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Lets kick off the weekend with Interviews from the band.

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After a five year hiatus, U2 will finally release their long awaited album, No Line on the Horizon on February 27 in Germany, Australia and their beloved Ireland and to the States and the rest of the world on March 3. After a band has been around for almost thirty years, there has always been a great curiosity in each and every product they have accomplished and how they have kept it going for so long. Bono, Larry, Edge and Adam have always been an ambitious band who will try just about anything to make the music work. In the past they have worked with amazing artists like BB King and creative sound and production personnel that are willing to take the musical journey. Though timeless and consistent in their general musical repertoire U2 has always tried to incorporate styles that seem compatible to the times as well as always being aware of their demanding but open minded audience that know that this band always is trying something different and is never predictable. However, as much as they evolve they will always still retain that unique sound that first drove them up the charts three decades ago.

Well, you can go back to BOY, U2's first album that shows the steady raw and edgy sound that still is evident in their music now but though it remains, that special "voice" still changes in different degrees. The garage rock similarities will always be there and has carried them through some eleven albums, not counting other recordings like special mixes and greatest hits.

Line on the Horizon was created in collaboration by exceptional producers like Steve Lillywhite, who worked on the album Boy and October, and Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, both of whom helped in the creation of The Joshua Tree, the 1987 Blockbuster album that took U2 over the top. No Line on the Horizon was also recorded in not just one or two but four studios, including Fez, Morocco, London, Dublin and New York.

sometimes people try to hold you back because of their own fears and that's when you should push harder to meet your objectives

Irish rockers U2 are reportedly set to buy the legendary London studio where they recorded the final sessions for their new album NO LINE ON THE HORIZON. The band began recording the new LP in February (08), working out of their own studio in Dublin, Ireland, with stints in both the south of France and New York.
The band wrapped up the album by spending several weeks in London's Olympic Studios, which was recently put on the market by record label EMI.
The building is part of rock history with artists including Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones all recording hits there.
And now U2 are said to be preparing to put an offer in for the studio, to give them a base while they are in the U.K. and to save the venue from developers.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "They knuckled down and really responded well to the place’s atmosphere. They already have their own studios in Dublin but feel that Olympic could be a very wise investment.
“They’re totting up some figures at the moment. If the maths works out there’s every chance they’ll put an offer in.”

getting started with Change 2009, yes its a new direction, a new start, a fresh outlook,

1987, that's how far back I wanted to take us today. Check out this clip. How can we forget what Bono and the boys looked like before they became ROCKSTARS.

U2 Get on your boots was featured in a SuperBowl Ad this weekend

U2 Biography - The Band

Indisputably one of the most popular rock acts in the world, Irish unit U2 began their musical career at school in Dublin back in 1977. Bono (b. Paul David Hewson, 10 May 1960, Dublin, Eire; vocals), The Edge (b. David Evans, 8 August 1961, Barking, Essex, England; guitar), Adam Clayton (b. 13 March 1960, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England; bass) and Larry Mullen Jnr. (b. Laurence Mullen, 31 October 1961, Dublin, Eire; drums) initially played Rolling Stones and Beach Boys cover versions in an outfit named Feedback. They then changed their name to the Hype before finally settling on U2 in 1978. After winning a talent contest in Limerick that year, they came under the wing of manager Paul McGuinness and were subsequently signed to CBS Records Ireland. Their debut EP U2:3 featured "Out Of Control" (1979), which propelled them to number 1 in the Irish charts. They repeated that feat with "Another Day" (1980), but having been passed by CBS UK, they were free to sign a deal outside of Ireland with Island Records. Their UK debut "11 O'Clock Tick Tock", produced by Martin Hannett, was well received but failed to chart. Two further singles, "A Day Without Me" and "I Will Follow", passed with little sales while the group prepared their first album, produced by Steve Lillywhite. Boy, a moving and inspired document of adolescence, received critical approbation, which was reinforced by the live shows that U2 were undertaking throughout the country. Bono's impassioned vocals and the band's rhythmic tightness revealed them as the most promising live unit of 1981. After touring America, the band returned to Britain where "Fire" was bubbling under the Top 30. Another minor hit with the impassioned "Gloria" was followed by the strident October. The album had a thrust reinforced by a religious verve that was almost evangelical in its force. In February 1983 the band reached the UK Top 10 with "New Year's Day", a song of hope inspired by the Polish Solidarity Movement. War followed soon afterwards to critical plaudits. The album's theme covered both religious and political conflicts, especially in the key track "Sunday Bloody Sunday", which had already emerged as one of the group's most startling and moving live songs. Given their power in concert, it was inevitable that U2 would attempt to capture their essence on a live album. Under A Blood Red Sky did not disappoint and, as well as climbing to number 2 in the UK, it brought them their first significant chart placing in the USA at number 28.

