A History of U2, the Greatest Rock Band on the Planet, Part II
Their LP The Joshua Tree, released in 1987, confirmed U2 as one of the biggest bands on the planet reaching number 1 in twenty-two countries, remaining at the top spot in the US charts for nine weeks and putting them on the cover of TIME magazine.
The documentary Rattle and Hum featured footage recorded from the subsequent tour, they also released an accompanying LP of the same name, from which the single Desire gave the band their first UK number 1.
Achtung Baby, was released in November 1991, it marked a new beginning for the band, it possessed a more electronic sound and their subsequent ZooTV tour was a visual extravaganza.
They recorded the Zooropa album on the tour, it was even a greater departure from their earlier recordings, incorporating techno, electronica and the singing of Johnny Cash, it was their most experimental record to date.
In 1995 they released the record Original Soundtracks 1.
, Brian Eno contributed as a full partner, hence it was released under the moniker Passengers.
It generally received poor reviews, however it did contain the hit single Miss Sarajevo.
They released Pop in 1997, it debuted at number 1 in thirty-five countries and the band embarked on another epic world tour of pure spectacle called PopMart.
They returned to a more traditional sound with their 2000 work All That You Can't Leave Behind, it contained the massive hit singles, Beautiful Day, Walk On, Elevation and Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of.
The band's most recent album, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was released in 2004, it and it's singles won Grammy Awards in all eight categories in which they were nominated.
The documentary Rattle and Hum featured footage recorded from the subsequent tour, they also released an accompanying LP of the same name, from which the single Desire gave the band their first UK number 1.
Achtung Baby, was released in November 1991, it marked a new beginning for the band, it possessed a more electronic sound and their subsequent ZooTV tour was a visual extravaganza.
They recorded the Zooropa album on the tour, it was even a greater departure from their earlier recordings, incorporating techno, electronica and the singing of Johnny Cash, it was their most experimental record to date.
In 1995 they released the record Original Soundtracks 1.
, Brian Eno contributed as a full partner, hence it was released under the moniker Passengers.
It generally received poor reviews, however it did contain the hit single Miss Sarajevo.
They released Pop in 1997, it debuted at number 1 in thirty-five countries and the band embarked on another epic world tour of pure spectacle called PopMart.
They returned to a more traditional sound with their 2000 work All That You Can't Leave Behind, it contained the massive hit singles, Beautiful Day, Walk On, Elevation and Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of.
The band's most recent album, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was released in 2004, it and it's singles won Grammy Awards in all eight categories in which they were nominated.
