Tranquilfire
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Maybe this is a stupid newbie thread, but has anyone notice that this new album title is U2's second allusion to the atomic bomb, the first being The Unforgettable Fire? Kick me in the pants if you like...
The Second Bomb...
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DaveC
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AtomicBono
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Nah, I think it's a good thread, of course I'm kind of a newbie myself 
It's a good point though...and of course the atomic bomb is mentioned in "Seconds"... interesting U2, very interesting. 
It's a good point though...and of course the atomic bomb is mentioned in "Seconds"... interesting U2, very interesting. u2head
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"Atomic" sky is also mentioned in The Wanderer.
Tranquilfire
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Haha. That's weird. Mine's Vincent. Not quite as uncommon as my first name, though.
brownda7
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I think its a good thread! Welcome by the way....
The UF fire film clip has many references to hiroshima also.
The UF fire film clip has many references to hiroshima also.
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Tranquilfire said:
Perhaps because they are of a certain age. They are about the same age as my siblings and I know both my brother and sister said that "The Bomb" was a powerful image and even fear during their childhood. They still occasionally talk of being required to do bomb drills when they were in school. Now either I didn't give a shit or the panic over an imminent atomic bomb blast had waned by the time I got to the age where I would remember, because I had a pretty worry free childhood.
Tranquilfire
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Yeah! I totally forgot about A Celebration! It's one of my favorites and one I wish they would play live.
u2head
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My bad...
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brownda7
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As far as I know the unforgettable fire referes to the two atomic explosions in japan.
Tranquilfire
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I think I remember the fire you're talking about. But the album refers to an art exhibit that U2 saw called The Unforgettable Fire. It had paintings about the atom bombs dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki - the unforgettable fire, I'm assuming, being the blinding flash and the aftermath of the bombs.
brownda7
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Thats right now I remember, and I think you see bono looking at one of the paintings in the film clip.
kennerado
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steak
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Axver said:
Thats what bono said in a early interview with some radio station..it somewhere on here http://u2_interviews.tripod.com/
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Atomic is a Blondie song, ahh influences!
isabelle_guns
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good thread newbie *waves* I now see the connection
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