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 (1980). Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and the singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. Topping music charts around the world, it produced their only number-one singles in the US, "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
Facing creative stagnation and a backlash following their documentary/double album, Rattle and Hum (1988), U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image. Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album, Achtung Baby (1991), and the multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour, the band integrated influences from alternative rock, electronic dance music, and industrial music into their sound, and embraced a more ironic, flippant image. This experimentation continued through their ninth album, Pop (1997), and the PopMart Tour, which were mixed successes. U2 regained critical and commercial favour 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 360ยฐ Tour of 2009โ2011 is the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history. The group's thirteenth album, Songs of Innocence (2014), was released at no cost through the iTunes Store, but received criticism for its automatic placement in users' music libraries.
U2 has released 14 studio albums and is one of the world's best-selling music artists in history, having sold more than 170 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 on 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, Jubilee 2000, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, War Child, and Music Rising.
Foundation: The band originally formed in 1976 when Larry Mullen posted a bulletin in his school asking for musicians to form a rock band. The band then consisted of the four current members plus three additional guitarists, including The Edgeโs brother Dick Evans (later a member of Virgin Prunes), Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin. According to legend, Bono originally auditioned as a guitarist but couldnโt play. He auditioned as lead vocals, but really couldnโt sing. He was, however, incredibly enthusiastic about the band, extremely charismatic, a great writer, and was strangely able to reach the audience when the band played, something he is known for still today. Bono will reach out into the crowd and dance or mess with someone in the crowd at every concert. He was kept as a member. The extra guitarists would soon leave the band and the group would go through the names โFeedback โ and โThe Hypeโ before finally settling on U2.
The 70s & 80s: 1978 was a jumping point year for the band, finally finding their sound / voice. U2 won a talent contest in 1978: ยฃ500 and funds to make a record. Paul McGuinness became the bandโs manager and U2 released an EP called Three and the single Another Day, the following year. U2 went on to release their first album, Boy and then more critically acclaimed albums incl.: October, War, Under A Blood Red Sky, and The Unforgettable Fire (featuring the song PlayMLK dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr). Seen by many as a political band with more charisma than others, they were called โa different kindโ of band. After a short break U2 returned with The Joshua Tree & the USA music inspired Rattle And Hum (also a movie of the same name, based on the tour).
The 90s: Promising โto dream it all up againโ, they added industrial and dance styles to their music. Trying to drop a goody two shoes image, they went to Berlin (Germany), supposedly to develop new self-expressions. From there they started to make fun of themselves and had a good time of it in albums like Achtung Baby (meaning โwatch out, babyโ, artwork feat. make-up artist Nassim Khalifa) & Zooropa. Bono took on many stage personae such as โThe Flyโ, โMirrorball Manโ and โMr. MacPhistoโ for the gigantic ZOO TV Tour. Later they continued to make fun of Pop culture and all its extremes with the album Pop and consequent PopMart tour which was announced to be launched at a Kmart store and included a giant golden arch across the stage.
The 00s: At the end of the 90โs into 00โs U2 became less image and more reality. With the death of Bonoโs good friend Michael Hutchence, the lead singer of INXS, Bono wrote more songs from the heart surrounding ideas like life and death, children, hope, and the real world past all the pop culture and TV. Some say theyโve returned to a more band-centric sound with albums like All That You Canโt Leave Behind which features a song, Kite, dedicated to Bonoโs father who passed away shortly after the albumโs conception and 2004โs How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
The 10s: U2 went on the U2 360ยฐ Tour in 2009 and 2010. This tour set records for the highest-grossing concert tour. The band worked with producer Danger Mouse for their thirteenth album Songs of Innocence, which was released on 9 September 2014 for free to all Apple iCloud users.
