"U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres ofpopular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns. The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album Boy. By the mid-1980s, U2 had become a top international act. They were more successful as a touring act than they were at selling records until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature \"from heroes to superstars\".[1] Reacting to musical stagnation and criticism of their earnest image and musical direction in the late-1980s, U2 reinvented themselves with their 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour; they integrated dance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound, and embraced a more ironic and self-deprecating image. They embraced similar experimentation for the remainder of the 1990s with varying levels of success. U2 regained critical and commercial favour in the 2000s with the records All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), which established a more conventional, mainstream sound for the group. Their U2 360\u00B0 Tour from 2009\u20132011 was the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history. U2 have released 13 studio albums and are one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band; and, in 2005, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 in its list of the \"100 Greatest Artists of All Time\", and labelled them the \"Biggest Band in the World\".[2] Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, and The Edge's Music Rising."@en . "U2"@es . . "Yu-Gi-Oh!"@en . "1976"^^ . . . "Critics are inclined to agree with these anonymous bandmates, though the public at large finds Bono's scenery-chewing douchebaggery appealing. Indeed, many fans don't see Bono as a douchebag, but as somebody who's \"stylish\", \"cool\" and \"noble\". Experts have said that Bono's rising popularity with the common people indicates that the public itself has become increasingly douchey and arrogant. The radical change in the band's image over time can be seen as U2 \"evolving\" from playing hard-hitting rock music to whatever it is today. Essentially now playing Bono's melodious voice over and over again over all sorts of weird orchestra music and some sort of muddled-reverb once identifiable as \"guitar\", the sound can be compared to a seal slaughter recorded in slow motion. U2, one of the most successful rock bands of all time, has somehow sold over 150 million records worldwide, won 22 Grammy Awards, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, due to an administrative error, was named \"Breakfast Cereal of the Year 2009\"."@en . "\"Vertigo\""@en . . . . . . . "Irlanda 20px"@gl . . . . . . . "1976"^^ . "U2"@en . "Adam Clayton"@en . . . "U2 was Yugi Mutou's Digital Pet in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It takes after him in appearance. U2 is named after the first syllable in Yugi's name."@en . . . . "Larry Mullen, Jr."@en . . . . . . . "\"We knew the world was ready to receive the heirs to The Who. All we had to do was to keep doing what we were doing and we would become the biggest band since Led Zeppelin, without a doubt. But something just didn't feel right. We felt we had more dimension than just the next big anything, we had something unique to offer.\""@en . . "\"We couldn't believe it. I was completely shocked. We weren't of an age to go out partying as such but I don't think anyone slept that night.... Really, it was just a great affirmation to win that competition, even though I've no idea how good we were or what the competition was really like. But to win at that point was incredibly important for morale and everyone's belief in the whole project.\""@en . "25.0"^^ . . "thumb U2 es una banda de rock originaria de Irlanda, formada en 1976, cuyos miembros son Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton y Larry Mullen Jr. Ha escrito canciones famosas como \"With or Without You\", \"Exit\", o \"In God's Country\"."