1988-10-10
Rattle And Hum
U2
By Maeve C.
U2 combined live recordings and new studio songs on Rattle and Hum, made as a companion to the concert film of the same name. The album documents the band reaching toward American musical traditions while also recording performances from the period after The Joshua Tree.
B.B. King joins “When Love Comes to Town,” while “Angel of Harlem” and “Desire” place different rhythms around Bono's voice. The live tracks keep the sound of the tour close to those studio experiments, making the record move between stage and session.