The Name: There are many theories as to the origin of the name U2. For example, U2 was an intelligence airplane that was in use by the United States during the Cold War. Other obvious candidates include โYou tooโ and โYou twoโ, etc. Nonetheless the official line on the nameโs origins remains unknown. The band has been quoted as saying that they did think of the U2 spy plane, but remain hushed about other reasonsโฆ U2
The Miracle Of Joey Ramone
U2 Lyrics
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Chasing down a dream before it disappeared
I was aching to be somewhere near
Your voice was all I heard
I was shaking from a storm in me
Haunted by the specters that we had to see
Yeah, I wanted to be the melody
I was young, not dumb
Just wishing to be blinded
By you, brand new
And we were pilgrims on our way
I woke up at the moment
When the miracle occurred
Heard a song that made some sense
Out of the world
Everything I ever lost
Now has been returned
In the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
We got language so we can't communicate
Religion so I can love and hate
Music so I can exaggerate my pain
And give it a name
I was young, not dumb
Just wishing to be blinded
By you, brand new
And we were pilgrims on our way
I woke up at the moment
When the miracle occurred
Heard a song that made some sense
Out of the world
Everything I ever lost
Now has been returned
In the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
We can hear you, hear you
We can year you
We can hear you, hear you
I woke up at the moment
When the miracle occurred
I get so many things I don't deserve
All the stolen voices
Will someday be returned
The most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
Your voices will be heard
Your voices will be heard
The Miracle Of Joey Ramone by U2 is a song that shows us the need of music in our lives. The lyrics describe how the singer was desperately trying to escape and find something worth holding on to. He was haunted by the past experiences and was in search of his purpose. The singer finds hope in music and realizes that it has the power to heal and help those who are lost. The phrase "I woke up at the moment when the miracle occurred" emphasizes the importance of music in his life and how it helped him find the meaning he was looking for.
The chorus of the song "I woke up at the moment when the miracle occurred, heard a song that made some sense out of the world" signifies how music has the power to touch our souls and change the way we see the world. Although the lyrics touch on the power of music, they also highlight the need for communication, language and religion in our lives to help us understand and deal with life's complexities.
Line by Line Meaning
I was chasing down the days of fear
I was trying to escape the thoughts that were frightening me.
Chasing down a dream before it disappeared
Chasing a dream before it faded away.
I was aching to be somewhere near
I had a strong desire to be close to someone.
Your voice was all I heard
The sound of the person's voice was the only thing that mattered.
I was shaking from a storm in me
There was a turbulent feeling inside me that I couldn't control.
Haunted by the spectres that we had to see
I was troubled by things we had to endure.
Yeah, I wanted to be the melody
I wished to be the main focus or the highlight.
Above the noise, above the hurt
I wished to be above the negative emotions and the loud environment.
I was young, not dumb
I was young and inexperienced, but not foolish.
Just wishing to be blinded
I wished to lose myself and be completely taken over by something.
By you, brand new
By someone or something that is new and fresh.
And we were pilgrims on our way
We were traveling on a spiritual journey.
I woke up at the moment
I became aware of my surroundings at the exact moment.
When the miracle occurred
At the moment when something miraculous happened.
Heard a song that made some sense
I heard music that was coherent and relatable.
Out of the world
It was extraordinary and unlike anything else.
Everything I ever lost
All the things I have ever lost.
Now has been returned
Has now been given back.
In the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
In the most melodious and enchanting sound I had ever experienced.
We got language so we can't communicate
We have language so that we can express ourselves.
Religion so I can love and hate
Religion provides the means to express love and hate.
Music so I can exaggerate my pain
Music lets me amplify my sadness.
And give it a name
And give my pain a description.
I get so many things I don't deserve
I receive things that I do not merit.
All the stolen voices
All the silenced voices.
Will someday be returned
One day, these voices will be heard again.
Your voices will be heard
Your voices will be listened to.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul David Hewson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dedehewson2996
I feel like this song is about me when I discovered U2 10 years ago:
I woke up at the moment
When the miracle occurred
Heard a song that made some sense
Out of the world
Everything I ever lost
Now has been returned
In the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
Thanks U2!!
