May 24, 1983: U2 soars over previous local appearance

July 15, 2011 at 7:52PM

Excerpt: On record, U2 suffers from a droning sameness and a lack of dynamics. In concert, Larry Mullens' drums boom, Adam Clayton's bass pops with a newfound dance fever and singer Bono Vox exudes a populist enthusiasm that offsets the lack of range in his voice. In short, U2 was good enough Sunday to be considered the leader of the modern-rock movement that is being embraced by a new generation of fans under the age of 21.

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Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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