About The Book

"All You Need Is Love to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"

In my book being published in March, 2007, All You Need is Love to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 is directly compared to the Beatles as the cultural band of its generation.  The Fab Four were the sociological and cultural phenomenon of the twentieth-century.  In the 1960s, the musical messiahs from Liverpool pioneered a new fulfilling era of music based on the simple concepts of love, peace and enlightenment.  The most popular, repeatedly covered, influential and enduring rock group of all time made rock and roll an artistic medium with recognizable images and idols.  Reported as the biggest band on the planet since the 1980s, U2 has dominated the industry for a quarter-century by marketing the Beatles’ simple themes throughout the media. 

 Arguably the best albums of their time periods, there is a direct comparison of the Beatles’ 1967 record, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, to U2’s Achtung Baby from 1991.  While the recording of Sgt. Pepper’s was too highly technical to hit the road with, Achtung Baby and its Zoo TV tour thirty years later was the largest, loudest, most costly and technically ambitious rock show to ever tour the globe.  Printed reports of both the Beatles and U2 legendary concerts have been examined, showing differences and comparisons in different media outlets.  The two bands’ amount of time onstage, quality of sound and audience participation is each compared.  Both the Beatles and U2 have undoubtedly expanded society’s expectations of live performances, with their unforgettable rock concerts.

 Lennon helped make rock and roll an acceptable business in a handful of cultures around the world.  Utilizing his poetic talent in the 1960s, John wrote, performed and recorded material based on love, justice, equality, integrity and risk in order to better mankind.  While John’s legacy continues to shine on, Bono is the media’s most successful activist of all time.  U2’s pop star has continually admitted he would not have a role to play if it were not for previous icons, such as the Beatles.  In a direct response to John Lennon’s highly personal views in 1970, “God,” Bono wrote “God Part II,” a more poetic pop song, using symbolism, quoting modern-day journalists and mocking himself.   Without the Beatles and U2’s revolutionary music, godly poetry, timeless performances, cultural influences and political involvement, the entertainment industry would not have evolved on such a profound magnitude across the universe.