@es . . . . "left"@en . . "MuyGrandeV2"@es . "Rock"@en . . . . . "Critics are inclined to agree with these anonymous bandmates, though the public at large finds Bono's scenery-chewing douchebaggery appealing. Indeed, many fans don't see Bono as a douchebag, but as somebody who's \"stylish\", \"cool\" and \"noble\". Experts have said that Bono's rising popularity with the common people indicates that the public itself has become increasingly douchey and arrogant."@en . "left"@en . . . . . . . . "Dubl\u00EDn"@gl . . . "U2 (auch bekannt unter den Namen: U1, U3, U-Bahn, U and I, Uptown Boys, U R an idiot) ist eine irische Band, deren Musikstil sich nicht genau definieren l\u00E4sst, da die Texte von S\u00E4nger Bono geschrieben und gesungen werden, wenn er betrunken ist und die anderen Musiker dann einfach irgendeine Melodie mit ihren Instrumenten dazu spielen."@de . . "Rock"@gl . . . "U2 \u2013 irlandzki zesp\u00F3\u0142 rockowy, powsta\u0142y w Dublinie w roku 1976. W jego sk\u0142ad wchodz\u0105: Bono (frontman \u2013 wokal i gitara), The Edge (gitara, instrumenty klawiszowe, drugi g\u0142os), Adam Clayton (gitara basowa) i Larry Mullen Jr. (perkusja). W 2005 zesp\u00F3\u0142 zosta\u0142 wprowadzony do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Zesp\u00F3\u0142 sprzeda\u0142 ponad 150 milion\u00F3w p\u0142yt na ca\u0142ym \u015Bwiecie i plasuje si\u0119 aktualnie na 16. miejscu wszech czas\u00F3w w tej dziedzinie."@pl . . "yes"@en . . . . . . . . "250"^^ . . "U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday.ogg"@en . "U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals, highlighted by The Edge's timbrally varied guitar sounds and Bono's expressive vocals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns."@en . . "U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres ofpopular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns."@en . "Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda"@es . "U2 were a a rock band active in the 1980s. When Ace departed Earth in 1987, \"they were old.\" When she returned to Perivale in 1989 she despaired that they were \"still around.\" (TV: Survival)"@en . . . . . "U2 is an Irish rock band whose songs \"Wire\" (in \"Lombard\"), \"Pride (In The Name Of Love)\" (in \"The Prodigal Son\", \"Race Against Time\" (in \"Child's Play\"), and \"Desire\" (in \"Fruit of the Poison Tree\") appeared in the series Miami Vice."@en . "\u2014Bono, on The Unforgettable Fires new direction."@en . . . . . . "Studio albums \n* Boy (1980) \n* October (1981) \n* War (1983) \n* The Unforgettable Fire (1984) \n* The Joshua Tree (1987) \n* Rattle and Hum (1988) \n* Achtung Baby (1991) \n* Zooropa (1993) \n* Pop (1997) \n* All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) \n* How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) Compilation and live albums \n* Under a Blood Red Sky (1983) \n* The Best of 1980\u20131990 (1998) \n* The Best of 1990\u20132000 (2002) \n* U218 Singles (2006)"@en . . "U2 U2 Origen: Discogr\u00E1fica: Integrantes: G\u00E9nero:Rock, Rock alternativo, Post-punk Idioma(s): \u00C1lbumes: Sitio Web [ ] U2 (IPA: /ju.tu/) es una banda de rock de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 es una de las bandas m\u00E1s populares del mundo desde mediados de la d\u00E9cada de 1980. Ha vendido m\u00E1s de 170 millones de discos alrededor del mundo, tiene seis \u00E1lbumes que han llegado al n\u00FAmero 1 en la lista de \u00E9xitos en los Estados Unidos y otros nueve en el Reino Unido. U2 es uno de los grupos con mayor \u00E9xito de todos los tiempos. Han sido galardonados con 22 premios Grammy, la cifra m\u00E1s alta para un artista de rock."@es . "U2 (czyt. u dwa) \u2013 irlandzki zesp\u00F3\u0142 rockowo-post punkowo-pop rockowy. Kiedy\u015B cool, dzisiaj ju\u017C troch\u0119 mniej. Znany z pomagania czarnym braciom, obsesyjnego propagowania mi\u0142o\u015Bci i pokoju na \u015Bwiecie i gitarzy\u015Bcie w \u015Bmiesznej, czarnej czapce."@pl . . "U2.jpg"@en . "The Edge, Bono, Adam Clayton y Larry Mullen Jr"@es . . . . "thumb U2 es una banda de rock originaria de Irlanda, formada en 1976, cuyos miembros son Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton y Larry Mullen Jr. Ha escrito canciones famosas como \"With or Without You\", \"Exit\", o \"In God's Country\"."