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U2's 'Unforgettable Fire' Documents an Early Shift in the Band's Soundnew
Best considered as a warm-up for U2's next album, the classic The Joshua Tree, 1984's The Unforgettable Fire finds the quartet retreating from the overt commerciality of War and, with the help of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, gradually shifting to a more ambient sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-10-2009 |
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U2's 'No Line on the Horizon'new
No Line on the Horizon follows big, time-tested U2 themes--The Edge's crystalline guitars against Bono's lyrics of love and hope.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
03-12-2009 |
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Remembering U2's Breakoutnew
Long since resigned to the coffee tables of khaki families or wedged on shelves next to the Bible and The Da Vinci Code, it's easy to forget the widescreen impact of U2's 1987 world-altering breakout.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
11-29-2007 |
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After Elevation, Vertigonew
Even after 25 years, there's still no rock band like U2.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
11-29-2004 |
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Soulful and Sweet Enoughnew
The arrival of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb highlights U2's diminishing skills -- both the "diminishing" and the "skills." A complete deconstruction, with help from Mom.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
11-22-2004 |
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