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Ireland in 1976, singer Paul Hewson, guitarists *** and Dave Evans, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen JR.
Then just 16 years of age formed their group: THE FEEDBACK. It will then named in '77 THE HYPE.
It is also at this time that Paul and Dave will respectively nicks BONO and THE EDGE.
In 1978, U2 THE HYPE becomes the name of a U.S. spy plane.
The group then evolves in the midst punk and matches to his repertoire of occasions BEATLES, the ROLLING STONES and BEACH BOYS.
U2 then made his reputation in concert throughout Ireland.
Under the pressure of his new manager, Paul McGuinness, the group goes to the composition, develops various models and continues to promote in concert.
It was in 1979 that the first single will. The group tries during the year 80 out of his native Ireland to better make known in the rest of Europe, starting with England.
U2 published "BOY " the same year, their first album.
The group is still little known and strives to make itself known through his concerts and especially single I WILL FOLLOW.
The group began to move frequently on TV and radio and their live performances are beneficial.
In addition, the success is such that U2 establish a tour of the United States.
In October 1981 they released their second album called OCTOBER.
We will hold such securities GLORIA FIRE and OCTOBER.
The group continues to popularize the concerts, then towards the end of the year '82 starts recording a new album.
which was published in 1983 under the name of WAR.
Upon its release, this disc had the effect of a bomb.
The group succeeded in conquering the crowds with such titles NEW YEAR'S DAY, SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
and especially, a title that remains politicized efficacet but probably one of the best career U2.
The album is ranked number one in England and the band toured.
From this we note a remarkable transition to Red Rocks in Denver United States June 9, 83.
This memorable concert was filmed and some titles appear on the mini live album UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY, released towards the end of year 83.
During 1984, the group began to write an album that will appear waited long enough under the name THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE.
The album also met with great success.
Also note that on this record, the group pays tribute to Martin Luther King JR. and Elvis Presley.
The tour of the album was equally attractive and U2 confirm the status of super rock group.
The mini album WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA was born in 1985.
During the same year, the band made a guest appearance at Live Aid and signed the title SILVER AND GOLD
compilation for rock artists against apartheid in South Africa.
U2 began writing a new album in late 1990 in Berlin.
The disc recording ended in Dublin in 1991 and it took the name of ACHTUNG BABY.
Success is once again present with great titles like ONE, THE FLY , MYSTERIOUS WAYS
ZOO TV tour takes off in 1992 and 1993, another sign U2 album Zooropa.
The trend is one more alternative.
In 1995, the band signed title HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME for the purposes of the soundtrack BATMAN FOREVER.
BONO and THE EDGE collaborated with Luciano Pavarotti as the THE PASSENGERS on the title MISS SARAJEVO.
Then both wrote to Tina Turner: GOLDEN EYE, the title track of the new film by James BOND.
As for Adam and Larry, they form a duo in 1996 bass / drums for the soundtrack of the film Mission: Impossible.
The new album will be finally released in 1997 under the name of POPs.
This disc is also the trend in alternative and electronic that characterized its predecessor.
titles from the album DISCO, PLEASE, and ***.
All That You Can not Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by U2, released on 30 October 2000 and produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.
It marks the group to return to a more traditional after their experiments in the 1990s and has been very well received by both audiences and critics.
The album has sold over 12 million copies and was # 1 in 32 countries at its output.
How to Dismantle Atomic Bomb year is the eleventh album of the band released on 22 November 2004.
He won the Grammy for album of the year with 11 million copies sold.
Finally No Line on the Horizon is the twelfth album of Irish rock band.
U2 has sold over 170 million albums and has also won 22 Grammy Awards.
They are ranked number 22 in the list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time magazine Rolling Stone.
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