U2 "Where the Streets Have No Name" 12" Island Records (US)

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U2 are a band from , Ireland. The group consists of (vocals and guitar), (guitar, keyboards and vocals), (bass guitar), and (drums and percussion). The band formed at in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed to 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 , which, according to , elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars".

Their 1991 album and the accompanying were a musical and thematic reinvention for the band. Reacting to their own sense of musical stagnation and a late-1980s critical backlash, U2 incorporated and influences into their sound and performances, abandoning their earnest image for a more ironic, self-deprecating tone. Similar experimentation continued for the remainder of the 1990s. Since 2000, U2 have pursued a more conventional sound, while maintaining influences from their earlier musical explorations.

U2 have released 12 studio albums and are among the most critically and groups in popular music. They have won 22 , more than any other band, and they have sold more than 150 million records. In 2005, the band were inducted into the in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone magazine ranked U2 at number 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 , the / campaigns, , and The Edge's .

Boy, October, and War (1980–83)

signed U2 in March 1980, and in May, the band released "" as their first international single. The band's debut album, , followed in October. Produced by , it received generally positive reviews. Although Bono's unfocused lyrics seemed improvised, they expressed a common theme: the dreams and frustrations of adolescence. The album included the band's first United Kingdom hit single, "". Boy's release was followed by the , U2's first tour of continental Europe and the United States. Despite being unpolished, these early live performances demonstrated U2's potential, as critics noted that Bono was a "charismatic" and "passionate" showman.

The band's second album, , was released in 1981 and contained overtly spiritual themes. During the album's recording sessions, Bono and The Edge considered quitting the band due to perceived spiritual conflicts. Bono, The Edge, and Mullen had joined a Christian group in Dublin called the "Shalom Fellowship", which led them to question the relationship between the Christian faith and the rock and roll lifestyle. Bono and Edge took time off between tours and decided to leave Shalom in favour of continuing with the band. Recording was further complicated when a briefcase containing lyrics for several working songs was stolen from backstage during the band's performance at a nightclub in , Oregon. The album received mixed reviews and limited radio play. Low sales outside the UK put pressure on their contract with Island and focused the band on improvement.

Resolving their doubts of the October period, U2 released in 1983. A record where the band "turned pacifism itself into a crusade",War's sincerity and "rugged" guitar was intentionally at odds with the "cooler" of the time. The album included the politically charged "", where Bono had lyrically tried to contrast the events of with .Rolling Stone magazine wrote that the song showed the band was capable of deep and meaningful songwriting. War was U2's first album to feature the photography of , who remains U2's principal photographer and has had a major influence on their vision and public image. U2's first commercial success, War debuted at number one in the UK, and its first single, "", was the band's first hit outside Ireland or the UK.

Bono performs in Norway during the in 1983.

On the subsequent , the band performed sold-out concerts in mainland Europe and the US. The sight of Bono waving a white flag during performances of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" became the tour's iconic image. U2 recorded the live album on this tour, as well as the concert film, both of which received extensive play on the radio and MTV, expanding the band's audience and showcasing their prowess as a live act. Their record deal with Island Records was coming to an end, and in 1984 the band signed a more lucrative extension. They negotiated the return of their copyrights (so that they owned the rights to their own songs), an increase in their royalty rate, and a general improvement in terms, at the expense of a larger initial payment.

The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum (1986–89)

"The wild beauty, cultural richness, spiritual vacancy and ferocious violence of America are explored to compelling effect in virtually every aspect of The Joshua Tree—in the title and the cover art, the blues and country borrowings evident in the music ... Indeed, Bono says that 'dismantling the mythology of America' is an important part of The Joshua Tree‍ '​s artistic objective."

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For their fifth album, , the band wanted to build on The Unforgettable Fire‍ '​s textures, but instead of out-of-focus experimentation, they sought a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures. Realising that "U2 had no tradition" and that their knowledge of music from before their childhood was limited, the group delved into  and  roots music. Friendships with , , and  motivated the band to explore , , and  and focused Bono on his skills as a songwriter and lyricist. U2 interrupted the album sessions in mid-1986 to serve as a headline act on 's  tour. Rather than being a distraction, the tour added extra intensity and focus to their new material. Later that year, Bono travelled to  and  and saw first-hand the distress of peasants bullied in internal conflicts that were subject to US political intervention. The experience became a central influence on the new music.

The tree pictured on  album sleeve. said, "The desert was immensely inspirational to us as a mental image for this record."

The Joshua Tree was released in March 1987. The album juxtaposes antipathy towards US foreign policy against the group's deep fascination with the country, its open spaces, freedom, and ideals. The band wanted music with a sense of location and a "cinematic" quality, and the record's music and lyrics draw on imagery created by American writers whose works the band had been reading. The Joshua Tree became the fastest-selling album in British chart history, and topped the  in the United States for nine consecutive weeks. The first two singles, "" and "", quickly became the group's first number-one hits in the US. They became the fourth rock band to be featured on the cover of Time magazine, which declared that U2 was "Rock's Hottest Ticket". The album won U2 their first two , and it brought the band a new level of success. Many publications, includingRolling Stone, have cited it as one of rock's greatest.  was the first tour on which the band played shows in stadiums, alongside smaller arena shows.

The documentary  featured footage recorded from The Joshua Tree Tour, and the accompanying double album of the same name included nine studio tracks and six live U2 performances. Released in October 1988, the album and film were intended as a tribute to American music; they included recordings at  in  and performances with and . Rattle and Hum performed modestly at the box office and received mixed reviews from both film and music critics; one Rolling Stone editor spoke of the album's "excitement", another described it as "bombastic and misguided". The film's director, , described it as "an overly pretentious look at U2". Most of the album's new material was played on 1989's , which only visited Australasia, Japan and Europe, so as to avoid the critical backlash the group faced in the US. In addition, they had grown dissatisfied with their live performances; Mullen recalled that "We were the biggest, but we weren't the best". With a sense of musical stagnation, Bono said to fans on one of the last dates of the tour that it was "the end of something for U2" and that they had to "go away and... just dream it all up again".

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