago hotel room; when Salman Rushdie comes out of hiding to join the band onstage at Wembley Arena in London; when Frank Sinatra and Bono record their famous duet, "I've Got You Under My Skin." And finally, when the band performs their last Zoo TV concert in Tokyo in 1993 and nearly collapses from physical and mental exhaustion, you are there with them waiting for the end of the world. Augmented with sleek photos by renowned photographer Anton Corbijn, U2 At The End Of The World is the most definitive book on the band to date.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Flanagan's "U2 At The End Of The World" is an unmissable insight into four lads from Dublin who have become without doubt the biggest band in the world.
Starting in 1991, during the recording of Achtung Baby in the Hansa Studios in Germany and spanning the heights of the Zoo TV spectacle and the recording of Zooropa, this book is a condensed four-year look at the Irish band.
Unlimited access to the band, their staff and exclusive VIP areas means that Flanagan is always there to capture the action, adding his own unique and intelligent insights along the way. From the steamy stint between Adam Clayton and supermodel Naomi Campbell to Bono's alter-alias MacPhisto trying to phone the Pope!
This book has changed the way I think about the band, answered all the questions I wanted to ask and been all the places I wish I had been. If you are a U2 fan, you will love it. If you are a music lover of any kind, you will love it. An absolute must have!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you saw Zoo TV, this book will make complete sense to you! If not then you can catch up by reading it now! From the recording of Achtung Baby, right through the conception and realistaion of the Zoo TV tour, to the bitter end! I have often wondered how pop stars cope on the road, and this book brings you from the very highs to the deepest lows (Adam...need I say more). It has Glam and Sham. They are real people with loads of cash who are able to do what they want.
I couldn't put it down. Read it!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
From the bad beginnnings of the Auctung Baby sessions to the glory of the zoo tv and zooropa tours, this books describes them all, following U2 wherever they go is Bill Flanagan and his pen and paper. Given unlimited access to the band and there history, he write the the perfect story, this book is one of the best around. A must buy if you are a serious U2 fan and want to see how things are really done!!
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ALl the preceeding reviews are completely right about this book.
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