U2: Faraway So Close [Paperback]

B. P. Fallon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1994

U2--the constantly-evolving rock band who recently signed the largest record deal in history--is now captured by a musical guru. Revealing the band's wilder, freer incarnation as seen in the Zoo TV tour, this biography offers stunning photos and never-before-published interviews, anecdotes, and stories.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

There's no lack of books out there on the band U2; one even made the New York Times Best Sellers list. This book, written with the band's encouragement by a long-time rock'n'roll journalist, captures the excitement of the band's 1992 tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (P); 1st edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316273929
• ISBN-13: 978-0316273923
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,742,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars visually assaulting, always intriguing, March 25, 2001

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Lady Clayton "socialite" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U2: Faraway So Close (Paperback)

A warning: If you are looking for an easy-to-read book to enjoy on a nice afternoon or before bed, this is not for you. While the content of "U2 Faraway So Close" is nothing short of absolutely fascinating, the book's layout is highly stylized and can be visually assaulting and rather difficult to read.

BUT...

If you want fabulous pictures and fun, often hilarious, anecdotes about the greatest band in the world (U2...duh!), track down a copy of "U2 Faraway So Close" and snatch that puppy up as fast as you can!

"U2 Faraway So Close" takes you on the Zoo TV tour with U2, as seen through the eyes and camera lens of B. P. Fallon (before he got kicked off the tour, but that's a story you can learn more about in "U2 at the End of the World" by Bill Flanagan). Fallon shows us the band in concert, partying, relaxing, with friends. He captures a couple of great shots of Adam in his famous skirt, as well as some faboo pictures of Bono's wife (she's gorgeous!), The Edge's Morleigh (she's gorgeous too!), and Adam's then-fiancee Naomi Campbell (no comment from me on her). All the photos are accompanied by entertaining, sometimes roll-on-the-floor-laughing hilarious, stories from the tour, offering some juicy tidbits for people who just can't get enough U2.

While its format doesn't lend itself too well to bedtime reading, "U2 Faraway So Close" does make a great coffeetable book, gift or obsession-feeder for U2 lovers. Go snag a copy and enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book that makes you want to know even more about U2, August 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: U2: Faraway So Close (Paperback)

A book about U2 with pictures included seemed to me a chance to find out more about U2 than I ever wanted to know. In some cases that was true, but I came away from this book wanting to know more! I wanted to scream, "Where are more pictures? Where are more stories?" B.P. Fallon gives us a glimpse of life on the road for U2,and after reading this book I wish that I could have seen it through his eyes. It is a quirky diary, however, and the time sequences change enough to drive you batty. You wil be page flipping back and forth. But the craziness was worth it. While the book uncovers U2 on tour, the pictures provide more mystery than ever about the world's greatest band.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Odd but excellent, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: U2: Faraway So Close (Paperback)

This book allows you to do what every U2 fan has always wanted to do: go on tour with U2. It is told through the eyes of someone who is doing just that, in a plain, day to day format. Although the arrangement is a bit random, it lets you peek into the offstage life of the band. The pictures alone are worth the price of the book.