U2's Achtung Baby: Meditations on Love in the Shadow of the Fall (33 1/3)

Stephen Catanzarite takes a close look at what many consider to be U2's most fully formed album through the prisms of religion, politics, spirituality, and culture, illuminating its previously unexplored depths, arguing that it's a concept album about love and the fall of man.

A Smart and Soulful Contemplation of a Musical Milestone Tim Ogline Just lovely compelling explorations of each track with the attendant subtleties and nuances of the joy and heartache of love as Stephen Catanzarite leads the reader through this lyrical meditation of "Achtung Baby." Gripping metaphorical character sketches and beautiful turns of phrases as well as poetic discourse on instrumentation make this wonderful little book a worthy companion to this landmark album.. Not what you think it is. If I could give this trash less than a star, I would. I had no idea this book has very little, if nothing to do with U2 or the album. This is just a thinly veiled venture to make the author sound intelligent and get his theories on life out there via U2 fans.. An Athiest's Perspective This is the first book of the 33 1/3 series that I have read, and if all of them are as interesting and thought-provoking as this one, I'll be reading more. Those looking for information about the recording of the album, look elsewhere. Those looking for in-depth analysis of the songs themselves, sorry. Those looking for a traditional critical examination of U2, this is not the book you are looking for.This book is an extended riff on the nature of guilt, sin and redemption that happens to point out those themes in the music on Achtung

There are references to Neil Young,Led Zeppelin (the Tower of Babel is the originalstairway to heaven), Bob Dylan and Morrissey for the rock cognoscenti, as wellas a few Chinese proverbs thrown in for good measure." -@U2"Stephen Catanzarite has reflected on abeloved Rock album and turned his reflections into a book. Not only that, buthis book is theological, Christian, Catholic and concerned with humanity'splace in the world. It's a glaring omission in a Catholic-worldview book — U2themselves have spoken often of their indebtedness to, for instance, FlanneryO'Connor. Butpolit