U2: Under a Blood Red Sky

U2 are my all time favourite band . I absolutely loved the band as a teenager in the early 1980s . I`ve gone off them slightly as their musical direction changed in the mid 80s and beyond . This is... Full review

Even at this early stage in their US breakthrough U2 were already displaying the elements which have made them one of America's favorite rock acts and Ireland's greatest musical export.This concert recorded in 1983 during their US tour at Red... Full review

hidden underneath a wash of shameless U2-isms (the three-note ring Edge nicks from "Walk On" for "Unknown Caller", the "oh oh oh" outro from "Stay" apparently copied and pasted into "Moment of Surrender", etc.).....As the go-to sonic innovator of the group, the Edge dials in a particularly dispiriting performance throughout;.... ... Full Review

producing some fascinating music along the way.....It's a mesmerizing song, a series of surprises that unfolds like a great mystery....Five of the 11 tracks sound as fresh as anything U2 has done in a decade..... ... Full Review

The good songs on this set serve as proof....Another gripe I have is with album closer "Get Up", probably the most experimental Ours song to date.....The singer's rare gift for soulful articulation and death-defying upper-range acrobatics is the only thing that really makes the track exciting.....both bands have made some great music (Coldplay less, obviously), but this new album sounds like it desperately wants to fill some arena seats.....there's a full hour's worth of music on this thing..... ... Full Review

Judged entirely on the mostly wonderful music, this record would probably score an eight or nine. More so than any necessary, inevitable omissions, though, it's the decision to ignore U2's bravest, most interesting music that really jars. ... Full Review

I was interested in the drum feels and that track 'Crosstown Traffic' has an incredible drum performance. Longtime U2 collaborator Daniel Lanois recently told Spinner , "We're gonna knock out another record that's promising to be a fantastically innovative collection of songs. ... Full Review

For much of the spring, Mother Nature has teased office workers with sunny weekdays, only to bring rain or cold weather on the weekends. This weekend the cruel joke could be over, at least for a spell. ... Full Article

U2 frontman Bono has been forced to apologize after insulting Chris Martin during a live radio broadcast. The Irish rocker called the Coldplay singer a "wanker" during an interview on British station Radio One on Friday. ... Full Article

U2 rocker BONO has slammed music fans who download songs illegally - insisting laws against the practise will eventually be tightened when movie studios begin to lose revenue through the web. ... Full Article

Leah Collins Published: Monday, March 09, 2009 As promised, U2 delivered the first round of concert dates for their upcoming 360? world tour today. The show begins June 30 in Barcelona, but the band -- and its fantastical circular stage... ... Full Article

Despite selling millions of albums and developing an edgier sound, Coldplay are yet to win over all their critics. Andrew Murfett reports. FOR a band trading in supposedly inoffensive rock music, Coldplay have an extraordinary capacity to offend. ... Full Article

While hard to find on contemporary hit radio nowadays, rock-'n'-roll rules the new releases bin this week, with the world's biggest supergroup leading the way. ... Full Article