So 1984, though, was it a reaction to what was happening around the nation and the world at the time? Was the music a particular response to, say, the economics?

It actually was a robust year for the economy.

Things were doing extremely much better by 84.

The early 80s recession had mostly subsided by the end of 83.

So it was boom time.

People in America particularly were just like, it was a consumer paradise.

And there's a lot of stuff in the book about that, about the skyrocketing sales figures of consumer goods.

So what was the process?

Well, so what, what are, what were the other, what would you say the ones that were the must-sees?

[smacks lips] I mean, obviously, U2.

U2 stole the show in America because they didn't show the Queen segment.

So U2 walked away with it for as far as American rock audiences of the Rolling Stone reader con- variety, um, [clears throat] were concerned.

And, and rightly so because U2 were amazing.

Um, U2 is incredible on that show, especially when you know that for half of the last song, the second song, which turns into their only other song, they're supposed to play Pride, their only hit.

And instead of getting to do that, Bono just jumps off the stage and goes and finds a fan, and d- dances and ser- you know, goes for the throat, basically.

Got it.