If we all got onstage, and instead of going ’Yeow! ’ the audience all went ’Ummmm ’ or started saying the rosary, it would be awful. We ’re a noisy For the Record …įormed in 1976 in Dublin, Ireland, by drummer Larry Mullen (born October 31, 1961) members include Bono Vox (real name, Paul Hewson born May 10, 1960) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, The Edge (real name, Dave Evans born August 8, 1961) on lead guitar, and Adam Clayton (born March 13, 1960) on bass played clubs in Dublin, beginning 1976 signed recording contract with Island Records, 1980 toured extensively throughout the world activists on behalf of various humanitarian causes, including Ethiopian famine relief and Amnesty International.Īddresses: Agent -Principle Management Agency, 4 Windmill Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland. Though the foursome, consisting of Bono, guitarist Dave “The Edge ” Evans, drummer Larry Mullen, Jr., and bassist Adam Clayton, is credited with bringing ideals back to a genre often primarily concerned with the celebration of worldly pleasures, Bono admitted to Cocks that he “would hate to think everybody was into U2 for ’deep ’ and ’meaningful ’ reasons. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, the group won some international attention with the release of its 1980 album, Boy, but it was not until 1983 ’s War - which featured the protest songs “ New Year ’s Day ” and “Sunday, Bloody Sunday ” -that U2 began to gain a large following of rock fans. Something of a rarity among popular rock groups, U2 emphasizes spiritual values and social and political conscience in its songs, which “speak equally to the of two decades ago and the Nicaragua of tomorrow, ” according to Jay Cocks of Time. 'BOY' (Island) Track Listing:Side 1: I Will Follow/Twilight/An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart/Out Of Control.“The message, if there is a message in our music, I is the hope that it communicates, ” U2 ’s lead singer, Bono, announced to Jim Miller in Newsweek. Meath Windmill Lane, Dublin Released: May 1985 Sleeve) Recorded: American Tour 84 - 85 Slane Castle, Co. Jermain Tracks: Bad/A Sort Of Homecoming (Live)/The Three Sunrises/Love Comes Tumbling Format: 12' (Pic. 'WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA' American EP (Island), Producer: Tony Visconti (A Sort Of Homecoming) U2/Eno/Lanois (The Three Sunrises) U2 (Love Comes Tumbling) 'Bad' mixed by Ron St. Sleeve) features Love Comes Tumbling/60 Seconds In Kingdom Come/3 Sunsises Released: May 1985 All titles available on CBS Records in Republic of Ireland 'THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE' (Island) Producer: Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois B-Side: A Sort Of Homecoming Format: 7' and Double-Pack (Gatefold Pic.

Sleeve) 12' features Boomerang I/Boomerang II/ 4th Of July Released: September 1984 'PRIDE (In The Name OF Love)' (Island) Producer: Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois B-Side: Boomerang II Format: 7' (Pic. Sleeve) features Two Hearts (remix)/New Year's Day (remix) 12' Club Mix featuring Two Hearts/Endless Deep/New Year's Day Released: March 1983 'TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE' (Island) Producer: Steve Lillywhite B-Side: Endless Deep Format: 7' Double-Pack (Gatefold Pic. Sleeve) 12' features live versions of Fire/I Threw A Brick/A Day Without Me' Released: January 1983 'NEW YEAWS DAY' (Island) Producer: Steve Lillywhite B-Side: Treasure (Whatever Happened To Pete The Chop) Format: 7' (Pic. 'A CELEBRATION' (Island) Producer: Steve Lillywhite B-Side: Trash Trampoline And The Party Girls Format: 7' (Pic.

'GLORIA' (Island) Producer: Steve Lillywhite B-Side: I Will Follow (Live) Format: 7' (Pic. Sleeve) also features Live versions of 11 O'Clock Tick Tock/The Ocean/Cry/The Electric Co. 'FIRE' (Island) Producer: Steve Lillywhite B-Side: J Swallow Format: 7' Double-Pack (Gatefold Pic. 'I WILL FOLLOW' (Island) Producer: Steve Lillywhite B-Side: Boy-Girl (Live) Format: 7' (Pic.

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