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Opening with the ominous, fiery protest of "Sunday Bloody Sunday," War immediately announces itself as U2's most focused and hardest-rocking album to date. Blowing away the fuzzy, sonic indulgences of October with propulsive, martial rhythms and shards of guitar, War bristles with anger, despair, and above all, passion. Previously, Bono's attempts at messages came across as grandstanding, but his vision becomes remarkably clear on this record, as his anthems ("New Year's Day," "40," "Seconds") are balanced by effective, surprisingly emotional love songs ("Two Hearts Beat as One"), which are just as desperate and pleading as his protests. He performs the difficult task of making the universal sound personal, and the band helps him out by bringing the songs crashing home with muscular, forceful performances that reveal their varied, expressive textures upon repeated listens. U2 always aimed at greatness, but War was the first time they achieved it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Wickham, Electric Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Wickham, Electric Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bono, Author - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Whelan, Producer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Fradley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEVIN KILLEN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Bono, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Edge, Composer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Opening with the ominous, fiery protest of "Sunday Bloody Sunday," War immediately announces itself as U2's most focused and hardest-rocking album to date. Blowing away the fuzzy, sonic indulgences of October with propulsive, martial rhythms and shards of guitar, War bristles with anger, despair, and above all, passion. Previously, Bono's attempts at messages came across as grandstanding, but his vision becomes remarkably clear on this record, as his anthems ("New Year's Day," "40," "Seconds") are balanced by effective, surprisingly emotional love songs ("Two Hearts Beat as One"), which are just as desperate and pleading as his protests. He performs the difficult task of making the universal sound personal, and the band helps him out by bringing the songs crashing home with muscular, forceful performances that reveal their varied, expressive textures upon repeated listens. U2 always aimed at greatness, but War was the first time they achieved it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:01
- Main artists: U2
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 Universal-Island Records Ltd. ℗ 2008 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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