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U2 |
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Dublin, Ireland |
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Genre |
Rock, post-punk, alternative rock |
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Years Active |
1976–present |
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Mercury (2006–present) Interscope (US only) (1997– present) Island (1980–2006) CBS Records (1979–1980) |
| Associated acts |
The Dalton Brothers (1987) Automatic Baby (1993) Passengers (1995) |
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MEMBERS |
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Bono |
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U2 are a rock band
from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The
Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar) and Larry
Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for their anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural guitar playing. Their success as a live act was greater than their success at selling records until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree increased the band's stature "from heroes to superstars," according to Rolling Stone. U2 responded to the dance and alternative rock revolutions, and their own sense of musical stagnation by reinventing themselves with their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour. Similar experimentation continued for the rest of the 1990s. Since 2000, U2 have pursued a more traditional sound that retains the influence of their previous musical explorations.U2 have sold more than 140 million albums worldwide and have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. In 2005, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone magazine listed U2 at #22 in its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
Throughout
their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human
rights and social justice causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE
Campaign, and Bono's DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) campaign. |
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