Achtung Y’all!
Achtung Baby was released in 1991. I
had to listen to it a few times before I fell in love with it,
which I did. It had a completely different sound from any of U2’s
previous albums, but the lyrics were amazing. And for me, music is
all about lyrics and drums. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild
Horses is still one of my favorite songs. In fact, I
read its lyrics to my first love when we broke up. Yes, I made the
poor guy sit down and listen while I read him the lyrics. Other
favorites of mine off Achtung Baby are
One, So Cruel, Acrobat, and Tryin to
Throw Your Arms Around the World. In support of
Achtung Baby, U2 announced they would be
touring America in the Spring of 1992. I was a sophomore in
college, so I could now go to concerts! I had a subscription to
Propaganda, U2’s fan magazine, which gave me
an opportunity to buy tickets to one or two concerts
before they went on sale. But me being me, I wasn’t satisfied
to go to just one or two shows. No, I had to go to as many as I
could, and for the ZooTv tour I went to eight shows. The months
between the release of Achtung Baby and the U2 concerts were spent
constantly watching and listening to U2. My U2 buddy Mike and I
would spend hours and hours just watching U2 footage over and over
that we had taped on VHS – MTV specials, interviews, videos, etc. It was during this time that
I went from a U2 fan to, dare I say, U2 fanatic. 1992 was going to
be a great year! 
