U2: Rattle and Hum

One of my favorite parts of being in History of Rock and Roll is being able to watch the interesting documentaries from a variety of bands. They’re usually full of excitement and are rarely dull and boring. As an audience, especially after studying the artist or group, it’s a neat experience to watch that same artist or group do what they were born to do; play music. This week, we had the chance to watch part of U2’s documentary Rattle and Hum. This documentary features so much; like concert footage, a unique version of Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For sung with a church choir, the band playing When Love Comes to Town with talented and well-known jazz artist B.B. King and even a tour through Elvis’s home in Graceland. Talk about a cool movie! Not only was it interesting but it kept me entertained with all that went on backstage. I admit I wrote about them last week, but I just had to talk about this documentary. I really enjoy how bands can go from performing on stage closed in by bright lights and loud music, and then be at their homes with their families trying to live and execute somewhat of a normal life. It also blows my mind how bands, such as U2, can have so much talent with only four members (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.). Two cool facts I learned are that all four of the band members are from Ireland and their drummer, Larry Mullen Jr., is a huge Elvis fan (hints one of the reasons they received the tour of his house). I mentioned in my last blog, when I expressed how much I enjoyed this band, how U2 will never disappoint me and the more I listen to their songs, the more I like the band overall. In my eyes, U2 is definitely a unique band to follow and their documentary only brought me closer to becoming a bigger fan.

- Caroline

Rattle and Hum trailer- Must see! It shows a little taste of what the documentary has to offer