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But, with the multimillion-selling success of The Joshua Tree album (1987) and the number one hits “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” U2 became pop stars. The group became renowned for its inspirational live performances and was a word-of-mouth sensation long before it made much of an impact on the pop charts. The band’s early records were characterized by an intense spirituality, and they commented on social and political issues, such as the civil strife in Northern Ireland, with compassion and tenderness. The band members were attending a Dublin secondary school when they began rehearsing, undeterred by their lack of technical expertise. Though forged in the crucible of punk rock that swept Europe in the late 1970s, U2 instantly created a distinctive identity with its grandiose sound, a merger of the Edge’s minimal, reverb-drenched guitar and Bono’s quasi-operatic vocals. March 13, 1960, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. August 8, 1961, Barking, Essex, England), bassist Adam Clayton (b. May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland), guitarist and keyboardist the Edge (byname of David Evans b. The members are singer Bono (byname of Paul Hewson b. U2, Irish postpunk band that by the end of the 1980s had established itself not only as one of the world’s most popular bands but also as one of its most innovative.
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