U2
Through a combination of zealous righteousness and post-punk experimentalism, U2 became one of the most popular rock & roll bands of the '80s. They were rock & roll crusaders during an era of synthesized pop and heavy metal, equally known for their sweeping sound as for their grandiose statements about politics and religion. The Edge provided the group with a signature sound by creating sweeping sonic landscapes with his heavily processed, echoed guitars. Though the Edge's style wasn't conventional, the rhythm section of Larry Mullen, Jr. and {$Adam Cla...[more]
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A rock & roll open secret: U2 care very much about what other people say about them. Ever since they hit the big time in 1987 with The Joshua Tree, every album is a response to the last -- rather, a response to the response, a way to correct the mistakes of the last album: Achtung Baby erased the roots rock experiment Rattle and Hum, All That You Can't Leave Behind straightened out the fumbling Pop, and 2009's No Line on the Horizon is a riposte to the suggestion they played it too safe [ read more ]
CD $91.19
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A rock & roll open secret: U2 care very much about what other people say about them. Ever since they hit the big time in 1987 with The Joshua Tree, every album is a response to the last -- rather, a response to the response, a way to correct the mistakes of the last album: Achtung Baby erased the roots rock experiment Rattle and Hum, All That You Can't Leave Behind straightened out the fumbling Pop, and 2009's No Line on the Horizon is a riposte to the suggestion they played it too safe [ read more ]
CD $13.29
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Magazine format - limited edition includes CD and 60 page magazine. Features access to exclusive downloadable Anton Corbijn film. Written and recorded in various locations, No Line on the Horizon is the group's 12th studio album and is their first release since How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb released in late 2004. Sessions for No Line on the Horizon began last year in Fez, Morocco and continued in the band's own studio in Dublin before moving to New York's Platinum Sound Recording Stu [ read more ]
CD+Book $47.99
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Box format - limited edition bespoke box containing digipak format album CD, DVD of Anton Corbijn's exclusive film, 64 page hardback book, plus a fold out poster. Written and recorded in various locations, No Line on the Horizon is the group's 12th studio album and is their first release since How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb released in late 2004. Sessions for No Line on the Horizon began last year in Fez, Morocco and continued in the band's own studio in Dublin before moving to New Yor [ read more ]
CD+DVD+Book $89.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Limited edition - includes 16 page booklet. Written and recorded in various locations, No Line on the Horizon is the group's 12th studio album and is their first release since How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb released in late 2004. Sessions for No Line on the Horizon began last year in Fez, Morocco and continued in the band's own studio in Dublin before moving to New York's Platinum Sound Recording Studios. It was completed at Olympic Studios in London. The album calls on t [ read more ]
2xLP $31.99
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VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl! Limited pressing of U2's soundtrack to their documentary of the same name.
2xLP $39.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Single from U2's album Breathe. Includes the radio version of "Magnificent" b/w the album track "Breathe" - performed live from the Somerville Theatre in Boston.
7" $10.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Hit single "Vertigo" from U2's full-length No Line on the Horizon.
7" $4.00
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