Beginning in October, a series of television broadcasts commenced, including showings on BBC Television, Showtime, and Super Channel. From the Sky Down is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby. Rock stars are more comfortable creating an aura and mystique." Club gave the film a C+, calling it "occasionally enlightening but mostly frustrating". October 27, 2011 | 5:49 pm. [40], From the Sky Down was nominated for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. Guggenheim, who was commissioned by U2 to create the film to commemorate the record's 20th anniversary, spent several months in 2011 developing the documentary. Achtung baby album, the album that marks the re entry of U2 after a pause of years. From the Sky Down is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby.The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process. [24] It marked the first time in the festival's history that a documentary was shown as the opening film. The box included 16 art prints, an 84-page hard cover book, a reprinted copy of U2’s fan magazine “Propaganda” featuring Achtung Baby, four pins, a sticker sheet and Fly sunglasses. In This Article: Achtung Baby , Anniversary , Reissue , U2 U2 has defied the gravitational pull towards destruction; this band has endured and thrived. We had a hard time figuring that out. A documentary focusing on the making of U2’s 1991 album Achtung Baby will open the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8. The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process. [25] The first television broadcast of From the Sky Down was held in the UK on BBC Television on October 9, 2011, as part of the Imagine series,[26][27] while the first American broadcast was on October 29, 2011, on the Showtime television network. In his opinion, the film was a "stirring testament to what it really means when four people in this world can create magical things because they band together. Weeks of tension and slow progress nearly took their toll: the group considered breaking up, but they made a breakthrough with the improvised writing of the song "One". The U2 documentary “From the Sky Down” — about the making of Achtung Baby — will premiere Oct. 29 on Showtime in advance of its appearance on the … "[32] Hank Steuver of The Washington Post called it an "intriguing" documentary that "becomes a revealing and even enlightening meditation on the mystery of why some bands stay together and some don't." "From the Sky Down" is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby. Daniel Lanois on 'The Making Of' U2's Achtung Baby - YouTube [15] Guggenheim also sought to tell the story of how the band transformed themselves musically over the course of Achtung Baby's recording sessions. As the 1980s became the 90s, U2 found themselves at a crossroads. Wheeler wrote that "the process of U2 dreaming itself a new fashion while struggling to get its joy back is tightly and adroitly explored". The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process. Recorded over six months at Hansa Studio in Berlin and Windmill Lane in Dublin, Achtung Baby was U2… [37] Steven Zeitchik of the Los Angeles Times called From the Sky Down a "procedural look" at the album's inception. \"Ground Control to Major Tom\" RIP Mr. B. Dallas Schoo is an amazing human being. Achtung Baby turns 25 this month, which means that it was released in the immediate aftermath of Nevermind and thus in the midst of a sea change in rock music. The band were filmed during a return visit to Hansa Studios Achtung Baby is rightly known as one of rock's greatest reinventions because it was so complete. [18] Some of the footage included scenes of Bono throwing a tantrum in a dressing room and the band performing in a blues club. The film — put together by American director Davis Guggenheim — revisits a crucial moment in U2’s history: the making of their 1991 album Achtung Baby in Berlin. Musically, it incorporated influences from the alternative rock, electronic dance music, and industrial music of the time. U2: Achtung Baby offers a previously unobtainable level of insight into the band during the recording of their most dynamic and well respected album. Reviews from critics were mixed; many found the insight into the band's creative process informative, while others judged that the film did not provide adequate in-depth coverage of the album. [16][20] They were filmed at Hansa Studios performing songs from the album and speaking to Guggenheim in lengthy individual interviews. Plot Summary | Add Synopsis Sure, U2 changed their sound from chiming melodics to lurching, distorted rhythm. In fact, its beginnings nearly split the Irish band apart. In November, Achtung Baby was released to critical acclaim. The box was a two level box with a drawer that slid out, and featured 16 magnets on the outside that fit together to make up the cover of the album. My process strips layers away. Achtung, Baby is U2's christening voyage into the postmodern, a brave venture into unknown territory and a brilliant musical transformation for the band. This documentary asks the question why. [9] Achtung Baby has been one of the group's most commercially successful records, selling 18 million copies. Guggenheim, who was commissioned by U2 to create the film to commemorate the record's 20th anniversary, spent several months in 2011 developing the documentary. [10], From the Sky Down premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 8, 2011. 