![]() "U2 concerts are categorically not fundraisers for any politicians. I can't say where it is but I know I'm going home hard to know what it is if you've never had one But unfortunately we haven't been able to figure that out." I mean if we could get someone to give us a load of money, and not have to kiss ass, we probably would take it. "We've no sponsor on this tour (Popmart), and it's not like we've taken some huge high and mighty position on this. It is an amazing feeling that the audience is kind of as hip as you are." ![]() We worked hard at messing it up for the masses and they still went out and bought it. "Yes, true, we made it hard for people to love, you couldn't put out a more mixed up record. ![]() But I don't take myself seriously, we don't take ourselves seriously - but we do take the music seriously." ![]() "People say we take ourselves too seriously and I might have to plead guilty to that. U2 is the name of a spy plane flown during the cold war by the US.įormed in Dublin on Saturday, September 25th, 1976 when 14 year old Larry Mullen, Jr. The first high school incarnation was called "The Larry Mullen Band," for one day then "Feedback", then "The Hype" forįinally at the request of Steve Averill, a punk rock musician and family friend of Adam Clayton's, They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, U2 are among the all-time best-selling music artists, having sold more Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Staring At The Sun (Brothers In Rhythm Ambient Mix)įrom the Album No Line On The Horizon (2009) If God Will Send His Angels (Grand Jury Mix) Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Danny Saber Mix)Ĭity Of Blinding Lights (Hot Chip 2006 Remix) I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (Live U2360 Remix) Get On Your Boots (Fish Out Of Water Mix) Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Live From The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame)Īmazing Grace (Soweto Gospel Choir Version) Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live From Auckland) Where The Streets Have No Name (Soweto Gospel Choir Version) Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The Worldįrom the Album Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (2011) Neither will any of the covers U2 have made be included, see the policy for contributions for an explanation of why.From the Album Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition) (2011) E.g: Where the Streets Have No Name is listed under The Joshua Tree, not Rattle and Hum. I don’t count small singles, unless it’s the only record the song is on. The songs are listed at the first record the song was out on and in the order they appear on the album. If you have any indications of the date of when U2MoL was first published I would love to hear about it! I’ve searched the archives but I have not found my first articles in 2 or 2. The first version of the site was created some time during the winter of 1994/1995, I’ve written down a short history of how U2MoL has evolved over time. The site consists entirely of contributions from fans all over the world and you are more then welcome to send me new entries – if you have read and understood the policy I have about contributions to U2MoL. The only sensible solution to the problem is to build a site that focus on what has been said about what the songs are about. But at the same time, U2 do have a message in their music and if the listener isn’t aware of what the song is about, so very much of the music is lost. The problem is that the meaning is usually far from obvious and the understanding of the song isn’t helped by the fact that Bono is patently obscure when asked what the songs are about. A song that’s, at the first time, sound like an love song, doesn’t need to be about love. ![]() Every time you hear any of U2’s songs, you can be assured that it have some deeper meaning. ![]()
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