@es . . . . "U2"@it . "\"Vertigo\", with its aggressive riff, became a hit worldwide and was used in a cross-promotion with Apple."@en . "U2 is an Irish Rock Band comprising of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. They are considered to be the Greatest Rock Band because of their originality. They have won more Grammy Awards than any other recording artist in history. Despite the liberally-biased \"fact\" that the constantly call for economic equality and are staunch pacifists, they are obviously just parodying other liberal artists, because they are Christian and thus obviously conservative like Stephen is."@en . "U2"@en . . . "U2 is an Irish Rock Band comprising of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. They are considered to be the Greatest Rock Band because of their originality. They have won more Grammy Awards than any other recording artist in history. Despite the liberally-biased \"fact\" that the constantly call for economic equality and are staunch pacifists, they are obviously just parodying other liberal artists, because they are Christian and thus obviously conservative like Stephen is."@en . "Bono"@en . "\"It's not enough to write a great lyric; it's not enough to have a good idea or a great hook, lots of things have to come together and then you have to have the ability to discipline and screen. We should give this album to a re-mixer, go back to what was originally intended...\""@en . . . "U2 es una banda de rock de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 es una de las bandas m\u00E1s populares del mundo desde mediados de la d\u00E9cada de 1980. Ha vendido m\u00E1s de 170 millones de discos alrededor del mundo, tiene seis \u00E1lbumes que han llegado al n\u00FAmero 1 en la lista de \u00E9xitos en los Estados Unidos y otros nueve en el Reino Unido. U2 es uno de los grupos con mayor \u00E9xito de todos los tiempos. Han sido galardonados con 22 premios Grammy, la cifra m\u00E1s alta para un artista de rock."@es . . . . . . "U2.jpg"@es . "U2"@gl . . "\u2014Anthony DeCurtis"@en . . "Mercury"@en . "\"Pride (In The Name Of Love)\""@en . . . "Gli UU, meglio conosciuti come U2, sono la band pi\u00F9 sopravvalutata dell'universo conosciuto."@it . "1976"^^ . "Miami Vice Performer"@en . . . . . "thumbthumb|U2 U2 es una banda de rock de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 es una de las bandas m\u00E1s populares del mundo desde mediados de la d\u00E9cada de 1980. Ha vendido m\u00E1s de 170 millones de discos alrededor del mundo, tiene seis \u00E1lbumes que han llegado al n\u00FAmero 1 en la lista de \u00E9xitos en los Estados Unidos y otros nueve en el Reino Unido. U2 es uno de los grupos con mayor \u00E9xito de todos los tiempos. Han sido galardonados con 22 premios Grammy, la cifra m\u00E1s alta para un artista de rock. La banda se form\u00F3 cuando Bono (vocalista y guitarrista), The Edge (guitarrista, teclado y vocalista) y Adam Clayton (bajo) respondieron a un anuncio puesto por Larry Mullen Jr. (bater\u00EDa y percusi\u00F3n). En aquel momento, los miembros de la banda eran adolescentes con un limitado conocimiento musical. A mediados de los a\u00F1os 80, sin embargo, ya hab\u00EDan lanzado cuatro discos y ten\u00EDan repercusi\u00F3n internacional, en gran parte a sus grandes giras y como consecuencia del sonido particular basado en la guitarra de The Edge y en la voz apasionada y las letras introspectivas de Bono, alcanzando altas cotas de popularidad con el lanzamiento en 1987 de su \u00E1lbum The Joshua Tree. A comienzos de la d\u00E9cada de 1990, respondieron a la revoluci\u00F3n de la m\u00FAsica alternativa y dance con el exitoso Achtung Baby y el m\u00E1s novedoso Zoo TV Tour, que acarre\u00F3 cr\u00EDticas a su imagen, as\u00ED como opiniones especializadas que suger\u00EDan cierto estancamiento musical. En los primeros a\u00F1os del siglo XXI, U2 ha continuado su carrera con un sonido m\u00E1s tradicional, mientras mantiene algunas influencias de sus exploraciones musicales anteriores y contin\u00FAa disfrutando de un gran nivel de \u00E9xito comercial y de cr\u00EDtica. En el 2004, la revista Rolling Stone coloc\u00F3 a U2 en el lugar 22 de su lista de los \"100 artistas m\u00E1s grandes de todos los tiempos\". En el 2005, U2 fue incluida en el Sal\u00F3n de la Fama del Rock, el primer a\u00F1o en que pod\u00EDan ser elegidos. La banda es conocida por ser pol\u00EDticamente activa en diversas causas de derechos humanos y justicia social, como Amnist\u00EDa Internacional, Make Poverty History, the ONE Campaign, Live Aid, Live 8, la campa\u00F1a de DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) y el Music Rising de The Edge."