Achtung Baby
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U2, Beyonce draw fans for MTV's Berlin show...Berlin Wall on Monday, for its grit and determination. The band recorded its LP "Achtung Baby" in the city and drew inspiration from reunification to write its oft-played single "One." German pop quartet Tokio Hotel, which has toured... In this article: Berlin, U2, MTV, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Tokio Hotel, Green Day, Turkey, All rights reserved, and R&B |
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Entertainment News | November 05, 2009
U2, Beyonce, Eminem win as MTV awards return to Berlin - Summary
...return of U2, who also played at the inaugural event. The band recorded their landmark album, Achtung Baby, in Berlin, between the fall of the Wall in 1989 and reunification in 1990. The MTV Europe Music Awards is an offshoot of the...
In this article: U2, Berlin, Michael Jackson, Roman Polanski, Beyonce, Eminem, Lord of the Rings, Slumdog Millionaire, and Danny Boyle
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Metro | November 06, 2009
New 'Berlin Wall' is put up at U2 concert
...ratings up.' The fence was put up 'to ensure the safety and security' of attendees, insisted MTV. Irish rockers U2 were inspired to record their hit album, Achtung Baby, in the German city after the fall of the wall on November 9, 1989.
In this article: U2, MTV, MTV Awards, and Bono
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SPIN.com - News | October 28, 2009
U2 Play Free Show to Celebrate Fall of Berlin Wall
The German capitol is familiar territory for U2, who flocked to Berlin in October 1990 -- immediately following formal German reunification -- to record their seventh studio album, Achtung Baby, at Hansa Studios near the Berlin Wall.
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MTV.com | 5 days ago
U2 Get The World's Attention: Wake-Up Video
...Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. While it seemed like U2 were on top of the world, Achtung Baby elevated them to new heights, inspired the massive "Zoo TV" stadium tour and helped usher in the era of alternative rock. (U2 don't get enough credit...
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | October 28, 2009
Free U2 Berlin concert tix gone in 3 hours
...to be filmed in the capital. It will be beamed live into the awards ceremony. U2's 1991 album "Achtung Baby" was partly inspired by the band's stay in Berlin. © Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be...
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New York Daily News | November 06, 2009
Beyonce wows in racy red costume at MTV Europe Music Awards
...for best live act. The Irish rockers, who recorded "Achtung Baby" in Berlin and credit reunification for inspiring their hit "One," played a free 6-song concert in front of Germany's Brandenburg Gate earlier Thursday. But that appearance...
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Achtung Baby is the seventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released on 19 November 1991. Stung by criticism of their previous album, Rattle and Hum, the band made a deliberate change in musical and thematic direction with the album. Achtung Baby incorporates alternative rock, electronic dance, and industrial influences into U2's music. Thematically, the band replaced their previous earnest image with a more ironic one.
Seeking renewal and inspiration on the eve of German reunification, the band began work on Achtung Baby in Berlin's Hansa Studios in October 1990 with producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Conflict arose within the band over the quality of the material and their musical direction. Weeks of slow progress, arguments, and tension subsided when the band quickly improvised the song "One", which was a breakthrough for the album sessions. The band was more productive in the studio after recording sessions moved to Dublin in 1991.
Sonically, the band referred to the album as the sound of "four men chopping down the Joshua Tree". Thematically, it was a more inward-looking and personal record; it was darker, yet more playful than the band's previous work. Commercially and critically, Achtung Baby has been one of the band's most successful albums. It produced the hit singles "One", "Mysterious Ways", and "The Fly", sold 18 million copies worldwide, and won a Grammy Award. The album and the subsequent multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour were a crucial part of the band's 1990s reinvention. In 2003, the album was ranked number 62 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
- Name:
- Achtung Baby
- Type:
- studio
- Genre:
- Rock, alternative rock
- Release Date:
- November 19, 1991
- Produced by:
- Daniel Lanois (principal producer), Brian Eno (assisting producer), Steve Lillywhite
- Recorded By:
- U2
- Length:
- 55:27
- Record Label:
- Island
- Recording Dates:
- October 1990 - August 1991
- Manufacturer:
- Msi Music Corp
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