U2
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Doors open on music industry...such as Nicky Ryan, who helped invent the Enya phenomenon; James Morris, founder of the famous Windmill Lane recording studios where U2 made their early recordings; rock accountant Ossie Kilkenny; film director Jim Sheridan, and many... In this article: Horslips, Sunday Independent, RTE 2fm, Nicky Ryan, Jim Sheridan, Enya, and U2 |
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GlobalPost | July 29, 2009
What do Seamus Heaney and The Edge have in common?
...for a yes vote. The group features national icons including poet Seamus Heaney, probably the country's most popular figure, Edge from the band U2, filmmaker Jim Sheridan and Republic of Ireland soccer captain Robbie Keane. On Ireland for...
In this article: Seamus Heaney, European Union, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, Europe, Robbie Keane, Jim Sheridan, Dublin, and Lisbon
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
White as Snow (song)
...scrapped. Richard Watkins played the French horn in the song. Bono noted that, with the exception of "White as Snow", the band had tried to keep the theme of war out of the album. It is planned for "White as Snow" to be included in the 2009...
In this article: Bono, No Line on the Horizon, Daniel Lanois, Brothers, The Crystal Ship, and Pincher Martin
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all about jazz | March 07, 2009
U2: No Line on the Horizon
...see airplanes flying south and east over their heads. The soul-searching "White As Snow" finds U2 employing a warm, subtly intricate approach that always has a special place on their agenda. The melody was adapted from a 12th century hymn, "Oh...
In this article: Bono, Themes, Achtung Baby, Larry Mullen Jr, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Brothers, Jim Sheridan, and Interscope Records
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The Atrix
...Sheridan, The Radiators , Neil Jordan, Agnes Bernelle, Peter Sheridan and The Virgin Prunes. At one point they and U2 were the only game in town. The Atrix combined a strong theatrical element to quirky but memorable tunes, the most striking...
In this article: The Atrix, Dublin, The Pogues, New Wave, and Peter Sheridan
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Gavin Friday
...I didn't come up the Liffey in a bubble, an expression often used by Friday's father. He has maintained a close friendship with U2's Bono since both were children, and they collaborated on the soundtrack for the Jim Sheridan film In the Name...
In this article: Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer, Guggi, Bono, Dave Ball, Gavin Bryars, Jim Sheridan, The Virgin Prunes, and Disco Pigs
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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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