Silence
The Fly
How did these four Irishmen become the blueprint for every band with stadium aspirations? The Edge's guitar chime thrives on the same arena acoustics that can turn otherwise booming bands into mud. So is their weakness for the big gesture a giant lemon, heart and so on. Bono's lyrics are a cathartic mix of modern panacea-- love, God, mass culture-- gives the music a reach to the back row and beyond. But, perhaps above all else, the band's restlessness and willingness to challenge both themselves and their patrons is why the Killers, Kanye West, and Coldplay want to be the next U2 and not the next AC/DC. These four Irishmen still represent the punk spirit decades after they emerged from it. 