@user-mm3ky9mh1e
I was chasing down the days of fear
ๆใใฎๆฅใ ใ่ฟฝใใใใฆ
Chasing down a dream before it disappeared
ๆถใใฆใใพใๅใซๅคขใ่ฟฝใใใใฆ่กใฃใ
I was aching to be somewhere near
ใฉใใ่ฟใใธ่กใใฎใซ็ผใใฆใ
Your voice was all I heard
ๅใฎๅฃฐใใ่ดใใใชใใฃใใ
I was shaking from a storm in me
่ชๅใฎไธญใฎๅตใง้ใใฆใใใ
Haunted by the specters that we had to see
่ฆใชใใใฐใใใชใใใฎใซๅใๆใใใฆใ
Yeah, I wanted to be the melody
ใใใใใใฏใกใญใใฃใผใซใชใใใใฃใใใ ใ
Above the noise, above the hurt
ใใคใบใฎใๅทใคใใ่ ใใกใฎ
I was young, not dumb
ใใใฏ่ฅใใฃใใใใซใใใชใใฃใ
Just wishing to be blinded
ใใ ็ฒ็ฎใซใใฆๆฌฒใใใฃใใใ
By you, brand new
ๅใซใญใใพใฃใใๆฐใใใใฎใซ
And we were pilgrims on our way
ใใใใกใฏๅทก็คผใซๅใใใใซใฐใชใ ใ ใฃใใใ
I woke up at the moment
็ฎใ่ฆใพใใ็ฌ้
When the miracle occurred
ใใฎๆๅฅ่ทกใ่ตทใใใใ
Heard a song that made some sense out of the world
ไธ็ใซๆๅณใๆใใใฆใใใๆฒใ่ดใใใใ ใ
Everything I ever lost
ใใใพใงใซใชใใใใใฎใ
Now has been returned
ๅ จ้จไป่ใฃใฆใใใใ
In the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
ๆ้ซใซ็พใใ้ณใจๅ ฑใซ
We got languages so we can't communicate
ใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใๅบๆฅใชใใใใซ่จ่ชใใใ
Religion so I can love and hate
ๆใๆใใใใใซๅฎๆใ
Music so I can exaggerate my pain
็ใฟใๅคงใใใซใ
And give it a name
ใใใซๅใไธใใใใใซ้ณๆฅฝใใใใใ
I was young, not dumb
ใใใฏ่ฅใใฃใใใใซใใใชใใฃใ
Just wishing to be blinded
ใใ ็ฒ็ฎใซใใฆๆฌฒใใใฃใใใ
By you, brand new
ๅใซใญใใพใฃใใๆฐใใใใฎใซ
And we were pilgrims on our way
ใใใใกใฏๅทก็คผใซๅใใใใซใฐใชใ ใ ใฃใใใ
I woke up at the moment
็ฎใ่ฆใพใใ็ฌ้
When the miracle occurred
ใใฎๆๅฅ่ทกใ่ตทใใใใ
Heard a song that made some sense out of the world
ไธ็ใซๆๅณใๆใใใฆใใใๆฒใ่ดใใใใ ใ
Everything I ever lost
ใใใพใงใซใชใใใใใฎใ
Now has been returned
ๅ จ้จไป่ใฃใฆใใใใ
In the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
ๆ้ซใซ็พใใ้ณใจๅ ฑใซ
We can hear you, hear you
ๅใฎๅฃฐใ่ใใใใ
We can hear you
ๅใฎๅฃฐใ่ใใใใ
We can hear you, hear you
ๅใฎๅฃฐใ่ใใใใ
I woke up at the moment
็ฎใ่ฆใพใใ็ฌ้
When the miracle occurred
ใใฎๆๅฅ่ทกใ่ตทใใใใ
I get so many things I don't deserve
ใใใซๅคใใชใใใฎใใใใใๆใซๅ ฅใใ
All the stolen voices
็ใพใใๅฃฐใฏใในใฆ
Will someday be returned
ใใคใ่ฟใใใใฎใ ใใ
The most beautiful sound I'd ever heard
ๆ้ซใซ็พใใ้ณใ
Your voices will be heard
ๅใฎๅฃฐใฏๅฑใใ ใใ
Your voices will be heard
ๅใฎๅฃฐใฏๅฑใใ ใใ
@pxydust80
Rest in Peace Joey Ramone. True story, When Joey Ramone was lying on his deathbed, he was listening to "In a little while" by U2. That happens to be one of my favorites. It's definitely a teargerker once you hear it.
@patricemaria395
I broke down in tears thinking of Joey while listening to it. ๐ข
@goofygoober3787
He died? ;(
@gloriaglorystar9474
๐๐ป๐โค๏ธ
@curly_wyn
[Citation Needed]
@apexpredator4937
I hope that wherever he is he loves listening to this song
@user-zg4lp4ep4t
Joey Ramone, the greatest โช
@maxgiorgi9782
Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy. All the Ramones was great **
@ellesottema9315
Kut drol
@ace.and.dead222
Max Giorgi Marky, Richie and CJ too ๐ฅบ