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List Of Covers Of U2 Songs (A-M)
This list shows cover versions of songs originally by the Irish rock band U2 that have been recorded and released. "40" " 40" is the tenth and final track from U2's 1983 album, ''War''. It is the final single from the album, released solely in Germany in 1983. The song was recorded right at the end of the recording sessions for ''War''. Bassist Adam Clayton had already left the studio, and the three remaining band members decided they did not have a good song to end the album. Bono noted that "We spent ten minutes writing this song, ten minutes recording it, ten minutes mixing it, ten minutes playing it back, and that's got nothing to do with why it's called '40'." Acrobat "Acrobat" is the eleventh track from U2's 1991 album ''Achtung Baby''. All I Want Is You " All I Want Is You" is the 17th song on U2's 1988 album, ''Rattle and Hum'' and was released in 1989 as the album's fourth and final single. It is the closing song from the movie ''Rattle and Hum''. An Cat Dubh " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achtung Baby
''Achtung Baby'' () is the seventh studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 18 November 1991 on Island Records. After criticism of their 1988 release ''Rattle and Hum'', U2 shifted their direction to incorporate influences from alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance music into their sound. Thematically, ''Achtung Baby'' is darker, more introspective, and at times more flippant than their previous work. The album and the subsequent multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour were central to the group's 1990s reinvention, by which they abandoned their earnest public image for a more lighthearted and self-deprecating one. Seeking inspiration from German reunification, U2 began recording ''Achtung Baby'' at Berlin's Hansa Studios in October 1990. The sessions were fraught with conflict, as the band argued over their musical direction and the quality of their material. After tension and slow progress nearly prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Rain (Bellefire Album)
''After the Rain'' was the first album by Irish girl group Bellefire, recorded in 2001. It was prevented from being widely released in 2002 by Virgin Records' sudden decision to axe the group. This was in spite of the recent success of their single " All I Want Is You". By that time, the album had only been released in Japan. The album achieved some success in Japan and spawned the 3 singles, " Perfect Bliss", "Buzzstyle (Find My Way)" and " All I Want Is You". Although not received outside Japan, the European version of the album was to include new tracks. Track listing #" Perfect Bliss" #"I Wish I Could But I Can't" #"Anywhere Anytime" #"Buzzstyle (Find My Way)" #"Surrender" #"Get You Out Of My Mind" #"I Can Make You Fall In Love Again" #"All the Money in the World" #"Don't Let Me Down" #" The Flame" #"If Living is Without You" #"Each Step That I Take" #"Tell Me Now" #" All I Want Is You" Other Bellefire co-wrote 4 of the tracks on the album: "Find My Way", "Surrender", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellefire
Bellefire were an Irish girl group, best known for their 2002 cover of the U2 song " All I Want Is You". The original line-up consisted of Kelly Kilfeather (born 23 March 1979), Tara Lee (born 25 July 1982), Cathy Newell (born 14 July 1982) and Ciara Newell (born 7 July 1983). Tara Lee left the group in 2002. They mostly performed pop and adult contemporary music. Outside Southeast Asia and their native Ireland, they have received minimal recognition, although they did experience minor success in the United Kingdom with their singles. History They first formed in 1999 (see 1999 in music), at an audition organised by Louis Walsh and John Reynolds, the management team behind Boyzone. Walsh and Reynolds' goal was to form a male/female mixed group. According to the Irish Independent, Walsh was disappointed with the standard of male entrants and opted to sign a girl group instead. The intention was to aim towards "a more mature niche in the pop market" than what was becoming the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kane (Dutch Band)
Kane was a Dutch rock band. In its final stage, the group consisted of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff (lead vocals) and Dennis van Leeuwen (guitar). The band was inspired by U2, Pearl Jam, Queen, and Nirvana. History Kane got its start in The Hague in 1998, when Dinand and Dennis met each other in a beach cafe where they were both working at the time. Both had a passion for music and it did not take long before they were discovered in a small cafe where they performed for a very small audience. Their breakthrough came in the summer of 1999 with the song "Where Do I Go Now". Their record ''As Long as You Want This'' from 1999 was on the album hit list for 1.5 years and achieved double platinum sales. With their second album in 2001, called ''So Glad You Made It'', the group scored several big hits. One of the biggest hit singles was "Let It Be". In the following years Kane received some big awards, including TMF awards, MTV Europe music awards, and an Edison. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beelzebubs
