"They are the only band that's been around for twenty years with no member changes and big splits". Chris Martin (Coldplay)
What would happened if no one had answered Larry Mullen Jr's advertisement for establishing a rock band, back in 1976? Great songs like ""With or Without You", "When the Steets Have No Name" and "Beautiful Day". would never have existed. Initially named FEEDBACK, Paul Hewson a.k.a Bono (vocal), Adam Clayton (bass), David Evans a.k.a.the Edge (guitars, keyboards), Larry Mullen (drum), and Dick Evans palyed the Rolling Stone's and the BEATLES songs. Before they took the name U2, this band used the name HYPE in 1977. Soon after, Dick Evans left the band to set up THE VIRGIN PRUNES and the foursome changed the name into U2.
Though U2 is very famous and successful now, their journey to get to the top was not that smooth. They a won a talent contest in 1978 but they failed in an audition with CBS Records. but when they released they debut EP "U2:3" in 1979, the record topped in the Irish charts. In early 1980, they signed a contract with Universal and released their debut,"Boy". But it was "Joshua Tree", that made them become one of successful rockbands ever. Within 28 hours since its release, the album went platinum! What a milestone!
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