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  Behind The Albums1 week ago

  ‘Rattle And Hum’: U2 Reverberate From Studio To Silver Screen

  ‘Rattle and Hum’ gave the band the opportunity to create something different again from ‘The Joshua Tree,’ a record of what they had just achieved and a signpost to where they were...

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  Behind The Albums3 weeks ago

  ‘The Unforgettable Fire’: U2’s Blazing Rock Statement

  In May 1984, U2 convened at Slane Castle in Dublin, where the gothic ballroom was chosen as the location for early sessions on what became ‘The Unforgettable Fire.’

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  Features3 months ago

  ‘Zooropa’: U2 Surf New Soundscapes And ‘Wave Of Creative Energy’

  The band's 1993 release became the fastest record they’ve ever made.

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  Behind The Albums7 months ago

  ‘No Line On The Horizon’: U2’s New Vision Of Creative Renewal

  To start their 12th album, U2 were joined in Fez, Morocco by their longtime production confidants Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, now also as co-writers.

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  Behind The Albums8 months ago

  ‘Pop’: A Record Of ‘Love, Desire And Faith’ From U2

  Bono said that U2's ninth album, which included the lead hit 'Discotheque,' was about love, desire and faith in crisis.

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  Behind The Albums8 months ago

  ‘War’: U2’s Declaration Of Intent With Third Album Statement

  'War' was a loud and clear statement that U2 were ready for the world.

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  Features11 months ago

  ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’: U2 Create Their Own Atomic Age

  'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' not only led to three more Grammys for U2, but heralded their arrival in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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  Behind The Albums11 months ago

  ‘Achtung Baby’: U2 Spring A Sonic Surprise On The 1990s

  This was rock, but not as we had known it from U2 before. ‘Achtung Baby’ was the album that recalibrated their sound for the 90s.

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  Behind The Albums12 months ago

  ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’: U2’s Beautiful Days In A New Millennium

  There was a whole lot happening in U2’s world in 2000, but most of all there was 'All That You Can't Leave Behind,' described by Rolling Stone as their third masterpiece.

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  Behind The Albums12 months ago

  ‘Boy’: U2 Begin Their Epic Album Adventures

  The 1980 album laid the exciting ground rules for what U2 could be.

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  Behind The Albums7 years ago

  U2’s New Age Of Innocence

  U2's Songs of Innocence finds the four lifetime friends in unfailingly dynamic form, with new songs brimming over with energy and inventiveness.