Anton Corbijn: U2 & I [IMPORT] (Hardcover)

by Anton Corbijn (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel (January 31, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 3829601530
• ISBN-13: 978-3829601535
• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,042,923 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST FOR ANY U2 FAN, March 26, 2005

By	Squidilly "Squidilly" (Alameda, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U2 & I: The Photographs 1982-2004 (Hardcover)

Gorgeous book, very good quality and TONS of beautiful photos that trace the band's creative relationship with Corbjin. The large size helps the reader lose themselves in the images and the stories behind them. You will emerge feeling as if you have just been on tour or vacation with U2.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best U2 Book EVER!, April 30, 2005

By	Antonio Cunha Silva (Stb, Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: U2 & I: The Photographs 1982-2004 (Hardcover)

379 photographs in colour and duotone by Corbijn!

BELIEVE ME - This book is so wonderful - every photo is a landmark! There are no words to describe it! You just have to see it! The texts are from Anton Corbijn himself but also from Helena Christensen, President Bill Clinton, William Gibson, Paul Morley, Salman Rushdie, Michael Stipe (from REM) and Wim Wenders!

I have my copy now and I must admit that this book is completely amazing - probably one of the best books about a rock band! And that is not saying little!

Make yourself a favor - BUY IT NOW!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Rock And Roll Stops The Traffic!", December 8, 2005

By	L. Payne (Alhambra, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: U2 & I: The Photographs 1982-2004 (Hardcover)

There is an Anton Corbijn photograph I fell in love with years and years ago: U2 - circa The Joshua Tree - in stark black and white are standing in front of an old dilapidated garage door that has been covered with a huge painting of an american flag and a woman holding an infant above her head, mouth agape. One isn't quite sure if the woman is about to devour the child or sing it a lullaby.

It's a gorgeous piece and I was truly amazed and thrilled to find it within the pages of this massive tome.

From new fangled baby band (playing any & every little hole in the wall that was willing to book them), to full fledged arena & stadium filling ROCK STARS, U2 is a band that has stretched themselves and their soulful soundscapes across two decades, going on three!

Anton Corbijn, master phototographer and friend to the band that he is, was there to capture it all: a snowy Sweedish video shoot for "New Year's Day"; traipsing through a deserted goldmining town in Bodie, California, in search of good shots for The Joshua Tree; hanging out on the roof of The Million Dollar Hotel in Los Angeles (which would later become the film of the same name and location); Adam, Larry, Edge and Bono looking lovely in evening gowns (yes, as in dresses; for the video shoot of "One" in Berlin); Bono armwrestling Nelson Mandella (and loosing!); and a wonderful series of photos of "the sons and the fathers" where each band memeber's dad was photographed with his son and his respective instrument.

Anton's handwritten commentary is full of personal thoughts, anecdotes and fascinating background that makes for hours of leisurely page-turning, reading and enjoyment.

If you are a U2 fan, an Anton Corbijn fan, a fan of rock history, or a fan of great photography: this book was made for you. And if, as Bono once said, "Rock and roll stops the traffic!", then this big beautiful book of Rock & Roll's finest, will simply stop your heart...