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Title: U2 – Rattle And Hum
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1988, Rock, Roots Rock, Dublin, Ireland
Matrix #: Island 91003-1
Condition: EX

Cultural Facts:

1. Media Narrative: The film and double album got hit with backlash for what critics called preachy “America worship,” and the overexposure pushed U2 into an identity crisis right after.

2. Scene Ecology: It documents U2 trying to plug into the U.S. roots lineage, standing next to gospel, blues, and rock elders while learning what it means to borrow a tradition.

3. Personal Struggle: Bono has spoken about the long-term impact of losing his mother at 14, and how grief and guilt shaped his need to perform and to control the narrative.

3.23.23 kg | 6/3/24 ob (Sold on Whatnot 8/12/24) 5/27/25tc  3/18/26 LM