@es . "\"Sunday Bloody Sunday\""@en . . . . . . . "U2 es una banda de rock de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 es una de las bandas m\u00E1s populares del mundo desde mediados de la d\u00E9cada de 1980. Ha vendido m\u00E1s de 170 millones de discos alrededor del mundo, tiene seis \u00E1lbumes que han llegado al n\u00FAmero 1 en la lista de \u00E9xitos en los Estados Unidos y otros nueve en el Reino Unido. U2 es uno de los grupos con mayor \u00E9xito de todos los tiempos. Han sido galardonados con 22 premios Grammy, la cifra m\u00E1s alta para un artista de rock. La banda fue formada cuando Bono (vocalista y guitarrista), The Edge (guitarrista, teclado y vocalista) y Adam Clayton (bajo) respondieron a un anuncio puesto por Larry Mullen Jr. (bater\u00EDa y percusi\u00F3n). En aquel momento, los miembros de la banda eran adolescentes con un limitado conocimiento musical. A mediados de los a\u00F1os 80, sin embargo, ya hab\u00EDan lanzado cuatro discos y ten\u00EDan repercusi\u00F3n internacional, en gran parte a sus grandes giras y como consecuencia del sonido particular basado en la guitarra de The Edge y en el canto apasionado y letras introspectivas de Bono, alcanzaron un nivel de fama sobresaliente con su alabado lanzamiento en 1987, de su \u00E1lbum The Joshua Tree. A comienzos de la d\u00E9cada de 1990, respondieron a la revoluci\u00F3n de la m\u00FAsica alternativa y dance con un aclamado Achtung Baby y el novedoso Zoo TV Tour, lo que acarre\u00F3 cr\u00EDticas a su imagen, as\u00ED como opiniones especializadas que suger\u00EDan cierto estancamiento musical."@es . . . . . . . "Adam Clayton"@en . "Gli UU, meglio conosciuti come U2, sono la band pi\u00F9 sopravvalutata dell'universo conosciuto."@it . "U2 (czyt. u dwa) \u2013 irlandzki zesp\u00F3\u0142 rockowo-post punkowo-pop rockowy. Kiedy\u015B cool, dzisiaj ju\u017C troch\u0119 mniej. Znany z pomagania czarnym braciom, obsesyjnego propagowania mi\u0142o\u015Bci i pokoju na \u015Bwiecie i gitarzy\u015Bcie w \u015Bmiesznej, czarnej czapce."@pl . . "250"^^ . . "U2 performing at Madison Square Garden in November 2005, from left to right: The Edge; Larry Mullen, Jr. , Bono, and Adam Clayton"@en . "U2"@en . "U2 formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they became a top international act. They were more successful as live performers than they were at selling records, until their breakthrough 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature \"from heroes to superstars\". Reacting to musical stagnation and late-1980s criticism of their earnest image and musical direction, the group reinvented themselves with their 1991 hit album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour. U2 integrated dance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound and performances, and embraced "@en . . "2"^^ . "200"^^ . . . "no"@en . . "200"^^ . . "Interscope"@en . . . . . . "U2 \u00E9 unha banda procedente de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 ven sendo un dos grupos de rock m\u00E1is populares dende mediados dos anos 80. A banda leva vendidos uns 170 mill\u00F3ns de discos en todo o mundo e ga\u00F1ou 22 premios Grammy, m\u00E1is que ning\u00FAn outro artista de rock. U2 formouse en 1976 como unha banda de adolescentes con poucas competencias musicais. A mediados dos 80, sen embargo, a banda xa se convertera nun \u00E9xito internacional, na que destaca o seu son, a voz de Bono e a peculiar forma de tocar a guitarra de The Edge."@gl . . "right"@en . . "U2 were a a rock band active in the 1980s. When Ace departed Earth in 1987, \"they were old.