Blog Post 6- Hanlon

U2 is an Irish rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band formed in 1976 when the members were attending the same school, Mount Temple Comprehensive School. The members of U2 are lead singer Bonoe,  on lead guitar the Edge, bass guitar played by Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. on drums. With the release of their second album, War, in 1983 U2 found commercial success. Their songs had a message and showed they cared and worried about the world around them. Examples of these songs include Sunday Bloody Sunday and Pride (In the Name of Love). The group have long been social advocates for charities and social organizations such as Amnesty International, Jubilee 2000, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, War Child, and Music Rising. These two songs were some of the first I remember my parents playing. U2 became international superstars with release of their 5th album, The Joshua Tree, in 1987. To this day my dad keeps a copy of this album in his car, has it downloaded on his phone, has several CDs of it at home, along with the record he bought when it was first released. My favorite song from this album is Where the Streets Have No Name because of the wild up to the first lyrics. It gets everyones heads bobbing and feet tapping. Its a feel good song. Or at least it is to me.

U2 is also well known for its live performances. Bono is energetic and interacts with the crowd as much as possible. My dad has been to at least 15 of their concerts and he says the best place to see them is in Dublin because they go on for hours. This can be seen in both the music video for Where the Streets Have No Name as well as their live aid performance. U2 has 22 grammy awards and is ranked 22nd on Rolling Stones 100 greatest artists of all time. Below I have provided videos for Where the Streets Have No Name and their Live Aid performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZWSrr5wFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvBgRSSlVBA