Achtung Baby (Part 2)
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After the contentious early sessions in Berlin, everything finally crystalizes and U2 deliver its crowning creative achievement, the unprecedented deconstruction of everything that got them to the top of the charts in the 80s: "Achtung Baby." In Pt 2 of 3 comprehensive parts on the Achtung Baby and Zoo TV period, we go song by song of the 12 songs on the record and examine the Kindergarten disc from the Uber Deluxe Release, a fascinating rough mix done late in the recording process revealing some transformative production touches and lyrics that were still to come.
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