The Tufts Beelzebubs, frequently referred to as "The Bubs", is a male a cappella group of students from Tufts University that performs a mix of pop, rock, R&B, and other types of music while spreading their motto of "Fun through Song." Founded in 1962, they have toured in Europe, Asia, South America, and North America, and they competed on NBC's ''The Sing-Off'' in December 2009, finishing in second place. The group is best known for providing song arrangements and background vocals for the fictional all-male a cappella glee club "The Dalton Academy Warblers" on the American TV series ''Glee'', although the Bubs do not play club members on screen. Singles by the Warblers, with series stars Darren Criss and Chris Colfer performing lead vocals, have collectively sold over 2 million copies. Due to their popularity, a full soundtrack album of the Warblers songs was released April 19, 2011 as '' Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers''. The Beelzebubs were the inspiration for the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
''Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2'' is a U2 tribute album recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in May 1998. It was released on April 20, 1999. Although it was released in 1999, it contains no material more recent than on U2's 1991 album ''Achtung Baby''. The album was re-released on June 23, 2003 under the title ''The Hits of U2''.Allmusic, Hits of U2/ref> The original cover art of the album is a parody on the cover of U2's 1988 album ''Rattle and Hum''. Track listing Unlike previous tribute albums by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, such as the 1996 tribute to Pink Floyd, ''Pride'' is entirely instrumental and contains no lyrics. It covers material from five U2 albums; ''War'', ''The Unforgettable Fire'', ''The Joshua Tree'', ''Rattle and Hum'', and ''Achtung Baby''. #"Pride (In the Name of Love)" – 5:42 #"Even Better Than the Real Thing" – 4:58 #"Desire" – 4:02 #"Sunday Bloody Sunday" – 6:19 #"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagements including the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the concerts of the Royal Philharmonic Society. After Beecham's death in 1961, the RPO's fortunes declined steeply. The RPO battled for survival until the mid-1960s, when its future was secured after a report by the Arts Council of Great Britain recommended that it should receive public subsidy. A further crisis arose in the same era when it seemed that the orchestra's right to call itself "Royal" could be withdrawn. In 2004, the RPO acquired its first permanent London base, at Cadogan Hall in Chelsea. The RPO also gives concerts at the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and venues around the UK and other countries. The current music dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tribute To U2
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission UK
The Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States) are an English gothic rock band formed in 1986. Initially known as The Sisterhood, the band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams (both from The Sisters of Mercy), soon adding drummer Mick Brown (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry) and guitarist Simon Hinkler (Artery and Pulp). Aside from Hussey, the lineup has changed several times during the years and the band has been on hiatus twice. The band's catalogue consists of ten main albums (''God's Own Medicine'', ''Children'', ''Carved in Sand'', ''Masque'', ''Neverland'', ''Blue'', ''Aura'', ''God Is a Bullet'', ''The Brightest Light'', and ''Another Fall from Grace''), with several complementing albums, compilations, and other miscellaneous releases.Martin Roach with Neil Perry, ''The Mission: Names Are for Tombstones, Baby'' (Independent Press, London, 1993), pp 270–276 History Incarnation After an aborted recording session with Andrew Eldritch in the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absolute (record Compilation)
Absolute is the brand of a long-running series of compilation albums owned by the Swedish record company EVA Records. Initially, the only albums in the series were called ''Absolute Music'', but starting in 1990 there have been other themed albums such as ''Absolute Dance'' and ''Absolute Rock''. History The first ''Absolute'' album, ''Absolute Music 1'', was released on November 11, 1986. The idea to make a compilation with contemporary hits came from the president of Virgin Records, Anders Hjelmtorp, inspired by the successful Now! albums. During the first years after 1986, the ''Absolute'' series was a pure collaboration between record companies Virgin, EMI and Elektra. In January 1990 EVA Records was started with Virgin, EMI and BMG as part-owners. In 1991 Warner also became a part-owner. Since the start, new ''Absolute''-albums have been released a few times each year. As of 2020, the latest album in the series is ''Absolute Music 89'' which was a double album featuring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattle And Hum
''Rattle and Hum'' is a hybrid live/studio album by Irish Rock music, rock band U2, and a companion rockumentary film directed by Phil Joanou. The album was produced by Jimmy Iovine and was released on 10 October 1988, while the film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was released on 27 October 1988. Following the breakthrough success of the band's previous studio album, ''The Joshua Tree'', the ''Rattle and Hum'' project captures their continued experiences with American roots music on the Joshua Tree Tour, further incorporating elements of blues rock, folk rock, and gospel music into their sound. A collection of new studio tracks, live performances, and cover songs, the project includes recordings at Sun Records, Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis and collaborations with Bob Dylan, B.B. King, and Harlem's New Voices of Freedom gospel choir. Although ''Rattle and Hum'' was intended to represent the band paying tribute to rock legends, some critics accused U2 of tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