By the summer of 1984, U2 were about to enter the vanguard of the rock elite. Bono duetted with Bob Dylan at the latter's concert at Slane Castle and U2 established their own company, Mother Records, with the intention of unearthing fresh musical talent in Eire. The Unforgettable Fire, produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, revealed a new maturity and improved their commercial and critical standing in the US charts. The attendant single, "Pride (In The Name Of Love)', displayed the passion and humanity that were by now familiar ingredients in U2"s music and lyrics. The band's commitment to their ideals was further underlined by their appearances at Live Aid, Ireland's Self Aid, and their involvement with Amnesty International and guest spot on Little Steven's anti-Apartheid single, "Sun City'. During this same period, U2 embarked on a world tour and completed work on their next album. The Joshua Tree emerged in March 1987 and confirmed U2"s standing, now as one of the most popular groups in the world. The album topped both the US and UK charts and revealed a new, more expansive sound that complemented their soul-searching lyrics. The familiar themes of spiritual salvation permeated the work and the quest motif was particularly evident on both "With Or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", which both reached number 1 in the US charts.

After such a milestone album, 1988 proved a relatively quiet year for U2. Bono and the Edge appeared on Roy Orbison's Mystery Girl and the year ended with the double-live album and film, Rattle And Hum. The band also belatedly scored their first UK number 1 single with the R&B-influenced "Desire". The challenge to complete a suitable follow-up to The Joshua Tree took considerable time, with sessions completed in Germany with Lanois and Eno. Meanwhile, the band members appeared on the Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue, performing a radical reading of "Night And Day". In late 1991, "The Fly" entered the UK charts at number 1, emulating the success of "Desire'. Achtung Baby was an impressive work that captured the majesty of its predecessor, yet also stripped down the sound to provide a greater sense of spontaneity. The work emphasized U2"s standing as an international rock act, whose achievements since the late 70s have been extraordinarily cohesive and consistent. Although the critics were less than generous with Zooropa and the dance-orientated Pop the band remained one of the most popular "stadium" attractions in the world during the 90s.

In the mid-90s Bono devoted much of his time to writing songs for others. With the Edge he wrote the James Bond film theme "Goldeneye" for Tina Turner and became involved in the Passengers project. He also established himself as a highly respected and shrewd political advocate for a number of causes. His verbal lashing of the French president Jacques Chirac at the 1995 MTV Awards in Paris created headlines. Obviously upset by the country's recent nuclear tests, Bono came onstage smiling to accept an award. The audience were brilliantly fooled by his perfectly delivered sarcasm: "What a city" (cheers and applause), "what a night" (cheers and applause), "what a bomb" (confused laughter and applause), "what a mistake" (mixed response), "what a wanker you have for President" (sporadic boos). Of more particular note is the singer's tireless work in helping to solve the financial and health crisis in Africa. In 1999 he joined the Jubilee 2000 (later renamed Drop The Debt) movement dedicated to erasing the public debt of 52 of the world's poorest countries, many of them located in Africa. In his role as a Jubilee 2000 ambassador, Bono has met with Pope John Paul II, US president George W. Bush, former US president Bill Clinton, US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. In 2002, he founded DATA (Debt, Aid, Trade for Africa).

What many critics and fans regard as the musical renaissance of U2 began in October 1998 when a re-recorded b-side, "Sweetest Thing", reached UK number 3. The single was followed by the release of the band's first compilation album. In March 2000, the Bono-scripted movie The Million Dollar Hotel was released. The soundtrack included the new U2 track "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", featuring lyrics by novelist Salman Rushdie. The song was featured on the same year's All That You Can't Leave Behind, an album which eschewed the band's preoccupation with electronica to return to the epic rock sound they championed in the late 80s. The chart-topping "Beautiful Day" won three Grammy Awards, including Song Of The Year, the following February. The album's enduring appeal was confirmed when the band won four more awards at the following year's Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album and Record Of The Year ("Walk On").

U2 will play at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles next month.
The 51st annual Grammy Awards take place on February 8th and there's plenty of other great acts lined up including Kid Rock, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rihanna, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Lil Wayne, Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Jay-Z.
It will air on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).  
The band have already confirmed they'll be performing the new single ‘Get On Your Boots’ at the UK's BRIT Awards at London's Earls Court, ten days later on Wednesday 18 February. And a few days after that they'll be in Berlin to play at Germany's ECHO Awards

