U2 – An Irish Rock Band

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U2, an Irish rock band came into existence in the year 1972 when the band members Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr. were just teens and had a very limited musical competency and skills. Despite of that, the band released several hit albums by mid of 1980’s and they became an international sensation. In 1987, U2 released The Joshua Tree album which helped them to elevate their status from just heroes to superstars of rock music.

From the year 1990, the band persuaded an alternative rock and dance revolution in their work and under this revolution, they launched Achtung Baby album accompanied with Zoo TV Tour.

Later from the year 2000, they started to respond to more conventional rock music approach which certainly helps to retain the charm and tempt of their previous contributions to the music world.

Till now, U2 has successfully released twelve albums which include:

Albums Years
1. Boy 1980
2. October 1981
3. War 1983
4. The Unforgettable Fire 1984
5. The Joshua Tree 1987
6. Rattle and Hum 1988
7. Achtung Baby 1991
8. Zooropa 1993
9. Pop 1997
10. All That You Can’t Leave Behind 2000
11. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 2004
12. No Line on the Horizon 2009

All these twelve albums have sold around 145 million copies worldwide, marking a great success in the band’s career. U2 have been listed at twenty second position on the list of ’100 greatest artist of all time’ by Rolling stone magazine. Not only this, the band also has won twenty two Grammy Awards, which is quite more as compared to any other international artist or band.

U2 fans can expect another album of the band under the name ‘Songs of Ascent’ most probably by the end of this year. The theme as confirmed by the lead singer Bono, will be of pilgrimage and meditation.

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U2 – An Irish Rock Band