TALKU2 ARCHIVE
Achtung, Young Man!
Archived TalkU2 article — summary presented here; original linked below.
A fan’s account of being young when Achtung Baby abruptly redrew the map of what U2 could sound and look like.
The arrival of Achtung Baby felt less like a new chapter than a change of weather. The earnest, widescreen band many fans knew had become funny, fractured and deliberately difficult to pin down.
This archive presentation preserves the story’s place in TalkU2 history without reproducing the original article wholesale. Follow the source to read Codeguy’s original piece on the TalkU2 news site.