”We wrote it because we needed to hear it,” The Edge said of U2’s hit song “One,” which was the result of a bitter and challenging time for the legendary band. The two most important words in U2’s ...
From Achtung Baby, to Zooropa, to Pop, this is the definitive ranking of U2 studio albums released in the 90s.
In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...
With less than an hour before U2 takes the stage, there’s a buzz inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis as concert attendees stock up on concert merchandise and refill their beers. After a couple ...
U2's bittersweet meditation on love, One, has been named the greatest song ever by Q magazine. Runner-up in the list was Aretha Franklin's I Say A Little Prayer, written by Bacharach and David.
When U2 launched its Zoo TV tour in 1991, it revolutionized live music. Over the course of 157 shows, the tour—which was in support of their album Achtung Baby—was almost an embarrassment of ...
For almost 40 years U2 has been thrilling audiences and connecting with new generations of listeners with compelling song craft and rousing performances while expertly capturing the pulse of current ...
U2's album Achtung Baby was released 30 years ago this week. Why does its single One continue to have such power, asks Dorian Lynskey. In October 2020, a Parisian schoolteacher named Samuel Paty was ...