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The Best U2 Review
Posted by Ed and Lois
A four star review of ” How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb” by Jeffrey Overstreet
The best disk of the year by a band of Christ-followers (Mostly), who don’t lead worship in their home church every Sunday.
There are several recurring themes that run through the album:
The world is off-balance and going wrong.
The more you see of it, the harder it is to see anything clearly, so hang on to the innocent perspective of a child as long as you can.
True, faithful, unwavering love ... not just between a man and a woman, but between a father and a son, between a mentor and a child, between one nation and another ... is the only way to preserve innocence in the midst of it.
If we survive at all, it’s because of God’s blessings.
So the proper response is to share the blessings we’ve been given rather than hoarding them, to kneel, and call on one of God’s many sacred names, in what little time we have left.
This is an older, wiser U2, the grownup looking back at the boy and at the reckless adolescent, and smiling sadly. At the same time, it’s a band that knows their days are numbered, that can see the end coming, and that are ready to start framing their phrases as fatherly ... perhaps even grandfatherly ... advice
Full reviewhttp://promontoryartists.org/lookingcloser/music/howtodismantle.htm