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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Wednesday, October 14, 1987 U2 rocks on talks peace jwiwjjuuw 20 ln review if XV 1 4 1 It "i ir 4-. MarK MufphyPost-bazene pnoios U2 guitarist The Edge. Los Lobos, Little Steven wow crowd too By Scott Mervis By the time U2 hit the stage last night at Three Rivers Stadium, you could see your breath. But the icy air just made Bono's anthems of peace sharper and more biting. "Tonight, we can be as one," he sang, and if there's any rock band east of Bruce Springsteen, that can captivate and unify a crowd, it is U2.

For $18.50 a ticket, the crowd of 42,000 got more than a rock concert It got a ritual. The chilly show was actually a small piece of last summer's Amnesty International tour and rock 'n' roll triple dip, with U2, Los Lobos and Little Steven, a late and welcome addition. All three bands make their human rights statements in no uncertain terms. Kicking off the show, Steve Van Zant gave an abrupt end to the tailgating parties outside. The former guitarist for the Street Band and organizer of the Artists United Against Apartheid set a politically charged agenda and put it to crunching metal funk.

His Disciples of Soul easily was the loudest band of the night. And though the music was distorted, the message wasn't. As the college-aged crowd milled around, and spectators tried to figure out where their seats were, Little Steven was turning the stage into his platform. Van Zant was most forceful with the issue of the American intervention in Nicaragua. "They think they are patriots," he said.

"But there's a big difference between a good patriot and a good soldier. These people are good soldiers and bad patriots. In our case, bad Americans." "No More Parties," was a burning dance tune with an underlying comment on the party system, and Little Steven closed the set with his anti-apartheid anthem "Sun City." Los Lobos, the greatest wedding band in the world, followed with its stadium set which means heavy on the blues-rockers and, with the exception of "Is This All There easy on the ballads about the alienation of Mexican Americans. Along with a lot of fiery guitar work between David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas, Los Lobos threw in a few accordian tunes. The infectious Spanish polkas warmed the specta- tors and got their feet moving for a jarring version of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba." Los Lobos' soulful personality may not come across in a football stadium, but the music certainly did.

U2 is another story. In a mass demonstration like the one last night, the Irish band's music takes on greater force. More people are being exposed to it and that inspires Paul "Bono" Hewson. He may be an ambivalent about being a rock star, but his lack of clarity ends there. U2 came out on a stage draped by the artwork of the "Joshua Tree" and a stadium ablaze with lighter flames.

A few people were waving the U2 peace emblem of the white nag. Looking like a renegade preacher, Bono appeared in a cowboy hat and black suit. His arm, broken in a recent stage fall, was wrapped in a sling. "Where the Streets Have No Name," got a long, hymnlike opening from guitarist The Edge and bassist Adam Clayton. Larry Mullen Jr.

entered with the African-style beat, and U2 was off on its journey. The Edge may be a one-trick guitarist, but he turns the trick better than anyone else. His creeping, jagged instrument complemented the soaring vocals of Bono, who sounded better than in any of his last three trips to Pittsburgh. The carefree romp of "I Will Follow" from the band's idyllic "Boy" led into the hazards of "Trip Through Your Wires," where Bono wonders if he's following an angel or devil. "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," another struggle between faith and despair was a dynamic, crowd-swaying anthem.

Seeing the response, Bono offered, "I came to the right place tonight." As the show wore on, Bono became more and more commanding. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" started pretty and exploded into its own little war, Bono screaming: "No more El Salvador! Nicaragua! Beirut! Belfast!" As he sang about war-torn Ireland and Martin Luther King, Bono became inspired by the ritual; possessed by his own muse. The concert ended with "40" and the crowd singing, "How long must we sing this song?" U2's mission wasn't to preach. But if there is something to take home from a U2 concert, it's the responsibility to stay "Wide Awake" in troubled times. It -ft ti rt't Left, U2 lead singer Bono with arm in sling.

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