New & Noteworthy: U2 concert soars despite Bono’s chatter

By Eileen Murphy

There were tears mixed in with the cheers at Madison Square Garden last Saturday night as U2 worked their magic for a battered but unbowed New York audience. Reflecting the tenor of the times, the two-and-a-half-hour show ran through the gamut of emotions, juxtaposing spiritual songs with defiant anthems, and sensitivity with swaggering bravado.

U2 performed most of the big hits from their current album,