Mysterious Ways

A Time article on U2’s latest album:

The indispensable wisdom of the rhythm section was proved most recently during the making of U2’s new album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. For all its success, U2 has never enjoyed making records, largely because the force and diversity of the band members’ personalities, combined with their politeness and respect for one another, turns the process into something slow, sloppy and complicated