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U2's Bono was one of the few real rock heroes of the 1980s, leading the Irish band to international recognition with a charged, political approach to music. The band's early efforts brought a stadium-size presence to alt-rock, with Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's distinct guitar lines interacting seamlessly with the rhythm section of bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. In 1987, U2 broke through to superstardom with THE JOSHUA TREE, a grand culmination of their '80s soun...Read More >
The Best Of 1980-1990
Released: 1998 29 tracks-
- 6. Bad
- 11. Desire
- 13. Angel of Harlem
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- 2. Spanish Eyes
- 5. Bass Trap
- 12. Silver and Gold
- 13. Endless Deep
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Originally posted on October 1st, 2006
Technically, this is a song from U2's "Rattle and Hum", but I didn't discover it until I bought this greatest hits package. I have always been lukewarm about U2. They are incredibly hit and miss with me, but I liked enough of the songs that they put on this disc to go ahead and just buy it.
I thought that maybe I would warm up the band a little more if I exposed myself to some of their better material. Well, I still woul... MORE
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2This past weekend U2 premiered their first 3D feature film, U23D , at a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Before the early-cut screening of U23D at the Palais des Festivals, U2, who arrived with their manager Paul McGuinness and director Catherine Owens performed a two-song set. You can watch it here: Part 1, “Vertigo”:
Part 2, “Where The Streets Have No Name”:
According to the band’s Web site those present at the screening s... MORE
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...I know a lot of people don't cotton to U2's frontman's offstage antics but I'm listening to this funny ass segment on LA-based news show "Weekend America" about Pavel Sfera, this Romanian dude in Chicago who's a dead ringer for Mr. Hewson...the segment is quite a laugh...whether you're kickin' back, gettin' your green oat soda drink on or not, check it here... MORE
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1there is an image on our internal website right now of some coal plant somewhere that we own. who knows. but it looks like this: but when i see it, all i can think about is the opening sequence of my favorite song of all time:
That's just NUTS ! on a side note, if i may, this is the exact moment when i fell madly in love this U2: Pride - Rattle and Hum within the first few notes of this performance of this song, i had fallen in love... le... MORE
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So much tender care went into this, I'm in awe. The inclusion of Bono's little opener from the live album is just a special touch.
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