\" When she returned to Perivale in 1989 she despaired that they were \"still around.\" (TV: Survival)"@en . . . . . . "U2"@fr . . "Members"@en . . "es.u2banda"@es . "U2 n'er Madison Square Garden en noviembre e 2005."@es . . "U2 formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they became a top international act. They were more successful as live performers than they were at selling records, until their breakthrough 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature \"from heroes to superstars\". Reacting to musical stagnation and late-1980s criticism of their earnest image and musical direction, the group reinvented themselves with their 1991 hit album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour. U2 integrated dance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound and performances, and embraced a more ironic and self-deprecating image. Similar experimentation continued for the remainder of the 1990s with mixed levels of success. U2 regained critical and commercial favour after their 2000 record All That You Can't Leave Behind. On it and the group's subsequent releases, they adopted a more conventional sound while maintaining influences from their earlier musical explorations. U2 have released 12 studio albums and are among the all-time best-selling music artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 in its list of the \"100 Greatest Artists of All Time\". Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, and The Edge's Music Rising. __TOC__"@en . . . . . "250"^^ . "u2.jpg"@en . "right"@en . "1976"^^ . "\u2014Brian Eno, on the recording of Achtung Baby"@en . . "U2"@es . . "U2"@en . . . "Singer, Songwriters"@en . "CBS"@en . "Fly sample.ogg"@en . . . . . . "Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, The Edge e Bono nunha fotograf\u00EDa de finais dos 80"@gl . . "U2 (auch bekannt unter den Namen: U1, U3, U-Bahn, U and I, Uptown Boys, U R an idiot) ist eine irische Band, deren Musikstil sich nicht genau definieren l\u00E4sst, da die Texte von S\u00E4nger Bono geschrieben und gesungen werden, wenn er betrunken ist und die anderen Musiker dann einfach irgendeine Melodie mit ihren Instrumenten dazu spielen."@de . . "\"Wire\""@en . . . "U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (lead vocals), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion)."@en . . "U2 \u2013 irlandzki zesp\u00F3\u0142 rockowy, powsta\u0142y w Dublinie w roku 1976. W jego sk\u0142ad wchodz\u0105: Bono (frontman \u2013 wokal i gitara), The Edge (gitara, instrumenty klawiszowe, drugi g\u0142os), Adam Clayton (gitara basowa) i Larry Mullen Jr. (perkusja). W 2005 zesp\u00F3\u0142 zosta\u0142 wprowadzony do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Zesp\u00F3\u0142 sprzeda\u0142 ponad 150 milion\u00F3w p\u0142yt na ca\u0142ym \u015Bwiecie i plasuje si\u0119 aktualnie na 16. miejscu wszech czas\u00F3w w tej dziedzinie."@pl . "U2 is a world-famous Irish rock band founded in 1976, comprised of Bono (Paul Hewson, vocals), The Edge (David Evans, guitar), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums). They have many hit songs to their credit: \"New Year's Day\", \"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For\", \"Discotheque\", \"Sunday Bloody Sunday\", \"With or Without You\", \"Angel of Harlem\", \"One\", \"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)\", \"Staring at the Sun\", \"Beautiful Day\" and \"Vertigo\" among them. They are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and were rated by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 as the 22nd greatest artists of all time. The band guest-starred in \"Trash of the Titans\" (Season Nine. The 200th Episode). Homer walks on stage in the middle of U2's PopMart tour to promote his run for sanitation commissioner to the hip people of Springfield. U2 also sing \"The Garbage Man\", a parody of the song \"The Candy Man\" from the children's film Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Their name appears in a later episode, \"In the Name of the Grandfather\", in an ad for a fictitious Ireland-based moving company."