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I think part of it is the trust we gained doing It Might Get Loud, they sort of let me have a free hand. From the Sky Down is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby. Even the stars of EU coming down on Zoo Tv background, remind me that it was a very dangerous \"big idea\". The documentary begins with a quick history of U2 as a band. The film contains unreleased scenes from the group's 1988 motion picture Rattle and Hum, along with archival footage and stills from the Achtung Baby recording sessions. • U2 Documentary Shows Band’s Early Struggles with ‘Achtung Baby’ This story is from the November 10, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone. The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process. McWeeny ended his review by saying, "This may not be everything I wanted from the movie, but it's solid, and the glimpse we get of real creative alchemy is impressive, indeed. The DVD's: The set also includes 4 DVDs. The album is packed with just as much passion as previous albums, but the lyrics are much more emotionally poetic and far less political. In the terrain of rock bands, implosion or explosion is seemingly inevitable. [10] He remarked, "They said from the beginning, we want you to make the movie that you want to make and they let me make the movie I wanted to make. Like other reviewers, he highlighted the scene in which the band revisits the recording of "One" as one of the film's most important. [21][22], The band expected a less personal treatment for the film and were at times uncomfortable with the extent to which Guggenheim probed into their history. Guitarist The Edge said, "How big a deal do we make of an anniversary when we're in the middle of what we're doing now? With Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.. U2: Achtung Baby offers a previously unobtainable level of insight into the band during the recording of their most dynamic and well respected album. The band were filmed during a return visit to Hansa Studios in Berlin where parts of the album were recorded, and during rehearsals in Winnipeg for the Glastonbury Festival 2011. They loved it. [11][12] Leading up to the anniversary, the band was unsure how much attention to pay to a past album while still actively writing and recording new material. We're not a heritage act. "[19] The only request the band made was that the film should be shortened in length, and Guggenheim agreed. I would have preferred more of the behind the scenes from the making of the album. But this record was so pivotal that we felt it was OK to revisit it. [10] Additional filming took place on May 27 at Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg during the band's rehearsals for the Glastonbury Festival 2011. I repeated it as often as I could. The band were filmed during a return visit to Hansa Studios in Berlin where parts of the album were recorded, and during rehearsals in Winnipeg for the Glastonbury Festival 2011. [8] Thematically, it was a more introspective and personal record; it was darker, yet at times more flippant than the band's previous work. [19] After their touring obligations in South America ended, the band met Guggenheim in Berlin for two days in May "to go back to the scene of the crime". [5], Wishing to reinvent themselves and seeking inspiration from German reunification, the group de-camped to Hansa Studios in Berlin in October 1990 with producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno to record Achtung Baby. "Making Achtung Baby is the reason we're here now," Bono says early on in Davis Guggenheim's new U2 documentary, "From The Sky Down." [27][31], Critics' reviews of From the Sky Down were mixed. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times said the film "has a few segments that get beyond platitudes". Few people thought U2 … Impossible perhaps.\"This is not America\"!Paul Hewson, you weren't able to lie to me, behind the shades, suits, alter egos... Whatever. "[18] Bono said that it was the least involved the band had ever been in a U2 project. Interspersed between the music videos were clips of so-called "interference", comprising documentary footage, media clips, and other video similar to what was displayed on tour. [3] The group's high exposure and their reputation for being overly serious led to accusations of grandiosity and self-righteousness. [1][2] In addition to the criticism they faced, U2 dealt with internal creative dissatisfaction; lead vocalist Bono believed they were musically unprepared for their success, and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. said, "We were the biggest, but we weren't the best". Development of the album's emblematic song \"One\" is recounted through the replaying of old recording tapes.Release dateSeptember 8, 2011 (TIFF)I do not own the copyrights to this documentary.At about 29:00 mins: \"That's my wife...