March 13, 1960, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. August 8, 1961, Barking, Essex, England), bassist Adam Clayton (b. May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland), guitarist and keyboardist the Edge (byname of David Evans b. The members are singer Bono (byname of Paul Hewson b. U2, Irish postpunk band that by the end of the 1980s had established itself not only as one of the world’s most popular bands but also as one of its most innovative. U2 were becoming a “dance-rock” band.U2 – Collection 1980-2020 FLAC Part 3 Of 3 The influence of Krautrock bands like Neu! and Kraftwerk were never far away, either, or the “Madchester” scene dance-influenced rock bands like The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses and The Inspiral Carpets could all claim an influence. It’s great though, loaded with Bowie-esque late seventies guitars, weird noises and Cold War atmosphere. One listen to the opener, “Zoo Station”, confirms that. It was an intoxicating brew, but often an impenetrable one tailor-made for stadium bombast however, with flashing light systems and increasingly elaborate stage sets. David “The Edge” Evans’ trademark guitar still cut through occasionally and the Berlin-derived influence of David Bowie’s “Heroes” and bits of Talking Heads’ “Fear Of Music” was all over it as well. What we got now were contemporary, thumping, bassy, often mechanical dance rhythms backed by layers of industrial-sounding fuzzy, buzzy guitars. They ceased becoming either a) a post-punk guitar-driven rock band or b) an ambient, atmospheric but occasionally very commercial stadium rock band. “This was the album where U2’s music changed completely.
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