@en . "U2 was Yugi Mutou's Digital Pet in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It takes after him in appearance. U2 is named after the first syllable in Yugi's name."@en . . . "U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals, highlighted by The Edge's timbrally varied guitar sounds and Bono's expressive vocals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns. U2 formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they became a top international act. They were more successful as a touring act than they were at selling records, until their breakthrough 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature \"from heroes to superstars\". Reacting to musical stagnation and criticism of their earnest image and musical direction in the late-1980s, the group reinvented themselves with their 1991 hit album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour; U2 integrateddance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound, and embraced a more ironic and self-deprecating image. Similar experimentation continued for the remainder of the 1990s with varying levels of success. U2 regained critical and commercial favour in the 2000s with the records All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb(2004), which established a more conventional, mainstream sound for the group. Their U2 360\u00B0 Tour from 2009\u20132011 was the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history. U2 have released 12 studio albums and are among the all-time best-selling music artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 in its list of the \"100 Greatest Artists of All Time\" and has labelled them the \"Biggest Band in the World\". Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, and The Edge's Music Rising."@en . . . . . . . "\"The Fly\""@en . . "Island/Universal"@es . . . . . . . . . . . . "U2 es una banda e rock e Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Jorm\u00E1 en 1972, U2 ha sio una las bandas mas populares der mundo dend'encomedio la d\u00E9cada los 80. La banda ha vind\u00EDo mas e 170 millones e discos alreor er mundo. Ti\u00E9n sais \u00E1rbunes qu\u00B4han allegao ar n\u00FAmbero 1 en la llista \u00E9sitos en los Estaos Un\u00EDos y otros noeve n'er Raino Un\u00EDo, U2 es uno los grupos e mayor \u00E9sito e tos los tiempos. Han sio preamiaos con 22 premios grami, er n\u00FAmbero mas arto pa un artista e rock. La banda ju\u00E9 jorm\u00E1 quando Bono, The Edge y Adam Clayton rispondion a un anuncio pon\u00EDo po er Larry Mullen Jr.. N'aquer memento, los miembros e la banda eran zagales con una conocencia mursical llemit\u00E1. Encomedio los a\u00F1os 80, sin encambio, y\u00B4ha\u00EDban sacao quatro discos y teniban ripercusi\u00F3n intrenacion\u00E1, en una grande parte por sus grandes giras y como conseq\u00FCencia der son\u00EDo chocante basao en la guitarra The Edge y n'er cante apasionao y'en las lletras introspectivas e Bono."@es . "Peel first mentioned U2 on 16 October 1979 when he asked the band to send him another copy of their record: \"And at this stage I would have played a 12\" 45 by another Dublin band, U2, and I was given two copies of this earlier in the week, but if anybody from U2 is listening, both copies were far too warped for me to ever possibly play on the radio. So I'd like another copy of it certainly, because what little bit of it I could hear sounded rather good. Some good bands over there actually, because I saw Zebra and U2 and a few other bands last year sometime I think, and I'm surprised it's taken them this long to get onto record.\""@en . . "\u2014Bono, on Pop"@en . . "padding:10px;"@en . . "U2"@pl . . "U2 es una banda e rock e Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Jorm\u00E1 en 1972, U2 ha sio una las bandas mas populares der mundo dend'encomedio la d\u00E9cada los 80. La banda ha vind\u00EDo mas e 170 millones e discos alreor er mundo. Ti\u00E9n sais \u00E1rbunes qu\u00B4han allegao ar n\u00FAmbero 1 en la llista \u00E9sitos en los Estaos Un\u00EDos y otros noeve n'er Raino Un\u00EDo, U2 es uno los grupos e mayor \u00E9sito e tos los tiempos. Han sio preamiaos con 22 premios grami, er n\u00FAmbero mas arto pa un artista e rock. La banda ju\u00E9 jorm\u00E1 quando Bono, The Edge y Adam Clayton rispondion a un anuncio pon\u00EDo po er Larry Mullen Jr.."