The Irish Independent’s list of the top 50 Irish albums of all time is the result of voting by more than 50 musicians, producers, promoters, broadcasters, critics, publicists, podcasters and industry insiders.
a group that s never had any problems saying how they feel. u2! when u2 play live aid, things had changed. rock n roll was getting serious. music could change the world. bono could change the world. sunday bloody sunday sunday bloody sunday u2, formed ten years ago when its members were still schoolboys, is now arguably the hottest rock n roll band in the world. their last album the joshua tree has so far sold 13 million copies worldwide. u2 somehow in the video age were still developing and becoming a great band and maintaining that kind of connection with people and not getting the message lost in the medium. we spent the last ten years finding out how to be in u2. we ll spend the next ten years seeing what u2 can do.
They are where regulars are born, where out-of-towners can find a taste of home, where romantics dream up first dates launching lifelong partnerships however noisy or filled with distractions the atmosphere becomes, a booth in L.A. remains a sanctuary.