Mk Tour Travel - Part I the Greatest Rock Band on the Planet, a History of U2,

U2, they were called Feedback and The Hype before settling on the name. Posted a notice on his school notice board seeking musicians for a new band. U2 was formed in 1977 when fourteen year old Larry Mullen Jr.

Using the prize money to record a demo which impressed Paul McGuinness enough to become their manager and they were subsequently signed to CBS Records, they won a battle of the bands competition, patrick's Day 1978. On St.

I Will Follow, was released to critical acclaim and included their first hit single, boy, their debut album. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock was well received by the critics but failed to chart, their UK debut, island Records signed the band in early 1980.

It entered the UK charts at number 1, war was acclaimed by critics and was a commercial success, their subsequent album, however. The album met with a lukewarm reception form the critics and it received limited radio airplay. The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr, it was a much more mellow and spiritual record than their debut reflecting the Christian beliefs of Bono, their second album was released in 1981, october. These revealed U2's potential with Bono's passionate singing and the band's musical prowess, their subsequent tour of Europe and America.

Became involved with Amnesty International and contributed to Little Steven's anti-apartheid single Sun City, self Aid, that year they played Live Aid. Idealism and humanity of the band, pride (In the Name of Love) was their biggest hit at that point and illustrated the passion, the first single from the album. Polished and mature sound, it displayed a more complex, produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois; the Unforgettable Fire was released in 1984. It received extensive play on radio and MTV bringing the band to a wider audience, they recorded the live album Under a Blood Red Sky on the War tour.