U2
An overview of a decade of underground music invading the mainstream
U2 looked to America, the inspiring and the infuriating, on their fifth album.
From Fleetwood Mac to U2.
A publicity stunt gone awry, and a band reclaiming their soul
Less a return to form than the realization of a new one for the group
U2’s 11th album is a fine enough set of songs, which for a band of their magnitude didn’t feel like enough.
It was fated, I suppose. As much as a great deal of this series has…
Deluxe vinyl editions out this week, plus an expanded digital version due next month.
An erroneously reviled album that found U2 showcasing their most experimental tendencies.
The beginning of a weird new era and the result of a creative tug-of-war.
The band’s fourth album found them emerging from their post-punk background and entering a bigger, boundless world of art rock.
The band’s close of their early post-punk trilogy opened them up to the heroic possibilities their later ’80s output would fulfill.
Concerts from 2001, 1983, 1997 and 2015 will each be up for 48 hours only.
We’ve launched a new yearlong project on U2, starting with their post-punk origins.
Some songs live a second life, while some are never to be heard from again.