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How U2 looked to America for the album that turned them into the world's biggest band
By Classic Rock Magazine Last updated
By 1987 U2's pedal-drenched sound was starting to sound like a quaint cliché. But with ambition now matched by maturity, they looked to America’s roots music for inspiration and made The Joshua Tree

Every U2 album ranked from worst to best
By Stephen Hill Last updated
Formed at a Dublin comprehensive school in the mid '70s, U2 have sold north of 175 million albums worldwide. Here are the quartet's 14 studio albums rated and ranked

U2 release acoustic video of Sunday Bloody Sunday to mark massacre's 50th anniversary
By Fraser Lewry Published
U2's poignant, stripped-down version of Sunday Bloody Sunday comes 50 years after the Derry protest during which British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians

Rush, Pearl Jam, U2, Springsteen guitars up for auction for musicians’ charity
By Paul Brannigan Published
Rock superstars including Paul McCartney, Slash and Green Day also donate guitars to Music Rising charity auction

Noel Gallagher explains why he thinks “nobody likes” U2’s Bono
By Elizabeth Scarlett Published
Former Oasis man Noel Gallagher isn't one to hold back on his opinions, and he's got some thoughts on U2’s Bono

U2 announce YouTube concert series The Virtual Road
By Classic Rock Last updated
U2 have announced The Virtual Road, a four-part concert series kicking off on St Patrick's Day

U2 have covered Stairway To Heaven after saying they never would
By Fraser Lewry Published
Bono and The Edge have filmed themselves performing Led Zeppelin's classic Stairway To Heaven for some reason

The story of the gigs that got U2 a record deal
By Chas de Whalley Last updated
The man who gave U2 their first record deal remembers one of the band's early shows: "They’re a mess. Except for the singer, who is absolutely riveting"
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