\" This documentary is golden. In the reviewer's opinion, this gave the "impression of a filmmaker who can tell this story competently but isn't quite up to making a lasting film about one of rock history's most successful bands". Guggenheim, who was commissioned by U2 to create the film to commemorate the record's 20th anniversary, spent several months in 2011 developing the documentary. That defines me. [10], To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Achtung Baby's original release, U2 reissued the record in several formats in October 2011. "[10] Director Davis Guggenheim was subsequently commissioned by the band to make a film about Achtung Baby in six months. [33] Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail gave the film a three-out-of-four star rating, calling it an "essential companion piece" to the reissue of Achtung Baby. To his surprise, they complied. Product description. [1] The band's exploration of American music for the project was variously labelled as "pretentious"[2] and "misguided and bombastic". The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2011, the first time in the festival's history that a documentary was screened as the opening film. But … Davis Guggenheim talks U2's 'Achtung Baby' documentary. [13] His goal for the film was to explain how U2 managed to remain together for so long, in contrast to other rock groups that have been undone by internal conflict;[14] he described the band's longevity as "fighting against that law of physics". The reviewer said the film is "refreshingly blunt and beautifully assembled" and praised Guggenheim for asking the band tough questions about that period in their history. The film contains unreleased scenes from the group's 1988 motion picture Rattle and Hum, along with archival footage and stills from the Achtung Baby recording sessions. [19] Two days later, a 74-minute version of the film was commercially released on DVD in the "Über Deluxe" and "Super Deluxe" editions of the 20th anniversary reissue of Achtung Baby. When you'd have thought that it couldn't get any better than \"The Joshua Tree\"... \"Is it getting better or...\" And it's even more dangerous to get back now. Development of the album's emblematic song "One" is recounted through the replaying of old recording tapes. I can see through you because I've been there... \"You're dangerous, 'cause you're honest...\". I remember requesting those guitar finger protectors (don't know the tech term for them), and he gave them away.I was in tears, after singing \"how long to sing this song\" (40).It was a very spiritual approach to be in a U2 concert. In 2011, twenty years on, a special anniversary edition of Achtung Baby was released, along with the documentary From The Sky Down directed by Davis Guggenheim. Great Times! U2 are preparing to release their most lavish deluxe editions to date, on October 31st this year, to mark the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Achtung Baby. The album and the subsequent multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour were central to the group's 1990s reinvention, whereby they abandoned their earnest public image for a more lighthearted and self-deprecating one. The film was bundled with the deluxe editions of Achtung Baby's 20th anniversary reissue and was later released as standalone copies on Blu-ray and DVD on December 12, 2011. And it really is another level. ' Bono, The Edge, and Guggenheim attended the premiere and appeared on stage prior to the film's showing to make brief remarks. The review lamented the lack of coverage of most of the album's songs, and in Hyden's opinion, it was ironic that the band was trying to live down the "ego-inflating" Rattle and Hum in a film that he also considered "ego-inflating". After the commercial and critical success of their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, U2 produced a motion picture and companion album titled Rattle and Hum that was subject to a critical backlash. Bono and The Edge were the big attraction last night at the opening of the Toronto Film Festival as they walked the red carpet to launch the U2 documentary From The Sky Down. As a fan of U2 since his youth and having previously collaborated with The Edge for the 2008 documentary It Might Get Loud, Guggenheim agreed to the project. [39] Steven Hyden of The A.V. \"From the Sky Down\" is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby. It will be the … [6] The sessions were fraught with conflict, as the band argued over their musical direction and the quality of their material. In 2011, twenty years on, a special anniversary edition of Achtung Baby was released, along with the documentary From The Sky Down directed by Davis Guggenheim. Very interested in politics, being an \"intellectual\" economics \"specialist\", I did not know U2 were in Berlin in such an hystorycal transition...Then \"Achtung Baby\" came in the most outrageous great decade for me.I felt in love with a very controversial, some would say, piece of music. [7] With improved morale, the group completed the album in Dublin in 1991. Achtung Baby (/ ˈ æ k t ʊ ŋ /) is the seventh studio album by Irish rock band U2.It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 18 November 1991 on Island Records.Stung by criticism of their 1988 release Rattle and Hum, U2 shifted their musical direction to incorporate influences from alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance music into their sound. U2 Live from Mexico City, U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland, From the Ground Up: Edge's Picks from U2360°, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight, U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky, Achtung Baby: The Videos, the Cameos, and a Whole Lot of Interference from Zoo TV, Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=From_the_Sky_Down&oldid=997642077, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 