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Contrary to earlier reports, U2 announced today that their new album, due out in November, will be called How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Despite all logic, it seems Michael W. Smith was right.
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With this album, U2 vaulted into a class with the impassioned, topical likes of the Clash and Bruce Springsteen. “Sunday Bloody Sunday” gave U2 their first #1 hit in the U.K., and the album entered the U.K. charts at #1, appropriately enough, on St. Patrick’s Day. War reached #12 in the U.S. and was their first album to go platinum.
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From PRNewswire: U2's final weeks in the recording studio completing their long-awaited new album can now be viewed by fans around the world at www.u2.com. After striking an alliance with World Online, who will be hosting the site, U2 will give their fans a sneak peek into the recording process. Since going live, the site has attracted over 3.2 million page requests which represents 509,000 visits to the site per day.
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Using a similar setup and stage design as the previous tour, the Vertigo Tour featured a set list that varied more across dates than any U2 tour since the Lovetown Tour, and included songs not played since the early 1980s. Like the Elevation Tour, the Vertigo Tour was a commercial success.[102] The album and its singles won Grammy Awards in all eight categories in which U2 were nominated. In 2005, Bruce Springsteen inducted U2 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[103]
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After having Steve Lillywhite produce their first three "political" albums, U2 looked for a more commercial sound. They hired Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno to produce "The Joshua Tree" and "The Unforgettable Fire" albums which both rocketed them onto the charts all over the world.
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On the 20th anniversary of the release of the Joshua tree, U2’s manger Paul McGuinness talks to Phantom 105.2’s John Caddell about the album that is widely regarded as one of the best rock albums of all time. Hear what really happened when the video for Streets was closed down plus plans for further U2 album reissues. Phantom 105.2 is available on FM in Dublin, DAB digital radio and online at www.phantom.ie
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