U2's new single "Get On Your Boots" has shot straight to No. 1 in the Irish airplay charts.The single -- the first from the band's hugely anticipated No Line on the Horizon album -- has already been greeted with widespread critical acclaim, significantly raising expectations for what is destined to be one of the year's big records. Originally titled "Sexy Boots" the track is a thoroughly contemporary, intense electro grunge exercise, with Adam Clayton's powerful bass to the fore, which mixes hip hop influences with shades of the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and The Beatles."We came up with 'Sexy Boots,' and everyone got very excited by the idea and we pursued it, but in the end we just thought it was a bit limiting, and so we took it in another direction. That's the way it often happens with U2," Edge told Hot Press. Edge also waxed lyrical about the video for the single, made by French director Alex Courtes, who was also responsible for the video for "City of Blinding Lights." "It's based around the idea that men have fucked things up so badly, politically, economically and socially that it's really time we handed things over to women. We had our doubts when we saw a rough cut -- but the finished video is brilliant. He's really nailed it."Officially due for release as a digital download on February 15, the track was made available on iTunes on the same day as Dave Fanning gave it its worldwide premiere on the Colm and Jim Jim Show on 2fm."'Get On Your Boots' is a great opening salvo from what is a brilliant album," Hot Press editor Niall Stokes commented. "No Line on the Horizon is a huge record, full of big songs, powerful riffs and superb musicianship. It's more musically diverse that any U2 album since Rattle and Hum, mixing hard rock, psychedelia, pop, electronica, dance, folk, country, spiritual music and orchestral shadings in what is a fantastically heady brew. It will certainly challenge U2 fans, but my guess is that they'll ultimately be inspired. It's going to be a massive record. I can't wait to hear the songs live."The single has also won the approval of radio in the U.K., where it is currently at No. 6 on the airplay charts. No Line on the Horizon is released on February 27 in Ireland and March 3 in the U.S.

"Walk On" (Hallelujah mix)
And if the darkness is to keep us apartAnd if the daylight feels like it's a long way offAnd if your glass heart should crackAnd for one second you turn backOh no, be strongWalk on, walk onWhat you got they can't steal itNo, they can't even feel itWalk on, walk onStay safe tonightYou're packing a suitcase for a place none of has beenA place that has to be believed to be seenYou could have flown awayA singing bird in an open cageWho will only fly, only fly for freedomWalk on, walk onWhat you've got they can't deny itCan't sell it or buy itWalk on, walk onYou stay safe tonightAnd I know it aches, how your heart it breaksYou can only take so muchWalk onLeave it behindLeave it behindYou’ve got to leave it behindAll that you fashionAll that you makeAll that you build All that you breakAll that you measureAll that you dealAll you count on two fingersAnd all that you stealHalle, halleHalle, hallelujahHalle, halleHalle, hallelujahHalle, halleHalle, hallelujahHalle, halleHalle, hallelujahHalle, halleHalle, hallelujahHalle, halle

is singing "And if the darkness is to keep us apart
And if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
And if your glass heart should crack
And for one second you turn back
Oh no, be strong"

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came

I thought to start of the week I would say get out of your moment !

I'm not afraid
Of anything in this world
There's nothing you can throw at me
That I haven't already heard

I'm just trying to find
A decent melody
A song that I can sing
In my own company

I never thought you were a fool
But darling look at you
You gotta stand up straight
Carry your own weight
These tears are going nowhere baby

You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And now you can't get out of it

Don't say that later will be better
Now you're stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

I will not forsake
The colors that you bring
The nights you filled with fireworks
They left you with nothing

I am still enchanted
By the light you brought to me
I listen through your ears
Through your eyes I can see

And you are such a fool
To worry like you do
I know it's tough
And you can never get enough
Of what you don't really need now
My, oh my

You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

Oh love, look at you now
You've got yourself stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

I was unconscious, half asleep
The water is warm 'til you discover how deep

I wasn't jumping, for me it was a fall
It's a long way down to nothing at all

You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

Don't say that later will be better
Now you're stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

And if the night runs over
And if the day won't last
And if our way should falter
Along the stony pass

And if the night runs over
And if the day won't last
And if your way should falter
Along this stony pass

It's just a moment
This time will pass

I'm not afraid
Of anything in this world
There's nothing you can throw at me
That I haven't already heard

Future needs a big kiss
Winds blow with a twist
Never seen a move like this
Can you see it too
Night is falling everywhere
Rockets hit the funfair
Satan loves a bomb scare
But it won't scare you

Hey...Sexy Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah...

Free me from the dark dream
Candy bars, ice cream
All the kids are screaming but the ghosts arent real
Here's what you gotta be
Love & community
Laughter is eternity if the joy is real

You don't know how beautiful
You don't know how beautiful
You are...
You don't know
You get it do you
You don't know
How beautiful you are...

If someones into blowing up
Were into growing up
Women are the future
All the big revelations
Ive gotta submarine
You've got gasoline
I don't wanna talk about wars between nations
Not right now

Sexy Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah...
Foxy boots

You don't know how beautiful
You don't know how beautiful
You are...

Sexy Boots
I don't wanna talk about wars

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
My God I'm going down
I don't wanna drown now
Let me in the sound

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound

Get on your Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah...

Thanks for all the well wishes