January 2021, at 15:12. Another one.I was yet a teenager, brighter than I ever assumed, when the Berlin wall came down. Although he enjoyed Bono's humorous insights, Zeitchik said that "much of the movie is abstract, insider stuff about how he and others find inspiration". [1][4] Towards the end of the Lovetown Tour in 1989, Bono announced onstage that it was "the end of something for U2", and that "we have to go away and ... dream it all up again". It isn't popular, but it is magestic. ... AB promised to be more playful and more self-conscious than any U2 record prior. U2 - Achtung Baby - CD Amazon.com. [16], While U2 were on the South American leg of their U2 360° Tour in March–April 2011, Guggenheim requested complete access to the band's archives in Dublin. Established in 1997, U2Station.com is one of the oldest and most popular U2 fansites on the planet, serving millions of U2 fans around the world with U2 news, a U2 tours section, U2 images, a U2 forum, U2 guitar tablature, a U2 discography & much more. Twenty years after its 1991 release, an anniversary edition of Achtung Baby arrives on 31st October, 2011. Recorded at Hansa Studio in Berlin and Windmill Lane in Dublin, Achtung Baby was U2’s seventh studio album and went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance, becoming one of the most significant records of the 1990s. If you wanted to own this truly great U2 album on the vinyl format, your only choice til now was to pay around $60 and up on eBay or Discogs for a RARE original 90's pressing. Finally we have a proper double 180 gram reissue of Actung Baby. [34] Radio broadcaster Alan Cross wrote that the viewer will "come out with a new appreciation of what it takes to be U2". Achtung Baby is now acclaimed as U2’s finest achievement, and a reinvention that gave them a spur for years to follow. U2 - Achtung Baby: Classic Album Under Review ( 8 ) 1h 8min 2019 16+ Via the use of live footage, long forgotten videos and the review, criticism and insight of a panel of highly opinionated experts, this package delivers the finest documentary film yet to emerge on Dublin's favorite sons. Rattle and hum ' is back and the dream goes on, and it sounds high,' Even better than the real thing', the musical journey still is and it gains in enrichment as regards possibilities . Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an enthusiastic review, describing it as "one of the most transcendent close-up looks at the process of creating rock & roll I've ever seen." While I really enjoy this documentary it seems to have a problem decided if it is a film about the history of U2 or a film about the making of Achtung Baby. [35] Drew McWeeny of HitFix wrote that the documentary is not a "complete record" of Achtung Baby's conception, but that it "offers fans a rare glimpse at the process behind U2's music, and for non-fans, it attempts to set a context in which they can appreciate what it is that U2 accomplished". We're struggling because it does not work. "[36], Other reviewers were more critical. Guggenheim conducted the audio interviews with the band members that comprise much of the film while they were in Santiago, Chile. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Recorded over six months at Hansa Studio in Berlin and Windmill Lane in Dublin, Achtung Baby was U2… [19][23] A rough cut of the movie was shown to the group in July, much to their satisfaction. In October 1992, U2 released Achtung Baby: The Videos, The Cameos, and a Whole Lot of Interference from Zoo TV, a VHS compilation of nine music videos from Achtung Baby. Cross enjoyed the scenes in which the band revisit old DAT tapes demonstrating the evolution of the songs "Mysterious Ways" and "One", along with the animated scenes. From the Sky Down was nominated for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. [16][17] While researching footage, the director was impressed by an unused Rattle and Hum video that he found, describing it as "rare and beautiful". How does it stack up? We're still very active. Responding to the band's concerns, Guggenheim said, "I tell the story that's in front of me, warts and all. This 2018 vinyl reissue of U2's Actung Baby is simply terrific, if not long overdue. It was pretty astounding. An Epic, very European album. But the 1991 album nearly didn’t get made. [38] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter pointed out the limited scope of the film, calling it "neither a comprehensive portrait nor one of those tossed-off featurettes that would be at home only as the filler for a commemorative Achtung Baby boxed set". The first is the Documentary "From the Sky Down". [16] Additionally, the group were filmed touring Berlin and driving a Trabant,[20] an automobile that previously appeared in the album artwork for Achtung Baby and was incorporated into the lighting system of the Zoo TV Tour. Commenting on Guggenheim's filmmaking style, DeFore judged that some of his attempts to make the film more "movie-ish" failed to enhance the subject material. Despite U2's discomfort, they allowed Guggenheim to have creative control over the film. He enjoyed the sequences that highlighted individual songs but noted the documentary "doesn't have much in the way of full songs". In the rock 'n' roll business, it's about adding layers. 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