@es . "27.0"^^ . "group_or_band"@en . . "Rock, Rock alternativo, Post-punk"@es . "U2 Vertigo.ogg"@en . . "U2 U2 Origen: Discogr\u00E1fica: Integrantes: G\u00E9nero:Rock, Rock alternativo, Post-punk Idioma(s): \u00C1lbumes: Sitio Web [ ] U2 (IPA: /ju.tu/) es una banda de rock de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 es una de las bandas m\u00E1s populares del mundo desde mediados de la d\u00E9cada de 1980. Ha vendido m\u00E1s de 170 millones de discos alrededor del mundo, tiene seis \u00E1lbumes que han llegado al n\u00FAmero 1 en la lista de \u00E9xitos en los Estados Unidos y otros nueve en el Reino Unido. U2 es uno de los grupos con mayor \u00E9xito de todos los tiempos. Han sido galardonados con 22 premios Grammy, la cifra m\u00E1s alta para un artista de rock. La banda fue formada cuando Bono (vocalista y guitarrista), The Edge (guitarrista, teclado y vocalista) y Adam Clayton (bajo) respondieron a un anuncio puesto por Larry Mullen Jr. (bater\u00EDa y percusi\u00F3n). En aquel momento, los miembros de la banda eran adolescentes con un limitado conocimiento musical. A mediados de los a\u00F1os 80, sin embargo, ya hab\u00EDan lanzado cuatro discos y ten\u00EDan repercusi\u00F3n internacional, en gran parte a sus grandes giras y como consecuencia del sonido particular basado en la guitarra de The Edge y en el canto apasionado y letras introspectivas de Bono, alcanzaron un nivel de fama sobresaliente con su alabado lanzamiento en 1987, de su \u00E1lbum The Joshua Tree. A comienzos de la d\u00E9cada de 1990, respondieron a la revoluci\u00F3n de la m\u00FAsica alternativa y dance con un aclamado Achtung Baby y el novedoso Zoo TV Tour, lo que acarre\u00F3 cr\u00EDticas a su imagen, as\u00ED como opiniones especializadas que suger\u00EDan cierto estancamiento musical. En los primeros a\u00F1os del siglo XXI, U2 ha continuado su carrera con un sonido m\u00E1s tradicional mientras mantiene algunas influencias de sus exploraciones musicales anteriores y contin\u00FAa disfrutando de un gran nivel de \u00E9xito comercial, as\u00ED como de la cr\u00EDtica. En el 2004, la revista Rolling Stone puso a U2 en el lugar 22 de su lista de los \"100 artistas m\u00E1s grandes de todos los tiempos\". En el 2005, U2 fue incluido en el Sal\u00F3n de la Fama del Rock, el primer a\u00F1o en que pod\u00EDan ser elegidos. La banda es conocida por ser pol\u00EDticamente activa en causas de derechos humanos y justicia social, como Amnist\u00EDa Internacional, Make Poverty History, the ONE Campaign, Live Aid, Live 8, la campa\u00F1a de DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) y el Music Rising de The Edge."@es . . . "2.0"^^ . . . . . . . . "Tuf sample.ogg"@en . . "13"^^ . . "U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals, highlighted by The Edge's timbrally varied guitar sounds and Bono's expressive vocals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns."@en . "U2 is an Irish rock band whose songs \"Wire\" (in \"Lombard\"), \"Pride (In The Name Of Love)\" (in \"The Prodigal Son\", \"Race Against Time\" (in \"Child's Play\"), and \"Desire\" (in \"Fruit of the Poison Tree\") appeared in the series Miami Vice."@en . "U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (lead vocals), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion)."@en . . . . . . . . "\"The Unforgettable Fire\""@en . "Active"@en . . . "U2"@es . . . . . . . "\"Trash of the Titans\""@en . "\"The Unforgettable Fire\" has a rich, symphonic sound built from ambient instrumentation, a driving rhythm, and a lyrical \"sketch\"."@en . . "\"The wild beauty, cultural richness, spiritual vacancy and ferocious violence of America are explored to compelling effect in virtually every aspect of The Joshua Tree\u2014in the title and the cover art, the blues and country borrowings evident in the music ... Indeed, Bono says that 'dismantling the mythology of America' is an important part of The Joshua Trees artistic objective.