Rock and roll? "It's the sound of revenge."

So said Bono during U2's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last Saturday night. How do we know? 'Cause Craig called last night telling us to watch the replay on VH1. We did, and we were reminded why we once loved this band.

Although they apparently still haven't found what they're looking for, the Boys from Dublin were honored in last weekend's ceremony for 25 years of grateful service to long roadtrips and college parties everywhere. And that honor included Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. becoming four of the youngest performers ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although we're huge "old" U2 fans and quiet critics of the newer stuff (which started with 1991's Actung Baby), the BDS officially endorses this induction. Why? Because during Bono's speech, he warned the industry to take a hard look at itself. "Because there would be no U2 the way things are right now."

Yeah, that bitch-slap probably fell on drunken cheeks, but it showed U2 isn't all iPod commercials. His speech also included "three Kodak moments" from their 25-year history that give you a glimpse into what it means to be U2 and should serve as a roadmap to all future speeches.

"One -- it's 1976 -- Larry Mullen's kitchen. About the size of the drum riser he uses now. It's a bright red -- scarlet, really -- Japanese kit and he's sitting behind it in his kitchen. And he's playing and the ground shakes and the sky opens up -- and it still does, but now I know why. Cause Larry Mullen can't tell a lie. His brutal honesty is something that we need in this band.

Second Kodak moment. It is 1982. New Haven, I believe. Things are not going very well. There's a punk band onstage trying to play Bach. A fight breaks out. It's between the band. It's very, very messy. Now you look at this guitar genius, you look at this Zen-like master that is the Edge, and you hear those brittle, icy notes and you might be forgiven for forgetting that you cannot play like that unless you have a rage inside you. In fact, I had forgotten that on that particular night, and he tried to break my nose. And I learned a great, great lesson that night. You do not pick a fight with someone who, for a living, lives off hand-eye coordination. Dangerous, dangerous man, the Edge.

Third Kodak moment. 1987. Somewhere in the south. We'd been campaigning for Dr. King, for his birthday to become a national holiday. In Arizona, they are saying, ‘No’. We're campaigning very hard for Dr. King. Some people don't like it. Some people get very annoyed. Some people want to kill us. Some people are taken very seriously by the FBI. They tell the singer that he shouldn't play the gig because tonight his life is at risk, and he must not go on stage. And the singer laughs. Of course we're playing the gig. Of course we go onstage, and I'm singing "Pride (In the Name of Love)" -- the third verse -- and I close my eyes. And you know, I'm excited about meeting my maker, but maybe not tonight. I don't really want to meet my maker tonight. I close my eyes and when I look up I see Adam Clayton standing in front of me, holding his bass as only Adam Clayton can hold his bass. There are people in this room who'd tell you they'd take a bullet for you, but Adam Clayton would have taken a bullet for me. I guess that's what its like to be in a truly great rock and roll band."

Kinda makes you Numb, huh?