Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2
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A note on a school noticeboard. Four teenagers. One extraordinary story. In this three-part podcast series, Róisín Ingle traces the making of U2 through interviews with their classmates, teachers, friends and band members. From Moun... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 15 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Music HistoryArtsMusic | |||
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U2's rise begins in earnest with a television appearance, a talent contest win and the arrival of manager Paul McGuinness. But underpinning their success lies a deeper story of friendship, faith and loss.
In the final episode Róisín Ingle speaks to ... more
Ireland in the 1970s was a country in transition. At Mount Temple Comprehensive, Paul ‘Bono’ Hewson, Larry Mullen jr, Adam Clayton, Dave ‘The Edge’ Evans and his older brother Dick found freedom through music, friendship and creativity. In this episo... more
It is 50 years this month since 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen stuck a note on a school noticeboard looking for fellow musicians to form a band. That note led to U2.
In this three-part podcast series to mark the 50th anniversary, Róisín Ingle trac... more
A note on a school noticeboard. Four teenagers. One extraordinary story. In this three-part podcast series, Róisín Ingle traces the making of U2 through interviews with their classmates, teachers, friends and band members. From Mount Temple Comprehen... more
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- Not enough context.
Interesting, but feels a bit like the writers were too much on top of the story and forgot to provide much context. “Obscene”, by the Beeb, on the same topic is considerably better, and the story unfolds much more grippingly too.
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United States4 years ago - GUBU
As a child of the 70s so much of this early 80s history seemed familiar but understandably was kept from us as kids. I loved this podcast! Harry McGee’s artful story telling of this grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented story is gripping!
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Ireland4 years ago - Good
Interesting subject which I remember from growing up, and all the hullabaloo at the time. Podcast does a good job but it’s the small things that grate though, and I just don’t really get the need for ‘bigging up’ the credits to the Carter and Reagan Libraries at the end of each episode for what was essentially a few brief interludes of recordings of about 10-20 seconds.
Apple Podcasts300kyIreland4 years ago - Loved it
Harry McGee did an incredible job on this podcast. I look forward to more from him in future.
Apple Podcasts5TaraDLIreland4 years ago - Fascinating
Very well researched & interesting
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Apple Podcasts | #15 | United States/Music/Music History |
Apple Podcasts | #110 | United States/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #10 |  Canada/Music/Music History |
Apple Podcasts | #11 |  United Kingdom/Music/Music History |
Apple Podcasts | #73 | United Kingdom/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #101 | Canada/Music |
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