Themes of U2's Atomic Bomb

[learn2kneel]

What are some of the themes in the new album?

I've noticed Bono uses feel/steal/kneel alot, and there seems to be an optimistic hopeful theme, along with bono's dad and AIDS in some of the songs... any others

 

[AussieU2fanman]

hardcore porn

 

[FullonEdge2]

Cannibalism (Eating friends and baby heads)

 

[AussieU2fanman]

hungarian cabinet making

 

[FullonEdge2]

where do you get that from?

 

[Axver]

where do you get that from?

Presumably the Realm of Sarcasm.

 

[FullonEdge2]

Presumably the Realm of Sarcasm.

yeah but...porn and cannibalism are viable themes of this album. Hungarian cabinet making? ppfft. Sorry, I see no connection.

 

[Axver]

yeah but...porn and cannibalism are viable themes of this album.

... Uh, riiight ...

(Now if we were talking Babyface, you may have a point.)

Hungarian cabinet making? ppfft. Sorry, I see no connection.

That's the point. It's wholly random sarcasm and it's hysterical.

 

[FullonEdge2]

Clearly in AMAAW, Bono outlines his case for why porn is bad. In Miracle Drug and especially Crumbs, he seems to hint at facets of cannibalism. Maybe not the strongest cases, but at least they are possible mini-themes. Cabinet making, on the other hand, makes no sense. *sigh* I guess I'll go with the flow and say it's funny.

 

[AussieU2fanman]

Umm if you understood anything about U2's music, hungarian cabinet making should come to mind when listening to this album. It's saturated with such imagery. Listen to Crumbs from your table, the framework of the cabinet comes bursting to life.

 

[learn2kneel]

I agree... "take these hands///don't make a fist" is a not-so-subtle hint at hungarian cabinet making... you can't make cabinets when your hands in a fist...that should be obvious

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

you know, U2 should have covered Radiohead for this album, what with all the cannibalism, and cabinet making.

"We've got heads on sticks"
First, heads on sticks is like a head-kabob ie cannibalism.

Also, sticks are presumably wood, therefore necessary to hungarian cabinet making. So if U2 had covered "Kid A," it would have been a great gesture to a great band and a perfect fit on this hungarian cannibalistic cabinetmaking album. Of death.

 

[elfyx]

Don't forget that after the cabinet making is done, you have to sell the thing. And of course, selling requires advertising, which is why they will be selling custom-made Hungarian Cabinets by advertising to people like us.