\""@en . . . . . . "3"^^ . "Dublin, Ireland"@en . . "Peel first mentioned U2 on 16 October 1979 when he asked the band to send him another copy of their record: \"And at this stage I would have played a 12\" 45 by another Dublin band, U2, and I was given two copies of this earlier in the week, but if anybody from U2 is listening, both copies were far too warped for me to ever possibly play on the radio. So I'd like another copy of it certainly, because what little bit of it I could hear sounded rather good. Some good bands over there actually, because I saw Zebra and U2 and a few other bands last year sometime I think, and I'm surprised it's taken them this long to get onto record.\" He played some of U2's records between 1979 and 1983, going as far as to mention that having met them in 1981 thought that they were \"nice lads\", but later became disillusioned with their music (as he did with other artists such as Simple Minds and Dire Straits who restyled their acts in order to court celebrity in America) and would in later years deny having ever liked them or played their material. Nonetheless, his listeners voted for one of their songs in the 1983 Festive Fifty and Peel had several albums by them in his Record Collection: U."@en . . . . . . . . "U2 \u00E9 unha banda procedente de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 ven sendo un dos grupos de rock m\u00E1is populares dende mediados dos anos 80. A banda leva vendidos uns 170 mill\u00F3ns de discos en todo o mundo e ga\u00F1ou 22 premios Grammy, m\u00E1is que ning\u00FAn outro artista de rock. U2 formouse en 1976 como unha banda de adolescentes con poucas competencias musicais. A mediados dos 80, sen embargo, a banda xa se convertera nun \u00E9xito internacional, na que destaca o seu son, a voz de Bono e a peculiar forma de tocar a guitarra de The Edge."@gl . . . . . . . "thumbthumb|U2 U2 es una banda de rock de Dubl\u00EDn, Irlanda. Formada en 1976, U2 es una de las bandas m\u00E1s populares del mundo desde mediados de la d\u00E9cada de 1980. Ha vendido m\u00E1s de 170 millones de discos alrededor del mundo, tiene seis \u00E1lbumes que han llegado al n\u00FAmero 1 en la lista de \u00E9xitos en los Estados Unidos y otros nueve en el Reino Unido. U2 es uno de los grupos con mayor \u00E9xito de todos los tiempos. Han sido galardonados con 22 premios Grammy, la cifra m\u00E1s alta para un artista de rock."@es . . . . "The Edge"@en . . . "Abandonada"@es . "Unnamed"@en . . "U2Pedia, es una enciclopedia de la banda; \"U2\"."@es . . "\u2014The Edge, on winning the CBS competition"@en . . . "\"The Fly\" features hip-hop beats, distorted vocals, and a hard industrial edge that differed from U2's typical sound."@en . . . "\"Sunday Bloody Sunday\" features a martial drumbeat, raw guitar, and lyrically, a bleak emotionally charged response to violence."@en . . . "Studio albums \n* Boy (1980) \n* October (1981) \n* War (1983) \n* The Unforgettable Fire (1984) \n* The Joshua Tree (1987) \n* Rattle and Hum (1988) \n* Achtung Baby (1991) \n* Zooropa (1993) \n* Pop (1997) \n* All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) \n* How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) Compilation and live albums \n* Under a Blood Red Sky (1983) \n* The Best of 1980\u20131990 (1998) \n* The Best of 1990\u20132000 (2002) \n* U218 Singles (2006)"@en . "U2 is a world-famous Irish rock band founded in 1976, comprised of Bono (Paul Hewson, vocals), The Edge (David Evans, guitar), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums). They have many hit songs to their credit: \"New Year's Day\", \"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For\", \"Discotheque\", \"Sunday Bloody Sunday\", \"With or Without You\", \"Angel of Harlem\", \"One\", \"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)\", \"Staring at the Sun\", \"Beautiful Day\" and \"Vertigo\" among them. They are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and were rated by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 as the 22nd greatest artists of all time."@en . . . . . . . . . . "U2"@de . . "The Edge"@en . "250"^^ . "Ireland, UK"@en .