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U2...Fire: Deluxe Edition" (Mercury) : A- "The Unforgettable Fire" was U2's weird album, the one where producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois first pushed U2 to make sonic landscapes instead of straight rock. You can hear it with crystal clarity... In this article: U2, Bono, The Unforgettable Fire, Achtung Baby, DVD, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, The Edge, Daniel Lanois, and Brian Eno |
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Billboard News - Daily | March 09, 2009
U2, Flo Rida Top U.K. Charts
U2, Flo Rida Top U.K. Charts U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) outdid the combined sales of the other albums in the new U.K. top five yesterday to debut at No. 1. "Right Round" (Atlantic) by Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha went...
In this article: Flo Rida, Billboard, Poker Face, Official Charts Company, U.K., Right Round, No Line on the Horizon, Lady Gaga, and Red Light Company
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PR Newswire | September 17, 2009
U2: The Unforgettable Fire Remastered
...'n' roll' - Kerrang, October 1984 LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- U2's fourth album, The Unforgettable Fire, has been remastered and will be released by Mercury Records on October 27, 2009. This special edition marks 25 years...
In this article: The Unforgettable Fire, Brian Eno, The Edge, DVD, Pride, Slane Castle, and Bad
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U2, Comic Relief Top U.K. Charts
...Charts The latest single for the BBC's Comic Relief charity yesterday became the 11th in the series to hit No. 1 in the U.K., while U2's "No Line On The Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) started a second week atop the album chart. The single,...
In this article: Comic Relief, Mercury, RCA, U.K., Sony BMG, Annie Lennox, Pete Seeger, Oasis, and Barry
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SPIN.com - News | January 28, 2009
Exclusive Song: Elbow Cover U2
Exclusive Song: Elbow Cover U2 Hear the Mercury Music Prize-winning band's version of The Joshua Tree classic "Running to Stand Still." The Seldom Seen Kid, the latest album from Brit rockers Elbow, received high marks from SPIN -- and even...
In this article: Elbow, Mercury Music Prize, Heroin, The Seldom Seen Kid, Guy Garvey, Radiohead, Mercury, and The Joshua Tree
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U2, Lady GaGa Continue Euro Chart Domination
U2, Lady GaGa Continue Euro Chart Domination U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) moves into a sixth week at the summit of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart. U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) moves into...
In this article: Lady Gaga, Mercury, Poker Face, No Line on the Horizon, Flanders, Austria, and United Kingdom
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Lady GaGa Rules U.K. Charts
...11-7. The Lady GaGa track is in a sixth week atop Billboard's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, while U2 spend a fourth week atop European Top 100 Albums with "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal). Lady GaGa sits atop the...
In this article: The Fame, Polydor, Billboard, Poker Face, Interscope, Beyonce, U.K., and No Line on the Horizon
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New York City Honors U2 By Renaming Street
...he's been seen with a street sign and not been arrested." U2's new album, "No Line On The Horizon" (Mercury/Universal), is expected to be one of the pop world's biggest in 2009. The Official Charts Company (OCC) said it would be U2's 10th...
In this article: Michael Bloomberg, Bono, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Billboard, Broadway, Penny Lane, New York City, and Madonna
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Lady GaGa, Calvin Harris Top U.K. Charts
...contestant Eoghan Quigg's eponymous debut album for RCA/Sony BMG debuted at No. 14. U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) is in a fifth week at the helm of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart, while Lady Gaga's "Poker...
In this article: Lady Gaga, Calvin Harris, U.K., Interscope, Billboard, Ciara, Sony BMG, Doves, Polydor, and EMI
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Description from Wikipedia:
U2 are a rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and rhythm guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion).
The band formed at secondary school in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed to Island Records and released their debut album. By the mid-1980s, they had become a top international act. They were more successful as a live act than they were at selling records, until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars". Their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour were a musical and thematic reinvention for the band. Reacting to their own sense of musical stagnation and a late-1980's critical backlash, U2 incorporated dance music and alternative rock into their sound and performances, replacing their earnest image with a more ironic tone. Since 2000, U2 have pursued a more conventional sound, while maintaining influences from their 1990's musical explorations.
U2 have released 12 studio albums, with worldwide sales totaling more than 145 million records, and they have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. In 2005, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone magazine listed U2 at #22 in its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE Campaign, Product Red, and Bono's DATA campaign.
- Name:
- U2
- Origin:
- Dublin, Ireland
- Years Active:
- 1976 – present
- Current members:
- Associated With:
- Passengers (1995)
- Genre:
- Rock, alternative rock, post-punk
- Record Label:
- Mercury, Interscope, Island
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