U2 Acrobat

It s an unusual time signature for us, said the Edge of Achtung Baby s penultimate track. It s like a 6, 8 almost, which is a very Irish time signature. It s used in a lot of traditional Irish music, but in rock roll you don t really hear it that Though the Edge spent the runup to the dancecentric Achtung Baby absorbing the industrial sounds of bands like KMFDM and Einstürzende Neubauten, this song s rhythm is actually driven by an atypically busy performance from Mullen, who d been listening to the classic rock of Cream and Jimi Hendrix. The result is a quintessential U2 mix of tradition and innovation. From Rolling Stone Magazine, June 29, 2017 U2 s 50 Greatest Songs By Christopher R. Weingarten, David Browne, Jon Dolan, Kory Grow, Andy Greene, Will Hermes, Rob Sheffield