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U2 - Rattle And Hum [VHS] [1988]

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4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Actors: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., B.B. King
Directors: Phil Joanou
Producers: Michael Hamlyn, Paul McGuinness
Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
Language English
Classification: 15
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
VHS Release Date: 15 April 1990
Run Time: 95 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00004CK8B
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,590 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review

Rattle and Hum is not a film for anyone looking for an introduction to Irish band U2's career in the 1980s, but it is a vibrant portrait of an established group making its musical pilgrimage through the America it has always imagined, from blues and gospel to early rock 'n' roll. Filmmaker Phil Joanou (Heaven's Prisoners), a veteran music-video director and maker of the distractingly kinetic Three O'Clock High, finds a suitable outlet for his high energy in this juggernaut of a journey, which finds U2 collaborating with a black gospel choir and BB King, recording inside the legendary Sun Records studio, dropping by Graceland, and in a moment of fearlessness, performing the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" to exorcise Charles Manson's sick claim on the song. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Synopsis

This live concert film follows U2 through their 1988 U.S. tour, from one exhilarating performance to another. There are twenty-two songs in total, nine of which do not appear on the album of the same name. Tracklisting includes: 'Helter Skelter', 'Desire', 'All Along The Watchtower', 'Silver And Gold', 'Bullet The Blue Sky', and 'Angel Of Harlem'.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Band of the Eighties in Full-Screen Glory, 6 Sep 2001

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Even if you're not the biggest U2 fan, anyone who's into music should appreciate something about "Rattle and Hum." This is the last tour of the most iconic band of the eighties before they adapted a more sleek, stylish look for their 1991 ZooTV tour. Filmed mostly in grainy black and white, it shows the more serious, dour and socially concious U2 of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" fame. However, the social commentaries in this film never outweigh the general celebration of music and phenominal stage presence. One does feel as if they are in the middle of a U2 show, especially if you view the DVD copy with the remastered sound. The film follows U2 though "The Joshua Tree" tour of 1987-1988, planting the Irish band in the heartland of America, the gritty streets of New York and the outlands of Arizona for some showstopping numbers. Highpoints of the film include a duet with blues guitar legend B. B. King, a gripping anf heartfelt version of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" during which Bono makes some daring comments on IRA bombings and the revolution of his homeland and a version of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Lokking For" backed with a Harlem church choir. The only lowpoint is an unnecessary trip to Memphis' Graceland. I mean, did these guys never see "Spinal Tap"?

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5.0 out of 5 stars literally essential, 16 Jun 2002

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This review is from: U2 - Rattle and Hum [DVD] [1988] (DVD)

if youve ever seent hem live and yearn to try and relive some of the magic then this is it. An amazing dvd, featuring the best version of sunday bloddy sunday ive ever heard with bono and the capacity crowd roaring NO MORE! - magic. Then the gretaest live performance of any song ever in my opinion, and possible the greatest way to finish a concert ever - Pride, the crowd join in as per ususal but this performance is a one off special which left me gaping, so emotional and spine tingling, i owuld have killed to have been there. The video work is also amazing with some momentsa of brilliance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gold Dust - Superior to the CD/LP in many ways, 13 Dec 2002

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I'd read a review following the original release of the original LP on vinyl. That review affected my judgement of Rattle and Hum for years, until a few days ago. I sat and watched an old TV taped version of Rattle and Hum that I'd done myself in the early nineties but never had the time to absorb properly until a few days ago, and I was spellbound. I had to get the DVD version. There on the shelf at a snip sat the best music DVD I've ever bought. Lovely guitar work of course by The Edge, particularly the solo song he does, and this version of Sunday.. is a moment to be seen, particularly poignant because of Enniskillen...sums up everything about the Troubles, takes all the terrorists' excuses on both sides in Northern Ireland and throws them in the bin. OK, enough of the politics. Yes, I can understand the not so glowing LP review, particularly if you had the preceding LPs in your collection, but the DVD? Fantastic. There's an extra 11 tracks that aren't on the CD for God's sake!?! The sound is a mite patchy in places with a couple of dropouts, but, heck, what do you expect when it's live. I'm going to buy the Essential tour by U2 next! Truly worth every penny, especially at this knock down price!?!?!

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